Last Name:
Beeby
First Name:
William Thomas
Grave Plot No.:
702
Spatial:
year of death:
1842
date of death:
01.03.1842
Ethnicity / Origin:
Scottish
Age at death:
46 yrs 8 mths 14 days
Gender:
Male
Full Epitaph:
Sacred to the Memory of William Thomas Beeby, Esq.
Who for many years both in England and India
Adorned the doctrine of God
his Saviour in all things. Being diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord
and who after an illness of only a few hours, expired in peace; deeply lamented
by a beloved wife, a numerous family and an extensive circle of friends
Died 1st March 1842 aged 46 years 8 months and 14 days.
'Take heed, watch and pray, for ye know not when the time is.' (Mark, xiii. 33)
Occupation:
Merchant of the firm of Boyd, Beeby and Co.
Cause of death:
Cholera [?]
Detailed information:
Gravestone removed to South Park Street cemetery (http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/details/1131928/). He was a merchant of the firm of Boyd, Beeby and Co. http://tinyurl.com/lwocufg. Also see the Bengal Obituary 1851 (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=119390964&PIpi=914...). Boyd, Beeby & Co. was a forwarding agent and merchants with its office in 20 Mangoe Lane. (Bengal and Agra Annual Gazetteer)
Boyd, Beeby & Co. seems to have been involved in a lawsuit that is recorded in the Asiatic Intelligence (http://tinyurl.com/q5nna4r)
Buried by:
W.Yates, Baptist Minister
Biblical References:
'Take heed, watch and pray, for ye know not when the time is.' (Mark, xiii. 33)
This record has been created by::
Anish Mitra and Souvik Mukherjee
