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St Thomas Church, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Thomas Church, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands commemorating Jeremiah Murphy, d.1895

Location

St Thomas Church, Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / JEREMIAH DENIS MURPHY / BORN IN COURTMACSHERRY / COUNTY CORK, IRELAND / MARCH 21 1832 / DIED AT GRAND TURK, TURKS ISLAND / SEPTEMBER 20TH 1895'

Details

Description: Arched top, cross in relief above the inscription
Type: Tablet
Position: Murphy vault

People

Murphy, Jeremiah
Age: 63
Date of Death: 20/9/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Salvage diver
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: The date is probably incorrect and should be the 2nd March (his baptismal record is for the 2nd March).
Bibliography: David Challis 'Jeremiah Murphy, West Indies salvage diver from 1852 to 1895', 'Historic Diving Times' No. 36, Summer 2005.

JSON

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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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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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  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, commemorating Admiral John Kelly d. 1936</p>",
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    "position": "North wall of nave",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "Eric Gill",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
    "photographer": ""  }
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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'",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Pam Morrison, The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating eleven crew members of HMS ‘Bittern’ who died in 1855-1856

Location

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

Details

Description: Decorated with a carved capstan.
Vessel: HMS Bittern

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Bittern' broken up Hong Kong 1860. Crew names mostly illegible.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M4922",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating eleven crew members of HMS ‘Bittern’ who died in 1855-1856</p>",
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    "materials": "",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "HMS 'Bittern' broken up Hong Kong 1860. Crew names mostly illegible.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Richard Welsh, d. 1813

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr Richard Welsh, / 1st Officer of the country ship Eliza obit 31st / March 1813, Aetat 23 years'

Details

Vessel: Eliza

People

Welsh, Richard
Age: 23
Date of Death: 31/3/1813
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: 1st Officer
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Country ships were privately owned vessels trading in the coastal waters of India and neighbouring countries. From 1790 they operated under license from the East India Company. Welsh died of injuries sustained as a result on the explosion of three barrels of gunpowder on 19 March 1813.

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1851) p.98.

JSON

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Mr Richard Welsh, / 1st Officer of the country ship Eliza obit 31st / March 1813, Aetat 23 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Richard Welsh, d. 1813</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "Country ships were privately owned vessels trading in the coastal waters of India and neighbouring countries. From 1790 they operated under license from the East India Company. Welsh died of injuries sustained as a result on the explosion of three barrels of gunpowder on 19 March 1813.<br />",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1851) p.98.",
    "recorder": "",
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Albert Escott FRAS d. 1891

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ALBERT ESCOTT F.R.A.S. / HEAD MASTER OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL / GREENWICH / WHO ENTERED INTO A NEW LIFE 29 OCTR 1891'

Details

Description: Carved with anchor and cross standing on a rock.
Type: Gravestone

People

Escott, Albert
Age:
Date of Death: 29/10/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Headmaster
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Anchor broken.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020

JSON

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  "location": "East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / ALBERT ESCOTT F.R.A.S. / HEAD MASTER OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL / GREENWICH / WHO ENTERED INTO A NEW LIFE 29 OCTR 1891'",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1988",
    "photographer": "Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020"  }
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'COPENHAGEN' 'NILE' 'TRAFALGAR' 'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / VICE-ADMIRAL HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON, K.B. / TO RECORD HIS SPLENDID AND UNPARALLELED ACHIEVEMENTS, DURING A LIFE SPENT IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY, / AND TERMINATED IN THE MOMENT OF VICTORY BY A GLORIOUS DEATH / IN THE MEMORABLE ACTION OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR ON THE XXI OF OCTOBER MDCCV / LORD NELSON WAS BORN ON THE XXIX OF SEPTEMBER MDCCLVIII; / THE BATTLE OF THE NILE WAS FOUGHT ON THE I OF AUGUST MDCCXCVIII, / THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN ON THE 11 OF APRIL MDCCI'

Details

Description: Full-length statue of Nelson in uniform, on a pedestal adorned by a river god and sphinx, Britannia with a lion points out his figure to two midshipmen.
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1818
Artists: John Flaxman

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Commissioned by Parliament, contract 29/10/1807, value £6, 300.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; 'Times' (14 May 1818); E. Croft Murray 'An account book of John Flaxman', 'Walpole Society Journal' vol. xxviii, pp. 51-91 (1939-40) ; T.S.R Boase 'English Art 1800-1870' (Oxford, 1959) p. 133; Margaret Whinney 'Sculpture in Britain 1530-1830' (Harmondsworth, 1964) pp. 190-1; David Bindman 'John Flaxman' (London, 1979) p. 119; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 134.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Photographer: RMG PU3919

JSON

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    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "1818",
    "artists": "John Flaxman",
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    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar 1805",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
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    "notes": "Commissioned by Parliament, contract 29/10/1807, value £6, 300.",
    "bibliography": "K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; 'Times' (14 May 1818); E. Croft Murray 'An account book of John Flaxman', 'Walpole Society Journal' vol. xxviii, pp. 51-91 (1939-40) ; T.S.R Boase 'English Art 1800-1870' (Oxford, 1959) p. 133; Margaret Whinney 'Sculpture in Britain 1530-1830' (Harmondsworth, 1964) pp. 190-1; David Bindman 'John Flaxman' (London, 1979) p. 119; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 134.",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1982",
    "photographer": "RMG PU3919"  }
}

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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Duncan McIsaac, RN, d. 1857

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / DUNCAN MC ISAAC, GUNR R.N. / WHO DIED IN THE THE FAITH OF CHRIST, / JANUARY 4TH 1857. AGED 79 YEARS, / THEM WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM / 1 THES IV... / ALSO TO / NATHANIEL & CATHERINE PALMER / FATHER AND MOTHER IN LAW / OF THE ABOVE / Also JOANNAH / THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 1ST 1858 / AGED 67 YEARS / Also HENRY JAMES R.J. BLAKE / GREAT GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE DUNCAN MC ISAAC / WHO DIED APRIL 23RD 1863 AGED 3 YEARS 7 3 MONTHS / Also JAMES CHARLES [?] BLAKE BROTHER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED MAY 31ST 1861 AGED 1 YEAR and 4 MONTHS / ALSO FRANCIS HICKS R.N. / WHO DIED JANY 21ST 186...'

Details

Description: Slate headstone. A draped urn carved above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

McIsaac, Duncan
Age: 79
Date of Death: 4/1/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / DUNCAN MC ISAAC, GUNR R.N. / WHO DIED IN THE THE FAITH OF CHRIST, / JANUARY 4TH 1857. AGED 79 YEARS, / THEM WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM / 1 THES IV... / ALSO TO / NATHANIEL & CATHERINE PALMER / FATHER AND MOTHER IN LAW / OF THE ABOVE / Also JOANNAH / THE BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 1ST 1858 / AGED 67 YEARS / Also HENRY JAMES R.J. BLAKE / GREAT GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE DUNCAN MC ISAAC / WHO DIED APRIL 23RD 1863 AGED 3 YEARS 7 3 MONTHS / Also JAMES CHARLES [?] BLAKE BROTHER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED MAY 31ST 1861 AGED 1 YEAR and 4 MONTHS / ALSO FRANCIS HICKS R.N. / WHO DIED JANY 21ST 186...'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Duncan McIsaac, RN, d. 1857</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"335\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6217Medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7743\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6217Medium.jpg 200w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6217Medium-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" /></figure>",
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St Swithin's Church, Nately Scures, Hampshire, England

Tablet in St Swithin’s Church, Nately Scures, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain William Carleton RN d. 1874

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St Swithin's Church, Nately Scures, Hampshire, England

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'In the vault of this Church are / deposited the remains of / CAPTAIN WILLIAM CARLETON R.N. / only SON of / GENERAL CARLETON / sometime governor of New Brunswick / one of the last survivors of / TRAFALGAR / he departed in the fulness of time / a brave officer / an upright gentleman / a true friend. / This tablet is inscribed to his memory / with grateful and affectionate respect / by one of the many who knew his worth / and mourn his loss / Born 1789 / Died 1874'

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Battle of Trafalgar

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1805

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1803-1815 Napoleonic War

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Carleton, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 42-3.

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  "content": "<p>Tablet in St Swithin’s Church, Nately Scures, Hampshire, dedicated to Captain William Carleton RN d. 1874</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters