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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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  "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'",
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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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  "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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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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    "notes": "Destroyed in 1939-45 War. Transcription in the PRO. Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscription 99618.",
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Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick commemorating William Crisp d. 1842 Purser RN

Location

Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'William Crisp, Purser Royal Navy, son of Captain Robert Crisp and Jane, his wife, who died 12 Nov 1842 aged 52. Also, Eleanor, wife of the above William Crisp, who died 30 Sept 1830 aged 48'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Crisp, William
Age: 52
Date of Death: 12/11/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, Aug 1970

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick, Northumberland, England",
  "transcript": "'William Crisp, Purser Royal Navy, son of Captain Robert Crisp and Jane, his wife, who died 12 Nov 1842 aged 52. Also, Eleanor, wife of the above William Crisp, who died 30 Sept 1830 aged 48'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Church of St Michael and St Paul, Alnwick commemorating William Crisp d. 1842 Purser RN</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, Aug 1970",
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}

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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood d. 1810

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE TO THE MEMORY OF CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD / WHO DIED IN THE COMMAND OF THE FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ON BOARD OF THE VILLE-DE-PARIS / VII MARCH MDCCCX AND THE LXI YEAR OF HIS AGE / WHEREVER HE SERVED HE WAS DISTINGUISHED FOR CONDUCT, SKILL AND COURAGE; PARTICULARLY / IN THE ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FLEET 1 JUNE MDCCXCIV, AS CAPTAIN OF THE BARFLEUR / IN THE ACTION WITH THE SPANISH FLEET XIV FEBRUARY MDCCXCVII AS CAPTAIN OF THE EXCELLENT / BUT MOST CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE DECISIVE VICTORY OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR, OBTAINED OVER / THE COMBINED FLEETS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN / TO WHICH HE EMINENTLY CONTRIBUTED, AS VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, COMMANDING LARBOARD DIVISION / XXI OCTOBER MDCCCV' [On tomb in crypt] 'CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD / DIED 7TH MARCH 1810 / AGED 61'

Details

Description: The draped body of the admiral recumbent on the hull of a classical galley attended by Victory and the River Thames and his tributaries. The side of the galley is carved with reliefs of putti in boats emblematic of the progress of navigation.
Type: Monument
Position: South transept
Materials: White marble
Date Erected: 1813
Artists: Richard Westmacott

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Collingwood, Cuthbert
Age: 61
Date of Death: 7/3/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Voted by Parliament, date of contract 2/9/1811, value £4, 200.
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M1011",
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  "transcript": "'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE TO THE MEMORY OF CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD / WHO DIED IN THE COMMAND OF THE FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ON BOARD OF THE VILLE-DE-PARIS / VII MARCH MDCCCX AND THE LXI YEAR OF HIS AGE / WHEREVER HE SERVED HE WAS DISTINGUISHED FOR CONDUCT, SKILL AND COURAGE; PARTICULARLY / IN THE ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FLEET 1 JUNE MDCCXCIV, AS CAPTAIN OF THE BARFLEUR / IN THE ACTION WITH THE SPANISH FLEET XIV FEBRUARY MDCCXCVII AS CAPTAIN OF THE EXCELLENT / BUT MOST CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE DECISIVE VICTORY OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR, OBTAINED OVER / THE COMBINED FLEETS OF FRANCE AND SPAIN / TO WHICH HE EMINENTLY CONTRIBUTED, AS VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE, COMMANDING LARBOARD DIVISION / XXI OCTOBER MDCCCV' [On tomb in crypt] 'CUTHBERT LORD COLLINGWOOD / DIED 7TH MARCH 1810 / AGED 61'",
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    "dateErected": "1813",
    "artists": "Richard Westmacott",
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    "date": "1805",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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Seaforth Old Burying Ground, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Rest of the World

Memorial at Seaforth Old Burying Ground, Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa commemorating William Froude d. 1879

Location

Seaforth Old Burying Ground, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘R.I.P. / WILLIAM FROUDE / who died 4 May 1878 / Aged 68 // ‘Lord who shall dwell in thy / tabernacle even he that leadeth / an uncorrupt life.''

Details

Description: Large white marble celtic cross carved with flower at the centre, surrounded by a circle of thorns. The cross is decorated with oak leaves.

Materials: white marble

People

Froude, William
Age: 68
Date of Death: 4/5/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Naval architect
Organisation: Heenan & Froude Ltd

Extra

Notes: Froude invited the first hydraulic dynamometer, which measures the power of naval engines. He died while an official guest of the Royal Navy in Simonstown, South Africa and was given naval honours.

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘R.I.P. / WILLIAM FROUDE / who died 4 May 1878 / Aged 68 //  ‘Lord who shall dwell in thy / tabernacle even he that leadeth / an uncorrupt life.''",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Seaforth Old Burying Ground, Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa commemorating William Froude d. 1879</p>",
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St Michael’s and All Saints Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial in St Michael’s and All Saints Church, Stokenham, Devon dedicated to William Henry Soper d. 1871

Location

St Michael’s and All Saints Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Transcript

'... Wm Henry Soper drowned at sea 6 Dec 1871 aged 21'

Details

People

Soper, William Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/12/1871
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

JSON

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  "transcript": "'... Wm Henry Soper drowned at sea 6 Dec 1871 aged 21'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Michael’s and All Saints Church, Stokenham, Devon dedicated to William Henry Soper d. 1871</p>",
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    "recorder": "P. Cove; E.R. Stage",
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St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Monument in St Dunstan’s Church, Stepney, London commemorating Joseph Somes, d. 1845

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Transcript

‘Joseph Somes Esquire / Member of Parliament for Dartmouth / [ended] this life June XXV MDCCCXLV / in the LVII year of his age / [through] arduous application of a powerful mind / [he] raised himself to the position / [of the] most extensive ship owner / [of this] great commercial country / [an] unexpected internal malady / [brought on] by over exertion in his many duties / removed him from this world / in a few hours / Maria Somes / [his unfortunate] widow has erected this tablet / in memory of him / so dearly loved and valued / Annery North Devon July XXVI MCMXI / Teach us to number our days that we apply our heart unto wisdom. Psalm XX verse xii.’

Details

Description: A big neo-gothic epitaph with a relief of a maritime scene below the inscription tablet showing a ship in full sail off a port. Coat of arms above the inscription.
Type: Monument
Position: Behind the organ
Materials: Marble

People

Somes, Joseph
Age: 57
Date of Death: 1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Nikolaus Pevsner 'Buildings of England: London except the cities of London and Westminster' vol.ii (Harmondsworth, 1969).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henham, Essex, England

Monument in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henham, Essex commemorating Samuel Feake, HEIC d. 1757

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Henham, Essex, England

Transcript

'Samuel Feake (formerly President and Governor of Fort William, Calcutta, Bengal, In the East Indies) and late Chairman of the Honourable East India Company, Descended from the ancient family of Feake of New Chapel Farm in Godstone in the county of Surrey. He was lord of the manor and also of the manors of CHICKNEY- RECTORY or PLUGDEN-CANNONS, SHEERING and Harlow all in this county. He was imbued with all the graces that adorn the gentleman and christian. His impartial deportment to all mankind and instructive converstion and address, gained the esteem of all who knew him. He married Anne, daughter and heir of JOHN HAMPTON or HAMDEN of Fort St George Madras (Relict of Capt Thomas NEWLAND by whom she had one daughter Anne, who died in India aged 6 years) She died on board the Devonshire, East Indiaman on her passage to England 10 May 1723 aged 34 and her body was committed to the deep about seven leagues North, latitude. He died in London 16 June 1757 aged 75 and was buried in a vault near this marble. Having issue by his said wife 5 sons 2 daughters. Anne Charlotte CRUSE as a testimony of duty and affection for her parents erected this monument to their memory MDCCXC'

Details

Description: Surmounted by urn on which is carved a three masted ship.
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Artists: William Vere

People

Feake, Samuel
Age: 75
Date of Death: 16/6/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chairman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1969

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters