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Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall dedicated to Daniel Edwards d. 1917

Location

Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'DANIEL EDWARDS / (MASTER MARINER) / WHO DIED OCTR 22ND 1917 / AGED 84 YEARS / RESTING IN PEACE / ALSO DANIEL EDWARDS. JUNR. / GRANDSON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED IN HOSPITAL AT SALIBURY / AND WAS INTERRED THERE / NOVR. 4TH 1917 / AGED 24 YEARS / UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS / FLEE AWAY R.I.P / ALSO DANIEL EDWARDS / (MASTER MARINER) / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / DANIEL EDWARDS JUNR. / WHO PASSED AWAY / MARCH 2ND 1925 / AGED 67 YEARS / THY WILL BE DONE'

Details

Description: Marble headstone with lead letters, carved above the inscription with a rose, thistle and daffodils.


Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble

People

Edwards, Daniel
Age: 84
Date of Death: 22/10/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Edwards, Daniel
Age: 67
Date of Death: 2/3/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating Ling Ying, To Wan, Hang Tam, Lan Ki, Ling Sang, Chan Yee, Ho Hee, and Lin Choy, d. 1941

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Transcript

'Ling Ying, Engine Room Hand, 6th April 1941 aged 30 / To Wan, Greaser 32 / Hang Tam, Engine Room Hand 22 / Lan Ki Engine Room Hand 21 / Ling Sang Fireman 21 / Chan Yee Fireman 40 / Ho Hee Engine Room Hand 40 / Ling Choy Engine Room Hand 23'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Glenfinlas

People

Choy, Ling
Age: 23
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Hee, Ho
Age: 40
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Ki, Lan
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Sang, Ling
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Tam, Hang
Age: 22
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:
Wan, To
Age: 32
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Greaser
Organisation:
Yee, Chan
Age: 40
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fireman
Organisation:
Ying, Ling
Age: 30
Date of Death: 6/4/1941
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Hand
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan
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Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wall tablet at Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Captain George James Hay RN d. 1862

Location

Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / COLONEL WILLIAM HAY / ELDEST SON OF / GENERAL SIR JAMES HAY K.C.H. / DIED 11TH APRIL 1844 AGED 54 / ALSO / IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN GEORGE JAMES HAY C.B. R.N. / SECOND SON / DIED 21ST OCTOBER 1862 AGED 66 / BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD' REV XIV 13 / AND GEORGINA MIDDLETON WHITEFORD / WIDOW OF / CAPT GEORGE JAMES HAY C.B. R.N. / DIED 22ND DECEMBER 1887. / 'THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM' 1ST THESS. IV 14'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall of church
Materials: Sandstone

People

Hay, George James
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: John Steele 1988
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Whitechurch Cemetery, Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Whitechurch Cemetery, Ballywalter, County Down commemorating William Glover, d. 1891

Location

Whitechurch Cemetery, Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'In memory of William John Glover who died at sea August 12th 1891 aged 40 years'

Details

People

Glover, William John
Age: 40
Date of Death: 12/8/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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Christ Church, Worthing, West Sussex, England

Memorial at Christ Church, Worthing commemorating Captain Barnett Davis RN d. 1881

Location

Christ Church, Worthing, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'In memory of Barnett Davis Captain RN Died Dec 27 1881 aged 68 years'

Details

People

Davis, Barnett
Age: 68
Date of Death: 27/12/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kingston Parish Church, Jamaica, commemorating Midshipman Dawson Clowes d. 1796

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Dawson Clowes, midshipman, H.M.S. Maidstone OB Dec 1796 aet 15'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Maidstone

People

Clowes, Dawson
Age: 15
Date of Death: 2/12/1796
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
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St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Vice Admiral George Hewson RN, d. 1860

Location

St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Details

People

Hewson, George Francis
Age: 85
Date of Death: 5/9/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating D. Younger d. 1897

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of D. YOUNGER, aged 38 years, Boatswain's Mate of R.M.S. 'Empress of Japan' who died suddenly at Kowloon 16th May, 1897. This monument was erected by the officers and men as a tribute to his memory'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: RMS Empress of Japan

People

Younger, D.
Age: 38
Date of Death: 16/5/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate
Organisation: Canadian Pacific

Extra

Notes: 'Empress of Japan' Passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1890 Naval Construction and Armament co, Barrow, 5905 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Rofe d. 1830

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. John Rofe died at Bonny, Africa 11 April 1830 age 24'

Details

People

Rofe, John
Age: 24
Date of Death: 11/4/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 345.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Tomb at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Rear-Admiral Armar Lowry-Corry d. 1855

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'REAR ADMIRAL / SIR ARMAR LOWRY-CORRY K.C.B. / 1793 - 1855'

Details

Description: Chest tomb with gabled top on a one step base. One side missing, inscriptions on sides of tomb illegible.
Type: Tomb
Materials: Portland stone?

People

Lowry-Corry, Armar
Age: 62
Date of Death: 1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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