Memorial to George Hawkshaw, in Chester Cathedral.
Location
In the Cathedral, Chester, Cheshire.
Description
A memorial in memory of George Hawkshaw, "a native of Ireland" who died in Chester in 1792.
Inscription
Adjacent
lie the remains
of
GEORGE HAWKSHAW Esq.
a native of IRELAND
and
Sixteen years a Lieutenant in
HIS MAJESTYS MARINE FORCES
Returning after a long Voyage
to an AGED FATHER
and expecting friends;
He was arrefted here
by the hand of
GOD
the ninth day of May
MDCCXCII
in the XXXIVth, Year of his Age.
Hugh Hawkshaw and Robert Mc Cleverty
two of his numerous friends
senfible of his WORTH
and MANY VIRTUES;
Pay this humble but moft
affectionate tribute
to his
MEMORY.
Carl's Cam