Description:
White marble wall tablet in the nave of St Mary Magdalen’s church, Woodstock.
History:
The memorial was erected by the siblings of James King in memory of their parents and brother James.
The age of James King on the memorial appears to be incorrect. He was born in July 1750 and died on 16 November, 1784.
Inscription:
On the memorial:
Near this Place are interred the Remains of JAMES KING
of SKELLANDS in the W. Riding of the Coy of YORK. D.D. and Dean of RAPHOE
who died Ap; 24th 1795; and of ANNE his Wife, Daughter, and Coheiress of
JOHN WALKER Esqr of HUNGRIL, in the same Riding,
who died Novr 4th 1794: Both in the 81st Year of their Age.
Their four surviving Sons erected this MONUMENT
in pious Remembrance of the best Parents
and with grateful Acknowledgements to the Divine Providence
for the invaluable Blessings of their EXAMPLE & INSTRUCTION:
And also to the MEMORY of their beloved BROTHER
JAMES KING Captn in the Royal Navy L.L.D. & F.R.S.
The Friend and Colleague of Captn COOKE in his last
Voyage round the WORLD
The History of which, from the time of the Death
of that celebrated NAVIGATOR, He wrote at WOODSTOCK,
during the short intervals of his Retirement from the Publick Services of his
Country: in which, his laborious & almost uninterrupted Exertions, brought
on a premature, & deeply lamented Death.
He died in the 32d Year of his Age, 1784
At NICE, where He is interred.
GPS Coordinates: 51.847267, -1.354091
References:
Book: Ragnall, Steve. Better Conceiv’d than Describ’d. Troubador Publishing. 2013.
Website: http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/m4888/