Plaque in St Nicholas Church, Bristol commemorating John J.R Edwards d. 1908,
Location
St Nicholas Church, Bristol, England
Transcript
'In memory of / John J.R. Edwards / Eldest son of J. & M. Edwards / (of Clifton) / Killed by accident at sea on / S.S. Exeter City / from New York to Bristol / March 21st 1908 / Aged 52 years / Erected by his Mother'
Details
Type: Plaque Position: Staircase Materials: Brass Vessel: SS Exeter City
People
Edwards, John J.R. Age: Date of Death: 21/3/1908 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Removed to St Nicholas from The Missions to Seamen Institute in 1981. Bibliography: Josephine Teague 'The Missions to Seamen Church and Institute Bristol'.
Wall monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Charles Booth d. 1916 shipowner
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'CHARLES BOOTH / MERCHANT SHIPOWNER / MEMBER OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST / HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL, BORN 1840 DIED 1916 / Throughout his life having at heart / the welfare of his fellow citizens and / believing that exact knowledge of / realities is the foundation of all reform / he devoted himself to the examination / and statement of the social, industrial / and religious condition of the people / of London. Those who knew him loved / him and drew inspiration from the / energy of his leadership and the / originality of his mind / IN FAITH HOPE AND LOVE / THEY DEDICATE THIS TABLET TO HIS MEMORY / EXPECTANS / RESVRRECTIONEM / MORTVORVM'
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Samuel Pearson d. 1873
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'IHS / IN MEMORY OF / SAMUEL PEARSON / 3RD ENGINEER P & O S N CO'S / S.S. BOKHARA / WHO AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS / DIED AT HONG KONG / JULY 14TH 1873 AGED 39 YEARS / ERECTED BY THE ENGINEERS AND OFFICERS / AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT.'
Details
Description: Headstone and foot stone with kerbs. Type: Headstone Vessel: SS Bokhara
People
Pearson, Samuel Age: 39 Date of Death: 14/7/1873 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: 3rd Engineer Organisation: P & O Line
Extra
Notes: 'Bokhara' iron passenger liner, built 1872, Caird & Co, Greenock, 2932 tons. Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
Gravestone at St John’s Church, Lancaster commemorating George Brockbank d. 1762
Location
St John's Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Transcript
'GEORGE BROCKBANK of Lancaster shipbuilder died 17th Sept. 1762 aged 48 years. ESTHER BROCKBANK his widow died 16th May 1792 aged 67 years. JOHN BROCKBANK their son shipbuilder died 18 Feb 1822 aged 72 years also ELLEN wife of the above JOHN BROCKBANK who died Feb 10th 1820 aged 80 years.
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Lancaster
People
Brockbank, George Age: 48 Date of Death: 17/9/1762 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder Organisation: Brockbank, John Age: 72 Date of Death: 18/2/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: 'Inscriptions on gravestones in the churchyard of St John with St Anne, Lancaster' (Lancashire family history and heraldry society).
Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Leslie Albert Jefferies, RN d. 1942
Location
All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England
Transcript
'Leslie Albert / Jefferies R.N. / 19 / H.M.S. 'Royal Eagle’ / washed overboard / 16 Feb 1942'
Details
Type: Memorial tile Vessel: HMS Royal Eagle
People
Jefferies, Leslie Albert Age: 19 Date of Death: 16/2/1942 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 28; Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)
Tablet dedicated to Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Charles Edmund Nugent RN, d. 1844, in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Location
Church of St John the Baptist, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR CHARLES EDMUND NUGENT G.C.H. / AND ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. / WHO DIED ON THE 7TH JANUARY 1844 IN THE 86TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / HE ENTERED THE SERVICE VERY EARLY IN LIFE / AND SERVED IN EUROPE AND AMERICA ABOVE SEVENTY YEARS. / MOST HONORABLY AND WITH GREAT CREDIT. / HAVING DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF, / BOTH AT SEA AND ON LAND ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS / UNTIL HE ATTAINED A HIGH RANK IN HIS PROFESSION. / HE WAS BURIED AT STUDLAND, NEAR SWANAGE, IN DORSETSHIRE. / ON THE 13TH OF JANUARY 1844. / MAY GOD ALMIGHTY BE GRACIOUSLY PLEASED TO HAVE MERCY / UPON HIS SOUL. AND MAY THE RECORDING ANGEL DROP A TEAR / UPON HIS TRANSGRESSIONS. AND BLOT THEM OUT FOR EVER. Sterne. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER / GENERAL SIR GEORGE NUGENT G.C.B. / AS A MEMORIAL OF HIS GREAT LOVE FOR HIM / AND OF THEIR MUTUAL REGARD'
Details
Vessel: HMS Caesar
Event
Seizure of Omoa
Event Date
20/10/1779
Event Category
1793 - 1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Nugent, Charles Edmund Age: 85 Date of Death: 7/1/1844 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Nugent, Sir Charles Edmund (bap. 1759, d. 1844)’, rev. Michael Partridge, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20386, accessed 31 May 2017] Recorder: Colin Harris 1993
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters