Skip to content
St Michael's, MaltonStone & Glass
Back to the map

No. 3Wall monumentSouth aisle

Charles & Catherine Cottrell

d. 1772 & 1757

1 min read

Where to find it

South aisle wall, near the toilet, beside No. 2

Full map
3

The inscription

CAROLI COTTRELL Arm: obiit A.D. MDCCLxxii aet Lx et CATHERINAE uxorus obiit A.D. MDCCLvii aet. xxxvii Hoc Filii Lietatia ergo poni curarunt.

The parents of Henry Cottrell (No. 2), who asked on his deathbed to be buried near them. The Latin dates read 1772 (Charles, aged 60) and 1757 (Catherine, aged 37). The tablet was put up by their sons.

A full translation and biography are still being researched.

People named

  • Cottrell, Charles1712–1772
  • Cottrell, Catherine1720–1757

Sources & further reading

Researched by Geoff King (RFHG)

Record status: Transcribed — story to come

Display

Text size
Colours

Dark is gentler on the eyes in a dim church.