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
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).
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
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
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
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
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