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St Peter's Church, Hersham, Surrey, England

Ledger in St Peter’s Church, Hersham commemorating Admiral Sir Thomas Williams d. 1841

Location

St Peter's Church, Hersham, Surrey, England

Transcript

'...SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS WILLIAMS. G.C.B. / OF BURWOOD HOUSE, / IN THIS PARISH. / HE EXCHANGED THIS LIFE / FOR A BLESSED IMMORTALITY / ON SUNDAY THE 10TH OF OCTOBER, 1841, / IN THE 80TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / "Looking unto Jesus". / Hebrews, 12.2'

Details

Description: The inscription tablet flanked by Ionic columns. Crest on pediment with ribbon and badge of the K. C. B.
Type: Ledger
Materials: White marble

People

Williams, Thomas
Age: 80
Date of Death: 10/10/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1990

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Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Gravestone at Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, commemorating William Nicholls MBE Master Mariner d. 1937

Location

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Catherine NICHOLLS entered into rest 16 Feb 1936 aged 76 yrs... WILLIAM NICHOLLS, M.B.E. MASTER MARINER beloved husband of the above died 10 Jan 1937 aged 77 years. Safe in port'

Details

Description: A granite cross on three stepped base with a kerb

Type: Gravestone
Position: 147

People

Nicholls, William
Age: 77
Date of Death: 10/1/1937
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret At Cliffe, Kent' Kent Family History Society (Canterbury, 1980).
Recorder: E.R. Stage

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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating Thomas Manley d.1802

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

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Extra

Notes: Also commemorated on altar tomb in churchyard

Bibliography: Canon S.W. Wheatley 'Historical Notes: Rochester St Margaret' (Rochester, 1996).

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Eye, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Eye, Suffolk commemorating John Brown, RN d. 1732

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Eye, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Johannes Brown Et Copiis in Expeditione Navali contra Hispanos AN. DOM 1703 [?] Obiit Nov 19 A.D. 1732 Aet Suae 74 Illius Testamenti Curatores et Haeredes Scripti Johannes Brown Arm Gueliemus Selwin Grati Animo P.P.’

‘John Brown and forces in a Naval Expedition against the Spaniards, Anno Domini 1703 {?} Died on Nov 19 AD 1732.'

Details

Description: Carving of Good Samaritan
Position: South aisle

People

Brown, John
Age: 74
Date of Death: 19/11/1732
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Naval Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Difficult to read, not all inscription recorded.
Recorder: William Donnan, 1967

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Hardy d. 1850

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory / of / Thomas Hardy / late captain of the ship 'Faize Allum' / who departed this life on the / 13th May 1850 / aged 41 years / erected as a token of esteem / by his friends'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Faize Allum

People

Hardy, Thomas
Age: 41
Date of Death: 13/5/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Charles John Tanner d. 1919

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Charles John Tanner / (Late Docks Police) / The beloved husband of Catherine Tanner / Who died Jan 3rd 1919 / aged 51 years / Gone but not forgotten / Also Alfred John their son / Who died April 11th 1931 / Aged 30 years / In the midst of life we are in death'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

anner, Charles John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 3/1/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Docks Police
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Commander Samuel Sparshott RN d. 1851

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / SAMUEL SPARSHOTT Esq., Commander Royal Navy, / for nearly Twenty-five years / Deputy Comptroller general of the Coastguard, / London who died 10th November, 1851 / Aged 68 years'

Details

People

Sparshott, Samuel
Age: 68
Date of Death: 10/11/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 128.

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St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Memorial St Paul’s Church, Whitechapel commemorating Robert James Elliot d. 1849 philanthropist

Location

St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Transcript

'...Deeply imbued with a sense of the evils which beset the social condition of the seaman during his sojourning on shore, more fearful than the direst perils of the great deep, he devoted his time, his energy and his substance to their removal; the Sailors' House and the Destitute Sailors' Asylum were founded through his exertion and remain the memorials to his unremitting and anxious care; the last labour of love in which declining health permitted him to share was the erection of this church to the honour and glory of God for the seaman's special use'

Details

Type: Gothic tabernacle
Artists: B. R. Brown

People

Elliot, Robert James
Age:
Date of Death: 1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Philanthropist
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Founded the Sailor's House and The Destitute Sailor's Asylum. Maker : R. Brown, 58 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury.
Recorder: R. P. Dulling

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St Nicholas's Church, New Romney, Kent, England

Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, New Romney, Kent commemorating Lieutenant Charles Cobb RN d. 1811

Location

St Nicholas's Church, New Romney, Kent, England

Transcript

'HERE lies the Body of / ANNE COBB / youngest Daughter of / Benjamin and Catherine Cobb / She died May the 18th / 1794 aged 43 Years. / CHARLES third son of BENJAMIN / COBB Esq., and JANE his Wife / He was FIRST LIEUTENANT of H.M.S. CASTILIAN, / and killed by a Cannon Shot in action with / the French Flotilla off Boulogne, 21st September 1811 / Aged 25 Years.'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Nave
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Castilian

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Cobb, Charles
Age: 25
Date of Death: 21/9/1811
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Thomas Collister d. 1864 and Edward Craine d. 1867

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In memory of / THE LATE / THOMAS COLLISTER / Chief Mate of the Steam packet / Mona's Queen, of Douglas / who departed this life / on the 28th January 1864 / Aged 39 Years / Farewell dear Friends / a long farewell / for we shall meet no more /Till we are raised with Christ to dwell / on Canaan's peaceful shore / Also in memory of / EDWARD CRAINE / who died in Demerera of Yellow fever the / 19th of August 1867 aged 21 years / also MARGARET wife of the above / THOMAS COLLISTER who died Augt[?] 2nd 1877 aged 60 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Mona's Queen

People

Collister, Thomas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 28/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Mate
Organisation:
Craine, Edward
Age: 21
Date of Death: 9/8/1867
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters