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St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park commemorating Captain John Griffiths of Glamorgan d. 1804

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Griffiths of Glamorgan interred 4 October 1804 age 42'

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People

Griffiths, John
Age: 42
Date of Death: 10/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 289.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Thomas, Kingston Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in Kingston Parish Church commemorating Lieutenant Burton Rowley RN d. 1822

Location

St Thomas, Kingston Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Lieut. Burton ROWLEY, second son of Rear Admiral Sir Charles ROWLEY, Commander in Chief in the West Indies, who died on the 15th of Septr. 1822, on board H.M.S. 'Sibylle', at Carthagena, in the 20th year of his age'

Details

Type: Wall Tablet
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Sibylle

People

Rowley, Burton
Age: 19
Date of Death: 15/9/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: James Henry Lawrence-Archer 'Memorial Inscriptions of the West Indies'.
Recorder: Reverend E.G. Allsopp 1969
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Richard Meyrick d. 1852

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Richard Meyrick, of this town, mariner d. 16th March 1852 aged 66'

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People

Meyrick, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 16/3/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974
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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain Matthew Hayes d. 1831

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Matthew Hayes died 2nd. June 1831 aged 79'

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People

Hayes, Matthew
Age: 79
Date of Death: 2/6/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, Wm Brown Street. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.1, p. 133. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, England

Statue on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth depicting Sir Francis Drake d. 1596

Location

Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, England

Transcript

'FRANCIS DRAKE SAILED FROM PLYMOUTH ON DECEMBER 13, 1577 TO / BEGIN THE 'FAMOUS VOYAGE' DURING WHICH HE TRAVERSED THE STRAIT / OF MAGELLAN AND DISCOVERED DRAKE PASSAGE SOUTH OF CAPE HORN. / DRAKE THEN SAILED THE GOLDEN HINDE NORTH AND IN JUNE 1579 / LANDED IN CALIFORNIA. hE TOOK POSSESSION OF THAT REGION FOR / QUEEN ELIZABETH NAMING IT NOVA ALBION. HE RETURNED TO PLYMOUTH / SEPTEMBER 26, 1580 HAVING CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE GLOBE. DRAKE / WAS KNIGHTED ABOARD THE GOLDEN HINDE AT DEPTFORD IN THE / PRESENCE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH ON APRIL 4 1581. / THIS PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED AUGUST 5, 1977 BY THE STATE OF / CALIFORNIA SIR FRANCIS DRAKE COMMISSION IN COMMEMORATION OF / THE QUADRICENTENNIAL OF DRAKE'S VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD.'

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Description: A full-length bronze figure standing beside a globe on a rectangular, granite plinth.
Type: Statue
Position: Plymouth Hoe
Materials: Bronze, granite plinth
Date Erected: 14/2/1884
Artists: Joseph Boehm

People

Drake, Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 1596
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: Copy of the statue at Tavistock, Drake's birthplace (cast from the same mould). It is without the bas-reliefs on the base. The plaster studio model from which the two statues were cast, was discovered outdoors at Haldon Hill, south of Exeter where it had stood outside a tearooms. It was acquired by the National Trust in 2002 and is now at Buckland Abbey.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Church of St Peter & St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England

Monument at Cosgrove commemorating Rear-Admiral Robert Mansel d. 1838

Location

Church of St Peter & St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Rear Adml ROBERT MANSEL / Son of Genl MANSEL / Born MARCH 15th 1773; Died JANUARY 5th 1838. / Also in Memory of / FRANCES CHARLOTTA MANSEL / Wife of REAR ADMIRAL MANSEL / Daughter of THE Revd. WILLM THOROLD / Died MARCH 1st 1846. Aged 62. / Also of / JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL / Son of the above / BORN SEPTEMBER 1st 1813; Died MAY 27TH 1895. / Also of / KATHERINE MARGARET MANSEL / Wife of / JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL / and Daughter of the / The RVD HENRY LONGUEVILLE MANSEL . Late Rector of this Parish / Born APRIL 11. 1819. Died JANY 9: 1896'

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Description: One of three tablets to members of the Mansel family in a gothic frame with green man stops.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave east wall
Artists: Bedford

People

Mansel, Robert
Age: 74
Date of Death: 5/1/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Brian S.H. Egan 'Signed Monuments in the Church of St Pater and St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire', 'Newsletter, Church Monuments Society' vol. 24, No 1, Summer 2008, p. 13.
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Daniel Roxburgh d. 1877

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Daniel ROXBURGH. Killed on board the S.S. 'DANUBE' on the 16th. of November, 1877. Native of Paisley. Aged 28 years. This stone is erected by his friends as a mark of esteem'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Danube

People

Roxburgh, Daniel
Age: 28
Date of Death: 16/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Edmund Prentice, Shipbuilder d. 1804

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of / EDMUND PRENTICE / Ships builder / who died 21 July 1804, Aged 50'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Prentice, Edmund
Age: 50
Date of Death: 21/7/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.
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Church of St Martin & St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Martin & St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Robert Reid RN d. 1836

Location

Church of St Martin & St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Mrs Maria Isabella Reid / many years resident in this parish / who departed this life / on the 25th day of April 1859 / aged 71 years. / Also of Robert Thomas Reid / her eldest son a Lieut. in the Royal Navy / who died on the 10th day of October 1836 / aged 35 years. / Also Isabella S. Reid died Sept. 12th 1890 Aged 79 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle
Materials: White marble with black marble surround

People

Reid, Robert Thomas
Age: 35
Date of Death: 10/10/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1985
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Dingwall Museum, Dingwall, Highlands, Scotland

Wall tablet in Dingwall Museum , Highlands, Scotland commemorating Thomas Simpson. d. 1840

Location

Dingwall Museum, Dingwall, Highlands, Scotland

Transcript

'In memory of / THOMAS SIMPSON / a native of this County and Burgh / who departed this life / on the XV June MDCCCXL / a few days before he had completed / his Thirty Second Year. / Though removed so early / He had already attained the high / distinction of being the discoverer / of the long sought / NORTH WEST PASSAGE'

Details

Description: Gothic lettering.
Type: Wall tablet

People

Simpson, Thomas
Age: 31
Date of Death: 15/6/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Hudson's Bay Company

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Notes: Formerly in church. Claim based on erroneous belief that Simpson had reached the Gulf of Boothia in 1839.
Bibliography: William Barr 'Richard Cyriax's note concerning Thomas Simpson's claim ', 'Polar Record' vol. 36, pp.113-116, (Cambridge, 2000).
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