Memorial · Kent
St John, Ickham
Two sons died at Calcutta. Their names came home to a Kent memorial.
The place and its story
Calcutta, written in Ickham
In an Ickham memorial transcription, two sons of John and Elizabeth Neame are recorded as having died at Calcutta: Austin and George.
The remembrance names eight children. Another son, John, appears at St Dunstan’s in Canterbury. A village church record opens onto a much wider world.
Nearby entries follow other Neames, including an Austin remembered as a former Major in the 98th Regiment. Why did the sons go to Calcutta? The inscription does not say. Their names and that distant city are enough to make us want to find out.
Continue the journeyGo back to 1486: a road needs mendingMap position and historical sources
NHLE church point TR 22215 58140, not exact grave position. Neame connection from KAS monumental inscription transcription recorded1892; current monument condition not checked.
British National Grid EPSG:27700 to WGS84 EPSG:4326 using pyproj.
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Calcutta, written in Ickham ↗
Two sons died far from the Kent village.
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Follow the evidence
- St John, Ickham: NHLE 1085626Historic England · listed building record · accessed 2026-10-07
- Ickham monumental inscriptions, recorded 1892Kent Archaeological Society · historical inscription transcription · accessed 2026-10-07
- Some Monumental Inscriptions of Ickham ChurchKent Archaeological Society · transcription of antiquarian monumental-inscription notes · accessed 2026-10-07