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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

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  "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...'",
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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

Location

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

Transcript

'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'

Details

Type: Tablet

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

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

Extra

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

JSON

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Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England

Place of burial at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, of John Isaac Thornycroft d. 1928

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England

Details

People

Thornycroft, John Isaac
Age:
Date of Death: 28/6/1928
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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    "notes": "Place of burial.",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant George Spearing RN d. 1825

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Lieutenant George Spearing RN and late of the Royal Hospital / Died October 25th [1825] / Mr James Spearing / Died Decr 21 1819 aged 36 [?] / ...children are deposited in / the Burial Vault near this place...rest the remains of / Mrs Spearing the relict of the above / Lieutenant George Spearing / Died 12th January 1837 aged 91 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Enclosure

People

Spearing, George
Age:
Date of Death: 25/10/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Public Record Office Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions 99618. Year of death from 'Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1650-1815'.

JSON

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    "recorder": "",
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}

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Shek Kwu Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial on Shek Kwu Chau Island, Hong Kong commemorating Elizabeth Ann MacMire d. 1845

Location

Shek Kwu Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Ann, the beloved wife of Captain MacMire, who died at sea in 1845 on board 'Castle Runby' [?] aged 23 years 9 days'

Details

Vessel: Castle Runby

People

MacMire, Elizabeth Ann
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Vessel not in 'Lloyd's Register' possibly 'Castlereagh'.
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988

JSON

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  "id": "M4727",
  "location": "Shek Kwu Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Ann, the beloved wife of Captain MacMire, who died at sea in 1845 on board 'Castle Runby' [?] aged 23 years 9 days'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial on Shek Kwu Chau Island, Hong Kong commemorating Elizabeth Ann MacMire d. 1845</p>",
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    "notes": "Vessel not in 'Lloyd's Register' possibly 'Castlereagh'.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988",
    "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 Henry Baker, HEIC, d. 1815

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr Henry Baker / late 3rd officer of the H.C. ship 'Coldstream' / who departed this life on the 4th Nov. 1815 / Aetatis 27.'

Details

Vessel: Coldstream

People

Baker, Henry
Age: 27
Date of Death: 4/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.164.

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 Henry Baker / late 3rd officer of the H.C. ship 'Coldstream' / who departed this life on the 4th Nov. 1815 / Aetatis 27.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Henry Baker, HEIC, d. 1815</p>",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial formerly at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Hart d. 1856

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Rear Admiral Sir Henry / Hart KCB Commissioner of the / Royal Hospital of Greenwich / Born at Wilmington in the County of Sussex / March 8th 1781 / Died at Greenwich Hospital December 22nd 1856'

Details

Position: Mausoleum

People

Hart, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 22/12/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Destroyed in 1939-45 War. Transcription in the PRO. Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscription 99618.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of Rear Admiral Sir Henry / Hart KCB Commissioner of the / Royal Hospital of Greenwich / Born at Wilmington in the County of Sussex / March 8th 1781 / Died at Greenwich Hospital December 22nd 1856'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial formerly at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Hart d. 1856</p>",
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    "notes": "Destroyed in 1939-45 War. Transcription in the PRO. Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscription 99618.",
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Wall tablet in Bath Abbey commemorating Captain John Moutray RN, d. 1785

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'Under this place are deposited the remains of / JOHN MOUTRAY Esqr of Roscobie of Fifeshire, / in the Kingdom of Scotland, Twenty eight Years / a Post Captain, and late a Commissioner / of His Majesty's Navy at Antigua, / In his publick Character he was Valuable to his / Country for his long and faithful Services, / and universally beloved for the Integrity of his / Principles and the distinguished Sincerity / of his Heart. / He died Nov. 22nd 1785 in the 63rd Year of his Age.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Vessel: HMS Thetis

People

Moutray, John
Age: 62
Date of Death: 22/11/1785
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Under this place are deposited the remains of / JOHN MOUTRAY Esqr of Roscobie of Fifeshire, / in the Kingdom of Scotland, Twenty eight Years / a Post Captain, and late a Commissioner / of His Majesty's Navy at Antigua, / In his publick Character he was Valuable to his / Country for his long and faithful Services, / and universally beloved for the Integrity of his / Principles and the distinguished Sincerity / of his Heart. / He died Nov. 22nd 1785 in the 63rd Year of his Age.'",
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard to Captain William Tenby Broughton RN d. 1849

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN WILLIAM BROUGHTON, R.N. / WHO DIED AT TENBY AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS, / ON THE 17TH AUGUST, 1849, AGED 44 YEARS, / LEAVING A WIDOW AND SIX DAUGHTERS / TO DEPLORE HIS LOSS. / HE WAS THE ONLY SON OF CAPT. W.R. BROUGHTON, C.B. / (WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE WORLD WITH VANCOUVER), / AND WAS AN OFFICER HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED / IN HIS PROFESSION / FOR HIS SERVICES IN THE BURMESE WAR / AND FOR A GALLANT, SKILLFULLY CONDUCTED / AND SUCCESSFUL ACTION, / FOUGHT BY HIM IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. PRIMROSE. / WITH THE SPANISH SLAVE SHIP VELOZ PASSAGERA / OF GREATLY SUPERIOR FORCE, / ON WHICH OCCASION CAPTAIN BROUGHTON / WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED. / HE SUBSEQUENTLY SERVED IN COMMAND H.M. SHIPS / PEARL, SAMARANG, PRESIDENT, AND CURACOA / IN PRIVATE LIFE / HIS AMIABLE AND GENEROUS DISPOSITION / GAINED HIM THE ESTEEM OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM. / ERECTED A.D. 1850 BY / CHARLES TALBOT, EDWARD H. BUTTERFIELD / JAMES R. POWER, CAPTAINS, R.N. / AND / JOHN BARROW, ADMIRALTY'

Details

Type: Tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Primrose

People

Broughton, William Tenby
Age: 44
Date of Death: 17/8/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Tablets in the Dockyard Chapel, Portsmouth', 'Nautical Magazine' vol. 19, p. 707 (London, 1850).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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St Andrew's Church, Ashburton, Devon, England

Wall tablet in St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton, Devon commemorating Commander Jacob Young RN, d. 1851

Location

St Andrew's Church, Ashburton, Devon, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Elizabeth / Widow of W.S. Young, / ... of this parish: / Born July 7th. 1766 / Died July 7th 1831. / Also of / Jacob Ley Young, their third Son, / Commander in the Royal Navy, / Born November 24th, 1791. / Died at Cockington in this County / September 21st 1851, / and was interred near this spot. / Also to / Sarah, widow of the above / who died on the 26th June 1883, / Aged 75.

Details

Description: Rectangular slate tablet recessed within an elaborate stone frame. At the top is a trapeze-shaped pediment infilled with roses and other flowers in low relief, below this is a moulded outer frame with square corners, and inside that a band which slopes inwards and has a carved decoration of vine-leaves and grapes. The top corners of this band are rounded. At the bottom of the frame is a band of dog tooth decoration and below each corner a bracket with foliage. The lettering is gothic caps and lower case incised and stained black. There has been severe damage from damp with flaking and efflorescence, particularly on the pediment and at the left bottom corner. There is a crack on the right-hand side of the tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: St John the Baptist Chapel
Materials: Stone and slate

People

Young, Jacob Ley
Age: 60
Date of Death: 21/9/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2004

JSON

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  "id": "M5263",
  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Ashburton, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Elizabeth / Widow of W.S. Young, / ... of this parish: / Born July 7th. 1766 / Died July 7th 1831. / Also of / Jacob Ley Young, their third Son, / Commander in the Royal Navy, / Born November 24th, 1791. / Died at Cockington in this County / September 21st 1851, / and was interred near this spot. / Also to / Sarah, widow of the above / who died on the 26th June 1883, / Aged 75.",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton, Devon commemorating Commander Jacob Young RN, d. 1851</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Rectangular slate tablet recessed within an elaborate stone frame. At the top is a trapeze-shaped pediment infilled with roses and other flowers in low relief, below this is a moulded outer frame with square corners, and inside that a band which slopes inwards and has a carved decoration of vine-leaves and grapes. The top corners of this band are rounded. At the bottom of the frame is a band of dog tooth decoration and below each corner a bracket with foliage. The lettering is gothic caps and lower case incised and stained black. There has been severe damage from damp with flaking and efflorescence, particularly on the pediment and at the left bottom corner. There is a crack on the right-hand side of the tablet.",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "St John the Baptist Chapel",
    "materials": "Stone and slate",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Young, Jacob Ley","age":"60","dateofdeath":"21/9/1851","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Commander RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 2004",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters