Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Charles Saunders, HEIC, d.1815
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of Charles Saunders, Esq. / third officer of the H.C. ship 'Minerva' / who died the 8th Dec. 1815, aged 25 years / Erected as a mark of esteem by his brother officers'
Details
Vessel: Minerva
People
Saunders, Charles Age: 25 Date of Death: 8/12/1815 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.127.
Gravestone at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Henry Fraser d. 1863
Location
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY FRASER Esqre / LATE OF CALCUTTA AND MANY YEARS IN THE MARITIME SERVICE / OF HIS HIGHLY RESPECTED FRIEND / SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY BART OF BOMBAY. WHO DIED IN LONDON THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1863 / AGED 59 YEARS.'
Details
Description: Coped stone carved with masonic emblems. Type: Coped stone Position: Section 125 Materials: Granite
People
Fraser, Henry Age: 59 Date of Death: 21/10/1863 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy & Co
Wall monument in Winchester Cathedral commemorating Captain Isaac Townsend RN d. 1731
Location
Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'M.S. / ISAACI TOWNSEND Equitis Aurati, / Qui munijs Nauticis per Sexaginta annos functus est / Mari, / Per triginta quinque annos in Classe Regia versatus fuit / In Qua. Plurimis Principalibus praefuit Navibus, / Navarchus Dignissimus. / Terra / Unus e primarijs rei Navalis procurandae Praefectis / Per viginti et quinque annos extitit, / Rei navalis vere Providus; / Utpote Ubique et Mari et Terra, / Principi et Patriae vere Fidus; / In omni Vitae Studio, Vir Probus et Integer, / Obijt vicesimo-sexto die Maij; Anno Salutis 1731 Aetatis 75 / Gravissimi Doloris Hoc posuit monumentum / Moerens Vidua.'
Details
Description: Carved with military trophies at one end of the base and a ship portrait at the other. The inscription is flanked with panels carved with cherubs' heads, flowers and ship's equipment. The top of the base has a flaming urn at each end. A rectangular chest in the centre, carries Townsend's arms and is topped with a larger flaming urn. Type: Wall monument Position: Beneath south tower arch Materials: Marble
People
Townsend, Isaac Age: 75 Date of Death: 6/5/1731 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India commemorating Titus Oates, d. 1723
Location
St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Here lies interred the body of TITUS OATES son of Samuel and Mary Oates of Yarmouth who was sometime Pilote of Bengall River, he departed this life ye 3rd June 1723 in ye 45 year of his age.'
Details
Position: Compound, St Mary's Church
People
Oates, Titus Age: 45 Date of Death: 3/6/1723 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
Extra
Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.17.
Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating Thomas Bridge d. 1858
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England
Transcript
'Thomas Bridge, for many years Senior Captain of HM packets at Harwich. He died 29 July 1858 aged 85 years, His remains are interred in the cemetery Kensall Green London'
Details
People
Bridge, Thomas Age: 85 Date of Death: 29/7/1858 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Senior Captain of HM Packets, Harwich. Recorder: William Donnan, 29/9/1969
Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating William Albrow, d. 1817
Location
St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'William ALBROW, husband of Margaret Albrow, who was unfortunately drowned out of a wherry near the seven mile house River Waveney, on 18 July 1817 aged 23'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Albrow, William Age: 23 Date of Death: 18/7/1817 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Unknown
Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Samuel Adams d. 1872
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'IN / MEMORY OF / JOHN ADAMS / WHO DIED FEBRUARY 21 AGED 66 / ALSO SAMUEL SON OF THE ABOVE / JOHN ADAMS AND MARY PACK HIS WIFE / WHO DIED AT PARAIBA / JANUARY 23RD 1872 AGED 17 YEARS'
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, commemorating Commander Thomas Poynting, HEIC, d. 1783
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'At the instance of Capt. Thos. Larkins / and the Memory of / Thomas Poynting, Esq. / Commander of the ship 'Resolution' / in the service of the United Company of / Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, / who most bravely defended / the 'Resolution' against thirty sail of the Mahratta / fleet. / He died esteemed and honored by those who knew / him / the 28th day of August 1783 aged 53 years.'
Details
Vessel: Resolution
People
Poynting, Thomas Age: 53 Date of Death: 28/8/1783 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.72
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters