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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

JSON

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    "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

JSON

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  "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'",
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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

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5725Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7478\" width=\"315\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5725Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5725Large-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Josaphat Davy Hardingham d. 1810</p>",
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    "description": "Urn on plinth.",
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    "bibliography": "ADM 37/2634",
    "recorder": "",
    "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.

JSON

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    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 184.",
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Eastham, Worcestershire, England

Memorial at Eastham, Worcestershire commemorating Lennard Robert Bradley lost in SS ‘Umgeni’ 1917

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Eastham, Worcestershire, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY/OF / LENNARD ROBERT BRADLEY / NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE / WHO WAS LOST AT SEA WITH ALL ON BOARD / THE S.S. UMGENI NOVEMBER 1917 / AGED 41 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW'

Details

Description: Floral border
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Alabaster
Vessel: SS Umgeni

People

Bradley, Lennard Robert
Age: 41
Date of Death: 11/1917
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Mr and Mrs J Pelly, C/O Mrs A K Dixon, Norbrook Cottage, Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4SQ

JSON

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  "post_id": "4561",
  "id": "M2102",
  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Eastham, Worcestershire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY/OF / LENNARD ROBERT BRADLEY / NIGERIAN CIVIL SERVICE / WHO WAS LOST AT SEA WITH ALL ON BOARD / THE S.S. UMGENI NOVEMBER 1917 / AGED 41 YEARS / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Eastham, Worcestershire commemorating Lennard Robert Bradley lost in SS ‘Umgeni’ 1917</p>",
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    "recorder": "Mr and Mrs J Pelly, C/O Mrs A K Dixon, Norbrook Cottage, Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4SQ",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Valentine Creed d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JAMES V CREED / Chief writer H.M.S. 'Neptune' / died / 10th June 1913 Aged 32'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 405
Vessel: HMS Neptune

People

Creed, James Valentine
Age: 32
Date of Death: 10/6/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief writer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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  "post_id": "4563",
  "id": "M3594",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'JAMES V CREED / Chief writer H.M.S. 'Neptune' / died / 10th June 1913 Aged 32'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating James Valentine Creed d. 1913</p>",
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    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 405",
    "materials": "",
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    "vessel": "HMS Neptune"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Creed, James Valentine","age":"32","dateofdeath":"10/6/1913","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Chief writer","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John Joslin d. 1893

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'JOHN JOSLIN / aged 26 / drowned in the River Stour / near Harwich / April 4 1893 / and buried in this Churchyard'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Joslin, John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 4/4/1893
Cause of Death: Drowing
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "post_id": "4565",
  "id": "M1486",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'JOHN JOSLIN / aged 26 / drowned in the River Stour / near Harwich / April 4 1893 / and buried in this Churchyard'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John Joslin d. 1893</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4064-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"\n\" class=\"wp-image-45466\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4064-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4064-300x293.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4064-768x749.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_4064.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" /></figure>",
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).<br />",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
}

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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 Henry Stone, RN, d. 1886

Location

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

Transcript

'Henry Stone / Carpenter / H.M.S. Monarch / died / 22 December 1886'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Monarch

People

Stone, Henry
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 22/12/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "post_id": "4520",
  "id": "M5290",
  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Henry Stone / Carpenter / H.M.S. Monarch / died / 22 December 1886'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Henry Stone, RN, d. 1886</p>",
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk commemorating Captain Edward Rotheram, RN d.1830, a Trafalgar veteran

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT. EDWD. ROTHERAM, R.N. / WHO COMMANDED THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN / THE LEADING SHIP / AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / HE DIED SUDDENLY AT BILDESTONE HOUSE / AND WAS BURIED IN THIS CHURCH YARD / NOVEMBER 6TH 1830 AGED 77 YEARS / A BROTHER OFFICER ERECTED THIS TABLET.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior S. Wall
Materials: Marble, wood
Vessel: HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Culloden

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Rotheram, Edward
Age: 77
Date of Death: 6/11/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Captain Rotheram died suddenly while staying with friend Richard Wilson, at Bildeston House. Portrait and letters and Rotheram Vase in Nelson collection at Lloyds.
Bibliography: Ed. Colin White 'The Trafalgar Captains: Their lives and memorials' (London, 2005) p. 111.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT. EDWD. ROTHERAM, R.N. / WHO COMMANDED THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN / THE LEADING SHIP / AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR / HE DIED SUDDENLY AT BILDESTONE HOUSE / AND WAS BURIED IN THIS CHURCH YARD / NOVEMBER 6TH 1830 AGED 77 YEARS / A BROTHER OFFICER ERECTED THIS TABLET.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk commemorating Captain Edward Rotheram, RN d.1830, a Trafalgar veteran</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Ed. Colin White 'The Trafalgar Captains: Their lives and memorials' (London, 2005) p. 111.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Clement's Church, Terrington St Clements, Norfolk, England

Wall tablet in St Clement’s Church, Terrington St Clements, Norfolk commemorating Captain Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, RN d. 1828

Location

St Clement's Church, Terrington St Clements, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Sir Andrew Snape Hamond Bt. of Hamond Lodge in this parish, captain in the Royal Navy, an elder brother of the Trinity House, and twice MP for the borough of Ipswich, who was born at Greenwich in Kent on the 17th Dec 1738. At the age of fourteen he entered the Naval Service and after signalising himself in various parts of the globe, but particularly so by his gallantry and activity while commanding His Majesty's ship ROEBUCK during the contest with America from 1775 to 1780, he became Lieutenant Governor of NOVA SCOTIA which post he relinquished at the end of 1782 to the deep regret of all the inhabitants of that province. In 1785 he was appointed Commodore and Commander in Chief in the River Medway and in 1794 he became Comptroller of his Majesty's navy, the duties of which honorable and laborious office he executed with great perseverance and distinguished ability until 1806 during a period of most arduous war with France and Spain, when retiring from public life in consequence of impaired health he found a residence in this neighbourhood, where beloved and respected by all, he continued to perform with kindness and benevolence the duties of an active magistrate, of an affectionate father and friend until his departure from this life on the 12th September 1828, universally regretted, having nearly attained the venerable age of 90 years. His character for piety, integrity, suavity of manners extraordinary memory and all intellectual endowments was of the first order and 'he doth to his descendants leave / the first best gift that man can claim / Better than pomp by crowds adored / or gold immeasurably stored / a pure and spotless name' PARATUS ET FIDELIS'

Details

Position: North side of nave behind organ
Materials: Marble, slate background
Artists: John Knapp
Vessel: HMS Roebuck

People

Hamond, Andrew Snape
Age: 89
Date of Death: 12/9/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN. Elder Brother of Trinity House
Organisation: Royal Navy, Trinity House

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "post_id": "4522",
  "id": "M4352",
  "location": "St Clement's Church, Terrington St Clements, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Sir Andrew Snape Hamond Bt. of Hamond Lodge in this parish, captain in the Royal Navy, an elder brother of the Trinity House, and twice MP for the borough of Ipswich, who was born at Greenwich in Kent on the 17th Dec 1738. At the age of fourteen he entered the Naval Service and after signalising himself in various parts of the globe, but particularly so by his gallantry and activity while commanding His Majesty's ship ROEBUCK during the contest with America from 1775 to 1780, he became Lieutenant Governor of NOVA SCOTIA which post he relinquished at the end of 1782 to the deep regret of all the inhabitants of that province. In 1785 he was appointed Commodore and Commander in Chief in the River Medway and in 1794 he became Comptroller of his Majesty's navy, the duties of which honorable and laborious office he executed with great perseverance and distinguished ability until 1806 during a period of most arduous war with France and Spain, when retiring from public life in consequence of impaired health he found a residence in this neighbourhood, where beloved and respected by all, he continued to perform with kindness and benevolence the duties of an active magistrate, of an affectionate father and friend until his departure from this life on the 12th September 1828, universally regretted, having nearly attained the venerable age of 90 years. His character for piety, integrity, suavity of manners extraordinary memory and all intellectual endowments was of the first order and 'he doth to his descendants leave / the first best gift that man can claim / Better than pomp by crowds adored / or gold immeasurably stored / a pure and spotless name' PARATUS ET FIDELIS'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Clement’s Church, Terrington St Clements, Norfolk commemorating Captain Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, RN d. 1828</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "North side of nave behind organ",
    "materials": "Marble, slate background",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "John Knapp",
    "vessel": "HMS Roebuck"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Hamond, Andrew Snape","age":"89","dateofdeath":"12/9/1828","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Captain RN. Elder Brother of Trinity House","organisation":"Royal Navy, Trinity House"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters