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21-June-2019
21-June-2019
Photographs supplied by Heather Stevens

The marble tablet was erected by friends to commemorate Reverend William Pascoe Crook (1775 - 1846) who died in Port Phillip, Melbourne on the 14th June 1848.

Reverend Crook was a Missionary in the Marquesas and Society Islands and was one of the founders of the Benevolent Society in Sydney and was for many years a deacon at Pitt Street Uniting Church.

Location

Address:264 Pitt Street, Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.873607
Long: 151.208201
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Religion
Link:http://adb.anu.edu.au/

Dedication

Front Inscription

Sacred to the memory of the Rev. William Pascoe Crook,

A zealous and devoted Missionary, in the Marquesas and Society Islands; 

A faithful preacher of the Gospel in this Colony;

One of the founders of the "Benevolent Society" in this city and for several years a Deacon of this Church.

Born In Devonshire, England, on the 29th April, 1775.
Died at Melbourne, Port Phillip, on the 14th June, 1846.

This tablet is erected by his friends to perpetuate the remembrance of his worth.

Source: H, MA, ADB
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