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St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon, commemorating Admiral John Schank, RN d. 1823

Location

St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN SCHANK ESQ ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET, FILLED BY HIS ABILITY ZEAL AND INTEGRITY, RAISED HIMSELF TO THE HIGHEST RANK IN HIS PROFESSION AND CLOSED AN HONOURABLE LIFE AFTER A SERVICE OF SIXTY YEARS ON 6TH FEBRUARY 1823 AGED 83 [?]. ALSO OF MARGARET HIS WIDOW WHO DIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1843 AGED 83'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: North transept
Materials: Portland stone

People

Schank, John
Age: 83
Date of Death: 6/2/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Council for Christian Care 1994

JSON

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  "location": "St Gregory's Church, Dawlish, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN SCHANK ESQ ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON OF HIS MAJESTY'S FLEET, FILLED BY HIS ABILITY ZEAL AND INTEGRITY, RAISED HIMSELF TO THE HIGHEST RANK IN HIS PROFESSION AND CLOSED AN HONOURABLE LIFE AFTER A SERVICE OF SIXTY YEARS ON 6TH FEBRUARY 1823 AGED 83 [?]. ALSO OF MARGARET HIS WIDOW WHO DIED 18TH FEBRUARY 1843 AGED 83'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Gregory’s Church, Dawlish, Devon, commemorating Admiral John Schank, RN d. 1823</p>",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Council for Christian Care 1994",
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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

JSON

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  "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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  "details": {
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    "position": "",
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    "vessel": "SS Travancore"  },
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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'

Details

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).

JSON

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  "id": "M3456",
  "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).",
    "recorder": "",
    "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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  "id": "M1105",
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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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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
    "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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  "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>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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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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St Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales

Headstone at St Cattwg’s Church, Port Eynon commemorating John Moran d. 1938

Location

St Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales

Transcript

'In Memory of JOHN MORAN Able Seaman S.S. 'Glanrhyd' January 15th 1938'

Details

Description: Headstone, anchor and rope design carved above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Glanrhydd

People

Moran, John
Age:
Date of Death: 15/1/1938
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "St Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of JOHN MORAN Able Seaman S.S. 'Glanrhyd' January 15th 1938'",
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon commemorating Charles Hooper d. 1856

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Charles son of Charles and Anne Hooper / who was drowned at sea, having been washed / overboard in a hurricane; in the performance / of his duty as boatswain of the ship / "Light of the Age" in Latitude 31 degrees South and Longitude 49 degrees West on his homeward-bound / voyage from Sydney on the 10th Day of April 1856 in the 29th year of his age. / His sorrowing parents in erecting this tablet / desire to record their grateful sense of the sympathy / shown by the Captain, officers, passengers and ship's crew / who generously contributed to present to his family a / Testimonial of their Regard and Esteem for him. / 'Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord; hear my voice, for there is mercy with thee / therefore shall thou be feared' / Psalm CXXX 1st & 4th'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Light of the Age

People

Hooper, Charles
Age: 29
Date of Death: 10/4/1856
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Charles son of Charles and Anne Hooper / who was drowned at sea, having been washed / overboard in a hurricane; in the performance / of his duty as boatswain of the ship / \"Light of the Age\" in Latitude 31 degrees South and Longitude 49 degrees West on his homeward-bound / voyage from Sydney on the 10th Day of April 1856 in the 29th year of his age. / His sorrowing parents in erecting this tablet / desire to record their grateful sense of the sympathy / shown by the Captain, officers, passengers and ship's crew / who generously contributed to present to his family a / Testimonial of their Regard and Esteem for him. / 'Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord; hear my voice, for there is mercy with thee / therefore shall thou be feared' / Psalm CXXX 1st & 4th'",
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St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk commemorating Captain Richard Woodget, Master of Cutty Sark, d. 1928

Location

St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / RICHARD WOODGET / MASTER OF THE WOOL CLIPPER / CUTTY SARK / BORN NOVR 21ST 1846 / PASSED ON MARCH 5TH 1928 / R.I.P. / SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO / THEIR DESIRED HAVEN ’

Details

Description: With a foul anchor
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Cutty Sark

People

Woodget, Richard
Age: 82
Date of Death: 5/3/1928
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: John Willis & Son

Extra

Notes: Born 21st November 1845 in Docking Norfolk. Son of a farmer, Woodget, made a career in merchant ships.

There is a commemorative plaque on his house in East Harbour Way, Burnham Overy Staithe.
Recorder: C. J. Isaacson 1970
Photographer: P. Lacey

JSON

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  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF / RICHARD WOODGET / MASTER OF THE WOOL CLIPPER / CUTTY SARK / BORN NOVR 21ST 1846 / PASSED ON MARCH 5TH 1928 / R.I.P. / SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO / THEIR DESIRED HAVEN ’  <br />\r\n<br />",
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St Mary's Church, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Memorial window in St Mary’s Church, Marlborough commemorating Alfred Henry Manders, Worcester cadet, d. 1865 in a boat accident

Location

St Mary's Church, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'AND BEGINNING TO SINK HE CRIED SAYING LORD SAVE ME / THEY CAME AND AWOKE HIM SAYING MASTER MASTER WE PERISH / HE SENT FROM ABOVE HE TOOK ME HE DREW ME OUT OF MANY WATERS. / IN MEMORY OF ALFRED HENRY ELDEST SON OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS MANDERS AND CATHERINE HIS WIFE / HE WAS DROWNED OFF ERITH WITH 9 OTHER CADETS OF THE OFFICERS TRAINING SHIP WORCESTER / BY THE OVERTURNING OF THE SHIPS BARGE / IN THE 14th YEAR OF AGE ON TUESDAY FEBy 28TH AD 1865'

Details

Description: The Ascension, Our Lord saving Peter on the Sea of Galilee, Christ asleep during the storm, the shipwreck of St Paul. The drowned boys are shown in white robes in the upper lights.
Type: Window
Artists: Michael O'Connor
Vessel: HMS Worcester

People

Manders, Alfred Henry
Age: 14
Date of Death: 28/2/1865
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Merchant officer cadet
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Window erected by Major Thomas Manders, the boy's father. Ten merchant officer cadets from HMS 'Worcester' drowned in a sailing accident.
Bibliography: 'The Builder' 6 May 1866, p 352; 'Morning Chronicle' 2 March 1865
Photographer: Roy Storm 2006

JSON

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  "transcript": "'AND BEGINNING TO SINK HE CRIED SAYING LORD SAVE ME / THEY CAME AND AWOKE HIM SAYING MASTER MASTER WE PERISH / HE SENT FROM ABOVE HE TOOK ME HE DREW ME OUT OF MANY WATERS. / IN MEMORY OF ALFRED HENRY ELDEST SON OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS MANDERS AND CATHERINE HIS WIFE / HE WAS DROWNED OFF ERITH WITH 9 OTHER CADETS OF THE OFFICERS TRAINING SHIP WORCESTER / BY THE OVERTURNING OF THE SHIPS BARGE / IN THE 14th YEAR OF AGE ON TUESDAY FEBy 28TH AD 1865'",
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  "details": {
    "description": "The Ascension, Our Lord saving Peter on the Sea of Galilee, Christ asleep during the storm, the shipwreck of St Paul. The drowned boys are shown in white robes in the upper lights.",
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    "bibliography": "'The Builder' 6 May 1866, p 352; 'Morning Chronicle' 2 March 1865",
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Captain Joseph Skillicorn d. 1877, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance / of / CAPTAIN JOSEPH SKILLICORN / who died April 14th 1877 / aged 66 years / For many years in the service of the / Isle of Man Steam Packet Company / Here at anchor I do lay / with many of our fleet / In hope again forth to set sail / Our Admiral Christ to meet / Also of ISABELLA wife of the above / who died October 20th 1883 / aged 73 years / All the pain and griefs are over / every restless tossing passed / Perfect joy and peace for ever / safely home in heaven at last / Also in memory of EMILY CAIN / youngest daughter of / CAPT JOSEPH SKILLICORN and of Jane his wife / who died in London Oct 16th 1884 / aged 32 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Skillicorn, Joseph
Age: 66
Date of Death: 14/4/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

Extra

JSON

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  "post_id": "5502",
  "id": "M5394",
  "location": "Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance / of / CAPTAIN JOSEPH SKILLICORN / who died April 14th 1877 / aged 66 years / For many years in the service of the / Isle of Man Steam Packet Company / Here at anchor I do lay / with many of our fleet / In hope again forth to set sail / Our Admiral Christ to meet / Also of ISABELLA wife of the above / who died October 20th 1883 / aged 73 years / All the pain and griefs are over / every restless tossing passed / Perfect joy and peace for ever / safely home in heaven at last / Also in memory of EMILY CAIN / youngest daughter of / CAPT JOSEPH SKILLICORN and of Jane his wife / who died in London Oct 16th 1884 / aged 32 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Captain Joseph Skillicorn d. 1877, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Skillicorn, Joseph","age":"66","dateofdeath":"14/4/1877","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":"Isle of Man Steam Packet Co"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters