Individual Details
Charles Beckford Templer
(28 Oct 1770 - 6 Jan 1786)
Educated at Blundell's School
1786 - Loss of the Halsewell
In January 1786 the East Indiaman Halsewell set sail on a voyage to Bengal. Just a few days into the journey, the ship was caught in a vicious gale, and thrown against the Dorset cliffs. It was smashed to pieces, and nearly 200 people lost their lives.
Taken from website dedicated to wrecks of Dorset
The youngest in the family, Charles Beckford went to sea at an early age in the merchant navy. Another with connections with India, he lost his life at an equally young age (16) when he was lost from the East Indiaman 'Halsewell' in Studland Bay on January 6th 1786. The following monumental inscription is to be found in Shute church Devon;'Sacred to the memory of Charles Beckford Templer who on the night of January 6th 1786 perished in the Halsewell, East Indiaman in Studland Bay. This monument in testimony of mutual regard between the unhappy victim and his tributary friend and brother is erected by Sir John W, Pole 13 October Ob Aet 16'
At the time of his death, he was on his way to India and his monument in Teigngrace church adds the fact that the shipwreck was on 5th January on St. Albans Head Isle of Purbeck Dorset, and that he was then 'in the 15th year of his age'. The ship was bound for Bengal.
Ron Lewin
Charles Bickford Templer was described as a 'promising youth' who had been educated at Westminster School, but was drowned prematurely when the ship "Halsewell", bound for India was wrecked off St. Alban's Head, Dorset, on 5 January 1786. He was on his way to India to join the East India Company.
There is some doubt about his actual date of birth, because some reports say he was only 14 when he died which would make 1772 his year of birth rather than 1770 which is the date more normally assumed to be the correct one. (AST - Bapt register shows 28 Nov 1770, born 28th October 1770)
1786 - Loss of the Halsewell
In January 1786 the East Indiaman Halsewell set sail on a voyage to Bengal. Just a few days into the journey, the ship was caught in a vicious gale, and thrown against the Dorset cliffs. It was smashed to pieces, and nearly 200 people lost their lives.
Taken from website dedicated to wrecks of Dorset
The youngest in the family, Charles Beckford went to sea at an early age in the merchant navy. Another with connections with India, he lost his life at an equally young age (16) when he was lost from the East Indiaman 'Halsewell' in Studland Bay on January 6th 1786. The following monumental inscription is to be found in Shute church Devon;'Sacred to the memory of Charles Beckford Templer who on the night of January 6th 1786 perished in the Halsewell, East Indiaman in Studland Bay. This monument in testimony of mutual regard between the unhappy victim and his tributary friend and brother is erected by Sir John W, Pole 13 October Ob Aet 16'
At the time of his death, he was on his way to India and his monument in Teigngrace church adds the fact that the shipwreck was on 5th January on St. Albans Head Isle of Purbeck Dorset, and that he was then 'in the 15th year of his age'. The ship was bound for Bengal.
Ron Lewin
Charles Bickford Templer was described as a 'promising youth' who had been educated at Westminster School, but was drowned prematurely when the ship "Halsewell", bound for India was wrecked off St. Alban's Head, Dorset, on 5 January 1786. He was on his way to India to join the East India Company.
There is some doubt about his actual date of birth, because some reports say he was only 14 when he died which would make 1772 his year of birth rather than 1770 which is the date more normally assumed to be the correct one. (AST - Bapt register shows 28 Nov 1770, born 28th October 1770)
Events
| Birth | 28 Oct 1770 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Christen | 28 Nov 1770 | St. Mary's, Acton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Educated | Bet 25 Sep 1784 and Aug 1785 | Westminster School | |||
| Death | 6 Jan 1786 | Ship wrecked in the Haleswell, Studland, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Alt name | Charles Bickford Templer | ||||
| Occupation | East India Co - Cadet |
Families
| Father | James Templer (1722 - 1782) |
| Mother | Mary Parlby (1728 - 1784) |
| Sibling | James Templer (1748 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Rev John Templer (1750 - 1832) |
| Sibling | William Templer (1752 - 1777) |
| Sibling | George Templer HEIC (1755 - 1819) |
| Sibling | Anne Templer (1757 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Susanna Templer (1760 - 1761) |
| Sibling | Henry Templer (1760 - 1761) |
| Sibling | Edward Templer (1762 - 1764) |
| Sibling | Lt Col Henry Line Templer (1763 - 1818) |
| Sibling | Sophia Sarah Templer (1765 - 1769) |