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Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Newark And Sherwood
Town
South Collingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15336

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Current location

St John the Baptist Church
Church Street
South Collingham
Newark And Sherwood
Nottinghamshire
NG23 7LN
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 82708 61355
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
PART OF A ROW OF FAMILY TABLETS, EACH SET INTO FRAMES CARVED TO RESEMBLE ELABORATE LANCET WINDOWS.
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/ THE REV CHARLES MAYOR M.A./ HE DIED AUGUST XXXI MDCCXLVI/ AGED XXXII YEARS AND WAS BURIED/ AT RUGBY SCHOOL WHERE HE WILL/ BE LONG REMEMBERED, FIRST/ AS PUPIL, THEN AS MASTER. THE/ SINGULAR PURITY AND CONSISTENCY/ OF HIS CHARACTER FROM A CHILD/ GAVE EVIDENCE THAT/ TO HIM TO LIVE WAS CHRIST/ TO DIE WAS GAIN/ + / GEORGE MAYOR/ YOUNGEST SON OF THE SAME,/ LIEUT XXV REGT. BOMBAY ARMY, AND/ COMMANDANT OF THE FIRST BELOOCHI/ BATTALION,, DIED AT SHIKARPORE/ AUG. XXXI MDCCLI AGED XXX YEARS/ HIS WIFE ELIZ. JULIANA AGED XX AND/ THEIR ONLY CHILD GEORGE-WILLIAM/ SURVIVED HIM BUT A FEW MONTHS/ FRANCIS CECILIA MAYOR, SECOND DAUGHTER/ OF THE SAME, BORN JULY XXX, A.D. MDCCCXX/ DIED JANUARY XXVIII A.D. MDCCCCIII
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mayor, George
See details
Commemorations
  • British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 8FT 4", width 3FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
  • Grade I
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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