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Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton, Dorset, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton, Dorset, commemorating John Hoskins d. 1909

Location

Holy Trinity Old Church, Bothenhampton, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of John Hoskins, RN who departed / this life May 24th 1909 / "Thy will be done" / also of Sarah Rose Hoskins / wife of the above / died Feb 17th 1958 / aged 80 years / "Her end was peace'"

Details

People

Hoskins, John
Age:
Date of Death: 24/5/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: M. T. Morton
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Selling, Kent, England

Memorial at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Selling, Kent commemorating Commander Stephen Hilton RN, d. 1872

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Selling, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of Stephen Hilton late commander who died 21st February 1872 in his..th year 'Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints'

Details

Position: South side of churchyard

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hilton, Stephen
Age: 85
Date of Death: 21/2/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Hilton was Master's Mate in 'Minotaur' at Trafalgar.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 94.
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St Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Memorial tablet in St Nicholas’ Church, Sevenoaks, Kent commemorating Admiral John Amherst, RN d.1778

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Details

Description: Trophies and an urn above the inscription tablet.
Type: Wall monument
Date Erected: 1781
Artists: Peter Turnerelli
Vessel: HMS ‘Preston’, HMS ‘Mars’, HMS ‘Deptford’, HMS ‘Captain’, HMS ‘Arrogant'

Event

First Carnatic War; 1756-1763 Seven Years’ War

People

Amherst, John
Age: 59 - 60 years
Date of Death: 14/2/1778
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected by his brother, Lord Amherst
Bibliography: Dictionary of National Biography'; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964).
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain James Wright d. 1834

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain James Wright of Girvan, Ayrshire late of the ship 'Grenada' of this town died 30 September 1834 age 42'

Details

Vessel: Grenada

People

Wright, James
Age: 42
Date of Death: 30/9/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 177. 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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Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial in Shadycombe Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating John Patey d. 1898

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'John R Patey lost at sea Feb 1898 aged 58'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Patey, John R.
Age: 58
Date of Death: 2/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk commemorating Robert Dinsdale, d. 1899

Location

St Mary's Church, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘In Affectionate Remberance of / ROBERT WALKER DINSDALE / Master Mariner of Waterside / Barton on Humber / who was drowned at sea / near this place 4 July 1899 / Aged 28 Years / This Stone was erected by / His Sorrowing Widow / SUSAN DINSDALE / .....

Details

Description: Stone headstone with foul anchor in a shield carved in relief at the top. The writing on the headstone is eroded and the bottom is difficult to decipher.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Dinsdale, Robert Walker
Age: 28
Date of Death: 4/7/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1968
Photographer: Pippa Lacey
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Simpson d. 1850

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘TO THE MEMORY / OF/ JOHN SIMPSON / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED JUNE 19. 1850 / AGED 75 YEARS / ALICE, DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / DIED JUNE 14 1822 / AGED 19 YEARS'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Simpson, John
Age: 75
Date of Death: 19/6/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018
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St Andrew's Church, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland

Headstone in St Andrew’s Church, Ballyhalbert, County Down commemorating Joseph Clint d. 1854

Location

St Andrew's Church, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'Erected in memory of Joseph Clint who died at sea 16th Feb. 1854 age 29 years. Also his wife Eliza Jane Clint [Nee Greer] who died 15th Jan. 1899 age 72 years. Also their daughter Margaret Clint who died 29th Mar. 1916 age 68 years. Inscribed by John & Annie nee Boyd in memory of John Boyd Cooke who died 1st March, 1818 aged 11 yrs His son David Boyd Cooke, born 30th March 1913 died 28th August 1927. The above John Cooke, born 14th June 1882 died 24th Dec. 1927'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Near church door

People

Clint, Joseph
Age: 29
Date of Death: 16/2/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: First headstone in churchyard
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Josaphat Davy Hardingham d. 1810

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

[East side] 'GEORGIANA / WIDOW OF / JOSAPHAT DAVY HARDINGHAM esq / OF / HMS PERLEN R.N. / WHO DIED IN THE PRIME OF LIFE / ON FOREIGN SERVICE / 29 SEPTEMBER 1810 / AND SINCE WIDOW OF JOHN HAXBY esq / OF WORTHING SUSSEX / ...BORN 17TH JANUARY 1786 / DIED 31 JULY 1836 /...AGE 50.'[South and West sides illegible] [North side] 'ALSO / IN LOVING MEMORY OF / GEORGE GATTON HARDINGHAM / OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE / BARRISTER AT LAW, / HER ONLY CHILD, / WHO DIED AT SOUTHSEA 8TH JANUARY 1895 / AGED 35 YEARS'

Details

Description: Urn on plinth.
Type: Monument
Materials: Portland stone

People

Hardingham, Josaphat Davy
Age:
Date of Death: 29/09/1810
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Perlen' various spellings (Pearl) 5th rate, 38 Danish, Captured at Copenhagen 7 September 1807. Broken up 1832. Hardingham is on the ship's pay book as a purser. He was sent to Antigua Hospital and discharged dead 29 September 1810. 48 men died during late summer and early autumn that year. The ship's commander Lieutenant Nicholas Bell was 'Invalided for a colder climate'. This suggests that Hardingley died of a tropical disease such as yellow fever.
Bibliography: ADM 37/2634
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating J. Young, d. 1850

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / J. Young M.M. / 'WIDE AWAKE’ / Died 16th March 1850 / Aged 39 years’ // Requiescat in Pace.

Details

Description: Stone headstone with a six-pointed star above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Wide Awake

People

Young, J.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 16/3/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 184.
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