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
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:
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.
Monument in Valetta, Malta, to Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle d. 1819
Location
Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / SIR THOMAS FRANCIS FREMANTLE / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS / OF THE / BATH, GUELPH, SAINT FERDINAND AND MERIT, / SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF MARIA TERESA, / BARON OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE / AND VICE ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, / WHO DIED AT NAPLES IN THE CHIEF COMMAND / OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES / IN THE MEDITERRANEAN / ON THE 19 DECR 1819 IN THE 54TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY CAPTAIN A P GREEN / AND THE OFFICERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ROCHFORT / IN WHICH HE HAD HIS FLAG / AS A TESTIMONY OF RESPECT / FOR HIS CHARACTER AND TALENTS'
Details
Description: Urn on plinth.
Type: Memorial Position: Upper Barraca Gardens arcade Vessel: HMS Rochfort
People
Fremantle, Thomas Francis Age: 53 Date of Death: 19/12/1819 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Hore, Peter 'Nelson's Band of Brothers : Lives and Memorials' (Barnsley, 2015) p. 69 Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979
Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Francis Ritchie d. 1855
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Francis Ritchie, Chief Officer on the steamship 'Etna' died Kamiech Bay, Black Sea. 14th September 1855 age 36'
Details
Vessel: Etna
People
Ritchie, Francis Age: 36 Date of Death: 14/9/1855 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 1021. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
