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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'

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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

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  "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'",
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Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Memorial at the Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon commemorating Samuel Grose, RN, d. 1919

Location

Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Samuel Grose, M.D. F.R.C.S. Staff Surgeon Royal Navy Late of this Parish Died Decr 12th 1919 Age 82 "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"'

Details

Description: Celtic cross on rectangular base. Kerbstones.
Type: Celtic cross
Position: Churchyard

People

Grose, Samuel
Age: 82
Date of Death: 12/12/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Samuel Grose, M.D. F.R.C.S. Staff Surgeon Royal Navy Late of this Parish Died Decr 12th 1919 Age 82 \"He Giveth His Beloved Sleep\"'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Birtie Rendle d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'BIRTIE W. RENDLE. / Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Falmouth' / died / 8th May 1913 Aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 408
Vessel: HMS Falmouth

People

Rendle, Birtie W.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 8/5/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'BIRTIE W. RENDLE. / Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. 'Falmouth' / died / 8th May 1913 Aged 19'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Birtie Rendle d. 1913</p>",
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All Hallows by the Tower, London, England

Credence at All Hallows by the Tower, London dedicated to Captain Henry Tapprell Dorling RN d. 1868

Location

All Hallows by the Tower, London, England

Details

Type: Credence south of altar
Position: St Francis Chapel

People

Dorling, Henry Taprell
Age: 85
Date of Death: 1968
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: RN

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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'

Details

People

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'",
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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.'

Details

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:

Extra

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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  "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'

Details

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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  "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'",
  "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 Mary's Church, Wanstead, Essex, England

Memorial at Wanstead, Essex, commemorating Vice Admiral Robert Plampin d. 1834

Location

St Mary's Church, Wanstead, Essex, England

Details

Description: Column terminating in an urn, the whole supported by a pedestal bearing naval trophies and an heraldic achievement. The inscription tablet is placed on the shaft of the column.
Type: Monument
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Portland stone and Carrara marble, over a York stone base.

People

Plampin, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 4/2/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Formerly had iron railings, now removed.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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Old Fort, now Manama Police headquarters, Bahrain, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Old Fort, now Manama Police headquarters, Bahrain commemorating William Walton RN d. 1872

Location

Old Fort, now Manama Police headquarters, Bahrain, Rest of the World

Transcript

'William Walton, died on 20 March 1872 aged 19 after falling from the topmast rigging of H.M.S. Bullfinch and fracturing his skull'

Details

Description: Marker now missing.
Type: Grave
Materials: Wood
Vessel: HMS Bullfinch

People

Walton, William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 20/3/1872
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: First recorded Christian burial on this site.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. v, no. 6 (Autumn 1990).

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters