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Summary

Nine men and one woman, said to be from Weazle which was wrecked off Baggy Point in February 1799, are buried on the south side of Georgeham churchyard. And against the wall of the church tower there is a gravestone to William Kidman, also from the Weazle.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Tide Project: 07/08/2020

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GRAVE (XVIII - 1799 AD to 1799 AD)

Full description

Balfour, H. S., 1970, The Wreck of the HMS Weazle, 106 (Article in Serial). SDV73905.

The bodies of nine men and one woman, part of the crew of HMS Weazle which was wrecked near Baggy Rocks in 1799, were buried on the south side of the churchyard. Against the church tower is a gravestone to William Kidman, aged 23, also from the Weazle.

Brock, B. + Brock, A., 1998, HMS Weazle 1782-1799, 54, 59 (Monograph). SDV73906.

Nine men and one woman, said to be from Weazle which was wrecked off Baggy Point in February 1799, are buried on the south side of Georgeham churchyard. And against the wall of the church tower there is a gravestone to William Kidman, also from the Weazle.

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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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