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St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Nicholas’s Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk commemorating James Welch, Master, d. 1816 [?]

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'James Welch, Master of the Schooner 'Thomas' of Great Yarmouth, died 31 Aug 1816 [?] aged 59 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: ‘Thomas'

People

Welch, James
Age: 59
Date of Death: 31/8/1816 [?]
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "transcript": "'James Welch, Master of the Schooner 'Thomas' of Great Yarmouth, died 31 Aug 1816 [?] aged 59 years'",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh commemorating Lieutenant Rowley Leeds, RIN, d. 1862

Location

Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Rowley Ward Leeds, youngest son of Sir G.W. Leeds. Bart. of Croxton Park, Cambs. d. Kiamari 25 Jan 1862 aged 37' [not exact]

Details

People

Leeds, Rowley Ward
Age: 37
Date of Death: 25/1/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RIN
Organisation: Royal Indian Navy

Extra

Notes: Karachi formerly in India. Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.

Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936)p. 417.

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  "location": "Main cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Rowley Ward Leeds, youngest son of Sir G.W. Leeds. Bart. of Croxton Park, Cambs. d. Kiamari 25 Jan 1862 aged 37' [not exact]",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh commemorating Lieutenant Rowley Leeds, RIN, d. 1862</p>",
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    "notes": "Karachi formerly in India.  Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.<br />",
    "bibliography": "'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936)p. 417.",
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Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Cross in Arbroath, Angus commemorating Patrick Wright Anderson d. 1879

Location

Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'ERECTED / BY / GRACE CARSE / IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND / PATRICK WRIGHT ANDERSON / SHIPOWNER IN ARBROATH / WHO DIED 17 MARCH 1879, AGED 53 YEARS / AND OF THEIR TWO CHILDREN / MAGDALENE AND ADAM WHO / ARE INTERRED IN THE ABBEY BURYING GROUND / THE ABOVE GRACE CARSE / DIED 30TH JANUARY 1907, AGED 73 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER HANNAH MAUD / DIED...FEBRUARY 1921 AGED 43 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER/MAY LOUISA/DIED 2ND FEBRUARY 1961 AGED 66 YEARS'

Details

Type: Cross
Position: Compartment D
Vessel: Hawk

People

Anderson, Patrick Wright
Age: 52
Date of Death: 17/3/1879
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Patrick W. Anderson 1997

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  "location": "Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED / BY / GRACE CARSE / IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND / PATRICK WRIGHT ANDERSON / SHIPOWNER IN ARBROATH / WHO DIED 17 MARCH 1879, AGED 53 YEARS / AND OF THEIR TWO CHILDREN / MAGDALENE AND ADAM WHO / ARE INTERRED IN THE ABBEY BURYING GROUND / THE ABOVE GRACE CARSE / DIED 30TH JANUARY 1907, AGED 73 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER HANNAH MAUD / DIED...FEBRUARY 1921 AGED 43 YEARS / THEIR DAUGHTER/MAY LOUISA/DIED 2ND FEBRUARY 1961 AGED 66 YEARS'",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
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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 James Depstall HEIC, d. 1825

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr James Depstall, of the H.C. Marine / died 23d November 1825, aged 63 years.

Details

People

Depstall, James
Age: 63
Date of Death: 23/11/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.123.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr James Depstall, of the H.C. Marine / died 23d November 1825, aged 63 years.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating James Depstall HEIC, d. 1825</p>",
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}

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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander McGregory RN d. 1802

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Lieut Alexander McGregory / late of this Hospital / died 6th January 1802 / aged 55'

Details

People

McGregory, Alexander
Age: 55
Date of Death: 6/1/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Lieut Alexander McGregory / late of this Hospital / died 6th January 1802 / aged 55'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant Alexander McGregory RN d. 1802</p>",
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All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Monument at All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon commemorating John Saunders RN d. 1919

Location

All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon, England

Transcript

'John Harry Saunders RN 17 Feb 1919 Aged 44'

Details

Position: Churchyard annex

People

Saunders, John Harry
Age: 44
Date of Death: 17/2/1919
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'John Harry Saunders RN 17 Feb 1919 Aged 44'",
  "content": "<p>Monument at All Saints Church, Malborough, Devon commemorating John Saunders RN d. 1919</p>",
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Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Oliver Mitchell d. 1850

Location

Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'...Seaman, a native of the State of Vermont U States of America who died of dysentery at the US Naval Hospital Macao on 23 July 1850 aged 43 years'

Details

People

Mitchell, Oliver
Age: 43
Date of Death: 23/7/1850
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 371 (Greenwich, 1981).

JSON

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  "id": "M388",
  "location": "Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'...Seaman, a native of the State of Vermont U States of America who died of dysentery at the US Naval Hospital Macao on 23 July 1850 aged 43 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Oliver Mitchell d. 1850</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 371 (Greenwich, 1981).",
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St Thomas Rest Park, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Cross in St Thomas Rest Park, Sydney, Australia commemorating Commodore James Graham Goodenough RN d. 1875

Location

St Thomas Rest Park, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'HERE SLEEPS / JAMES GRAHAM GOODENOUGH / ROYAL NAVY C.B., C.M.G. / CAPTAIN AND COMMODORE 2ND CLASS / COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. / BORN 3RD DECEMBER 1830 / AT GUILDFORD, SURREY / DIED 20TH AUGUST 1875 / AT SEA / ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "PEARL" / FROM ARROW WOUNDS / RECEIVED ON 12TH AUGUST OF THE SAME YEAR / AT CARLISLE BAY IN THE ISLAND OF / SANTA CRUZ / WHICH HE WAS VISITING / FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING FRIENDLY RELATIONS / WITH THE NATIVES / WHO NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY DID, KILLED / THEIR TRUEST FRIEND . / HE SAILED AWAY TO DIE / REFUSING TO ALLOW A SINGLE LIFE O BE TAKEN IN RETALIATION. / IN HIS LAST DAYS / GOD WAS ABUNDANTLY GLORIFIED / HAVING REVEALED HIMSELF TO HIS SERVANT IN GREAT LOVE, / HIS DEATH WAS A TRIUMPHANT VICTORY / ON EITHER SIDE OF HIS / RESTS / A / SEAMAN / WHO DIED IN THE SAME MANNER. / ERECTED BY / HIS WIFE / AND / THE OFFICES AND CREW OF / H.M.S. "PEARL".'

Details

Description: Celtic cross.
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone
Artists: Patten Bros, Sydney
Vessel: HMS Pearl

People

Goodenough, James Graham
Age: 44
Date of Death: 20/8/1875
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Commodore RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Small, Frederick
Age: 18
Date of Death: 21/8/1875
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Raynor, Edmund
Age: 18
Date of Death: 19/8/1875
Cause of Death: Killed by indigenous people
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Goodenough was one six men from the 'Pearl' struck by arrows on 12 August after landing on Santa Cruz in the New Hebrides. Goodenough ordered his men to fire over the heads of the local people and to burn down a couple of huts in retaliation. Three of the casualties died of tetanus, the other three recovered.
Bibliography: Jane Samson 'Hero, fool or martyr? The many deaths of Commodore Goodenough', 'Journal of Maritime Research' (February, 2008).

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  "location": "St Thomas Rest Park, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'HERE SLEEPS / JAMES GRAHAM GOODENOUGH / ROYAL NAVY C.B., C.M.G. / CAPTAIN AND COMMODORE 2ND CLASS / COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. / BORN 3RD DECEMBER 1830 / AT GUILDFORD, SURREY / DIED 20TH AUGUST 1875 / AT SEA / ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP \"PEARL\" / FROM ARROW WOUNDS / RECEIVED ON 12TH AUGUST OF THE SAME YEAR / AT CARLISLE BAY IN THE ISLAND OF / SANTA CRUZ / WHICH HE WAS VISITING / FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING FRIENDLY RELATIONS / WITH THE NATIVES / WHO NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY DID, KILLED / THEIR TRUEST FRIEND . / HE SAILED AWAY TO DIE / REFUSING TO ALLOW A SINGLE LIFE O BE TAKEN IN RETALIATION. / IN HIS LAST DAYS / GOD WAS ABUNDANTLY GLORIFIED / HAVING REVEALED HIMSELF TO HIS SERVANT  IN GREAT LOVE, / HIS DEATH WAS A TRIUMPHANT VICTORY / ON EITHER SIDE OF HIS / RESTS / A / SEAMAN / WHO DIED IN THE SAME MANNER. / ERECTED BY / HIS WIFE / AND / THE OFFICES AND CREW OF / H.M.S. \"PEARL\".'",
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    "description": "Celtic cross.",
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St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating William Thomas d. 1787

Location

St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Thomas, mariner died 15 May 1787 age 51'

Details

People

Thomas, William
Age: 51
Date of Death: 15/5/1787
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 354.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'William Thomas, mariner died 15 May 1787 age 51'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating William Thomas d. 1787</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 354.",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England

Wall tablet in St Gregory’s Church, Bedale commemorating Rear-Admiral Christopher Wyvill d. 1863

Location

St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / CHRISTOPHER WYVILL, / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED; / SECOND SON OF THE REVD CHRISTOPHER WYVILL, / OF CONSTABLE BURTON. / DIED AT THE GRANGE, BEDALE, 29TH JANUARY 1863, / AGED 70. / "PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU, NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH, GIVE I UNTO YOU" / JOHN XIV, 27.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble and granite
Artists: Thomas Gaffin

People

Wyvill, Christopher
Age: 70
Date of Death: 29/1/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

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  "location": "St Gregory's Church, Bedale, North Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / CHRISTOPHER WYVILL, / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED; / SECOND SON OF THE REVD CHRISTOPHER WYVILL, / OF CONSTABLE BURTON. / DIED AT THE GRANGE, BEDALE, 29TH JANUARY 1863, / AGED 70. / \"PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU, NOT AS THE WORLD GIVETH, GIVE I UNTO YOU\" / JOHN XIV, 27.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters