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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Lynch d. 1903

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN LYNCH / stoker H.M.S. 'Revenge' / died / 11th July 1903 Aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 523
Vessel: HMS Revenge

People

Lynch, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 11/7/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry

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  "id": "M3645",
  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'JOHN LYNCH / stoker H.M.S. 'Revenge' / died / 11th July 1903 Aged 25'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in  Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Lynch d. 1903</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Roman Catholic (old) 523",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Revenge"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Lynch, John","age":"25","dateofdeath":"11/7/1903","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Stoker","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J. H. Perry",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore commemorating Commander William Maitland, RN, d. 1846

Location

St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / COMMANDER WILLIAM MAITLAND, RN / who died on board / HM Steamer Spiteful / in Singapore Roadstead / on 10th of August 1846 / Aged 40 years / His earthly remains were / deposited in this churchyard / His spirit is with God.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: HMS Spiteful

People

Maitland, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 10/8/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 340.

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  "post_id": "6228",
  "id": "M497",
  "location": "St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / COMMANDER WILLIAM MAITLAND, RN / who died on board / HM Steamer Spiteful / in Singapore Roadstead / on 10th of August 1846 / Aged 40 years / His earthly remains were / deposited in this churchyard / His spirit is with God.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore commemorating Commander William Maitland, RN, d. 1846</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Plaque",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Spiteful"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Maitland, William","age":"40","dateofdeath":"10/8/1846","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Commander RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 340.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Ledger in the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Thomas Freeman Jessep d. 1850

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Caroline Frances / the beloved daughter of / Thomas Freeman Jessup Esq / of Greenwich Hospital / who died on the 20th May 1837 / Aged 18 years 7 months / Also of her mother / Mary the lamented wife of / the above named Thomas Freeman Jessep / who died on the 10th May 1839 / Aged 53 years / Also of Honoria / youngest daughter of / the above named Thomas Freeman Jessep who died on the 22nd April 1840 / Aged 15 years and 5 months / also of the above named Thomas Freeman Jessep who died 6th December 1850 aged 72 years'

Details

Type: Ledger over vault

People

Jessep, Thomas Freeman
Age:
Date of Death: 6/12/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions Public Record Office 99618.

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  "id": "M2390",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred  / to the memory of / Caroline Frances / the beloved daughter of / Thomas Freeman Jessup Esq / of Greenwich Hospital / who died on the 20th May 1837 / Aged 18 years 7 months / Also of her mother / Mary the lamented wife of / the above named Thomas Freeman Jessep / who died on the 10th May 1839 / Aged 53 years / Also of Honoria / youngest daughter of / the above named Thomas Freeman Jessep who died on the 22nd April 1840 / Aged 15 years and 5 months / also of the above named Thomas Freeman Jessep who died 6th December 1850 aged 72 years'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger in the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Thomas Freeman Jessep d. 1850</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Ledger over vault",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions Public Record Office 99618.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas, Conwy, Wales

Gravestone at St Cynbryd’s Church, Llanddulas commemorating Captain Hugh Evans d. 1878

Location

St Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas, Conwy, Wales

Transcript

'In / memory of / CAPT. HUGH EVANS, / OF RHYD-Y-FOEL, / LLANDDULAS, / WHO WAS DROWNED ON / THE 22ND MARCH 1878, / AGED 40 YEARS. / HERE I DO AT ANCHOR LIE / WITH MANY OF MY FLEET / BUT ONCE MORE I MUST SAIL / MY SAVIOUR FOR TO MEET.', 'ALSO ELEANOR EVANS, BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AUG. 28TH 1915 AGED 86 YEARS / AT ALPINE VILLA, COLWYN BAY / 'THE RIGHTEOUS HATH HOPE IN HIS DEATH' [Flat stone added below headstone] 'ALSO ELLEN BLANCHE DAVIES / NIECE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JUNE 8TH 1949 / AGED 84 YEARS / 'PEACE PERFECT PEACE'

Details

Description: Headstone shaped as piled rocks or boulders. Anchor with chain carved in relief.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone conglomerate

People

Evans, Hugh
Age: 40
Date of Death: 22/3/1878
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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  "id": "M6398",
  "location": "St Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas, Conwy, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In / memory of / CAPT. HUGH EVANS, / OF RHYD-Y-FOEL, / LLANDDULAS, / WHO WAS DROWNED ON / THE 22ND MARCH 1878, / AGED 40 YEARS. / HERE I DO AT ANCHOR LIE / WITH MANY OF MY FLEET / BUT ONCE MORE I MUST SAIL / MY SAVIOUR FOR TO MEET.', 'ALSO ELEANOR EVANS, BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AUG. 28TH 1915 AGED 86 YEARS / AT ALPINE VILLA, COLWYN BAY / 'THE RIGHTEOUS HATH HOPE IN HIS DEATH' [Flat stone added below headstone] 'ALSO ELLEN BLANCHE DAVIES / NIECE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JUNE 8TH 1949 / AGED 84 YEARS / 'PEACE PERFECT PEACE'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6398Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7853\" width=\"336\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6398Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6398Large-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Gravestone at St Cynbryd’s Church, Llanddulas commemorating Captain Hugh Evans d. 1878</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Headstone shaped as piled rocks or boulders. Anchor with chain carved in relief.",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "Limestone conglomerate",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating John Collins, RN, d. 1896

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John Collins / P.O. First Class / H.M.S. Gibraltar / died / 6th November 1896'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Gibraltar

People

Collins, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 6/11/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "post_id": "6232",
  "id": "M5307",
  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'John Collins / P.O. First Class / H.M.S. Gibraltar / died / 6th November 1896'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating John Collins, RN, d. 1896</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Gibraltar"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "people": [{"name":"Collins, John","age":"Unknown","dateofdeath":"6/11/1896","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Petty Officer 1st Class","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating John Holdgate d. 1712

Location

St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth in tard [sic] the Body of / IOHN HOLDGATE the son of WILLIAM / HOLDGATE who Departed this / life the 17 day of october ANNO DOM / 1712 in the 27 year of his age / He hath gained his port and is at ease / and hath escapd ye danger of ye seas / his glass is Run his life is gone / which to my thought never did / no man no wronge'

Details

Description: Sandstone headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Holdgate, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/10/1712
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "6229",
  "id": "M6013",
  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lyeth in tard [sic] the Body of / IOHN HOLDGATE the son of WILLIAM / HOLDGATE who Departed this / life the 17 day of october ANNO DOM / 1712 in the 27 year of his age / He hath gained his port and is at ease / and hath escapd ye danger of ye seas / his glass is Run his life is gone / which to my thought never did / no man no wronge'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6013Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7685\" width=\"316\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6013Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6013Large-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating John Holdgate d. 1712</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Sandstone headstone",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Holdgate, John","age":"27","dateofdeath":"17/10/1712","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Mariner","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

Vessel Loss

Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Memorial at Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon commemorating Peter Lakey Ellwood d. 1898

Location

Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Transcript

'...Also PETER LAKEY / their dearly loved son / born Feby 2 1871 / lost at sea on or about July 1898 / God shall wipe away all tears /

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Ellwood, Peter Lakey
Age: 27
Date of Death: 7/1898[?]
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

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  "post_id": "6249",
  "id": "M2833",
  "location": "Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'...Also PETER LAKEY / their dearly loved son / born Feby 2 1871 / lost at sea on or about July 1898 / God shall wipe away all tears /",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon commemorating Peter Lakey Ellwood d. 1898</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Ellwood, Peter Lakey","age":"27","dateofdeath":"7/1898[?]","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Unknown","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Lyn Collins",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Tablet in St Dunstan’s, Stepney commemorating Abraham Rallings d. 1644

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Staircase to north gallery

People

Rallings, Abraham
Age:
Date of Death: 1644
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 264.

JSON

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  "post_id": "6250",
  "id": "M4250",
  "location": "St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Tablet in St Dunstan’s, Stepney commemorating Abraham Rallings d. 1644</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Tablet",
    "position": "Staircase to north gallery",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Rallings, Abraham","age":"","dateofdeath":"1644","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Mariner","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 264.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Soames, Collector of Customs, d.1815

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Mr William Soames, collector of customs at this port died 10 Nov 1815'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Soames, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "post_id": "6233",
  "id": "M4109",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Mr William Soames, collector of customs at this port died 10 Nov 1815'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Soames, Collector of Customs, d.1815</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Soames, William","age":"Unknown","dateofdeath":"10/11/1815","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Collector of Customs","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating Charles Dickinson, d. 1889 in the loss of SS ‘Eton’

Location

Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Charles Dickinson Captain of 'SS ETON' who was lost in the gale Feb 1889. Aged 35 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Eton

People

Dickinson, Charles
Age: 35
Date of Death: 2/1889
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "6242",
  "id": "M1898",
  "location": "Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Charles Dickinson Captain of 'SS ETON' who was lost in the gale Feb 1889. Aged 35 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at  Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating Charles Dickinson, d. 1889 in the loss of SS ‘Eton’</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Eton"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Dickinson, Charles","age":"35","dateofdeath":"2/1889","causeofdeath":"Vessel loss","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters