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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain William Simpson of Liverpool d. 1890

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Captain / William Simpson / of Liverpool / Who died April 18th 1890 / Aged 66 years / To live in the hearts we leave behind / is not to die / R.I.P.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Simpson, William
Age: 66
Date of Death: 18/4/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "id": "M6336",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Captain / William Simpson / of Liverpool / Who died April 18th 1890 / Aged 66 years / To live in the hearts we leave behind / is not to die / R.I.P.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain William Simpson of Liverpool d. 1890</p>",
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    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Francis Overman d. 1867

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Overman, Francis
Age: 29
Date of Death: 24/6/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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Notes: Died at sea off Cape of Good Hope.

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  "id": "M4030",
  "location": "Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating Francis Overman d. 1867</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Died at sea off Cape of Good Hope.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Ledger in St Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Henry Brand d. 1794

Location

St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

'LIEUT HENRY BRAND OF MARINES OBT 3D AUG ANO 1794 AETS 20 HENRY BRAND GENT FATHER OF YE ABOVE OBT...MARCH ANO 1797 AETS... MARGARET HIS WIDOW...JULY ANO 1801 AET...'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: South aisle
Materials: Slate?

People

Brand, Henry
Age: 20
Date of Death: 3/8/1794
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Marine
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Notes: Sides broken and bottom section very worn
Recorder: F M M Lewes, 5/4/94

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  "post_id": "5521",
  "id": "M4402",
  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'LIEUT HENRY BRAND OF MARINES OBT 3D AUG ANO 1794 AETS 20 HENRY BRAND GENT FATHER OF YE ABOVE OBT...MARCH ANO 1797 AETS... MARGARET HIS WIDOW...JULY ANO 1801 AET...'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger in St Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Henry Brand d. 1794</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Ledger",
    "position": "South aisle",
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    "dateErected": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sides broken and bottom section very worn",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "F M M Lewes, 5/4/94",
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St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk commemorating the Officers and Ship’s Company of the HMS Invincible that was shipwrecked off Happisburgh on the Norfolk coast on 16 March 1801

Location

St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘On the 16 March 1801, HMS INVINCIBLE / was wrecked off Happisburgh when / on her way to join a fleet with / Admiral Nelson at Copenhagen. / The day following, the Ship sank with / the loss of some four hundred lives. / One hundred and nineteen members / of the Ship’s Company lie buried here.’ / / “And the sea gave up the dead / that were in it ...” / Revelation 20:13 // This memorial stone was given jointly / by the Parochial Church Council and / the Officers and Ship’s Company of HMS Invincible, 1998

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Notes: HMS Invincible was a third rate British Navy ship with 74 guns. She set sail from Yarmouth with 650 on board, preparing to meet up with Admiral Sir Hyde Parker as part of the British attack on the Danish navy. She became stuck on a sandbank off the Happisburgh coast in high winds, and eventually sank with the loss of 400 officers and crew. The Rear-Admiral Thomas Totty, along with 195 survived. Totty was later cleared at a court martial.

The mass grave was rediscovered and a memorial stone lain by the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1988, together with the Happisburgh parochial church council.

Photographer: Pippa Lacey

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  "id": "M6156",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘On the 16 March 1801, HMS INVINCIBLE / was wrecked off Happisburgh when / on her way to join a fleet with / Admiral Nelson at Copenhagen. / The day following, the Ship sank with / the loss of some four hundred lives. / One hundred and nineteen members / of the Ship’s Company lie buried here.’ / /  “And the sea gave up the dead / that were in it ...”  / Revelation 20:13 //  This memorial stone was given jointly / by the Parochial Church Council and / the Officers and Ship’s Company of HMS Invincible, 1998",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk commemorating the Officers and Ship’s Company of the HMS Invincible that was shipwrecked off Happisburgh on the Norfolk coast on 16 March 1801</p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32281\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8485-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8485-273x300.jpg 273w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8485-768x843.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8485-933x1024.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" /></p>",
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    "notes": "HMS Invincible was a third rate British Navy ship with 74 guns.  She set sail from Yarmouth with 650 on board, preparing to meet up with Admiral Sir Hyde Parker as part of the British attack on the Danish navy.  She became stuck on a sandbank off the Happisburgh coast in high winds, and eventually sank with the loss of 400 officers and crew.  The Rear-Admiral Thomas Totty, along with 195 survived.  Totty was later cleared at a court martial.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe mass grave was rediscovered and a memorial stone lain by the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Invincible in 1988, together with the Happisburgh parochial church council.<br />",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "Pippa Lacey"  }
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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Captain John Thomson RN d. 1877

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

[South side] 'Captain John Thomson Paymaster in Chief R.N. / Born 24 April 1792 Died 23rd April 1877' [North side] 'Also Mary Harriett his widow / Born April 30 1810 Died September 10 1887' [West side] 'She hath done what she could' [East side] 'Elizabeth Dempster Thomson / Born Feb 11 1805 Died Aug 6 1889'

Details

Description: Flat cross within kerb stones that originally had iron railings.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone and marble

People

Thomson, John
Age:
Date of Death: 23/4/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain Paymaster in Chief RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Sketch.
Recorder: Keth Linder 1998

JSON

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  "post_id": "5536",
  "id": "M4704",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "[South side] 'Captain John Thomson Paymaster in Chief R.N. / Born 24 April 1792 Died 23rd April 1877' [North side] 'Also Mary Harriett his widow / Born April 30 1810 Died September 10 1887' [West side] 'She hath done what she could' [East side] 'Elizabeth Dempster Thomson / Born Feb 11 1805 Died Aug 6 1889'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Captain John Thomson RN d. 1877</p>",
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    "description": "Flat cross within kerb stones that originally had iron railings.",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER. Sketch.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Keth Linder 1998",
    "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 Lieutenant John Dobree Budd, RIN, d. 1864.

Location

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

Transcript

'In Memory of / THE LATE LIEUT J D BUDD, / OF THE INDIAN NAVY, / died May 24th 1864 / Aged 26 Years'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Budd, John Dobree
Age: 26
Date of Death: 24/5/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RIN
Organisation: Royal Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: William Donnan, 1967

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  "post_id": "5522",
  "id": "M1154",
  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / THE LATE LIEUT J D BUDD, / OF THE INDIAN NAVY, / died May 24th 1864 / Aged 26 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant John Dobree Budd, RIN, d. 1864.</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sighted 2008.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan, 1967",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating William Lewis d. 1838

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'William Lewis, late Master of the vessel 'Lovely Peggy' of Aberystwyth, who left this transitory world the 29th day of March 1838 in the 27th year of his age'

Details

Vessel: Lovely Peggy

People

Lewis, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 29/3/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

JSON

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  "post_id": "5533",
  "id": "M1105",
  "location": "Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'William Lewis, late Master of the vessel 'Lovely Peggy' of Aberystwyth, who left this transitory world the 29th day of March 1838 in the 27th year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating William Lewis d. 1838</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Nancy Spickernell d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Nancy SPICKERNELL, late Stewardess of the P & O S.N. Co's S.S.'Travancore', who died on the 15th. July, 1869, aged 39 years...'

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Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Travancore

People

Spickernell, Nancy
Age: 39
Date of Death: 15/7/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stewardess
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: 'Travancore' iron screw steamer, built 1867 John Key & Sons, Kinghorn, purchased 1868 by P & O 1900 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "post_id": "5531",
  "id": "M252",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Nancy SPICKERNELL, late Stewardess of the P & O S.N. Co's S.S.'Travancore', who died on the 15th. July, 1869, aged 39 years...'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in  Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Nancy Spickernell d. 1869</p>",
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    "notes": "'Travancore' iron screw steamer, built 1867 John Key & Sons, Kinghorn, purchased 1868 by P & O 1900 tons.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Alexander Salter, d. 1824

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Alexander Salter, / Shipwright, who died 2d September 1824 / aged 29 years, 8 months and 8 days.'

Details

People

Salter, Alexander
Age: 29
Date of Death: 2/9/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.155.

JSON

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  "post_id": "5535",
  "id": "M6147",
  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Alexander Salter, / Shipwright, who died 2d September 1824 / aged 29 years, 8 months and 8 days.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Alexander Salter, d. 1824</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Salter, Alexander","age":"29","dateofdeath":"2/9/1824","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Shipwright","organisation":"Unknown"}],
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.155.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Captain John Mackenzie, RN, d. 1878

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘John Campbell MacKenzie, Sub Lieut H.M.S. Egeria. Eldest son of Capt J F C MacKenzie R.N. Died 26 Nov 1878. Aged 23 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Egeria

People

MacKenzie, John Campbell
Age: 23
Date of Death: 26/11/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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  "id": "M3257",
  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘John Campbell MacKenzie, Sub Lieut H.M.S. Egeria. Eldest son of Capt J F C MacKenzie R.N. Died 26 Nov 1878. Aged 23 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating Captain John Mackenzie, RN, d. 1878</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Egeria"  },
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters