Last Name:
Hamlin
First Name:
Mary
Grave Plot No.:
249
Spatial:
Date of birth:
1826
year of death:
1847
date of death:
03/06/1847
Ethnicity / Origin:
Scottish
Age at death:
21 years
Gender:
Female
Relationships:
Wife of Captain James Hamlin of Greenock
Full Epitaph:
In Memory of Mary Hamlin
who fell asleep in Jesus 3d June 1847,
on board of the Ship, "John Bright," in latitude
33°40'S. Longitude 1°32'east, and whose
remains were buried here 7th Aug. 1847.
This Monument is erected by her
husband, Capt. James Hamlin of Greenock, N.B.
Residence:
Greenock
Places mentioned 1:
Greenock
Place of death:
At sea. Latitude 33°40'S. Longitude 1°32'E
Detailed information:
Mary Hamlin's husband Captain James Hamlin was a Merchant Navy seaman based in the town of Greenock, Scotland. The ship John Bright constructed in 1847, was owned by Hamlin & Co of Greenock. The ship was a clipper, which traded tea with China. From the available records, it can be assumed that during the ship's voyage to China, Mary Hamlin passed away on the ship and was buried in the Scottish Cemetery in Calcutta when the ship made a stop at the Calcutta port.
Tomb placed by:
Captain James Hamlin
Buried by:
James Charles, Senior Minister of the Andrews Church
Notes on burial:
buried by her husband Captain James Hamlin.
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This record has been created by::
Sarbajit Mitra
