Memorial to the Honourable Reverend Dr Henry Moore and Lady Rooke
Name/Title
Memorial to the Honourable Reverend Dr Henry Moore and Lady Rooke
Date Made
c.1770
Medium and Materials
Stone
Public Description (About this object)
This stone memorial is to the Honourable Reverend Dr Henry Moore (d.1770) and Lady Rooke (d.1755). It is a full marble engraved rectangular memorial stone. On the plinth, in relief is the memorial text, noting Dr Henry Moore was buried close to the pillar in 1770 and his wife Lady Rooke was buried earlier in 1755. The memorial is located in the back of the Crypt Gallery, under the St Martin-in-the-Fields Church.
Inscription and Marks
Engraved: Close to this Pillar Lyes Interred the Bodies of the Hon.ble Rev.d HENRY MOORE & Lady ROOKE his Wife The Former Buried 1770 The Latter 1755.
Subject and Association Description
Rev Dr Henry Moore was baptized on 11 February 1681, the third son of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda and his wife Mary Cole. On 26 December 1710, he married Catherine (née Knatchbull) Rooke who was the widow of Vice-Admiral Sir George Rooke (who died in 1708) and only daughter of Sir Thomas Knatchbull, 3rd Baronet. She and Rev. Moore had three sons and a daughter. Rev Dr Henry Moore was also the rector of Malpas in Cheshire.
Object number
SMITF.H.79