WA-PPHL-0005

Record Date: 
27 February 2021
Graveyard: 
Prospecthall
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Sacred to the memory
of the
Rev'd William Wakeham
For seven years Curate
of Kinsalebeg
Who died June AD 1847
He fell a victim to disease
Brought on by his exertions
In relieving the wants of the 
suffering poor of the parish
During the memorable pestilence
of the Famine
In the 32nd year of his age

Memorial Type: 
Table tomb
Grave location
County: 
Waterford
Latitude: 
51.957691388889
Longitude: 
-7.82614
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
N/A
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
1
People commemorated: 
Title: 
Reverend
Name: 
William
Surname: 
Wakeham
Date of death - month: 
June
Date of death - year: 
1847
Age: 
32
Notes: 

Died of Typhus Fever during the Great Famine. Further details on him can be found at http://kinsalebeg.com/chapters/kinsalebegchurch/kinsalebegchurch.html