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St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England

Grave in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire of Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Alfred Phillipps Ryder d. 1888

Location

St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'HERE LIES THE BODY OF / ALFRED PHILLIPPS RYDER K.C.B. / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET' [Base] '8TH SON OF THE HONBLE HENRY RYDER D.D. / BISHOP OF LICHFIELD AND COVENTRY / BORN JUNE 20TH 1820 / DIED APRIL 30TH 1888'

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Description: Pink granite Celtic cross on two steps.
Type: Celtic cross
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Dauntless

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Ryder, Alfred Philipps
Age: 67
Date of Death: 30/4/1888
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Drowned in the Thames. Buried next to his son Edward Lislee Ryder d. 1877
Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Ryder, Sir Alfred Phillipps (1820–1888)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24393, accessed 31 May 2017]

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    "notes": "Drowned in the Thames. Buried next to his son Edward Lislee Ryder d. 1877",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Hurst d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM HURST / Leading seaman H.M.S. 'Exmouth' / died / 15 August 1904 Aged 25'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 327
Vessel: HMS Exmouth

People

Hurst, William
Age: 25
Date of Death: 15/8/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'WILLIAM HURST / Leading seaman H.M.S. 'Exmouth' / died / 15 August 1904 Aged 25'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Hurst d. 1904</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England

Memorial in St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall commemorating Henry Cooper d. 1893

Location

St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England

Details

Vessel: HMS Miranda

Event

Crimea War 1853-1856

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Cooper, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 15/7/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner.

Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 41.

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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner.<br />\r\n<br />",
    "bibliography": "John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 41.",
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St Mary’s Church Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon commemorating Sir William Rae, KCB, RN, d. 1873

Location

St Mary’s Church Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Details

People

Rae, Sir William
Age: 87
Date of Death: 8/4/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial. Convict Ship Surgeon-Superintendent on five voyages to Australia between 1822 - 1828.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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    "notes": "Place of burial.   Convict Ship Surgeon-Superintendent on five voyages to Australia between 1822 - 1828.",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain David Laidley d. 1859

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. David Laidley, died 9th August 1859, age 67'

Details

People

Laidley, David
Age: 67
Date of Death: 9/8/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.53.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Capt. David Laidley, died 9th August 1859, age 67'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain David Laidley d. 1859</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.53.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Smith d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

' WILLIAM SMITH / P.O. 1st Class H.M.S. 'Boscawen' / died / 30 July 1904 aged 31'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 302
Vessel: HMS Boscawen

People

Smith, William
Age: 31
Date of Death: 30/7/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "' WILLIAM SMITH / P.O. 1st Class H.M.S. 'Boscawen' / died / 30 July 1904 aged 31'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Smith d. 1904</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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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 Thomas Davis, RN, d. 1899

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory / of / Thomas J. Davis O.S. / H.M.S. Philomel / died 24 June 1899 / aged 18'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Philomel

People

Davis, Thomas J.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 24/6/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In memory / of / Thomas J. Davis O.S. / H.M.S. Philomel / died 24 June 1899 / aged 18'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Thomas Davis, RN, d. 1899</p>",
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Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool commemorating John Underwood d. 1833 and Joseph Underwood d. 1835

Location

Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John the son of Joseph and Lydia Underwood, lost in No 1 Pilot boat 29 November 1833 age 23. Joseph Underwood, son of Joseph above lost at sea, April 1835 age 21'

Details

People

Underwood, John
Age: 23
Date of Death: 29/11/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:
Underwood, Joseph
Age: 21
Date of Death: 4/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 2, p. 185. Church closed shortly after 1920.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'John the son of Joseph and Lydia Underwood, lost in No 1 Pilot boat 29 November 1833 age 23. Joseph Underwood, son of Joseph above lost at sea, April 1835 age 21'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Christ Church, Hunter Street, Liverpool commemorating John Underwood d. 1833 and Joseph Underwood d. 1835</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 2, p. 185. Church closed shortly after 1920.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating William Salmon d. 1841

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Salmon who lost his life by falling from the foreyard of the Brig Tholestris off the Ailsa Crag in a gale of wind 9 January 1841 age 19'

Details

Vessel: Tholestris

People

Salmon, William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 9/1/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office.Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 569. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Salmon who lost his life by falling from the foreyard of the Brig Tholestris off the Ailsa Crag in a gale of wind 9 January 1841 age 19'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating William Salmon d. 1841</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating John Key Wishart d. 1845

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John Key WISHART, late commander of the British barque 'Countess of Minto' who departed this life 2nd day of November, 1845 [or 1843] Aged 33 years'

Details

Vessel: Countess of Minto

People

Wishart, John Key
Age: 33
Date of Death: 2/11/1845 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of John Key WISHART, late commander of the British barque 'Countess of Minto' who departed this life 2nd day of November, 1845 [or 1843] Aged 33 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating John Key Wishart d. 1845</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters