Georgina BURRELL 1
- Born: 20 Jun 1818, Chatham, Kent, England 2
- Marriage (1): Maj. Thomas Bridges Boucher SKINNER C.M.G. on 19 Dec 1838 in St. Paul's Church, Colombo, Ceylon
- Died: 14 Aug 1866, At Sea aged 48 3
- Buried: 1 Sep 1866, Bathwick Cemetary, , Somerset, England
General Notes:
Memorial at Bathwick Cemetary, , Somerset, England:
Sacred to the memory of Georgina, the beloved and honoured wife of Major T. Skinner, Commissioner of Public Works, Ceylon, daughter of the late Lt Gen. Burrell, CB. Born 20th June 1818 died in the Red Sea (Lat 25-04 N, Long 35-16E) 14 Aug. 1866. Although Georgina died in the Red Sea on 14 August 1866, the burial register shows that she was buried here on 1 September 1866
See Sources for complete text. Also p.124 of "List of Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon, of Historical or Local Interest, with an Obituary of Persons Uncommemorated by J. Penry Lewis, C.M.G. Colombo 1913 To be purchased at the Government Record Office, Colombo, price Rs. 5." from <https://archive.org/details/cu31924007648516>.
Memorial in Christ Church, Galle Face, Colombo
"Sacred to the memory of Georgina, the beloved and honored wife of Major T Skinner,
Commissioner of Public Works, Ceylon, daughter of the late LT-General Burrell, C.B.
Born 20th June 1818, died in the Red Sea (Lat. 25-04N Long. 35-16E) 14 August 1866.
A true and devoted wife, an exemplary mother, a sincere friend,
she lived in spotless honor and consistent truthfulness of character,
strong in the faith of her Saviour's love and in the efficacy of His atonement.
She lived in the assured hope of a resurrection to eternal life
through the sacrifice and the righteousness of the Blessed Redeemer.
That her seven children may honor her memory in striving by God's help
to follow her precepts and to emulate her example,
that her love of truth in thought, word and action and
her uncompromising and enduring virtues may shed an illumination
on her descendants to come and that England may long be blessed with such mothers for her sons is
the earnest prayer of her bereaved husband."
Georgina married Maj. Thomas Bridges Boucher SKINNER C.M.G., son of Lt.Col. William Thomas SKINNER R.A. and Ann WILLIAMS, on 19 Dec 1838 in St. Paul's Church, Colombo, Ceylon. (Maj. Thomas Bridges Boucher SKINNER C.M.G. was born on 22 May 1804 in St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland, died on 24 Jul 1877 in Grosvenor Place, Bath, Somerset, England and was buried in Bathwick Cemetary, , Somerset, England.)
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