Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Eden
Town
Clifton
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
67347

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Current location

South Wall of Nave
St Cuthbert's Church
Clifton
Eden
Cumbria
CA10 2ED
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 53337 26759
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White Marble Plaque set on black marble
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/THE REVEREND JOHN MOORHOUSE/RECTOR OF CLIFTON/WHO DIED 13TH OF JULY 1818, AGED 63 YEARS/AND OF BARBARA HIS WIDOW/WHO DIED 29TH OF JULY IN THE SAME YEAR/AGED 69 YEARS/ALSO IN REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR ONLY SON/JONATHAN MOORHOUSE ESQUIRE/CAPTAIN IN THE HONBLE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S/ARTILLERY SERVICE, WHO DIED 31ST OF MAY 1823/AT MYSOOR IN INDIA, AGED 41 YEARS/THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE FIRST COUSINS/OF THE LATE CAPTAIN MOORHOUSE/IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR ESTEEM AND REGARD/FOR THE MEMORY OF THEIR DECEASED RELATIVES.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Moorhouse, Jonathan
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Commemorations
  • British East India Company Campaigns (1757-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, full forename, regiment, date & place of death, relationships
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Undefined
    Measurements: depth 60mm, height 490mm, width 770mm
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Undefined
    Measurements: depth 60mm, height 770mm, width 890mm
    Materials: Marble - Black
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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