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Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

Gravestone at the Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man commemorating Lieutenant William Cudd RN d. 1828

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Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man

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'Sacred to / the memory of / Lieutenant William CUDD RN / who departed this life on the / 24th Day of Feby 1828 / aged 56 years / also to the memory of / Louis Anne Eliza CUDD / alias HODSON relick [sic] of the above / who / departed this life on the / 25th day of February 1843 / aged 50 years / also / Louis Thomasina CUDD / daughter of the above / born Feby 16th 1827 / died Oct 18th 1857'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Cudd, William
Age: 56
Date of Death: 24/2/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to / the memory of / Lieutenant William CUDD RN / who departed this life on the / 24th Day of Feby 1828 / aged 56 years / also to the memory of / Louis Anne Eliza CUDD / alias HODSON relick [sic] of the above / who / departed this life on the / 25th day of February 1843 / aged 50 years / also / Louis Thomasina CUDD / daughter of the above / born Feby 16th 1827 / died Oct 18th 1857'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Old Church, Kirk Braddon, Isle of Man commemorating Lieutenant William Cudd RN d. 1828</p>",
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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating W. Trevelyan d. 1835

Location

Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / W. Trevelyan master of the / Brig Tom Bowlin of Penzance / who departed this life on Saturday / the 5th of September 1835 aged 59'

Details

Vessel: Tom Bowlin

People

Trevelyan, W.
Age: 59
Date of Death: 5/9/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.3.

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  "location": "Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / W. Trevelyan master of the / Brig Tom Bowlin of Penzance / who departed this life on Saturday / the 5th of September 1835 aged 59'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the  Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating W. Trevelyan d. 1835</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.3.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'

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Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite
Artists: Burke

People

Gordon, James Alexander
Age: 86
Date of Death: 8/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet. Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "id": "M2388",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869</p>",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1981",
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}

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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'

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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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  "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>",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions Public Record Office 99618.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "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.

JSON

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  "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>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Spiteful"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 340.",
    "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'

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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": [],
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  "details": {
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Gibraltar"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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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": "",
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}

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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating William Cole d. 1828

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Cole, shipwright, died 10th May 1828 age 63'

Details

People

Cole, William
Age: 63
Date of Death: 10/5/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: MS held in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 199.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "id": "M839",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'William Cole, shipwright, died 10th May 1828 age 63'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating William Cole d. 1828</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "dateErected": "",
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  "people": [{"name":"Cole, William","age":"63","dateofdeath":"10/5/1828","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Shipwright","organisation":""}],
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    "notes": "MS held in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 199.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, England

Wall tablet in St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, commemorating Lieutenant William Hicks RN d. 1874, a Trafalgar veteran

Location

St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God / In Memory of / William HICKS M.A. Mag. Coll. Camb. / Ret. Lieut. Royal Navy / 44 years Rector of this Parish / Born 16 Dec. 1788 died 11 Jan 1874. / As a midshipman he fought / on H.M.S. Conqueror / at the Battle of Trafalgar / 21 October 1805 / The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord Ps. 37.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hicks, William
Age: 86
Date of Death: 16/1/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval officer; clergy man
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Glory of God / In Memory of / William HICKS M.A. Mag. Coll. Camb. / Ret. Lieut. Royal Navy / 44 years Rector of this Parish / Born 16 Dec. 1788 died 11 Jan 1874. / As a midshipman he fought / on H.M.S. Conqueror / at the Battle of Trafalgar / 21 October 1805 / The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord Ps. 37.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, commemorating Lieutenant William Hicks RN d. 1874, a Trafalgar veteran</p>",
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    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
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    "recorder": "",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Murchie d. 1875

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John MURCHIE late Chief Engineer S.S. 'GLENARTNEY, a native of Ayrshire, who departed this life at sea on 12th March 1875. Aged 37'

Details

Description: Headstone flanked by pillars. Compass, set square and circle carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Glenartney

People

Murchie, John
Age: 37
Date of Death: 12/3/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Screw steamer 'Glenartney' built 1873 at Glasgow, 1371 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M236",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of John MURCHIE late Chief Engineer S.S. 'GLENARTNEY, a native of Ayrshire, who departed this life at sea on 12th March 1875. Aged 37'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Murchie d. 1875</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "Screw steamer 'Glenartney' built 1873 at Glasgow, 1371 tons.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster commemorating Rear-Admiral Cornthwaite Ommanney RN d. 1801

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England

Details

People

Ommanney, Cornthwaite
Age: 65
Date of Death: 26/3/1801
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and was restored as a concert hall.

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster commemorating Rear-Admiral Cornthwaite Ommanney RN d. 1801</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters