Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Allerdale
Town
Caldbeck
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
18th Century Wars (1700-1799), 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66944

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Current location

north wall of chancel
St Kentigern's Church
Caldbeck
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 8BR
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 32547 39891
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White Marble Memorial on Black Memorial
Inscription
SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF/CAPTAIN JOHN PRATT/LATE OF THE NORTH YORK REGIMENT OF/MILITIA WHO DIED AT MOFFAT AUGUST 1ST 1799/AGED 38 YEARS/AND OF MARY, WIDOW OF THE ABOVE/AND DAUGHTER OF THE LATE/MR JOHN BACKHOUSE OF THIS PLACE/WHO DIED AT CAMBERWELL IN SURRY/MARCH 13TH 1815/AGED 51 YEARS/ALSO OF CAPTAIN GEORGE PRATT/OF THE ROYAL NAVY, THEIR SON/WHO TO THE INEXPRESSIBLE GEIEF OF/HIS FAMILY WAS LOST AT SEA IN THE YEAR/1814, IN THE 26TH YEAR OF HIS AGE/CAPTAIN JOHN BACKHOUSE PRATT/OF THE 4TH REGIMENT OF BENGAL/NATIVE INFANTRY/THE ONLY SURVIVING SON OF THE ABOVE/HAS ERECTED THIS TABLET/AS A TRIBUTE OF HIS AFFECTION
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Pratt, George
Pratt, John
Pratt, John
See details for all 3 names
Commemorations
  • 18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname , full forename, date and place of death, regiment, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 19th Century Wars (1800-1899)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname , full forename, date and place of death, regiment, rank
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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