Memorials & movement · 1812 / 1849 / 1857
Calcutta, written in Ickham
Two sons died far from the Kent village.
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.
Sources & research notes · 2 records
Family and place connections are attributed to a historical inscription transcription. Current monuments and underlying notes have not been examined. No relationship to the brewery family is established.
Follow the evidence
- Some Monumental Inscriptions of Ickham ChurchKent Archaeological Society · transcription of antiquarian monumental-inscription notes · accessed 2026-10-07
- St John, Ickham: NHLE 1085626Historic England · listed building record · accessed 2026-10-07