Before revision: Known as the Brothers Parting Stone, it marks the place at which William Wordsworth on 5 Feb 1805 last saw his brother John.John Wordsworth was captain of an East India trader, the "Earl of Abergavenny", which sank off Portsmouth on that day , with a loss of about 300 souls.
After revision: Known as the Brothers Parting Stone, it marks the place at which William Wordsworth on 5 Feb 1805 last saw his brother John.John Wordsworth was captain of an East India trader, the "Earl of Abergavenny", which sank off Portsmouth on 5 Febuary 1805 , with a loss of about 300 souls.