This memorial was originally sited at the west end of the north wall in the nave. The exact position is unknown.
Memorial
Inscription (From the 1873 Guide)
IN MEMORY OF
THOMAS MEIK M.D.
39 YEARS PHYSICIAN TO THE TOWN
AND GARRISON OF PORTSMOUTH,
WHO DIED ON 23RD MAY 1811, AGED 76 YEARS,
AND WAS BURIED NEAR THIS MONUMENT,
AS WERE ALSO FOUR OF HIS SONS
WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY
LIKEWISE OF MARGARET,
DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JAMES LIND M.D.
PHYSICIAN TO HASLAR HOSPITAL,
AND RELICT OF THE ABOVE THOMAS MEIK M.D.
SHE DIED ON THE 18TH DECEMBER, 1832, AGED 82 YEARS
MARIA JOHNSTON, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
OBIIT THE 6TH AUGUST, 1811, AGED 68 YEARS
THOMAS MEIK M.D.
39 YEARS PHYSICIAN TO THE TOWN
AND GARRISON OF PORTSMOUTH,
WHO DIED ON 23RD MAY 1811, AGED 76 YEARS,
AND WAS BURIED NEAR THIS MONUMENT,
AS WERE ALSO FOUR OF HIS SONS
WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY
LIKEWISE OF MARGARET,
DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JAMES LIND M.D.
PHYSICIAN TO HASLAR HOSPITAL,
AND RELICT OF THE ABOVE THOMAS MEIK M.D.
SHE DIED ON THE 18TH DECEMBER, 1832, AGED 82 YEARS
MARIA JOHNSTON, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
OBIIT THE 6TH AUGUST, 1811, AGED 68 YEARS
Further Information
There must be a mistake in the dates or ages of Thomas and his daughter Maria otherwise she would have been born when Thomas was 8 years old.
