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St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Church, Chiswick commemorating Lieutenant Samuel Blackshaw Peacock RN d. 1826

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Transcript

' ...AND OF SAMUEL BLACKSHAW PEACOCK, LIEUTENANT R.N. FOURTH SON OF THE SAID LEWIS, AND HIS WIFE; HE DIED ON THE 12TH APRIL 1826, IN HIS 36TH YEAR,/AND WAS BURIED IN THE FAMILY VAULT'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end nave
Materials: Marble

People

Peacock, Samuel Blackshaw
Age: 35
Date of Death: 12/4/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island, Northumberland, England

Memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island commemorating Matthew Newton Kyle d. 1903

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'Matthew Newton Kyle died 23rd August 1903 aged 69 years. He was for 33 years Coxswain of the Holy Island Lifeboat. George Kyle, born 14 October 1844, died 28 January 1912. Second Coxswain of Holy Island Lifeboat, 1876-97 and Coxswain Superintendant 1897-1911'

Details

People

Kyle, Matthew Newton
Age: 69
Date of Death: 23/8/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboat coxswain
Organisation:
Kyle, George
Age:
Date of Death: 28/1/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lifeboat coxswain
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Thomas Calvert Morton d. 1852

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to / the memory of / Thomas Calvert Morton Esq / of Greenwich Hospital / who departed this life / on the 11 October 1852 / aged 60 years / Beloved and regretted'

Details

Position: Mausoleum (south wall)

People

Morton, Thomas Calvert
Age: 60
Date of Death: 11/10/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: PRO Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions 99618. PROB 11/2162/12.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating George William Young d. 1911

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / George William Young / Master Mariner / the dearly beloved husband of / Rosanna Young / who passed away March 28th [1911] in his 71st year / he giveth his beloved sleep / A devoted husband and a loving father / Also of the above / Rosanna / who died in London Feb 23rd 1937 / Aged 88 / Her end was peace / Also their daughter / Rosanna Mary / beloved wife of / E Trevor Jones / Died at Tonyrefail / Decr 21st 1920 / Aged 41 years / Remembrance of her sweet companionship / & faithful love / Also Alfred Thomas Young / dearly loved son / Died at Jersey Aug 26th 1933 / Aged 55 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Chest tomb at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Richard Boswell, Greenwich Pensioner d. 1813

Location

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

Transcript

'Richard Boswell / A brave and Worthy Seaman / and a Pensioner in Greenwich Hospital / Died 17 March 1813 / aged 72 This stone was erected by / Edward Hawke Locker Esq / Son of Lieut Governor Locker / As a mark of attachment'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: North side, outside south railing

People

Boswell, Richard
Age: 72
Date of Death: 17/3/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman. Greenwich Hospital Pensioner
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Public Record Office, Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618.
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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in Lymington, Hampshire, commemorating Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale d. 1840

Location

Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR HARRY BURRARD NEALE, BARONET, / OF WALHAMPTON, / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE, / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE BATH, / AND OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. / HE REPRESENTED THE BOROUGH OF LYMINGTON / IN PARLIAMENT FOR THE SPACE OF 40 YEARS, / AND DIED AT BRIGHTON / ON THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1840, / IN THE 75TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / WHOSE MORTAL REMAINS / REST BLESSEDLY, NEAR THIS MARBLE. / UNDER THE SURE AND CERTAIN PROMISE OF / THE RESTORATION TO ETERNAL LIFE, / THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, / WHO SHALL CHANGE OUR VILE BODY, / THAT IT MAY BE LIKE UNTO HIS GLORIOUS BODY, / ACCORDING TO THE MIGHTY WORKING, / WHEREBY HE IS ABLE TO SUBDUE / ALL THINGS TO HIMSELF. / I heard a voice from heaven saying unto / me, Write, from henceforth blessed are the dead / which die in the LORD, even so saith the Spirit, / for they rest from their labours, and their Works / do follow them. REV.C.14 V.13'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sanctuary, north wall
Materials: Black and white marble
Vessel: HMS San Fiorenzo

Event

Spithead and Nore mutinies

Event Date

1797

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Neale, Harry Burrard
Age: 74
Date of Death: 7/2/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: DOSSIER.

Admiral Burrard-Neale distinguished himself during the Spithead and Nore mutinies 1797 while in command of HMS San Fiorenzo.
Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Neale, Sir Harry Burrard, second baronet (1765–1840)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19822, accessed 7 June 2017]
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1994
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St Julian's Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, England

Memorial at St Julian’s Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, commemorating Richard John Hewett, Corporal RN, HMS Trafalgar d. 1899

Location

St Julian's Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, England

Transcript

'Richard John Hewett, Late ships Corporal of H.M.S. Trafalgar, who died at the R.N. Hospital Haslar, June 29th 1899 aged 26 years. His shipmates contributed towards the erection of this stone as a token of respect'

Details

Type: Stone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Trafalgar

People

Hewett, Richard John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 29/6/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Corporal
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
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St Mary's Church, Heworth, York, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Heworth, York commemorating Freddy Gray d. 1915

Location

St Mary's Church, Heworth, York, England

Transcript

'Frederick Gray: Steam tug owner. Beloved husband of Jane Gray who died 21 May 1915 aged 66 years. The above Jane Gray died 26 Jan 1950 aged 88 years'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard

People

Gray, Frederick
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/5/1915
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: At least seven Gray names recorded on this large stone at east end of churchyard.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Abraham Gosset RN d. 1839

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Abraham Gosset, Esq. Commander R.N. died 31 December 1839 aged 67 years; also Jane youngest daughter of the above who died September 21 1841 aged 37 years; and Elizabeth Pipon his wife who died January 4 1848 aged 72 years 11 months...'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Gosset, Abraham
Age: 67
Date of Death: 31/12/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Record at Jersey archives.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Evan Russell d. 1904, marine engineer

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Evan Russell / Marine Engineer / Who died July 31st 1904 / Aged 64 years / Also of / Joseph John Russell / beloved son of / J & M Leonard and grandson of the above / Who died May 11th 1909 / Aged 3 years / Also of Sarah wife of / Evan Russell / Who died Aug 21st 1935 / Aged 90 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Russell, Evan
Age: 64
Date of Death: 31/7/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine Engineer
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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