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St Michael's Church, Cropthorne, Wiltshire, England

Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Cropthorne commemorating James Williams Curtis d. 1877

Location

St Michael's Church, Cropthorne, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'SARAH LOUISA, wife of William Ayliffe, who died June 5th 1862 aged 46 years, also of PHILLIPIA MOORE, widow of the late Charles Moore, master mariner, and sister of the above, who died November 6th 1876 aged 54. Also of JAMES WILLIAMS CURTIS, son of the above, who died at Trinidad, West Indies Nov 17th 1877 aged 32 'Thy Will be done''

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Type: Gravestone
Position: North wall of churchyard

People

Curtis, James Williams
Age: 32
Date of Death: 17/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: M.A. Jones

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  "transcript": "'SARAH LOUISA, wife of William Ayliffe, who died June 5th 1862 aged 46 years, also of PHILLIPIA MOORE, widow of the late Charles Moore, master mariner, and sister of the above, who died November 6th 1876 aged 54. Also of JAMES WILLIAMS CURTIS, son of the above, who died at Trinidad, West Indies Nov 17th 1877 aged 32 'Thy Will be done''",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at  St Michael’s Church, Cropthorne commemorating James Williams Curtis d. 1877</p>",
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    "recorder": "M.A. Jones",
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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...'

Details

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

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  "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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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Peter’s Parish Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Archibald Lang MD d. 1826

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Archibald Lang, MD, several years Surgeon of the Naval Hospital, Port Royal, Died 21st April 1826. Erected by Vice Admiral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted, KCB, Commander in Chief, and the Captains and Officers employed under his command, on the Jamaica Station. Commissioner T.G. Sutherland and Officers of the Civil Department, R.N. [Verse] 'Of first rate talent in the healing art'

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People

Lang, Archibald
Age:
Date of Death: 21/4/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Archibald Lang, MD, several years Surgeon of the Naval Hospital, Port Royal, Died 21st April 1826. Erected by Vice Admiral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted, KCB, Commander in Chief, and the Captains and Officers employed under his command, on the Jamaica Station. Commissioner T.G. Sutherland and Officers of the Civil Department, R.N. [Verse] 'Of first rate talent in the healing art'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Peter’s Parish Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Archibald Lang MD d. 1826</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
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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

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  "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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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
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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).

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

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  "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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    "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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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'

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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

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  "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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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER. Sketch.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Keth Linder 1998",
    "photographer": ""  }
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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...'

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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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  "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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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sides broken and bottom section very worn",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "F M M Lewes, 5/4/94",
    "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'

Details

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

JSON

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  "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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    "notes": "Sighted 2008.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan, 1967",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St John the Baptist, Elmswell, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St John the Baptist, Elmswell, Suffolk commemorating Charles Henry Lawton, HEIC, d.1846 at St Ann’s, Jamaica.

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Elmswell, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Charles Henry, fifth son of Rev. J. T. Lawton, Rector of this parish, formerly an Officer in the HEIC, Naval Service and laterly as a resident at Hampton, St. Ann's, Jamaica, where he died 5 March 1846, aged 35. Also Frederick, the sixth son for many years a resident in the same island who was accidentally drowned on 13 May 1852, in attempting to cross the River Cave, aged 39'

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People

Lawton, Charles Henry
Age: 35
Date of Death: 5/3/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St John the Baptist, Elmswell, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Charles Henry, fifth son of Rev. J. T. Lawton, Rector of this parish, formerly an Officer in the HEIC, Naval Service and laterly as a resident at Hampton, St. Ann's, Jamaica, where he died 5 March 1846, aged 35. Also Frederick, the sixth son for many years a resident in the same island who was accidentally drowned on 13 May 1852, in attempting to cross the River Cave, aged 39'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters