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Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, The Hayes, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone at Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, Cardiff commemorating Isaac Hughes of Aberystwyth d. 1851

Location

Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, The Hayes, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Isaac Hughes of Aberystwyth / Master Mariner / who departed this life at this port / December 18th 1851 aged 42 years / Ffarwel deithio tir a moroedd / Hwyr a boreau dydd a nos / ffarwel bob ryw storam arw / Ffarwel bob rym chwere Ioes / Ar rym ddewrnod fe ddaeth cerby / Trugywddolfyd i fy nol / Yn union gyrohol hedais iddo / Or siwrnau hon ddoi byth yn nod.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Rear of chapel
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Confidence

People

Hughes, Isaac
Age: 42
Date of Death: 18/12/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Isaac Hughes of Aberystwyth / Master Mariner / who departed this life at this port / December 18th 1851 aged 42 years / Ffarwel deithio tir a moroedd / Hwyr a boreau dydd a nos / ffarwel bob ryw storam arw / Ffarwel bob rym chwere Ioes / Ar rym ddewrnod fe ddaeth cerby / Trugywddolfyd i fy nol / Yn union gyrohol hedais iddo / Or siwrnau hon ddoi byth yn nod.'",
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, commemorating Admiral John Kelly d. 1936

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

‘REMEMBER / JOHN DONALD KELLY / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / G.C.B., G.C.V.O. / Second son of Lieut. Col. H.H. Kelly R.M.A. / He served his Sovereign and the Royal Navy / faithfully for 52 years and then by the will of / God fell asleep, Nov. 4. 1936. Aged 65 years. / He served in the South African War 1902 / in HMS FORTE; / in the war of 1914-1918 / in HMS DUBLIN in pursuit of the Goeben; / in the Dardanelles & the Adriatic; in the Grand / Fleet in HMS DEVONSHIRE, HMS WEYMOUTH / HMS PRINCESS ROYAL 1919-1922 Admiralty / Director of Operations; 1922-1923, Rear Admiral / Mediterranean; 1924-1927 Fourth Sea Lord; 1927-1929 Vice Admiral Mediterranean; / 1929-1931 Admiral Commanding Reserves; / 1931-1933 Commander-in–Chief Atlantic & Home / Fleets; and ended his career in HMS VICTORY / as Commander-in-Chief of this Port 1939-1936. / ‘They go down to the sea in ships / and occupy their business in great waters / These men seek the works of the Lord / and his wonders in the deep… / Then they are glad, because they are at rest; / and so he bringeth them into haven / where they would be.’

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave
Artists: Eric Gill

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War,

People

Kelly, John Donald
Age: 65
Date of Death: 4/11/1936
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sir John Kelly.
Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 'Buildings of England: Hampshire and Isle of Wight' (London, 1996) p. 437.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘REMEMBER / JOHN DONALD KELLY / ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET / G.C.B., G.C.V.O. / Second son of Lieut. Col. H.H. Kelly R.M.A. / He served his Sovereign and the Royal Navy / faithfully for 52 years and then by the will of / God fell asleep, Nov. 4. 1936. Aged 65 years. / He served in the South African War 1902 / in HMS FORTE; / in the war of 1914-1918 / in HMS DUBLIN in pursuit of the Goeben; / in the Dardanelles & the Adriatic; in the Grand / Fleet in HMS DEVONSHIRE, HMS WEYMOUTH / HMS PRINCESS ROYAL 1919-1922 Admiralty / Director of Operations; 1922-1923, Rear Admiral / Mediterranean; 1924-1927 Fourth Sea Lord; 1927-1929 Vice Admiral Mediterranean; / 1929-1931 Admiral Commanding Reserves; / 1931-1933 Commander-in–Chief Atlantic & Home / Fleets; and ended his career in HMS VICTORY / as Commander-in-Chief of this Port 1939-1936. / ‘They go down to the sea in ships / and occupy their business in great waters / These men seek the works of the Lord / and his wonders in the deep… / Then they are glad, because they are at rest; / and so he bringeth them into haven / where they would be.’",
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    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "Eric Gill",
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    "date": "",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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St Nicholas's Church, Chawton, Hampshire, England

Window in St Nicholas’s Church, Chawton, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Benjamin Clement RN d. 1835

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chawton, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN CLEMENT CAPTAIN RN BORN MARCH 29TH 1785 DIED NOV 5TH 1835 ALSO OF ANN MARY HIS WIFE BORN SEPTR 22ND 1787 DIED AUG 30TH 1858'

Details

Description: Lancet window depicting the annunciation. Damaged by thieves in 1977 and repaired locally.
Type: Window
Materials: Stained glass
Date Erected: 1889

People

Clement, Benjamin
Age: 50
Date of Death: 5/11/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Clement married Ann Mary Prowting, a friend and neighbour of Jane Austen. He is believed to have carried one of Jane Austen's last letters from Winchester to a Mrs Tilson (Ref. letters of J.A. Deirdre Le Faye).
Recorder: Pam Morrison, The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN CLEMENT CAPTAIN RN BORN MARCH 29TH 1785 DIED NOV 5TH 1835 ALSO OF ANN MARY HIS WIFE BORN SEPTR 22ND 1787 DIED AUG 30TH 1858'",
  "content": "<p>Window in St Nicholas’s Church, Chawton, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain Benjamin Clement RN d. 1835</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Pam Morrison, The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Old Cemetery, Southampton, England

Tomb at Old Cemetery, Southampton of Captain John Smith RN d. 1850

Location

Old Cemetery, Southampton, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE SMITH / LATE A POST-CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / HE DIED AT SOUTHAMPTON ON THE 6TH OF APRIL 1850 / WHEN IN COMMISSION AS ADMIRALTY SUPERINTENDENT / OF THE ROYAL MAIL PACKETS / HE DEVOTED HIS BEST ENERGIES BOTH AT HOME / AND TOWARDS PARTS OF THE WORLD FOR THE GOOD OF HIS COUNTRY / HE MADE VERY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS IN NAVAL GUNNERY / WAS THEN IN COMMAND OF THE EXCELLENT AT PORTSMOUTH / AND AMONG MANY FURTHER VALUABLE INVENTIONS / HE INTRODUCED THE PADDLE BOX LIFE BOATS / ... LIFE HE WAS ... -OVED/ AND WAS EVER GENEROUS AND GOOD OF HEART'

Details

Description: An upturned lifeboat sits upon the top of the tomb accompanied by an anchor with chain attached. This memorial is now very badly damaged by natural causes.
Type: Chest tomb
Position: South of the southernmost chapel
Materials: Stone

People

Smith, George
Age:
Date of Death: 6/4/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Paddle box lifeboats could be stored above the paddle wheel of early steamships, so economising on a steamer's limited space whilst providing for passenger and crew safety. George Smith's invention was tried first on board HMS Carron in 1839. His lifeboats were stored successfully above each paddle wheel, could accommodate up to 50 passengers each, and did not affect the ship's performance.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE SMITH / LATE A POST-CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / HE DIED AT SOUTHAMPTON ON THE 6TH OF APRIL 1850 / WHEN IN COMMISSION AS ADMIRALTY SUPERINTENDENT / OF THE ROYAL MAIL PACKETS / HE DEVOTED HIS BEST ENERGIES BOTH AT HOME / AND TOWARDS PARTS OF THE WORLD FOR THE GOOD OF HIS COUNTRY / HE MADE VERY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS IN NAVAL GUNNERY / WAS THEN IN COMMAND OF THE EXCELLENT AT PORTSMOUTH / AND AMONG MANY FURTHER VALUABLE INVENTIONS / HE INTRODUCED THE PADDLE BOX LIFE BOATS / ... LIFE HE WAS ... -OVED/ AND WAS EVER GENEROUS AND GOOD OF HEART'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6415Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7880\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6415Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6415Large-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Tomb at Old Cemetery, Southampton of Captain John Smith RN d. 1850</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "description": "An upturned lifeboat sits upon the top of the tomb accompanied by an anchor with chain attached. This memorial is now very badly damaged by natural causes.",
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    "position": "South of the southernmost chapel",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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St Michael's Church, Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Memorial in St Michael’s Church, Highworth commemorating Captain John Robert Kernys Warneford RNVR d. 1960

Location

St Michael's Church, Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of John Robert Kernys Warneford Captain RNVR of Warneford Place. Died December 17th 1960 aged 80 years'

Details

Position: Warneford Chapel

People

Warneford, John Robert Kernys
Age: 80
Date of Death: 17/12/1960
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

JSON

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  "location": "St Michael's Church, Highworth, Wiltshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of John Robert Kernys Warneford Captain RNVR of Warneford Place. Died December 17th 1960 aged 80 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Michael’s Church, Highworth commemorating Captain John Robert Kernys Warneford RNVR d. 1960</p>",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1982",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Westminster Abbey, London

Memorial at Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay, RN, d. 1788

Location

Westminster Abbey, London

Details

Description: No known gravestone or monument
Type: Grave
Position: North transept
Vessel: HMS Trent, HMS Tartar

Event

Battle of Havana, Seven Years War

Event Date

1762

People

Lindsay, John
Age: 51
Date of Death: 4/6/1788
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sir John Lindsay is buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey, adjoining the grave of Lady Mansfield.

Sir John Lindsay was knighted in 1764 following the Rochefort expedition and the taking of Havana, Cuba in 1762. His ship, HMS Tartar, carried one of John Harrison’s chronometers during their sea trials.

His daughter Dido Elizabeth Belle was raised by his uncle, Lord Mansfield.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Rear Admiral Sir John Lindsay, RN, d. 1788</p>",
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    "type": "Grave",
    "position": "North transept",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Trent, HMS Tartar"  },
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    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Lindsay, John","age":"51","dateofdeath":"4/6/1788","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Rear Admiral of the Red","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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    "notes": "Sir John Lindsay is buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey, adjoining the grave of Lady Mansfield.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nSir John Lindsay was knighted in 1764 following the Rochefort expedition and the taking of Havana, Cuba in 1762.  His ship, HMS Tartar, carried one of John Harrison’s chronometers during their sea trials.  <br />\r\n<br />\r\nHis daughter Dido Elizabeth Belle was raised by his uncle, Lord Mansfield.<br />",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England

Bust at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, depicting Charles Dibdin, writer and composer d. 1814

Location

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'CHARLES DIBDIN / AUTHOR OF THE NATIONAL NAVAL BALLADS / 'For though his body's under hatches / his soul has gone aloft / 'Vide Tom Bowling'

Details

Description: Bust of Dibdin, a mourning female figure with a lyre below.
Type: Bust
Position: Peacock room
Materials: Marble
Artists: Robert William Sievier

People

Dibdin, Charles
Age: 69
Date of Death: 25/7/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Writer and composer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: In the Peacock Room of the King Charles block, which was previously the pensioners' reading room and ORNC library.
Bibliography: Pieter van der Merwe 'Charles Dibdin, Jack and the Windlass', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 193 (Greenwich, 1981).

JSON

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  "id": "M2365",
  "location": "Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'CHARLES DIBDIN / AUTHOR OF THE NATIONAL NAVAL BALLADS / 'For though his body's under hatches / his soul has gone aloft / 'Vide Tom Bowling'",
  "content": "<p>Bust at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, depicting Charles Dibdin, writer and composer d. 1814</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Bust of Dibdin, a mourning female figure with a lyre below.",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Robert William Sievier",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "bibliography": "Pieter van der Merwe 'Charles Dibdin, Jack and the Windlass', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 193 (Greenwich, 1981).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Wall tablet at St Lawrence’s Church, Warkworth commemorating Samuel Burn d. 1816

Location

St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'Samuel Burn Esq late of Berwick-upon-Tweed thirty-three years collector of his Majesty's Customs at that Port and a Magistrate of the Borough. Died 22 February 1816 in the 66th year of his age'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West wall
Materials: Marble

People

Burn, Samuel
Age: 65
Date of Death: 22/2/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan, 1970

JSON

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  "id": "M4717",
  "location": "St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, England",
  "transcript": "'Samuel Burn Esq late of Berwick-upon-Tweed thirty-three years collector of his Majesty's Customs at that Port and a Magistrate of the Borough. Died 22 February 1816 in the 66th year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at St Lawrence’s Church, Warkworth commemorating Samuel Burn d. 1816</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "West wall",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan, 1970",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Michael in the Hamlet, Liverpool 7, Liverpool, England

Gravestone at St Michael in the Hamlet, Liverpool commemorating Aaron Edwards d. 1827

Location

Church of St Michael in the Hamlet, Liverpool 7, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In memory of Aaron Edwards, who departed this life 8th October, 1827 in the 20th year of his age. Here freed from affliction, by toilings all o'er / like some weari'd seaman, that rests on his oar, / With the bless'd port in view, and dangers all past, / My bark is safe moor'd, in the haven at last, / There safely to ride, till that last awfull day, / When seas earth and sky shall in smoke pass away, / And when the last trumpet shall waken the dead, / O Saviour, receive me, who for me has't bled.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Edwards, Aaron
Age: 20
Date of Death: 8/10/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies, 1985

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Michael in the Hamlet, Liverpool 7, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Aaron Edwards, who departed this life 8th October, 1827 in the 20th year of his age. Here freed from affliction, by toilings all o'er / like some weari'd seaman, that rests on his oar, / With the bless'd port in view, and dangers all past, / My bark is safe moor'd, in the haven at last, / There safely to ride, till that last awfull day, / When seas earth and sky shall in smoke pass away, / And when the last trumpet shall waken the dead, / O Saviour, receive me, who for me has't bled.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Michael in the Hamlet, Liverpool  commemorating Aaron Edwards d. 1827</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Edwards, Aaron","age":"20","dateofdeath":"8/10/1827","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Martin Davies, 1985",
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New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wall tablet in New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh commemorating Vice-Admiral Alexander Fraser d. 1829 and Vice-Admiral Thomas Fraser d. 1870

Location

New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'VICE ADMIRAL ALEXANDER FRASER / DIED THE 29TH DECEMBER 1829 / HELEN BRUCE / HIS WIFE / DIED 9TH JULY 1839 / AGED RESPECTIVELY 82 AND 72 YEARS / JOANNA HELEN / THEIR DAUGHTER / BORN 22 MAY 1790 DIED 17 AUGUST 1867 / VICE ADMIRAL THOMAS FRASER / DIED 28TH OCTOBER 1870 AGED 74 YEARS'

Details

Description: The inscription within a Gothic arch, flowers in the corners.

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: HMS Shannon, HMS Leander

Event

19th century conflicts in Asia

Event Date

1816

Event Category

Bombardment of Algiers

People

Fraser, Alexander
Age: 82
Date of Death: 29/12/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Fraser, Thomas
Age: 74
Date of Death: 28/10/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988

JSON

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  "id": "M568",
  "location": "New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'VICE ADMIRAL ALEXANDER FRASER / DIED THE 29TH DECEMBER 1829 / HELEN BRUCE / HIS WIFE / DIED 9TH JULY 1839 / AGED RESPECTIVELY 82 AND 72 YEARS / JOANNA HELEN / THEIR DAUGHTER / BORN 22 MAY 1790 DIED 17 AUGUST 1867 / VICE ADMIRAL THOMAS FRASER / DIED 28TH OCTOBER 1870 AGED 74 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in New Calton Burying Ground, Edinburgh commemorating Vice-Admiral Alexander Fraser d. 1829 and Vice-Admiral Thomas Fraser d. 1870</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "description": "The inscription within a Gothic arch, flowers in the corners.<br />\n<br />",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Shannon, HMS Leander"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"19th century conflicts in Asia",
    "date": "1816",
    "category": "Bombardment of Algiers"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Fraser, Alexander","age":"82","dateofdeath":"29/12/1829","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Vice Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Fraser, Thomas","age":"74","dateofdeath":"28/10/1870","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Vice Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters