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St Michael's Church, Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England

Memorial in Lyonshall, Herefordshire commemorating Commander Edward McMurdo RN d. 1904

Location

St Michael's Church, Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'Aston Edward McMurdo, Commander RN [died] 21 April 1904 aged 56'

Details

Type: Brass
Position: North wall of chancel

People

McMurdo, Aston Edward
Age: 56
Date of Death: 21/4/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rosemary Morgan 1988

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Aston Edward McMurdo, Commander RN [died] 21 April 1904 aged 56'<br />\r\n<br />",
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    "recorder": "Rosemary Morgan 1988",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Francis E. Parry d, 1865 and his brother Thomas Parry d. 1863

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Thomas Parry of this port, died 14th May 1863 age 32. Francis E. Parry, Pilot, brother of the above died 25 March 1865 age 35'

Details

People

Parry, Thomas
Age: 32
Date of Death: 14/5/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Parry, Francis E.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 25/3/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 421.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Thomas Parry of this port, died 14th May 1863 age 32. Francis E. Parry, Pilot, brother of the above died 25 March 1865 age 35'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Francis E. Parry d, 1865 and his brother Thomas Parry d. 1863</p>",
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St Thomas's Church, Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England

Wall tablet at St Thomas’s Church, Cricket St Thomas commemorating Commander Horatio Nelson Sandys Hood RN d. 1881

Location

St Thomas's Church, Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England

Transcript

'IN / MEMORY / OF / THE HONOURABLE / HORATIO NELSON SANDYS HOOD / COMMANDER R.N. / BORN 24TH MARCH 1843 / DIED AT SHANGHAI / WHEN IN COMMAND OF / H.M.S. PEGASUS. / 3RD FEBRUARY / 1881'

Details

Description: Inscription surrounded by carved laurel wreath.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Black and white marble
Vessel: HMS Pegasus

People

Hood, Horatio Nelson Sandys
Age: 31
Date of Death: 3/2/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

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  "id": "M1947",
  "location": "St Thomas's Church, Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'IN / MEMORY / OF / THE HONOURABLE / HORATIO NELSON SANDYS HOOD / COMMANDER R.N. / BORN 24TH MARCH 1843 / DIED AT SHANGHAI / WHEN IN COMMAND OF / H.M.S. PEGASUS. / 3RD FEBRUARY / 1881'",
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    "recorder": "Lyn Collins",
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}

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Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan*, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, commemorating Commander William Edwards, RIM, d.1895

Location

Main Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan*, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Commander William Marcus Edwards, Royal Indian Marine, Port Officer of Karachi, born 21 February 1846, died 14 August 1895' [not exact]

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People

Edwards, William Marcus
Age: 49
Date of Death: 14/8/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Indian Marine

Extra

Notes: *Formerly 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": "'Commander William Marcus Edwards, Royal Indian Marine, Port Officer of Karachi, born 21 February 1846, died 14 August 1895' [not exact]",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Main Cemetery, Karachi, commemorating Commander William Edwards, RIM, d.1895</p>",
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    "notes": "*Formerly India.  Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.<br />",
    "bibliography": "'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 417.",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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St Nicholas's Church, Hurst, Berkshire, England

Memorial in Hurst, Berkshire dedicated to Admiral John Clarke Byng, d. 1896

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Hurst, Berkshire, England

Details

People

Byng, John Clarke
Age: 70
Date of Death: 2/7/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 21/3/1824-2/7/1896. Also of Penelope M. Byng his wife. D. 1882

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  "id": "M2682",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Hurst, Berkshire, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hurst, Berkshire dedicated to Admiral John Clarke Byng, d. 1896</p>",
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    "notes": "21/3/1824-2/7/1896. Also of Penelope M. Byng his wife. D. 1882",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Edward Cargill d. 1864

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Edward Cargill, son of Mary and David Cargill who was washed off the deck of the Barque 'Craigie Lea' and drowned 29 September 1864 age 16'

Details

Vessel: Craigie Lea

People

Cargill, Edward
Age: 16
Date of Death: 29/9/1864
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 363. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "id": "M645",
  "location": "Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Edward Cargill, son of Mary and David Cargill who was washed off the deck of the Barque 'Craigie Lea' and drowned 29 September 1864 age 16'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Edward Cargill d. 1864</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St Alphege Church, Solihull, West Midlands, England

Wall tablet in Solihull, West Midlands, commemorating Admiral Henry Thomas Davies d. 1869

Location

St Alphege Church, Solihull, West Midlands, England

Transcript

'TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF ADMIRAL HENRY THOMAS DAVIES WHO DIED AT BATH FEBRUARY 21ST 1869. AGED 91 YEARS'

Details

Description: A white marble sarcophagus resting on brackets mounted on a black slate pedimented base. The lid of the sarcophagus has a decorated frieze of sylised pairs of leaves. At each corner of the shallow pedimented lid is a free standing quadrant with rounded infill.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: St Kathrine's Chapel
Materials: White marble, black slate

People

Davies, Henry Thomas
Age: 91
Date of Death: 21/2/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also records Elizabeth Augusta Davies d. 1826 Charlotte Letitia Davies d. 1830 Revd Henry Cartier Davies d. 1836 Marianne Bell d. 1852.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1988

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  "id": "M4010",
  "location": "St Alphege Church, Solihull, West Midlands, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE REVERED MEMORY OF ADMIRAL HENRY THOMAS DAVIES WHO DIED AT BATH FEBRUARY 21ST 1869. AGED 91 YEARS'<br />\r\n<br />",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet  in Solihull, West Midlands, commemorating Admiral Henry Thomas Davies d. 1869</p>",
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    "description": "A white marble sarcophagus resting on brackets mounted on a black slate pedimented base. The lid of the sarcophagus has a decorated frieze of sylised pairs of leaves. At each corner of the shallow pedimented lid is a free standing quadrant with rounded infill.",
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    "position": "St Kathrine's Chapel",
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    "dateErected": "",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "Also records Elizabeth Augusta Davies d. 1826 Charlotte Letitia Davies d. 1830 Revd Henry Cartier Davies d. 1836 Marianne Bell d. 1852.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon, England

Window in St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth dedicated to Admiral Zachary Mudge, RN d. 1852

Location

St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon, England

Details

Type: Window
Position: South chancel aisle
Artists: Wailes of Newcastle
Vessel: HMS Fly, HMS Constance, HMS Blanche, HMS Phoenix, HMS Valiant

Event

American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars

People

Mudge, Zachary
Age: 82
Date of Death: 26/10/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at Newton Ferrers.

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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  "id": "M549",
  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Window in St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth dedicated to Admiral Zachary Mudge, RN d. 1852</p>",
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    "position": "South chancel aisle",
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    "event":"American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Buried at Newton Ferrers.<br />",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Wall monument in St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, commemorating Captain Daniel Pring RN d. 1846

Location

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

Transcript

'Captain Daniel PRING, Royal Navy, of Iveden Penn, in the County of Devon, England, who fell a victim to the climate, at Port Royal, while filling the post of Commodore of the Jamaica Station, 29th Nov., 1846, aged 59 years'

Details

Type: Wall monument

People

Pring, Daniel
Age: 59
Date of Death: 29/11/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).

JSON

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  "post_id": "4614",
  "id": "M2872",
  "location": "St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Captain Daniel PRING, Royal Navy, of Iveden Penn, in the County of Devon, England, who fell a victim to the climate, at Port Royal, while filling the post of Commodore of the Jamaica Station, 29th Nov., 1846, aged 59 years'",
  "content": "<p>Wall monument in St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, commemorating Captain Daniel Pring RN d. 1846</p>",
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St Michael's Church, Southampton, England

Ledger at St Michael’s Church, Southampton commemorating William Saunders d. 1848

Location

St Michael's Church, Southampton, England

Transcript

'BENEATH ARE DEPOSITED / THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / WILLIAM SAUNDERS ESQ / COLLECTOR OF EXCISE / BORN AUGUST 14TH 1773 / DIED SEPTEMBER 24TH 1836 / ALSO/ ESTHER HIS WIFE / BORN JANRY 21ST 1776 / DIED MAY 9TH 1848'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Interior
Materials: Stone

People

Saunders, William
Age: 73
Date of Death: 24/9/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Excise
Organisation: HM Customs

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  "location": "St Michael's Church, Southampton, England",
  "transcript": "'BENEATH ARE DEPOSITED / THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / WILLIAM SAUNDERS ESQ / COLLECTOR OF EXCISE / BORN AUGUST 14TH 1773 / DIED SEPTEMBER 24TH 1836 / ALSO/ ESTHER HIS WIFE / BORN JANRY 21ST 1776 / DIED MAY 9TH 1848'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters