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St Mary's Church, Ulverston, Cumbria, England

Gravestone in Ulverston, Cumbria dedicated to Philip Priest d. 1859

Location

St Mary's Church, Ulverston, Cumbria, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / PHILIP PRIEST / Master Mariner of this town / who died 25th March 1859 / aged 76 Years / And of his DAUGHTERS / MARY who died 10th May 1857, Aged 36 Years / And JANE who died 1st may 1860 / Aged 21 Years / Also of JANE the Wife of ABRAHAM Son of the Above / PHILIP PRIEST who died the 24th April 1853 Aged 59 Years...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Priest, Philip
Age: 76
Date of Death: 25/3/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / PHILIP PRIEST / Master Mariner of this town / who died 25th March 1859 / aged 76 Years / And of his DAUGHTERS / MARY who died 10th May 1857, Aged 36 Years / And JANE who died 1st may 1860 / Aged 21 Years / Also of JANE the Wife of ABRAHAM Son of the Above / PHILIP PRIEST who died the 24th April 1853 Aged 59 Years...'",
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Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down commemorating John Booth, RN, d. 1892

Location

Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'In Memory of / John William Booth/ Engineer Royal Navy / Who died at Sea / On August 9th 1892, / Aged 29 Years. / This stone is erected / by the Ward-Room officers of / H.M.S. Audacious, as a token of / esteem and respect for their / late comrade'

Details

Description: Flat top headstone with triangular central feature. Vertical rectangular text panel, with round top. Decorative motif at top, depicting an anchor. Inscription is incised.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Artists: Purdy & Millard
Vessel: HMS Audacious

People

Booth, John William
Age: 29
Date of Death: 9/8/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / John William Booth/ Engineer Royal Navy / Who died at Sea / On August 9th 1892, / Aged 29 Years. / This stone is erected / by the Ward-Room officers of / H.M.S. Audacious, as a token of / esteem and respect for their / late comrade'",
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York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial in York Minister commemorating Vice-Admiral Henry Medley d. 1747

Location

York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / the Honbl. HENRY MEDLEY Esqr. Vice Admiral of the Blue / and Commander-in-Chief in the MEDITERRANEAN / who died at Savona Aug 5th 1747. / He was Son to ROBERT MEDLEY Esqr. by DOROTHY Daughter / to WILLIAM GRIMSTON of Grimston Garth Esqr. / He Married ANN Daughter and Heiress to / Mr NATHANIEL GOCHE Merchant in HULL by Dorothy / sister to THOMAS GRIMSTON Esq. Grandson to the / Above named WILLIAM and has issue by her / One Daughter who Died Young'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus carved with naval battle relief, flanked by weeping cherubs, one with a crown, the other with an inverted torch. Portrait bust and trophies above.
Type: Monument
Position: North wall of chancel
Date Erected: 1749
Artists: Henry Cheere

People

Medley, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 5/8/1747
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Cost £262.10.0. Had iron railings not replaced after 1829. Photo- see Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. DOSSIER.
Bibliography: Ed. G.E. Aylmer & Reginald Cant 'A History of York Minster' (Oxford, 1977); 'Dictionary of National Biography'; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); Matthew Craske 'The Silent Rhetoric of the Body: A history of monumental sculpture and commemorative art in England 1720-1770' (Yale, 2008) pp. 222-224.
Photographer: Amy Miller

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / the Honbl. HENRY MEDLEY Esqr. Vice Admiral of the Blue / and Commander-in-Chief in the MEDITERRANEAN / who died at Savona Aug 5th 1747. / He was Son to ROBERT MEDLEY Esqr. by DOROTHY Daughter / to WILLIAM GRIMSTON of Grimston Garth Esqr. / He Married ANN Daughter and Heiress to / Mr NATHANIEL GOCHE Merchant in HULL by Dorothy / sister to THOMAS GRIMSTON Esq. Grandson to the / Above named WILLIAM and has issue by her / One Daughter who Died Young'",
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    "description": "Sarcophagus carved with naval battle relief, flanked by weeping cherubs, one with a crown, the other with an inverted torch. Portrait bust and trophies above.",
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    "position": "North wall of chancel",
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    "dateErected": "1749",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "Amy Miller"  }
}

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Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial at Selby Abbey commemorating William Staniland d. 1852

Location

Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Beneath lay interred the remains of Hannah the wife of William Staniland Shipowner Selby who died 13th August 1848 aged 67 years. Heaven rejoices Nature Weeps. Also of the above named William Staniland who died the 4th day of April 1852 aged 78 years ...'

Details

Position: North wall of nave

People

Staniland, William
Age: 78
Date of Death: 4/4/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Beneath lay interred the remains of Hannah the wife of William Staniland Shipowner Selby who died 13th August 1848 aged 67 years. Heaven rejoices Nature Weeps. Also of the above named William Staniland who died the 4th day of April 1852 aged 78 years ...'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Selby Abbey commemorating William Staniland d. 1852</p>",
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    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1982",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Thurston, Suffolk commemorating Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, RN d. 1864

Location

St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sir William Hall Gage G.B.B & G.C.H. Admiral of the Fleet. Third son of General the Honble Thomas Gage died at Thurston 4 Jan 1864 aged 87'

Details

Type: Monument
Position: Sanctuary
Materials: Marble

People

Gage, William Hall
Age: 87
Date of Death: 4/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

JSON

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  "id": "M4376",
  "location": "St Peter's Church, Thurston, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Sir William Hall Gage G.B.B & G.C.H. Admiral of the Fleet. Third son of General the Honble Thomas Gage died at Thurston 4 Jan 1864 aged 87'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Thurston, Suffolk commemorating Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, RN d. 1864</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan",
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}

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Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World

Memorial to British naval casualties during the Crimea War 1854-1856 atCathcart’s Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Location

Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World

Transcript

'THE ROYAL NAVY / IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE / ROYAL NAVY WHO / DIED AT SEA IN / BATTLE WHILST / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / AS PART OF THE / NAVAL BRIGADE / AND DIED OF DISEASE / 1854 - 1856', 'HM SHIPS AGAMEMNON / ALBION / ALGIERS / ARDENT / ARETHUSA / ARROW / BANSHEE / BEAGLE / BELLEROPHON / BRITANNIA / CARADOC', 'HM SHIPS / CURACOA / CURLEW / CYCLOPS / DAUNTLESS / DIAMOND / FIREBRAND / FURIO / FURY / GLADIATOR / HANNIBAL / HIGHFLYER', 'HM SHIPS / INFLEXIBLE / LEANDER / LEOPARD / LONDON / LYNX / MIRANDA / NIGER / QUEEN / RETRIBUTION / RODNEY / ROYAL ALBERT ', ' HM SHIPS / SAMPSON / SANSPARIEL / SIDON / SNAKE / SPHINX / SPITEFUL / SPITFIRE / STROMBOLI / SWALLOW / TERRIBLE / TIGER', 'HM SHIPS / TRAFALGAR / TRIBUNE / TRITON / VALORIOUS / VENGEANCE / VESUVIUS / VIPER / VULCAN / WASP / WRANGLER' [other panels commemorate the Cavalry 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, 8th Kings Royal Irish (light) Dragoons (hussars); Infantry 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers); Infantry 18th Regiment of foot (Royal Irish Regiment); Cavalry 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers); Infantry 97th Regiment of Foot (Ulster Regiment).'

Details

Description: Metal plaques on cemetery railings.
Type: Cemetery
Materials: Metal
Vessel: Agamemnon, Albion; Algiers; Ardent; Arethusa; Arrow; Banshee; Beagle; Bellerophon; Britannia; Caradoc; Curacoa ; Curlew; Cyclops; Dauntless; Diamond; Firebrand; Furious; Fury; Gladiator; Hannibal; Highflyer; Inflexible; Leander; Leopard; London; Lynx; Miranda; Niger; Queen; Retribution; Rodney; Royal Albert; Sampson; Sans Pareil; Sidon; Snake; Sphinx; Spiteful; Spitfire; Stromboli; Swallow; Terrible; Tiger; Trafalgar; Tribune; Triton; Valorous; Vengeance; Vesuvius; Viper; Vulcan; Wasp; Wrangler

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

Extra

Notes: The cemetery was destroyed in World War II, since then some remains, including those of Sir George Cathcart (1794-1854,) have been gathered in a railed enclosure with memorial plaques.

JSON

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  "id": "M5884",
  "location": "Cathcart's Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'THE ROYAL NAVY / IN PROUD MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE / ROYAL NAVY WHO / DIED AT SEA IN / BATTLE WHILST / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / SERVING AS PART / OF THE NAVAL / SQUADRON ON SHORE / AS PART OF THE / NAVAL BRIGADE / AND DIED OF DISEASE / 1854 - 1856', 'HM SHIPS AGAMEMNON / ALBION / ALGIERS / ARDENT / ARETHUSA / ARROW / BANSHEE / BEAGLE / BELLEROPHON / BRITANNIA / CARADOC', 'HM SHIPS / CURACOA / CURLEW / CYCLOPS / DAUNTLESS / DIAMOND / FIREBRAND / FURIO / FURY / GLADIATOR / HANNIBAL / HIGHFLYER', 'HM SHIPS / INFLEXIBLE / LEANDER / LEOPARD / LONDON / LYNX / MIRANDA / NIGER / QUEEN / RETRIBUTION / RODNEY / ROYAL ALBERT ', ' HM SHIPS / SAMPSON / SANSPARIEL / SIDON / SNAKE / SPHINX / SPITEFUL / SPITFIRE / STROMBOLI / SWALLOW / TERRIBLE / TIGER', 'HM SHIPS / TRAFALGAR / TRIBUNE / TRITON / VALORIOUS / VENGEANCE / VESUVIUS / VIPER / VULCAN / WASP / WRANGLER' [other panels commemorate the Cavalry 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, 8th Kings Royal Irish (light) Dragoons (hussars); Infantry 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers); Infantry 18th Regiment of foot (Royal Irish Regiment); Cavalry 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons; 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers); Infantry 97th Regiment of Foot (Ulster Regiment).'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial to British naval casualties during the Crimea War 1854-1856 atCathcart’s Hill, Sevastopol, Ukraine</p>",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "Metal",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Agamemnon, Albion; Algiers; Ardent; Arethusa; Arrow; Banshee; Beagle; Bellerophon; Britannia; Caradoc; Curacoa ; Curlew; Cyclops; Dauntless; Diamond; Firebrand; Furious; Fury; Gladiator; Hannibal; Highflyer; Inflexible; Leander; Leopard; London; Lynx; Miranda; Niger; Queen; Retribution; Rodney; Royal Albert; Sampson; Sans Pareil; Sidon; Snake; Sphinx; Spiteful; Spitfire; Stromboli; Swallow; Terrible; Tiger; Trafalgar; Tribune; Triton; Valorous; Vengeance; Vesuvius; Viper; Vulcan; Wasp; Wrangler"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Crimea War",
    "date": "1853-1856",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
  "people": "",
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    "notes": "The cemetery was destroyed in World War II, since then some remains, including those of Sir George Cathcart (1794-1854,) have been gathered in a railed enclosure with memorial plaques.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Protestant Burial Ground, Rome, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Burial Ground, Rome commemorating Commander Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael RN d. 1855

Location

Protestant Burial Ground, Rome, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR T.G. CARMICHAEL BART. / COMMANDER RN. / BORN OCTOBER 22 1817 / DIED AT CIVITAVECCHIA DECEMBER 30 1855 / … '

Details

Description: Ledger with cross above the inscription in relief.

People

Gibson-Carmichael, Thomas
Age: 38
Date of Death: 30/12/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Protestant Burial Ground, Rome commemorating Commander Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael RN d. 1855</p>",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating William Young d. 1833

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Young, William
Age: 26
Date of Death: 5/8/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died in London. Son of William Young, shipowner.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating William Young d. 1833</p>",
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    "category": ""  },
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Brown d. 1856

Location

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

Transcript

'John BROWN, Master and Owner of the Steamer 'Unicorn'. Born at Irvine in Scotland, October, 18th 1829, died at Hong Kong 22nd August, 1858'

Details

Type: Tomb
Vessel: SS Unicorn

People

Brown, John
Age: 28
Date of Death: 22/8/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master. Shipowner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas, Flat D4, 111 Mt Butler Road, Hong Kong

JSON

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  "id": "M58",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'John BROWN, Master and Owner of the Steamer 'Unicorn'. Born at Irvine in Scotland, October, 18th 1829, died at Hong Kong 22nd August, 1858'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Brown d. 1856</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Tomb",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
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    "vessel": "SS Unicorn"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Brown, John","age":"28","dateofdeath":"22/8/1858","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master. Shipowner","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas, Flat D4, 111 Mt Butler Road, Hong Kong",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Richard Ormandys d. 1832

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Richard Ormandys, shipbuilder. Died 15 April 1832 age 55'

Details

People

Ormandys, Richard
Age: 55
Date of Death: 15/4/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 263. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Bibliography: Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001)
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "id": "M694",
  "location": "St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Richard Ormandys, shipbuilder. Died 15 April 1832 age 55'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Richard Ormandys  d. 1832</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 263. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.",
    "bibliography": "Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001)",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters