Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating James Norman, d.1840
Location
St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'In memory of / JAMES NORMAN / Master Mariner / who departed this life / March 20 1840 / Aged 52 years / Affliction sore long time I bore / Physicians came in vain / Til God did please my soul to ease / and rest me of my pain / also of / ELIZABETH his wife / who died Sept 8 1841 / Aged 4? years'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: Churchyard
People
Norman, James Age: 54 Date of Death: 20/3/1840 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.
Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Henry Hutchinson d 1839
Location
Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man
Transcript
'In memory of / Henry HUTCHINSON / born at Penrith, Cumberland / 14th June 1769 / At an early age he entered / upon a seafaring life / in the course of which / being of thoughtful mind, he attained / great skill, and knowledge / of his profession, & endured / in all climates severe / hardships with exemplary / courage and fortitude. The / latter part of his life was / passed with a beloved sister / upon this Island. He died at Douglas the 23rd May 1839 / much lamented by his kindred / & friends who have erected / this stone to testify their sense of his mild virtues /& humble piety'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Hutchinson, Henry Age: 70 Date of Death: 23/5/1839 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Wall tablet in Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander Thomas Rogers RN d. 1868
Location
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / ANNE, / ONLY CHILD OF THE LATE JOHN AND ELEANOR HOW, / AND THE AFFECTIONATE WIFE
OF / LIEUT. THOMAS ROGERS, R.N / WHO DIED 6TH SEPTEMBER 1854, AGED 61 YEARS. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF THE ABOVE NAMED / THOMAS ROGERS, WHO LIVED TO BE A COMMANDER / AND DIED ON THE 5TH MAY 1868, IN HIS 75TH YEAR. / He was the founder of the / How Charity'
Details
Description: Sarcophagus-shaped inscription tablet. Type: Wall tablet Position: Chancel, south wall Materials: White marble, slate
People
Rogers, Thomas Age: 74 Date of Death: 5/5/1868 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Thomas George Shortland RN d. 1827
Location
St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Thomas George Shortland, Esq., Post-Captain in the Navy & H.M.'s Commissioner at Port Royal, OB 23rd Novr. 1827 aet 57. Also his daughter Elizabeth SHORTLAND, OB 25th Novr., aet 25'
Details
Description: With arms. Type: Ledger Position: Nave, south aisle
Event
First Fleet 1788
Event Category
British Colonization of Australia
People
Shortland, Thomas George Age: 57 Date of Death: 23/11/1827 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Officer in First Fleet to Australia 1788. Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).
Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral dedicated to Captain Bridges Taylor RN d. 1814
Location
Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN BRIDGES WATKINSON TAYLOR / OF THE ROYAL NAVY / FIFTH SON OF THE REVEREND EDWARD TAYLOR OF BIFRONS IN THE COUNTY OF KENT / AND LATE COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP APOLLO / WHO WAS UNFORTUNATELY DROWNED IN THE 35TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / TOGETHER WITH SEVEN OTHER PERSONS BY THE UPSETTING OF A BOAT/OFF THE PORT OF BRINDISI, IN THE ADRIATIC ON THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY 1814 / HE WAS AN OFFICER OF DISTINGUISHED MERIT, HIGHLY AND UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED / IN THE PROFESSION TO WHICH HE HAD BELONGED FROM HIS EARLIEST YOUTH, AND / TO THE ACTIVE DUTIES OF WHICH THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE WAS, WITH LITTLE / INTERMISSION DEVOTED / IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY HE WAS EVER ZEALOUS, ENTERPRIZING / AND PERSEVERING, OF UNSHAKEN COURAGE AND FIRMNESS BLENDED WITH MILDNESS / AND MODESTY OF DISPOSITION; WHICH SECURED TO HIM THE AFFECTION OF ALL WHO / APPROACHED HIM / HIS BENEVOLENCE WAS ACTIVE YET UNASSUMING, AND HIS HUMANITY / THE NATURAL ATTRIBUTE OF SUCH A CHARACTER, WAS PARTICULARLY EVINCED / BY HIS HAVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES SAVED THREE OF HIS FELLOW CREATURES / FROM DROWNING AT THE IMMINENT RISQUE OF HIS OWN LIFE, NOR WAS HIS / UNREMITTING ATTENTION TO THE DUTIES OF RELIGION LESS EXEMPLARY / TO HIS SHIP'S COMPANY HE BEHAVED WITH THE KINDNESS AND ATTENTION / OF A FATHER AND FRIEND, AS SUCH HE WAS CONSTITUTED BY THEM, AND HIS/SOLICITUDE FOR THEIR WELFARE AND COMFORT AND FOR THEIR CREDIT, WAS/MET BY A CHEERFUL AND ATTENTIVE DISCHARGE OF EVERY DUTY. / DESIROUS OF RECORDING THEIR HIGH SENSE OF HIS MERITS / AND THEIR AFFECTIONATE REGARD FOR HIS CHARACTER / THE OFFICERS OF THE APOLLO HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT / TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR LAMENTED COMMANDER' [On apron] 'THE BODY OF CAPTAIN TAYLOR / WAS FOUND SOME WEEKS AFTER THE FATAL ACCIDENT / AND WAS DEPOSITED IN A HANDSOME MONUMENT / ERECTED TO HIM AND HIS FELLOW SUFFERERS IN THE GREAT SQUARE OF THE TOWN OF BRINDISI / BY THE INHABITANTS / WHO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE KINDNESS / WHICH THEY INVARIABLY EXPERIENCED FROM HIM / WHILE EMPLOYED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / OFF THEIR COAST / BY THIS WELL MERITED TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY'
Details
Description: Gun anchor and shot carved above inscription tablet. Snake biting its tail within rays below.
Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Apollo
People
Taylor, Bridges Watkinson Age: 35 Date of Death: 24/2/1814 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Robert McDonald d. 1883
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘IN MEMORY / OF / ROBERT MCDONALD / LATE CHIEF ENGINEER / OF THE / SPANISH STEAMER / 'LUZON' / WHO DIED AT HONG KONG / 11TH MARCH 1888 / AGED 29 YEARS / THIS STONE HAS BEEN ERECTED / AS A TRIBUTE / OF RESPECT AND ESTEEM / BY THE OTHER ENGINEERS’
Details
Description: Headstone, a cross forming the trunk of a tree is carved above the inscription. Type: Headstone Vessel: Luzon
People
McDonald, Robert Age: 29 Date of Death: 11/3/1883 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer Organisation:
Wall tablet in Butleigh, Somerset to Admiral Sir Arthur William Acland Hood d. 1901,
Location
St Leonard's Church, Butleigh, Somerset, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ADMIRAL / SIR ARTHUR WILLIAM ACLAND HOOD / BARON HOOD OF AVALON G.C.B. / THIRD SON OF SIR ALEXANDER HOOD / OF WOOTON HOUSE IN THIS PARISH / BARONET. BY AMELIA ANNE HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF SIR HUGH BATEMAN OF / HARTINGTON HALL CO. DERBY. BARONET / HE SERVED IN SYRIA, THE CRIMEA AND CHINA / AND WAS SOMETIME A.D.C. TO H.M. QUEEN VICTORIA / DIRECTOR OF NAVAL ORDNANCE, COMMANDER / OF THE CHANNEL SQUADRON AND A LORD / COMMISSIONER OF THE ADMIRALTY. HE / RAISED AND COMMANDED THE GLASTONBURY / VOLUNTEERS IN 1859. BORN AT BATH JULY 14TH / 1824. DIED AT WOOTON HOUSE NOV. 16TH 1901. / I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING UNTO ME: / WRITE: FROM HENCEFORTH BLESSED ARE THE / DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD. EVEN SO SAITH THE / SPIRIT - FOR THEY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS. / ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW LADY HOOD OF AVALON.'
Details
Description: The Hood arms and supporters above the inscription. This is placed within a border of oak leaves, with roundels of angel musicians in the corners and an anchor below. The names of Hood's ships are inscribed on ribbons as follows: 'HMS EXCELLENT 1800 HMS PYLADES 1802, HMS ACORN 1850, HMS MINOTAUR 1870, HMS MONARCH 1874.'
Type: Wall tablet Materials: Brass Vessel: HMS Acorn
Event
Second Opium War
Event Date
1856 - 1860
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Hood, Arthur William Acland Age: 77 Date of Death: 16/11/1901 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Photographer: Anne Michell
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters