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Church, St Fagans, Glamorgan, Wales

Gravestone at St Fagans to Chief Engineer, William Joseph Lewis d. 1901

Location

Church, St Fagans, Glamorgan, Wales

Transcript

[not exact] 'William Lewis of this parish. Died June 24th 1873 aged 44 years. Also William Joseph Lewis son of the above, Chief engineer S.S. Windsor. Died May 6th 1901 aged 38. Interred at Rio de Janeiro. Also Alice Frances Lewis, wife of the above William Lewis. Died Jan 9th 1906 aged 75. Also Alice Lewis Died Feb 26th 1866 aged 7 years. Also Frank Lewis Died March 5th 1866 aged 8 months. Also Gertrude Caroline Lewis, died March 1st 1953 aged 83 Also Aletha Marian Lewis died March 2nd 1952 aged 85. Also Osbert Linneus Lewis died May 2nd 1953 aged 85. Also Flora Maria Lewis. Died Nov 6th 1954 aged 86.'

Details

Type: Cross
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite
Vessel: SS Windsor

People

Lewis, William Joseph
Age: 38
Date of Death: 6/5/1901
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: chief engineer
Organisation: unknown

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "id": "M6541",
  "location": "Church, St Fagans, Glamorgan, Wales",
  "transcript": "[not exact] 'William Lewis of this parish. Died June 24th 1873 aged 44 years. Also William Joseph Lewis son of the above, Chief engineer S.S. Windsor. Died May 6th 1901 aged 38. Interred at Rio de Janeiro. Also Alice Frances Lewis, wife of the above William Lewis. Died Jan 9th 1906 aged 75. Also Alice Lewis Died Feb 26th 1866 aged 7 years. Also Frank Lewis Died March 5th 1866 aged 8 months. Also Gertrude Caroline Lewis, died March 1st 1953 aged 83 Also Aletha Marian Lewis died March 2nd 1952 aged 85. Also Osbert Linneus Lewis died May 2nd 1953 aged 85. Also Flora Maria Lewis. Died Nov 6th 1954 aged 86.'<br />\r\n<br />",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Fagans to Chief Engineer, William Joseph Lewis d. 1901</p>",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Windsor"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
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Church, St Fagans, Glamorgan, Wales

Gravestone at St Fagans commemorating Alfred Martin LeHuray of Guernsey d. 1909

Location

Church, St Fagans, Glamorgan, Wales

Transcript

[Not exact] 'Alfred Martin LeHuray, Master Mariner who died 27th March 1909. Interred at St Vincent, Cape Verde island. Also his wife Caroline, who died 23rd Dec 1923. Both of Guernsey C I. Also Lena May LeHuray who died 12th July 1968. Also sister Carrie le Huray who died 21st April 1974.'

Details

Type: Cross
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Granite

People

LeHuray, Alfred Martin
Age: unknown
Date of Death: 27/3/1909
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: master mariner
Organisation: unknown

Extra

Recorder: David j. Wickham

JSON

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  "transcript": "[Not exact] 'Alfred Martin LeHuray, Master Mariner who died 27th March 1909. Interred at St Vincent, Cape Verde island. Also his wife Caroline, who died 23rd Dec 1923. Both of Guernsey C I. Also Lena May LeHuray who died 12th July 1968. Also sister Carrie le Huray who died 21st April 1974.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Fagans  commemorating Alfred Martin LeHuray of Guernsey  d. 1909</p>",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
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}

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St Lawrence Cemetery, Vittorioso, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Lawrence Cemetery, Vittoriosa, Malta commemorating Thomas McSweeney RM d. 1837

Location

St Lawrence Cemetery, Vittorioso, Malta, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / THOMAS MCSWEENEY / EXECUTED ON / H.M.S. RODNEY / 8TH JUNE 1837 / AGED 23 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Grave with railings, plaque and crucifix on the wall behind.
Type: Wall plaque
Vessel: HMS Rodney

People

McSweeney, Thomas
Age: 23
Date of Death: 8/6/1837
Cause of Death: executed
Rank / Occupation: Private
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / THOMAS MCSWEENEY / EXECUTED ON / H.M.S. RODNEY / 8TH JUNE 1837 / AGED 23 YEARS.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Lawrence Cemetery, Vittoriosa, Malta commemorating Thomas <a href=\"http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/Malta/maltaTSweeney.htm\">McSweeney</a> RM d. 1837</p>",
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St Mary Magdelene's Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England

Headstone in St Mary Magdelene’s Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, commemorating John Ridley, capstan maker, d. 1810 at Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent

Location

St Mary Magdelene's Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / Of / John Ridley / Late Quarterman & Master / Capstern [sic] Maker in his / Majesty's Royal Dockyard / at Woolwich, Kent. / Died Jan 20th 1810 aged 80 yrs / Also his Wife, Mrs Elizabeth, died Aug 6th 1833 / Also of four grandchildren. / Eliza, Robert, Mary Ann, & Thomas, / who all died in infancy.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Ridley, John
Age: 80
Date of Death: 20/1/1810
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: capstan maker
Organisation: Royal Dockyard, Woolwich

Extra

Recorder: Brian Clark

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary Magdelene's Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory / Of  / John Ridley / Late Quarterman & Master / Capstern [sic] Maker in his / Majesty's Royal Dockyard / at Woolwich, Kent. / Died Jan 20th 1810 aged 80 yrs / Also his Wife, Mrs Elizabeth, died Aug 6th 1833 / Also of four grandchildren. / Eliza, Robert, Mary Ann, & Thomas, / who all died in infancy.'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in St Mary Magdelene’s Church, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, commemorating John Ridley, capstan maker, d. 1810 at Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
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    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
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Orwell Quay, Ipswich, Suffok, England

Merchant Navy memorial, Orwell Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk

Location

Orwell Quay, Ipswich, Suffok, England

Transcript

[Front] 'DEDICATED TO ALL / SEAFARERS WHO LOST / THEIR LIVES IN / CONFLICTS AT SEA / AND FOR WHOM THERE ARE NO KNOWN GRAVES / SAVE THOSE OF THE OCEAN', 'WE WILL REMEMBER THEM' [Back] 'LOST TO THE / CRUEL SEA, WHICH WAS / MADE EVEN / MORE CRUEL BY MAN.' [Each side of plinth] 'MERCHANT NAVY ASSOCIATION / IPSWICH'.

Details

Description: Truncated obelisk on plinth of two steps. Painted on the front with a red and blue ensign and the Merchant Navy badge. An anchor below the inscription. The back has a compass rose in blue, and another anchor at the base.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Granite
Date Erected: 2014
Artists: A. Clarke memorials [signed]

Extra

Notes: QR code linked to MNA website
Recorder: Celia Waters 2014
Photographer: Celia Waters

JSON

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  "location": "Orwell Quay, Ipswich, Suffok, England",
  "transcript": "[Front] 'DEDICATED TO ALL / SEAFARERS WHO LOST / THEIR LIVES IN / CONFLICTS AT SEA / AND FOR WHOM THERE ARE NO KNOWN GRAVES / SAVE THOSE OF THE OCEAN', 'WE WILL REMEMBER THEM' [Back] 'LOST TO THE / CRUEL SEA, WHICH WAS / MADE EVEN / MORE CRUEL BY MAN.' [Each side of plinth] 'MERCHANT NAVY ASSOCIATION / IPSWICH'.",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "Granite",
    "dateErected": "2014",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "Celia Waters 2014",
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Holy Trinity Church, Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Ilfracombe, Devon dedicated to Simon Gage Britton d. 1856

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'Here lie the mortal remains of Mary widow of the Revd. Thomas Hopkins Rector of Donyatt and Earnshill who died the 8th March 1843 aged 80 years and of Jane the only child of the Revd. Thos. and Mary Hopkins and wife of Simon Gage Britton M.D. of Newport near Barnstaple who died Jun 12th 1850 aged 69 years and of Simon Gage Britton of Newport Barnstaple who died Mar 6th 1856 aged 73 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Pickle

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Britton, Simon Gage
Age: 73
Date of Death: 6/3/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: In MS ledger recording the family histories of the Savours, Mathew, Hopkins and others. The gravestone may no longer be extant.
Recorder: Ann Shirley

JSON

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  "post_id": "8413",
  "id": "M6538",
  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Ilfracombe, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lie the mortal remains of Mary widow of the Revd. Thomas Hopkins Rector of Donyatt and Earnshill who died the 8th March 1843 aged 80 years and of Jane the only child of the Revd. Thos. and Mary Hopkins and wife of Simon Gage Britton M.D. of Newport near Barnstaple who died Jun 12th 1850 aged 69 years and of Simon Gage Britton of Newport Barnstaple who died Mar 6th 1856 aged 73 years.'",
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St Mary, Rotherhithe, London, England

Memorial at St Mary, Rotherhithe to Edward Hawks d. 1844, shipbuilder

Location

St Mary, Rotherhithe, London, England

Transcript

'THIS TABLET / WAS ERECTED BY THE WORKMEN / AND LATE APPRENTICES OF / MR EDWARD HAWKS / FOR MANY YEARS AN EXTENSIVE / SHIP BUILDER IN THIS / PARISH / AS A TESTIMONY / OF GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / FOR HIS KINDNESS AND URBANITY / OF MANNERS / WHO DIED JULY 23RD 1844 / AGED 66 YEARS'.

Details

Description: Neo-classical wall tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Hawks, Edward
Age: 66
Date of Death: 23/7/1844
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: ship builder
Organisation: unknown

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "8407",
  "id": "M6532",
  "location": "St Mary, Rotherhithe, London, England",
  "transcript": "'THIS TABLET / WAS ERECTED BY THE WORKMEN / AND LATE APPRENTICES OF / MR EDWARD HAWKS / FOR MANY YEARS AN EXTENSIVE / SHIP BUILDER IN THIS / PARISH / AS A TESTIMONY / OF GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / FOR HIS KINDNESS AND URBANITY / OF MANNERS / WHO DIED JULY 23RD 1844 / AGED 66 YEARS'.",
  "content": "<p><a href=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/M6532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8410\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/M6532-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"M6532\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/M6532-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/M6532.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" /></a></p>\n<p>Memorial at St Mary, Rotherhithe to Edward Hawks d. 1844, shipbuilder</p>",
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    "description": "Neo-classical wall tablet.",
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Menheniot, Cornwall, England

Memorial at Menheniot to Captain John Richards Lapenotiere RN, HMS ‘Pickle’, d. 1834

Location

Menheniot, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / M A LAPENOTIERE / WIFE OF /CAPTAIN JOHN RICHARDS LAPENOTIERE / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 1[?] OF JULY 1833 / AGED 55 / ALSO / OF JOHN RICHARDS LAPENOTIERE / HER HUSBAND / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 19TH OF JANUARY 1834 / AGED 63 YEARS / ALSO OF THOMAS / THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 12TH / 1876 AGED 64.'

Details

Type: Table tomb
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Pickle

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Lapenotiere, John Richards
Age: 63
Date of Death: 19/1/1824
Cause of Death: unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Colin White and the 1805 Club 'The Trafalgar Captains' p. 91.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / M A LAPENOTIERE / WIFE OF /CAPTAIN JOHN RICHARDS LAPENOTIERE  / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 1[?] OF JULY 1833 / AGED 55 / ALSO / OF JOHN RICHARDS LAPENOTIERE / HER HUSBAND / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 19TH OF JANUARY 1834 / AGED 63 YEARS / ALSO OF THOMAS / THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 12TH / 1876 AGED 64.'",
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    "vessel": "HMS Pickle"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Lapenotiere, John Richards","age":"63","dateofdeath":"19/1/1824","causeofdeath":"unknown","rankOccupation":"Captain","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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St Ive's Church, St Ive, Cornwall, England

Memorial at St Ive to Thomas Mutton, HMS ‘Urgent’, d. 1901,

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St Ive's Church, St Ive, Cornwall, England

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'IN MEMORY OF / THE REVD. THOMAS MUTTON, B.A. / THIRD SON OF / WM. & J. MUTTON. OF TRENANT BARTON. DULOE / CHAPLAIN OF H.M.S. URGENT / WHO DIED AT PORT ROYAL, 27TH FEBY. 1901 / AGED 29 YEARS.'

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Type: Plaque
Position: Nave north wall
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Urgent

People

Mutton, Thomas
Age: 29
Date of Death: 27/2/1901
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Probably died of yellow fever.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Charles Holman of Hambledon, Kent, d. 1871

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'To / the memory of / Charles Holman / Eldest son of the late / Charles Holman / of Hambledown in the county of Kent / who died on board the barque Marion / at Cardiff on the 7th November 1871 / Aged 58 years / this is a faithful saying and worth of / all acceptance that Jesus Christ came into / the world to save sinners. Timothy 1: 15.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: Marion

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2014.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

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    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters