Thomas Moore-Lane

A quote from his obituary in the Madras Athenenaeum, 28 September 1844 describes his nature and work ethic as being: Upright, conscientious, and faithful, he never willingly neglected a duty, and in the prosecution of his career to the very last, if he could not give pleasure, he knew how to lessen the intensity of the feelings allied to disappointment and "hope deferred."

He married Eliza Thompson (Born in 1800 in County Wexford, Ireland and died in 1886 in Guildford, Surrey, England) on 7 July 1824 at St. Georges Cathedral, Chennai (Madras) India.

They had 8 children, all born in Madras, India: Thomas Moore-Lane died unexpectedly of cholera on 26 September 1844, after finishing a day's work for the Governor of Fort St. George.

The inscription on the tablet reads as follows: Sacred to the memory of Thomas Moore Lane, Esq., Surgeon and Oculist to the East India Company, on the Madras establishment, Physician to His Highness the Nawab and Private Secretary to the Most Noble the Marquis of Tweedale, K.T.

This tablet is erected as a memorial of affection and respect for a beloved friend, who being dead yet speaketh both in the example of his life and the blessed testimony he has left of the ground of his faith and hope.