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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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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Benjamin Bowring d. 1846

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN BOWRING, OF LIVERPOOL / who died June Ist, 1846, aged 68 years. / also CHARLOTTE BOWRING, Relict of the Above, / died October 30th, 1850, aged 69 years'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Bowring, Benjamin
Age: 68
Date of Death: 1/6/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Bibliography: David Keir 'The Bowring Story' (London, 1962) p. 93.

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN BOWRING, OF LIVERPOOL / who died June Ist, 1846, aged 68 years. / also CHARLOTTE BOWRING, Relict of the Above, / died October 30th, 1850, aged 69 years'",
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St Oswald's Church, Filey, North Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Oswald’s Church, Filey commemorating John Craik d. 1857

Location

St Oswald's Church, Filey, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of JOHN CRAIK late of her Majesty's Coastguard who departed this life May 18th 1857 aged 55 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Craik, John
Age: 55
Date of Death: 18/5/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Coastguard
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER More family history information.

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  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of JOHN CRAIK late of her Majesty's Coastguard who departed this life May 18th 1857 aged 55 years.'",
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Memorial at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth commemorating Lieutenant Richard Amphlett RN d. 1843

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Richard Amphlett Esqr. Lieut. R.N. / and fourth son of the Revd John Amphlett D.D. / Vicar of Dodderhill / in the county of Worcester / He was born February 4th 1797 / he died November 21st 1843 and lies buried in this churchyard'

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People

Amphlett, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 21/11/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) June 1987

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / Richard Amphlett Esqr. Lieut. R.N. / and fourth son of the Revd John Amphlett D.D. / Vicar of Dodderhill / in the county of Worcester / He was born February 4th 1797 / he died November 21st 1843 and lies buried in this churchyard'",
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Memorial at Portsmouth Cathedral to Henry Langley d. 1859, Ordnance Storekeeper

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'In memory of / HENRY LANGLEY,ESQUIRE / Late Ordnance Storekeeper of Her majesty's Gun Wharf Portsmouth / From which office he retired in the year 1845 / having served his country with signal fidelity and honour / for more than half a century / born January 20th 1767, deceased June 19th 1859 / The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance / Psalm CXII, Verse V1'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Artists: Craven, Josh.

People

Langley, Henry
Age: 92
Date of Death: 19/6/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordnance storekeeper
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth

Extra

Notes: Signed: 'JOSH. CRAVEN, CHURCH RD. KINGSTON'
Recorder: Barbara Tomlinson
Photographer: Barbara Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / HENRY LANGLEY,ESQUIRE / Late Ordnance Storekeeper of Her majesty's Gun Wharf Portsmouth / From which office he retired in the year 1845 / having served his country with signal fidelity and honour / for more than half a century / born January 20th 1767, deceased June 19th 1859 / The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance / Psalm CXII, Verse V1'",
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St John's Church, Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Tomb at St John’s Church, Staplegrove commemorating Robert Poole d. 1833

Location

St John's Church, Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain Robert Poole...[who] crossed the Equator to and from the Pacific Ocean twenty two times, passed Cape Horn seventeen times, sailed once round the Globe and likewise to the 74th degree of South Latitude besides having performed many other voyages to different parts of the world...ob 5th May 1833 Aet 72'

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Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Poole, Robert
Age: 72
Date of Death: 5/5/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: See Joseph Poole whaling captain 'Lloyd's List', master of 'William' 1801-2. 'Rebecca' 1802, 'L'Aigle' in 1819. 'Seringapatam' 1810.
Bibliography: Andrew F.C. David, 'A 1933 query answered','Mariner's Mirror' vol. 75, p. 98 (Greenwich, 1989).

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    "bibliography": "Andrew F.C. David, 'A 1933 query answered','Mariner's Mirror' vol. 75, p. 98 (Greenwich, 1989).",
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Ernest Caney d. 1899

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Ernest W Caney / Aged 27 / Master of barge 'Robert’ / Drowned in the Thames / Nov 11 1899 / Buried at Salcott'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Robert

People

Caney, Ernest W.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 11/11/1899
Cause of Death: Drowning
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Ernest W Caney / Aged 27 / Master of barge 'Robert’ / Drowned in the Thames / Nov 11 1899 / Buried at Salcott'",
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Dutch cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Dutch cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Willoughby Smith d. 1838

Location

Dutch cemetery, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Willoughby Smith Esq late Commander of the barque 'Soobrow' of Bombay, who died at Galle 25 May 1838 age 28 years. Tomb erected by his widow' [not exact]

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Vessel: Soobrow

People

Smith, Willoughby
Age: 28
Date of Death: 25/5/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

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Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Tower at Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire commemorating Admiral Edward Vernon d. 1757 and the capture of Porto Bello

Location

Hilton Park, Shareshill, Staffordshire, England

Transcript

'This tower was erected by Henry Vernon of Hilton Park Born 13 Sept 1718 Died 1765. To commemorate the taking of Portobello with six ships of the line Nov. 22 1739 by Admiral Vernon. Born 12th November 1684 Died 1757'

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Type: Tower

Event

War of Jenkins' Ear

Event Category

1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession

People

Vernon, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 30/10/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1980

JSON

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Urquhart Cemetery, Urquhart, Moray, Scotland

Wall tablet at Urquhart Cemetery, Moray commemorating John Cruikshank d. 1815, surgeon HEIC

Location

Urquhart Cemetery, Urquhart, Moray, Scotland

Transcript

'Here are interred the remains of John Cruikshank late surgeon in the service of the Hon St John Company at St Helena who died at Springfield near Elgin, on the 22nd October 1815 aged 34. This monument was erected to his memory by his affectionate widow Mrs Eliza Greentree daughter of Colonel Greentree of Fairyland, in the island of St Helena. Their son Thomas Greentree Cruikshank died in infancy at Banff on 7th May 1816 and is interred there'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Small stone enclosure
Vessel: Lord Nelson, Lady Burges

People

Cruikshank, John
Age: 34
Date of Death: 22/10/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Surgeon on East India Company ships 'Lord Nelson '1804-5 and 'Lady Burges' 1806,

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters