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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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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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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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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'

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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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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.'

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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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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Alexander Salter, / Shipwright, who died 2d September 1824 / aged 29 years, 8 months and 8 days.'",
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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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  "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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    "notes": "DOSSIER. Sketch.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Keth Linder 1998",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander Forsyth Parr RN d. 1856

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Ann / the beloved wife of / Lieut Alexander Forsyth Parr / who departed this life / Oct 14th 1845 / aged 47 years / husband of the above / obit Nov. 9th 1856 / aged 70 / for 25 years a lieutenant of / this hospital'

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Parr, Alexander Forsyth
Age: 70
Date of Death: 9/11/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Haslar Hospital, Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / Ann / the beloved wife of / Lieut Alexander Forsyth Parr / who departed this life / Oct 14th 1845 / aged 47 years / husband of the above / obit Nov. 9th 1856 / aged 70 / for 25 years a lieutenant of / this hospital'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander Forsyth Parr RN d. 1856</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Enoch Kendall d. 1884

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of / Enoch Kendall / Master Mariner / Who died July 25th 1884 / Aged 44 years / Also of his father / Francis Kendall / who died at Penzance Cornwall / Jany 5th 1868 / Aged 66 years / Also of his mother / Grace Kendall / who died at London April 4th 1882 / Aged 74 years / Their end was peace / Also of Francis P Rowe / who died Sept 3rd 1886 aged 16 years / Our loss is his gain / Also of Enoch K Rowe / who died Oct 25th 1895 / Aged 16 years & 10 months / Safe in the arms of Jesus.'

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Description: Sandstone headstone

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Sandstone

People

Kendall, Enoch
Age: 44
Date of Death: 25/7/1884
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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Notes: Also of his father and mother; Francis and Grace Kendall. d. 1868 and d. 1886. Also, Fracis Rowe and Enoch Rowe. d. 1886 and d. 1895
Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of / Enoch Kendall / Master Mariner / Who died July 25th 1884 / Aged 44 years / Also of his father / Francis Kendall / who died at Penzance Cornwall / Jany 5th 1868 / Aged 66 years / Also of his mother / Grace Kendall / who died at London April 4th 1882 / Aged 74 years / Their end was peace / Also of Francis P Rowe / who died Sept 3rd 1886 aged 16 years / Our loss is his gain / Also of Enoch K Rowe / who died Oct 25th 1895 / Aged 16 years & 10 months / Safe in the arms of Jesus.'",
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Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Headstone at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating John Wishart d. 1796

Location

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'In Memory / of John Wishart late / Mariner in Dunbar who / died June 24th 1796 aged 66 / years also of Janet Walker / his spouse who died April / 3d 1792 aged 63 years'

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Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Wishart, John
Age: 66
Date of Death: 24/6/1796
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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  "transcript": "'In Memory / of John Wishart late / Mariner in Dunbar who / died June 24th 1796 aged 66 / years also of Janet Walker / his spouse who died April / 3d 1792 aged 63 years'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating John Wishart d. 1796</p>",
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Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Plaque in Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire commemorating Admiral John Fulford, RN, d. 1888

Location

Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'IN REVERENT MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL / JOHN FULFORD R.N. / BORN AT / GREAT FULFORD, DEVON. / 16TH FEBRUARY 1809 / ENTERED INTO REST AT / BREMERTON / 15TH FEBRUARY 1888 / FULL OF GOOD WORKS FOR THE / CHURCH OF GOD IN HIS DIOCESE / AND STEADFAST IN THE FAITH / "SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE"'

Details

Description: Gothic architectural surround with Chi Rho symbol above the inscription

Type: Plaque
Position: South aisle of chancel
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS President

People

Fulford, John
Age: 78
Date of Death: 1888
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 212 (Greenwich, 1972).

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  "transcript": "'IN REVERENT MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL / JOHN FULFORD R.N. / BORN AT / GREAT FULFORD, DEVON. / 16TH FEBRUARY 1809 / ENTERED INTO REST AT / BREMERTON / 15TH FEBRUARY 1888 / FULL OF GOOD WORKS FOR THE / CHURCH OF GOD IN HIS DIOCESE / AND STEADFAST IN THE FAITH / \"SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THE HAVEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE\"'",
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St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Grave in St Michael’s Church, Stokenham, Devon commemorating John Adams d. 1851

Location

St Michael's Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Adams, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 25/12/1851
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Drowned at sea
Recorder: P Cove

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters