First Name:

Thomas

Last Name:

White

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Extant tomb effigy

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

c. 1482

Inscription:

(Upper edge) Hic jacet Thomas White, quondam mercator ac istius villae major, qui obiit viiio die maii A. D. Millessimo CCCCLXXXII. Cuius animae propitietur Deus.
(Lower edge) Hic jacent Johanna Howell et Isabella Butler, uxores dictae Thomae, quae Johanne obiit xxj die Sept' ao' di' mcccclj et dca' Isabl' obiit ---die --- ao' di' m---

Allegiance:

Tudor

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

Some minor damage to tomb chest

Memorial Notes:

Thomas White was mayor of Tenby and according to local tradition he sheltered the young Henry Tudor in 1471 and helped him on his journey to Brittany.