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 Ross Island Cemetery, Andaman Islands - Grave Transcriptions

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DescriptionTranscriptions taken from headstone inscriptions and IOR MSS Eur F370/2 held by the British Library. Ross Island Cemetery, Andaman Islands (Madras Presidency).
Date transcribed2021-07-00
Transcribed byRobin Kinloch
CommentHeadstone inscriptions have been transcribed to include vital information of the individual. Verse and religious text have been omitted. In some cases only name and death date are recorded in accordance with the 100 year rule.

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View all other items of "Surname" with value "Wyness" in "Ross Island Cemetery, Andaman Islands - Grave Transcriptions" Surname  Wyness    
First Names  James    
Rank/ Title  Esq Second Officer    
Regiment/ Occupation  HMS Steamer Kwangtung    
Death Year  1868    
Death day/mon  20 Jan    
Age at Death  38y    
Inscription  James Wyness Esq Second Officer of HMs Steamer Kwangtung who was drowned at Port Blair on the 20th January 1868 aged 38 years. This stone is erected by his brother officers and friends as a mark of the respect and esteem in which he was held by all who knew him.    
IOR Ref  Mss Eur F370/2    
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Digital photographs of headstones located at Port Blair Cemetery. Together with Index of burials recorded from BACSA Cemetery Records held at the British Library IOR relating to India and Burma.
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