Memorial: M959

Tomb at Old St Pancras Church commemorating John Mills d. 1811 HEIC

Location

Old St Pancras Church, Camden, London, England

Transcript

'Also the aforesaid / JOHN MILLS ESQ. / who departed this life 29th of July 1811 / Aged 90 Years / He was the last Survivor of the few / Persons who came out of the Black Hole / at Calcutta in Bengal in the Year 1756.'

Details

Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard under plane tree

People

Mills, John
Age: 90
Date of Death: 1811
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Last survivor of black hole of Calcutta, Commodore of East India Company's yacht at Calcutta.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 3, no. 5 (October 1984) p. 50.

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