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Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Headstone at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating Lieutenant William Marshall RN d. 1853

Location

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT WILLIAM MARSHALL R.N. / DIED AT DUNBAR 6 OCT 1853 AGED 75 / ALSO OF HIS WIFE / FRANCES MACKENZIE / DIED AT EDINBURGH 18 FEB 1878 AGED 82 / AND OF HIS CHILDREN / ELIZABETH / DIED 14 MARCH 1825 AGED 5 / WILLIAM/DIED 15 DEC 1835 AGED 18 / ROBERT/DIED 23 SEP 1837 AGED 9 MONTHS / JAMES/OF H.M. CUSTOMS / DIED AT BANFF 26 JULY 1868 AGED 44 / AND IS INTERRED THERE / CHARLES / DIED AT GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE 24 JUNE 1890 AGED 63 / AND IS INTERRED THERE / FRANCES MACKENZIE / WIFE OF JOHN PATTISON W.S. / DIED 27 JANUARY 1892 AGED 70 / AND IS INTERRED AT ST CUTHBERT'S EDINBURGH / MARY/DIED AT EDINBURGH 18 JUNE 1892 AGED 58 / ALSO HIS MOTHER IN LAW / ELIZABETH RICHARDSON / DIED 28 DEC 1834 AGED 80 / JOHN DAVID MARSHALL HIS SON / WHO DIED AT MELBOURNE 9TH AUGUST 1905 / AGED 76 YEARS / AGNES HOOD MARSHALL HIS DAUGHTER / WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 26TH OCT 1906 AGED 72 YEARS'

Details

Description: Headstone on plinth.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Marshall, William
Age: 75
Date of Death: 6/10/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT WILLIAM MARSHALL R.N. / DIED AT DUNBAR 6 OCT 1853 AGED 75 / ALSO OF HIS WIFE / FRANCES MACKENZIE / DIED AT EDINBURGH 18 FEB 1878 AGED 82 / AND OF HIS CHILDREN / ELIZABETH / DIED 14 MARCH 1825 AGED 5 / WILLIAM/DIED 15 DEC 1835 AGED 18 / ROBERT/DIED 23 SEP 1837 AGED 9 MONTHS / JAMES/OF H.M. CUSTOMS / DIED AT BANFF 26 JULY 1868 AGED 44 / AND IS INTERRED THERE / CHARLES / DIED AT GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE 24 JUNE 1890 AGED 63 / AND IS INTERRED THERE / FRANCES MACKENZIE / WIFE OF JOHN PATTISON W.S. / DIED 27 JANUARY 1892 AGED 70 / AND IS INTERRED AT ST CUTHBERT'S EDINBURGH / MARY/DIED AT EDINBURGH 18 JUNE 1892 AGED 58 / ALSO HIS MOTHER IN LAW / ELIZABETH RICHARDSON / DIED 28 DEC 1834 AGED 80 / JOHN DAVID MARSHALL HIS SON / WHO DIED AT MELBOURNE 9TH AUGUST 1905 / AGED 76 YEARS / AGNES HOOD MARSHALL HIS DAUGHTER / WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 26TH OCT 1906 AGED 72 YEARS'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Turner Baker RN d. 1840

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN TURNER BAKER R.N. / who departed this life / the 29th of March 1840 / Aged 69 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Baker, John Turner
Age: 69
Date of Death: 29/3/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN TURNER BAKER R.N. / who departed this life / the 29th of March 1840 / Aged 69 years'",
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All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk commemorating Susannah Bolton, sister of Admiral Lord Nelson, d. 1813

Location

All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Transcript

SUSANNAH BOLTON / The Wife of / THOMAS BOLTON ESQ / And Sister of / HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. / DIED 13TH JULY 1813 / AGED 58 YEARS.

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Bolton, Susannah
Age: 58
Date of Death: 13/7/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Lord Nelson's sister, born 12th June 1755 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Sister of Edmund, Maurice, William and five others. Married Thomas Bolton. Mother of six children.

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  "transcript": "SUSANNAH BOLTON / The Wife of / THOMAS BOLTON ESQ / And Sister of / HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. / DIED 13TH JULY 1813 / AGED 58 YEARS.",
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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent, commemorating Captain Frederick Echlin RN, d. 1906

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

'To the / beloved memory / of FREDERICK Echlin / Captain Royal Navy / who died Dec 21st 1906 aged 63 / "So he bringeth then unto the haven / where they would be."'

Details

Description: Carved with a cross decorated with a sword belt and tassel
Type: Memorial
Position: N492

People

Echlin, Frederick
Age: 63
Date of Death: 21/12/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martin's Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p.45 no. N492. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).

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  "transcript": "'To the / beloved memory / of FREDERICK Echlin / Captain Royal Navy / who died Dec 21st 1906 aged 63 / \"So he bringeth then unto the haven / where they would be.\"'",
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St Mabina's Church, St Mabyn, Cornwall, England

Window in St Mabyn, Cornwall dedicated to Admiral William Hext d. 1867

Location

St Mabina's Church, St Mabyn, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'THE WINDOW IN THIS SOUTH AISLE IS DEDICATED / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL WILLIAM HEXT OBIT OCTR 31 1867 AGED 87 / BARBARA HIS WIFE OBIT FEBY 26TH 1852 AGED 62 AND THEIR / DAUGHTERS: LOVEDAY HEXT OBIT OCT 6TH 1831 AGED 19 / AND BARBARA HEXT OBIT JULY 23RD 1842 AGED 20'

Details

Type: Window; brass plate
Vessel: HMS Russell

Event

Glorious First of June 1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Hext, William
Age: 87
Date of Death: 31/10/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Colin Harris 1994

JSON

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  "id": "M4180",
  "location": "St Mabina's Church, St Mabyn, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'THE WINDOW IN THIS SOUTH AISLE IS DEDICATED / TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL WILLIAM HEXT OBIT OCTR 31 1867 AGED 87 / BARBARA HIS WIFE OBIT FEBY 26TH 1852 AGED 62 AND THEIR / DAUGHTERS: LOVEDAY HEXT OBIT OCT 6TH 1831 AGED 19 / AND BARBARA HEXT OBIT JULY 23RD 1842 AGED 20'",
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    "event":"Glorious First of June 1794",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Colin Harris 1994",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Joseph Little RN d. 1885

Location

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

Transcript

'William Joseph Little, naval schoolmaster, H.M.S. AUDACIOUS, died 21st December 1885, Aged 33 years'

Details

Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Audaceous

People

Little, William Joseph
Age: 33
Date of Death: 21/12/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval schoolmaster
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M206",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'William Joseph Little, naval schoolmaster, H.M.S. AUDACIOUS, died 21st December 1885, Aged 33 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Joseph Little RN d. 1885</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Philip Gaudin d. 1867

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of Philip GAUDIN, a native of Jersey, who was killed by falling from aloft on board the British Barque 'Adeline' off...December 3rd 1867, aged 26 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Adeline

People

Gaudin, Philip
Age: 26
Date of Death: 3/12/1867
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Philip GAUDIN, a native of Jersey, who was killed by falling from aloft on board the British Barque 'Adeline' off...December 3rd 1867, aged 26 years'",
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    "event":"",
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Vessel Loss

St Nicholas' Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Memorial in St Nicholas’ Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Captain Hodder and the crew of the ‘Lode Star’ d. 1864

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORIAM CAPTAIN HODDER AND CREW OF THE LODE STAR LOST IN CHINA SEAS SEPT 15TH 1864'

Details

Description: The window depicts St Mark
Type: Window
Vessel: Lode Star

People

Hodder, Hodder
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 15/9/1864
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: F.M.M. Lewes 1994

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORIAM CAPTAIN HODDER AND CREW OF THE LODE STAR LOST IN CHINA SEAS SEPT 15TH 1864'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Nicholas’ Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Captain Hodder and the crew of the ‘Lode Star’ d. 1864</p>",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "F.M.M. Lewes 1994",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Captain Eustace Knowles RIM, d. 1920 at Basra, Iraq

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'CAPTAIN EUSTACE OLIVER KNOWLES OBE, RIM, DIED AT BASRA (PERSIAN GULF) 9th MARCH 1920, AGED 27'

Details

People

Knowles, Eustace Oliver
Age: 27
Date of Death: 9/3/1920
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RIM
Organisation: Royal Indian Marine

Extra

Notes: Died of influenza.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'CAPTAIN EUSTACE OLIVER KNOWLES OBE, RIM, DIED AT BASRA (PERSIAN GULF) 9th MARCH 1920, AGED 27'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Captain Eustace Knowles RIM, d. 1920 at Basra, Iraq</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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}

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All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, commemorating Richard Beridge Duppa RN, d. 1824

Location

All Saints Church, Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Details

Vessel: HMS 'Rattlesnake'

People

Duppa, Richard Beridge
Age: 15
Date of Death: 1824
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Rattlesnake'. Born 1809. Died of yellow fever at Port Royal, Jamaica.
Recorder: Miss J. Miller, 1997

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters