Memorial at Southsea, Portsmouth commemorating the officers and men of HMS ‘Trident’ who died of yellow fever at Sierra Leone in 1859
Location
Sea front, Southsea, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / FORTY NINE OFFICERS AND MEN / OF HMS TRIDENT / WHO DIED OF YELLOW FEVER IN THE / SHORT SPACE OF SIX WEEKS / DURING THE UNUSUAL EPIDEMIC / AT SIERRA LEONE / [Left] '1859' / 'ERECTED BY F.A. CLOSE / AND THE SURVIVING OFFICERS' / [Right] 'AFRICA' / [Back] 'RE-ERECTED BY ADMIRAL CLOSE 1877'
Tablet in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nottingham commemorating Lieutenant James Still RN d. 1821
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Pavement, Nottingham, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory / of / LIEUTENANT JAMES STILL R.N. / who/in the 22nd year of his age, / fell a victim to the ravages of the Yellow Fever, / on board His Majesty's Ship,THE PHEASANT, / while stationed off SIERRA LEONE, / on the 12th October 1821. / For four successive years / he had been employed in the fatal service / of enforcing obedience / to that sacred Law, which to the honour of his Country and in the spirit of Christian Love, / forbade/the Traffick in Human Blood. / That he possessed the best feelings of the heart / was manifested in his unwearied watchfulness over those / whose aid he was in sickness, / and who, / withering like the blighted shoots of Spring, / left their blessings upon him. / That he was endued with the spirit of Enterprise / was proved by the testimony of those / who had witnessed his skill, and admired his gallantry: That he was characterised by suavity of temper and prepossessing manners / was apparent from that regard, excited in every breast, / which held him forth as an Ornament of Social Life. / How beloved a Son! How endeared a Brother! How esteemed a Friend! / is evidenced / in the poignant grief of his sorrowing Family, / in the unfeigned regret / of many who cherish the remembrance of his worth, / and in the heartfelt Tribute / of Him / who / dedicates this Tablet / to the memory of his Virtues'
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Description: Incised, with blacked-in italic lettering. Type: Tablet Position: North wall, north aisle Materials: White marble Vessel: HMS Pheasant
People
Still, James Age: 21 Date of Death: 12/10/1821 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Ottery St Mary, Devon dedicated to Commander Frederick Smith, RN d. 1880
Location
St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Transcript
'In memory of Frederick Abraham Smith, Commander RN one of the four governors of this church and 2nd son of the Rev George Smith 47 years Vicar. Born December 7th 1797. During the great French war he served in the Mediterranean and afterwards on the west coast of Africa where in the year 1827 he helped to rescue from a slave ship a Negro boy now well known as Bishop Crowther of the Niger, but a wound the consequence of a gun explosion soon after compelled his retirement. He married in 1840 Dorothy Louise widow of William Carew Hunt by whom he had three sons and three daughters. He died Dec 2nd 1880 at Escot Lodge where during thirty-two years he had acted as Steward of the Escot Estate. His grave is in Escot Churchyard. Erected by tradesmen of Ottery and the Escot tenantry'
Details
Type: Plaque
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Smith, Frederick Abraham Age: 82 Date of Death: 2/12/1880 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Bishop Ajayi Crowther c.1809-1891 - First African Anglican Bishop in Nigeria. Recorder: David Saunders
Ledger in the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Edward Harris, RN d. 1707 captured and sold as a slave by Barbary pirates
Location
Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (Nurses' Home), Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'Here lyeth interred ye body of / Edward Harris Born at Dover / in Kent, Mariner / A man just in his Actions / Kind to his Family / was 18 years a slave in Barbary / & steadfastly kept to ye Church / of England, Serv'd the Government / at sea faithfully / Received His Majs Royal Bounty / of this Hospital / & died in ye Faith of ye said Church ye 27 day of June 1707 aged 75 years Ex Dono II'
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Description: Carved in low relief above the inscription, with a skull in profile, a cross staff, anchor, gun and laurel wreath behind. Type: Ledger Position: Mausoleum
People
Harris, Edward Age: 75 Date of Death: 27/6/1707 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Seaman, Greenwich pensioner Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Transcription in PRO 'Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions' 99618. On floor of mausoleum.
Bibliography: Ceridwen Boston, Annsofie Witkin, Angela Boyle and David R. P. Wilkinson 'Safe Moored in Greenwich tier: A study of the skeletons of Royal Navy sailors and marines excavated at the Royal Hospital Greenwich' (Oxford, 2008) p. 10.
Memorial at Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire commemorating Commodore William Jones RN d. 1846
Location
Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred To The memory / Of Commodore William Jones Late Commanding / Her Majesty's Ship [Penelope] On The West Coast Of Africa / Where By His Judicious Arrangements / 115 Slave Vessels Were captured / And 6738 Human Beings Were Released From Slavery / Between 1st April 1844 And 12th March 1846 / Unwilling To Relinquish His Labors / Until The Energies Of Life Were Exhausted / He Returned To Spithead On The 8th / But To Die In This Hospital On The 24th Of May 1846 / Aged 54 Years / Intelligence Zeal And Perseverance / Marked The Course Of His Active Life / And In His Last Hours / His Spirit Was Sustained And Comforted / By That Christian Faith And Hope / Which Had Informed And Animated A Mind / Ever Ernestly Devoted To The Services Of His Country / And To The Kind Offices / Of Friendship And Humanity'
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Type: Wall tablet Position: St Luke's Church
People
Jones, Willliam Age: 54 Date of Death: 24/5/1846 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commodore Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St James’s Gardens, Camden commemorating Edward Christie RN d. 1803
Location
St James's Gardens, Camden, London, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD CHRISTIE / MIDSHIOMAN HMS THESIVS / DIED AT PORT ROYAL JAMAICA / OF FEVER CONTRACTED ON DVTY / ON BOARD A CAPTURED SLAVE SHIP/ 18TH JVLY 1803...'
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Description: Grey granite obelisk, the top of which is formed of the intersecting heads of two Celtic crosses. Type: Monument Materials: Grey granite Vessel: HMS Theseus
People
Christie, Edward Age: 19 Date of Death: 18/7/1803 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: The inscription is on the base of a monument commemorating other members of the Christie family. Scheduled for removal, due to work on HS2.
Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth, Liverpool commemorating Captain William Brighouse d. 1793
Location
St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain William Brighouse died 6th May 1793 aged 43'
Details
People
Brighouse, William Age: 43 Date of Death: 6/5/1793 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 43. An officer of this name commanded slave ships 'Preston' in 1780, 1781 and 1783. 'Swift' 1776 and 1777. Bibliography: Gomer Williams 'History of the Liverpool privateers and letters of marque with an account of the Liverpool slave trade' (Liverpool, London 1897) p. 553. Recorder: Captain J P Brand, Friends of the Museum of Merseyside
Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Heblethwaite d. 1794
Location
St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain John Heblethwaite died 31st December 1794 aged 49'
Details
People
Heblethwaite, John Age: 49 Date of Death: 31/12/1794 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 307. An officer of this name commanded slave ships - 'John' 1776, 'Unity' 1778', Eagle' 1782-3. 'Viper' 1784 'George' 1787, 'Will' 1789, 'Sarah' 1791-2. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth commemorating Captain William Hymers d. 1828
Location
St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain William Hymers died 25 January 1828 age 62'
Details
People
Hymers, William Age: 62 Date of Death: 25/1/1828 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.3, p. 155. An officer of this name commanded slave ships 'Johns' in 1803, ''Eliza' 1806 and 'Constance' 1807. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard, commemorating casualties from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines sustained during the Bombardment of Lagos in 1851
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF THE / OFFICERS, SEAMEN AND ROYAL MARINES, / WHO WERE KILLED / OR MORTALLY WOUNDED, / IN THE ENGAGEMENTS AT LAGOS, / ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. / A.D. 1851. / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THEIR / SHIPMATES AND COMPANIONS IN ARMS / JOHN G.F. DYER AND HENRY H. HALL MATES OF H.M.S. NIGER KILLED 25TH NOVR. 1851 / FREDK. R. FLETCHER. MID; JNO. MCDONALD, W. LAWS, FREDK. HUNN, THOS. SUTTON, / JAMES WEBB. THOS. DAVIS, SAML. PITT, BENJ. TRACEY AND RICH. PEACOCK, SEAMEN / FRANCIS BONE, THOS. NONELEY AND WM. WILSON, ROYAL MAR. ART. AND KING GEORGE / KROOMAN, OF H.M.S. PENELOPE KILLED 26TH DECEMBER 1851, HY. M. GILHAM / MASTER'S ASSISTANT; GEORGE E. HOWELL, GUNNER, AND W. BOTTERS, R.M.A. H.M.S. / PENELOPE MORTALLY WOUNDED, THOMAS RICHARDS, MID; H.M.S. SAMPSON / KILLED 26TH DECEMBER 1851'
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Description: Inscription tablet flanked by pillasters carved with palm trees, carved brackets. Above, a trophy of flags, a sword, gun, anchor and oval union flag shield. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Niger, HMS Penelope; HMS Sampson
Event
Lagos
Event Date
1851
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Africa
People
Bone, Francis Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Botters, W. Age: Date of Death: 1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Davis, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Dyer, John G. F. Age: Date of Death: 25/11/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Mate Organisation: Royal Navy Fletcher, Frederick R. Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy George, King Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Krooman Organisation: Gilham, Henry M. Age: Date of Death: 1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Master's Assistant Organisation: Royal Navy Hall, Henry H. Age: Date of Death: 25/11/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Mate Organisation: Royal Navy Howell, George F. Age: Date of Death: 1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Gunner Organisation: Royal Navy Hunn, Frederick Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Laws, W. Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy McDonald, J. Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Noneley, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Peacock, Richard Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Pitt, Samuel Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Richards, Thomas Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN Organisation: Royal Navy Tracey, Benjamin Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Webb, James Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Wilson, William Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1851 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
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Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
