Memorial in Highgate Cemetery, London, commemorating William Mellish d. 1834
Location
Highgate cemetery, Highgate, London, England
Transcript
'The family vault of / WILLIAM MELLISH Esqre., / of Woodford, Essex; / who died on the 27 day of January, 1834, / Aged 70 years / Erected by his Daughter / Margaret Lauretta / Countess of Glengall / MARY ANNE SMITH / died (unmarried) / 2nd October, 1842 / aged 65 years'
Details
People
Mellish, William
Age: 70
Date of Death: 27/1/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner; naval victualling contractor
Organisation:
Age: 70
Date of Death: 27/1/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner; naval victualling contractor
Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Millionaire, survived an assassination attempt by one of his captains 18 months before he died. Exhumed from Wapping Church.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 159; Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol. ii. p. 4.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 159; Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol. ii. p. 4.