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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery commemorating Captain John Marshall RN d. 1851

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'John Marshall, Esq., Captain R.N., / Died 5th January, 1851, aged 79. / Also JANE, the beloved relict of the above; / who died the 29th December, 1865'

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Marshall, John
Age: 79
Date of Death: 5/1/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 103.

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  "transcript": "'John Marshall, Esq., Captain R.N., / Died 5th January, 1851, aged 79. / Also JANE, the beloved relict of the above; / who died the 29th December, 1865'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating James Sewell d. 1854

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the memory of / JAMES SEWELL / Master Mariner, who died in London / after a few hours illness / Sept 19, 1854 / in the 41st year / of his age / Watch for ye know / not what hour your Lord / doth come'

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Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Sewell, James
Age: 40
Date of Death: 19/9/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Amended BT 2005.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to / the memory of / JAMES SEWELL / Master Mariner, who died in London / after a few hours illness / Sept 19, 1854 / in the 41st year / of his age / Watch for ye know / not what hour your Lord / doth come'",
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    "notes": "Amended BT 2005.",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
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St George's Chapel, Hyde Park Place, London, England

Memorial at St George’s Chapel, Hyde Park Place, London commemorating Captain William Wilbraham RN d. 1824

Location

St George's Chapel, Hyde Park Place, London, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / William Wilbraham Esq / Captain of the Royal Navy / who died on the 29th of November 1824 / In the 45 year of his age / This tablet is erected / as a tribute / of sincere love and regard by / his affectionate brother / George Wilbraham / of Delamere House / in the county/ of Chester.'

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People

Wilbraham, William
Age: 45
Date of Death: 29/11/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Cecil Moore M.A 'A Brief History Of St George's Chapel Hyde Park Place Cumberland Gate W. With Monumental Inscriptions' (1883)

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  "location": "St George's Chapel, Hyde Park Place, London, England",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of / William Wilbraham Esq / Captain of the Royal Navy / who died on the 29th of November 1824 / In the 45 year of his age / This tablet is erected / as a tribute / of sincere love and regard by / his affectionate brother / George Wilbraham / of Delamere House / in the county/ of Chester.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St George’s Chapel, Hyde Park Place, London commemorating Captain William Wilbraham RN d. 1824</p>",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating James Moffat, HEIC, d. 1788

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In Memory of James Moffat / surgeon of the 'Phoenix' East Indiaman / who departed this life October 31, A.D. 1788 / aged 55 years.'

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Vessel: Phoenix

People

Moffat, James
Age: 55
Date of Death: 31/10/1788
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.156.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of James Moffat / surgeon of the 'Phoenix' East Indiaman / who departed this life October 31, A.D. 1788 / aged 55 years.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata commemorating James Moffat, HEIC, d. 1788</p>",
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye, East Sussex, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye commemorating Philip Clark d. 1815

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye, East Sussex, England

Transcript

'...In memory of Philip Clark, who was unfortunately drowned on his passage home from Ireland, in 1815 in the 50th year of his age'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Clark, Philip
Age: 49
Date of Death: 1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Sussex Archaeological Collections' vol. 13, p. 290 (1865).
Recorder: Mrs G.H. Clark

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  "transcript": "'...In memory of Philip Clark, who was unfortunately drowned on his passage home from Ireland, in 1815 in the 50th year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Rye commemorating Philip Clark d. 1815</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'Sussex Archaeological Collections' vol. 13, p. 290 (1865).",
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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Thomas Hayton d. 1808

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Hayton aged 16 years who lost his life by the over-setting of a boat, in which he was returning to Deal from a vist to his father, then at anchor in the Downs, the 8th June 1808. The body was afterwards found and here interred'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Hayton, Thomas
Age: 16
Date of Death: 8/6/1808
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).

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  "location": "St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Hayton aged 16 years who lost his life by the over-setting of a boat, in which he was returning to Deal from a vist to his father, then at anchor in the Downs, the 8th June 1808. The body was afterwards found and here interred'",
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Morningside Cemetery, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland

Cross at Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Granville Toup Nicholas RN d. 1894

Location

Morningside Cemetery, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE BELOVED / MEMORY OF / GRANVILLE TOUP NICOLAS / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 21ST APRIL 1894 / AGED 61 YEARS'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped base carved 'IHS'.
Type: Gravestone
Position: 60 yards from boundary wall
Materials: Grey granite

People

Nicolas, Granville Toup
Age:
Date of Death: 21/4/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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  "location": "Morningside Cemetery, Morningside Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE BELOVED / MEMORY OF / GRANVILLE TOUP NICOLAS / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 21ST APRIL 1894 / AGED 61 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Cross at Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh commemorating Captain Granville Toup Nicholas RN d. 1894</p>",
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    "description": "Cross on stepped base carved 'IHS'.",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
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    "recorder": "John Steele 1988",
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Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down commemorating Robert Coffey, d. 1848 at Savannah

Location

Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'In memory of Robert Coffey who was drowned at Savannah overboard the ship 'Oregon' Capt Wm Heron Commander Nov 7th 1848 aged 15 years'

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Vessel: Oregon

People

Coffey, Robert
Age: 15
Date of Death: 7/11/1848
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "location": "Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Robert Coffey who was drowned at Savannah overboard the ship 'Oregon' Capt Wm Heron Commander Nov 7th 1848 aged 15 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Ballyhalbert Graveyard, Ballyhalbert, County Down commemorating Robert Coffey, d. 1848 at Savannah</p>",
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial at Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, commemorating Admiral Oliver Backhouse d. 1943 and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse d. 1939

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Admiral Oliver Backhouse C.B. 1876-1943. Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse, Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G.1878-1939'

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Backhouse, Oliver
Age:
Date of Death: 1943
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Backhouse, Roger Roland Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1939
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Admiral Oliver Backhouse C.B. 1876-1943. Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse, Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G.1878-1939'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, commemorating Admiral Oliver Backhouse d. 1943 and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse d. 1939</p>",
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon commemorating Edward Collingwood. d. 1809

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Transcript

'Underneath / are deposited the remains / of ANN: DOLMAN COLLINGWOOD / Wife of EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / who departed this life / the 10th of May 1808 / in the 49th year of her Age / Also / the Body of / EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / late Commander in His Majesty's Royal Navy / who departed this life / the 3d of Decr. 1809 [or 19] Aged 66 years'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Floor

People

Collingwood, Edward
Age: 66
Date of Death: 3/12/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 0 in date is cut over by a 1 or vice versa.
Recorder: D.P. Gander

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  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Underneath / are deposited the remains / of ANN: DOLMAN COLLINGWOOD / Wife of EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / who departed this life / the 10th of May 1808 / in the 49th year of her Age / Also / the Body of / EDWARD COLLINGWOOD Esq / late Commander in His Majesty's Royal Navy / who departed this life / the 3d of Decr. 1809 [or 19] Aged 66 years'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters