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Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England

Gravestone in Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating Admiral Hercules Robinson d. 1864

Location

Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL / HERCULES ROBINSON / DIED MAY 15 1864 AGED 75 / ERECTED / BY HIS CHILDREN, / ALSO/OF HIS GRANDSON / FREDERICK LOFTUS BRADLEY / INFANT SON OF / COMMANDER FREDERICK C B ROBINSON R.N. / DIED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1866. / AGED 4 MONTHS / 1 CHAP JOB 21 VERSE'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Gravestone

People

Robinson, Hercules
Age: 75
Date of Death: 15/5/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mr M. Feather

JSON

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  "transcript": "'ADMIRAL / HERCULES ROBINSON / DIED MAY 15 1864 AGED 75 / ERECTED / BY HIS CHILDREN, / ALSO/OF HIS GRANDSON / FREDERICK LOFTUS BRADLEY / INFANT SON OF / COMMANDER FREDERICK C B ROBINSON R.N. / DIED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1866. / AGED 4 MONTHS / 1 CHAP JOB 21 VERSE'",
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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Memorial window in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent dedicated to Lieutenant Gordon Denne Browne RN d. 1940

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / GORDON DENNE BROWNE LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY. / BORN AT ROCHESTER 1917 DIED AT NEWCASTLE 1940. WHO SERVED IN / H.M. SUBMARINES 'L27' AND 'SPEARFISH' DURING THE WAR WITH GERMANY 1939-40 / This window was erected by his parents'

Details

Description: The window depicts afigure of St George with a submarine in the sea and a cap badge design.
Type: Window
Artists: William Aikman (1868 - 1959)
Vessel: L27, HMS Spearfish

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Browne, Gordon Denne
Age: 22
Date of Death: 13/031940
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: In HM submarine 'Spearfish' sunk by U-34 13 March 1940.

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  "transcript": "'IN LOVING AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / GORDON DENNE BROWNE LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY. / BORN AT ROCHESTER 1917 DIED AT NEWCASTLE 1940. WHO SERVED IN / H.M. SUBMARINES 'L27' AND 'SPEARFISH' DURING THE WAR WITH GERMANY 1939-40 / This window was erected by his parents'",
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    "notes": "In HM submarine 'Spearfish' sunk by U-34 13 March 1940.",
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Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Obelisk in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, commemorating George Bridge Waights d. 1817

Location

Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE BRIDGE WAIGHTS / LATE MASTER MARINER OF THIS PORT / HE COMMENCED THE VOYAGE OF LIFE / 11th JANUARY 1817 / AND ENTERED THE HAVEN OF REST / 8th MAY 1860 / HE WAS MANY YEARS A MEMBER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THIS BOROUGH'

Details

Description: Surrounded by wrought iron railings with fleur de lis finials.
Type: Obelisk
Position: Area C 3rd on right of main path
Materials: Sandstone

People

Waights, George Bridge
Age:
Date of Death: 8/5/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / GEORGE BRIDGE WAIGHTS / LATE MASTER MARINER OF THIS PORT / HE COMMENCED THE VOYAGE OF LIFE / 11th JANUARY 1817 / AND ENTERED THE HAVEN OF REST / 8th MAY 1860 / HE WAS MANY YEARS A MEMBER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THIS BOROUGH'",
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    "recorder": "M.E. Manton 1997",
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Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Rear-Admiral Robert Keeler RN d. 1810

Location

Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'In a grave near the Desk are deposited the remains of Rear Admiral Robert Keeler, who died Nov. 4th, 1810, aged 76 years. Also those of Revd. Thomas Timms, who was curate of this parish for 23 years; He died August 3rd, 1811, aged 65 years. Likewise of Judith, wife of the Revd, Thomas Timms, and daughter of the above Admiral Keeler; she died April 29th, 1846, aged 81 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South abutment nave arch

People

Keeler, Robert
Age: 76
Date of Death: 4/11/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

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  "location": "Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'In a grave near the Desk are deposited the remains of Rear Admiral Robert Keeler, who died Nov. 4th, 1810, aged 76 years. Also those of Revd. Thomas Timms, who was curate of this parish for 23 years; He died August 3rd, 1811, aged 65 years. Likewise of Judith, wife of the Revd, Thomas Timms, and daughter of the above Admiral Keeler; she died April 29th, 1846, aged 81 years'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in the Church of Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent commemorating Rear-Admiral Robert Keeler RN d. 1810</p>",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
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    "recorder": "",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain James Delano d. 1837

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Commander James Delano of New Bedford USA late commander of the packet ship Roscoe of New York, died at sea January 1837'

Details

Vessel: Roscoe

People

Delano, James
Age:
Date of Death: 12/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpol Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p .530. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Commander James Delano of New Bedford USA late commander of the packet ship Roscoe of New York, died at sea January 1837'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain James Delano d. 1837</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpol Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p .530. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Benjamin Donkin d. 1822

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Benjamin Donkin, Pilot, died 20th June 1822 age 46'

Details

People

Donkin, Benjamin
Age: 46
Date of Death: 20/6/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 623. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "location": "St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Benjamin Donkin, Pilot, died 20th June 1822 age 46'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St John’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Benjamin Donkin d. 1822</p>",
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    "notes": "From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 623. Church demolished in 1898.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Headstone at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Captain Robert Shorting RN d. 1734

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here Lyes the body of Captn. Robert SHORTING, Commander of His Majesty's Ship 'Deale Castle', who departed this life on the eleventh day of May 17[34] in the...year of his age. He was the son of Thomas SHORTING Esq...Cloudesley Shovell, Rear Admiral of Great Britain'

Details

Description: Headstone with a carving of a three masted ship at sea, between carved scrolls and a skull.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Deal Castle

People

Shorting, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 11/5/1734
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: James Henry Lawrence-Archer 'Memorial Inscriptions of the West Indies'.

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  "id": "M3446",
  "location": "St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Here Lyes the body of Captn. Robert SHORTING, Commander of His Majesty's Ship 'Deale Castle', who departed this life on the eleventh day of May 17[34] in the...year of his age. He was the son of Thomas SHORTING Esq...Cloudesley Shovell, Rear Admiral of Great Britain'",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "",
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St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating William Carter, Master d. 1841 [?}

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'William Carter, aged 27 years late master of the schooner 'YOUNG DANIEL' of Yarmouth died 10th June 1841 [?]'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: 'Young Daniel'

People

Carter, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 10/6/1841?
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan, 1967

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Carter, aged 27 years late master of the schooner 'YOUNG DANIEL' of Yarmouth died 10th June 1841 [?]'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating William Carter, Master d. 1841 [?}</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Rev. William Henry Donnan, 1967",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Jones d. 1876

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Thomas Charles Jones, master mariner formerly of Devonport died 21 July 1876 age 44'

Details

People

Jones, Thomas Charles
Age: 44
Date of Death: 21/7/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 6, p. 873.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Charles Jones, master mariner formerly of Devonport died 21 July 1876 age 44'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Jones d. 1876</p>",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Alexander Tod RN d. 1815

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPT. ALEXR. TOD. R.N. / WHO DIED 1ST OF OCTOBER 1815 / AGED 84 / ALSO / CHARLOTTE HIS WIFE / WHO DIED FEBRUARY 22ND 1827 / AGED 67 / AND / ELIZA THEIR THIRD DAUGHTER / DIED ON THE 7TH JUNE 1848 / IN HER 56TH YEAR', 'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER BRUERE TOD / OF THE H.E.C.C.S. / ELDEST SON OF THE LATE / CAPTN. ALEXANDER TOD ESQR. R.N. / DIED AT EDINBURGH / ON THE 20TH MARCH 1853 / AGED 69 / ALSO / CHARLOTTE BRUERE TOD / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LATE / CAPTN ALEXR. TOD R.N. / DIED AT CLIFTON / 21ST FEBRUARY 1860 / AGED 73 / IF I MAY BUT TOUCH / HIS GARMENT I SHALL / BE WHOLE'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West yard extension
Materials: Sandstone

People

Tod, Alexander
Age: 84
Date of Death: 1/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters