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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Bokenham d.1878 and George Bokenham d.1870

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN / affectionate remembrance of / John Bokenham / (Trinity Pilot) / who died August 11 1878 / Aged 66 Years / Also George youngest son / of the above died at Falmouth / December 31 1870 / Aged 15 years'

Details

Description: Headstone with rope twist border
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Bokenham, John
Age: 66
Date of Death: 11/8/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House
Bokenham, George
Age: 15
Date of Death: 31/12/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: P Lacey
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St Cenydd's Church, Llangennith, Swansea, Wales

Memorial at St Cenydd’s Church, Llangennith, Swansea commemorating Harold Rhys Jenkins, HMS ‘India’

Location

St Cenydd's Church, Llangennith, Swansea, Wales

Transcript

'Harold Rhys Jenkins, Midshipman, H.M.S. India, now an interned Prisoner in Norway, July 1916'

Details

Type: Window
Position: Church porch.
Vessel: HMS India

People

Jenkins, Harold Rhys
Age:
Date of Death:
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1978
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St Columba's Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man

Tomb at St Columba’s Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man commemorating Captain John Quilliam RN d. 1829

Location

St Columba's Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Interred in this tomb are the remains of / CAPTAIN JOHN QUILLIAM, RN. / 1771-1829 / When First Lieutenant on board HMS Victory / he served with Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson at the / Battle of Trafalgar 1805 / Also interred in this Stevenson family tomb is his wife / MARGARET CHRISTIAN QUILLIAM. 1770-1845 / Within Kirk Arbory Church she donated a wall plaque / that pays tribute to his memory and details his heroic / career in the Royal Navy. / This monument was conserved by / THE 1805 CLUB / and / THE MANX HERITAGE FOUNDATION / A.D. 001'

Details

Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Quilliam, John
Age: 58
Date of Death: 10/101829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating Captain William Gill d. 1858

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In MEMORY of / Captain WILLIAM GILL / who died January 25th 1858 / aged 63 years / He was the first Captain of the Company's steam ships from / Douglas to Liverpool / and the discoverer / of Victoria Channel into the Port of Liverpool / Also of ELIZABETH his wife / and of Margaret Susannah their daughter'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Gill, William
Age: 63
Date of Death: 25/1/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co

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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone in Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Captain William Brown Patten RN d. 1842

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED / To the Memory of / WILLIAM BROWN PATTEN / CAPTAIN R.N. / who died the 28th of August 1842 / Aged 54 Years / Also / to the Memory of his Brother / EDWARD BULLOCK PATTEN / CAPTAIN R.E: / who Died the 30th of April 1843 [or 5] / Aged 50 Years. / buried at Dover Kent'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Patten, William Brown
Age: 54
Date of Death: 28/8/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Alison Galbraith 1998
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Peter Evans d. 1874

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Peter Evans, Pilot of this Port, died 21 May 1874 age 66.'

Details

People

Evans, Peter
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/5/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886 vol. 7, p. 435.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Paul's Church, Stepney, London, England

Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Stepney to Captain James Wishart d. 1810,  Captain James Wishart d. 1831 and Captain James Camper d. 1841

Location

St Paul's Church, Stepney, London, England

Transcript

'Capt. James Wishart Obt. Sept 6th 1810 aged 65, of Mile End, late of this Parish. He was a man of strict integrity also his wife...Capt. James Wishart departed... 23rd Nov. 1831 Aged 73 years. Also Capt. Charles Camper obit 21st Dec. 1841 aged 55'

Details

People

Camper, Charles
Age: 55
Date of Death: 21/12/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Wishart, James
Age: 65
Date of Death: 6/9/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Wishart, James
Age: 73
Date of Death: 23/11/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: M.T. Morton 1995
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Church of St John the Baptist, Stockton, Wiltshire, England

Wall tablet in the church of St John the Baptist, Stockton, Wiltshire commemorating Henry Greenhill d. 1708, Commissioner of the Navy

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Stockton, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'HENRY GREENHILL Esq son of JOHN GREENHILL of STEEPLEASTON in the County of Wiltshire and PENELOPE his wife, daughter of RICHARD CHAMPNEYS of ORCHARDLEY in the County of Somerset Esqr, born in this Parish on 21st June 1646, went to sea very young, made many voyages to the West Indies and visited most other parts of the known world. In the yeare 1676 he did the Dutch signal service by burning and destroying several French ships of Petit Guavas for which he was generously rewarded by the Lords of the Admiralty. In 1680 the ROYAL AFRICA COMPANY sent him to CABO CORSO CASTLE their Agent General and Chief Governour of the Gold Coast of Africa. He was elected Elder Brother of TRINITY HOUSE of DEPTFORD-STROND, to the poor of which Corporation he was a generous benefactor. In 1689 he was made Comissioner of the Transport Office and in 1691 was appointed one of the Principal Officers and Comissioners of the Navy. He laid the foundations and finished the building of her Majties Dockyard near PLYMOUTH where he died the 24th of May 1708'

Details

Description: Carved with cherubs, skulls, weapons and navigational instruments.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle wall
Materials: Marble

People

Greenhill, Henry
Age: 60
Date of Death: 24/5/1708
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Elder Brother Trinity House. Commissioner of the Navy
Organisation: Royal Africa Company

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Thomas Fry, RN, d. 1895

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'T.R. Fry O.S. / H.M.S. Widgeon / Died 31 October 1895'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Widgeon

People

Fry, Thomas R.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 31/8/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Cyriac's Church, Lacock, Wiltshire, England

Wall tablet in St Cyriac’s Church, Lacock commemorating Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding d. 1837

Location

St Cyriac's Church, Lacock, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS / ENCLOSED IN OAK/OF AN ENGLISH SHIP OF WAR / IS ALL THAT REMAINS IN THIS WORLD / OF THE LAMENTED / REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES FEILDING / BORN 31ST AUGUST 1780 / DIED 2ND SEPTEMBER 1837 / LINEALLY DESCENDED FROM / BASIL FEILDING 4TH EARL OF DEBIGH / OF THE HOUSE OF HABSBURG / AND COUNT OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE / VALE CAROLE! VALE CONJUX DULCISSIME / EHEU QUANTO MINUS EST / CUM RELIQUIS VERSARI / QUAM TUI MEMINISSE'

Details

Description: Gothic tracery and the family arms above the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel south wall
Materials: White marble

People

Feilding, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 2/9/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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