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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

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:

Extra

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Henry Hutchinson d 1839</p>",
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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

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)

JSON

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  "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 <br />\r\nOF / 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'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander Thomas Rogers RN d. 1868</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Munro d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'George MUNRO of Invergordon, Scotland, Chief Engineer S.S.'Meiji Maru', died 4th May 1875...'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Meiji Maru

People

Munro, George
Age:
Date of Death: 4/5/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Japanese Lighthouse Service

Extra

Notes: Screw steamer 'Meiji Maru' owned by the Japanese Government, built 1874 at Glasgow, 463 tons. Now a museum ship.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'George MUNRO of Invergordon, Scotland, Chief Engineer S.S.'Meiji Maru', died 4th May 1875...'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Munro d. 1875</p>",
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    "notes": "Screw steamer 'Meiji Maru' owned by the Japanese Government, built 1874 at Glasgow, 463 tons. Now a museum ship.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

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).

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Jamaica commemorating Captain Thomas George Shortland RN d. 1827</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "With arms.",
    "type": "Ledger",
    "position": "Nave, south aisle",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"First Fleet 1788",
    "date": "",
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    "notes": "Officer in First Fleet to Australia 1788.",
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

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

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral dedicated to Captain Bridges Taylor RN d. 1814</p>",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Apollo"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

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:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "id": "M54",
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  "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’",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Robert McDonald d. 1883</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce commemorating George Carter Pulsford FRAS d. 1899

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of George Carter Pulsford FRAS. Headmaster of the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich. Born 4th November 1842. Died 1st Aug 1899'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Pulsford, George Carter
Age:
Date of Death: 1/8/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1988

JSON

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  "post_id": "4870",
  "id": "M911",
  "location": "East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of George Carter Pulsford FRAS. Headmaster of the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich. Born 4th November 1842. Died 1st Aug 1899'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce commemorating George Carter Pulsford FRAS d. 1899</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
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    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1988",
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St Leonard's Church, Butleigh, Somerset, England

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

JSON

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  "post_id": "4871",
  "id": "M5603",
  "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.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5603Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7319\" width=\"312\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5603Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5603Large-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Wall tablet in Butleigh, Somerset to Admiral Sir Arthur William Acland Hood d. 1901,</p>",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Acorn"  },
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    "event":"Second Opium War",
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  "people": [{"name":"Hood, Arthur William Acland","age":"77","dateofdeath":"16/11/1901","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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}

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All Saints Church, Tudeley, Kent, England

Memorial window by Marc Chagall in All Saints Church, Tudeley, Kent commemorating Sarah Venetia d’Avigdor-Goldsmid, d. 1963

Location

All Saints Church, Tudeley, Kent, England

Details

Description: Crucifixion scene with angel. Below a rider on a red horse, symbolising happiness. The lower part of the window shows the drowned girl and her boat below the sea surrounded by grieving relatives and a figure of the virgin and child.
Type: Window
Position: East arch of south wall
Materials: Stained glass
Date Erected: November 1967
Artists: Marc Chagall

People

d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sarah Venetia
Age: 21
Date of Death: 19/9/1963
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Dedicated in November 1967 to commemorate the 21 year old daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Rosemary D'Avigdor-Goldsmid drowned in 1963 while sailing off Rye.

The Tudeley windows are inspired, said Chagall, by the words of Psalm 8, especially verses 4-8:
"What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.”

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1972

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Tudeley, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial window by Marc Chagall in All Saints Church, Tudeley, Kent commemorating Sarah Venetia d’Avigdor-Goldsmid, d. 1963</p>",
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    "position": "East arch of south wall",
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    "dateErected": "November 1967",
    "artists": "Marc Chagall",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER. Dedicated in November 1967 to commemorate the 21 year old daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Rosemary D'Avigdor-Goldsmid drowned in 1963 while sailing off Rye.<br />\n<br />\nThe Tudeley windows are inspired, said Chagall, by the words of Psalm 8, especially verses 4-8:<br />\n\"What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?  You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.  You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.”<br />",
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Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland commemorating Jack Crawford, the hero of Camperdown d. 1831

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Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

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'THE / GRAVE / OF / JACK CRAWFORD / THE HERO OF / CAMPERDOWN' [base] 'THE SAILOR WHO HEROICALLY NAILED / ADMIRAL DUNCAN'S FLAG / TO THE MAIN-TOP-GALLANT MAST OF / HMS VENERABLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SHOT AWAY / IN THE GLORIOUS ACTION OFF CAMPERDOWN / OCTOBER 11TH 1797 / JACK CRAWFORD WAS BORN IN POTTERY BANK SUNDERLAND 1775 / AND DIED IN HIS NATIVE TOWN 1831 / AGED 56 YEARS'

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Description: In relief, a Union Flag nailed to a diagonally-placed mast, a cannon and shot in the pediment above.
Type: Gravestone
Date Erected: 1888

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Battle of Camperdown

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1797

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1803-1815 Napoleonic War

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Crawford, Jack
Age: 38
Date of Death: 1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Bibliography: 'Church Monuments Society Newsletter' (Summer 1988) p.13.

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