Category Archives: Fishing

Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Isaac Bragg d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ISAAC BRAGG aged 45 lost in the Smack 'Pride' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Pride

People

Bragg, Isaac
Age: 45
Date of Death: 12/12/1883
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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  "transcript": "'ISAAC BRAGG aged 45 lost in the Smack 'Pride' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'",
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Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Arthur Southgate d. 1889

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ARTHUR SOUTHGATE aged 18 lost with the Smack 'Perseverence' in the North Sea [Particulars unknown] May 1889'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Perseverance

People

Southgate, Arthur
Age: 18
Date of Death: 5/1889
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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  "transcript": "'ARTHUR SOUTHGATE aged 18 lost with the Smack 'Perseverence' in the North Sea [Particulars unknown] May 1889'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Arthur Southgate d. 1889</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "event": {
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Fishing

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Henry Purday d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'HENRY PURDAY aged 36 washed overboard from the Smack 'Express' in the North Sea March 6 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Express

People

Purday, Henry
Age: 26
Date of Death: 6/3/1883
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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  "transcript": "'HENRY PURDAY aged 36 washed overboard from the Smack 'Express' in the North Sea March 6 1883'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Henry Purday d. 1883</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
    "recorder": "",
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Fishing

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating James Gilders d. 1882

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'JAMES GILDERS / aged 33 / lost from the Smack / 'Vanduara' in the North Sea / April 18 1882'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Vanduara

People

Gilders, James
Age: 33
Date of Death: 18/4/1882
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'JAMES GILDERS / aged 33 / lost from the Smack / 'Vanduara' in the North Sea / April 18 1882'",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)<br />",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
}

Fishing

St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex, England

Gravestone at St Wilfred’s Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex commemorating Frederick John Arnell d. 1910

Location

St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Frederick John Arnell / Born April 1867 / Also of his nephew / Alfred Charles Arnell / Born 6 November 1905 / Drowned off Selsey / 7th December 1910 / Gone but not forgotten'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Arnell, Frederick John
Age:
Date of Death: 7/12/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: S. Gilbert

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of / Frederick John Arnell / Born April 1867 / Also of his nephew / Alfred Charles Arnell / Born 6 November 1905 / Drowned off Selsey / 7th December 1910 / Gone but not forgotten'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Wilfred’s Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex commemorating Frederick John Arnell d. 1910</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Fishing"],
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "S. Gilbert",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Crisp d. 1883

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'GEORGE CRISP aged about 35 of Dover lost in the 'Walter & Henry' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Walter and Henry

People

Crisp, George
Age:
Date of Death: 12/12/1883
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'GEORGE CRISP aged about 35 of Dover lost in the 'Walter & Henry' in the North Sea Dec 12 1883'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating George Crisp d. 1883</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Fishing

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Thomas Clinch d. 1874

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'THOMAS CLINCH / aged 52 / drowned from the / Smack 'Affiance’ / off Orford Ness / Aug, 21 1874'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Affiance

People

Clinch, Thomas
Age: 52
Date of Death: 21/8/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'THOMAS CLINCH / aged 52 / drowned from the / Smack 'Affiance’ / off Orford Ness / Aug, 21 1874'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Thomas Clinch d. 1874</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3976-967x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45041\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3976-967x1024.jpg 967w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3976-283x300.jpg 283w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3976-768x813.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3976.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" /></figure>",
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  "categories": ["Fishing"],
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    "vessel": "Affiance"  },
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)<br />",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
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Fishing

St Vigean's Church, St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland

Headstone at St Vigean’s Church, Angus commemorating John Cargill d. 1771

Location

St Vigean's Church, St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'Here lies the body of JOHN CARGILL shipmaster Auchmithie who was the husband to AGNES CARGILL he died at Arbroath 6th Febry 1771 aged 67 years also here lies the body of DAVID CARGILL their son who died May 15th 1771 aged 22 years. Revised by PETER SWANKIE, MARGARET [side of stone] MARGARET SPINK wife of PETER SWANKIE died 19th Jany 1899 aged 92 years' [back] 'IC IB 1744 JOHN CARGILL, HELEN CARGILL, CATHERINE CARGILL, ROBERT CARGILL, AGNES CARGILL, JAMES CARGILL'

Details

Description: Carved on the reverse with the arms of the Royal Company of Fishing, being an Imperial crown and under it two herrings.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Cargill, John
Age: 67
Date of Death: 6/2/1771
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipmaster
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'Here lies the body of JOHN CARGILL shipmaster Auchmithie who was the husband to AGNES CARGILL he died at Arbroath 6th Febry 1771 aged 67 years also here lies the body of DAVID CARGILL their son who died May 15th 1771 aged 22 years. Revised by PETER SWANKIE, MARGARET [side of stone] MARGARET SPINK wife of PETER SWANKIE died 19th Jany 1899 aged 92 years' [back] 'IC IB 1744 JOHN CARGILL, HELEN CARGILL, CATHERINE CARGILL, ROBERT CARGILL, AGNES CARGILL, JAMES CARGILL'",
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Fishing, Vessel Loss

All Saints’ Church, Frostenden, Suffolk, England

Memorial at All Saints’ Church, Frostenden, Suffolk commemorating Henry Wigg, d. 1937 in the loss of the drifter ‘Beacon Star’

Location

All Saints’ Church, Frostenden, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Henry Wigg, who was lost off the Cornish Coast in the S.T. 'Beacon Star' disaster, 19 Feb 1937 aged 19 years'

Details

Vessel: Beacon Star

People

Wigg, Henry
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/2/1937
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Lowestoft Fish Selling Co Ltd

Extra

Notes: 'Beacon Star' steam drifter, foundered of the Cornish coast 18/19 February 1937.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints’ Church, Frostenden, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Henry Wigg, who was lost off the Cornish Coast in the S.T. 'Beacon Star' disaster, 19 Feb 1937 aged 19 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints’ Church, Frostenden, Suffolk commemorating Henry Wigg, d. 1937 in the loss of the drifter ‘Beacon Star’</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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}

Fishing

St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Stephen’s Old Church, Fylingthorpe commemorating Oliver Moorsom d. 1801

Location

St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In / memory of / OLIVER MOORSOM who / died Dec 10th 1801 aged 51 years / Also MARY his wife who died / Sept 30th 1824 aged 86 years / Also JOHN MOORSOM / brother to the above who died / Dec 28th 1807 aged 65 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: North Yorkshire

People

Moorsom, Oliver
Age: 51
Date of Death: 10/12/1801
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From Robin Hood's Bay

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters