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King's Chapel, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in King’s Chapel, Gibraltar commemorating Captain William Paget RN d. 1794

Location

King's Chapel, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of The Honble WILLIAM PAGET, Second Son of the Earl of Uxbridge / A Captain of the Royal Navy / And Representative in Parliament for the County of Anglesey / Who having early devoted Himself to the service of his Country in the perilous Profession of a Seaman / Was in the 24th Year of his Age promoted to the Rank of a Post Captain / And appointed to the Command of the ROMNEY of 50 Guns. / In the sanguine Prospect of a glorious Career a Wound received at a more early Age / From the Dagger of an Assassin in a foreign Land brought Him to a premature End. / Yet short as his Life was, He lived long enough to be approved a gallant and skilful Seaman, / And one of the most amiable of Men. / The former stands recorded in the Annals of British Valour / By the Capture of LA SYBILLE a French Man of War,of 48 guns and 430 Men. / After a severe and obstinate Conflict in the Mediterranean Sea. / To the latter the heart of every Individual who knew Him will bear Testimony. / Natus Decr 22d 1769. Mortuus 1794. / Far from thy Country, Kindred and thy Friends, / Thy short but bright Career of Glory ends / Yet tho` thy Ashes grace a foreign Earth, / Britain exulting claims, brave Youth, thy birth. / Long as her Trident awes the boundless Deep /, Long as the subject Seas her navies sweep, / So long thy Virtue blended with her Fame / Shall gild thy Deeds, and consecrate thy Name.'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus marked ‘S.M. HON. WM. PAGET’. The inscription tablet below, flanked by winged, draped male figures holding inverted torches. Signed: 'Richd Westmacott Jnr London'.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Artists: Richard Westmacott

Event

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Paget, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1794
Cause of Death: Murdered
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Commander Francis Ellis, RN d. 1858

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Francis Wilson ELLIS, Commander Royal Navy died 18 June 1858 aged 68 years. Francis Georgiana aged 13 years died 25th Dec 1847. John aged 8 years died 21 Oct 1841. Francis Laxford aged 3 months died 10 Feb 1856. All children of Commander Ellis and Charlotte his wife, their remains are interred in the chancel of the church at LINGWOOD in the county of Norfolk'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Ellis, Francis Wilson
Age: 68
Date of Death: 18/6/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'Francis Wilson ELLIS, Commander Royal Navy died 18 June 1858 aged 68 years. Francis Georgiana aged 13 years died 25th Dec 1847. John aged 8 years died 21 Oct 1841. Francis Laxford aged 3 months died 10 Feb 1856. All children of Commander Ellis and Charlotte his wife, their remains are interred in the chancel of the church at LINGWOOD in the county of Norfolk'",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Bowell d. 1685

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Thomas Bowell, Master Mariner, died 1685. Had 4 sons & 3 daughters'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Bowell, Thomas
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1685
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: British Library: Add.1909.F.204b. Inscription abbreviated in Davy's Church Notes?
Recorder: Mrs F Keymer, 1 Westbrook Road, London, SE3 0NS, 23/7/1988

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating G. Williams, HEIC, d. 1819

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India

Transcript

'To the Memory of G. Williams, Esq. / late chief officer of the H.C. ship / 'Thomas Grenville' / who died 10th Oct. 1819, aged 26 years.'

Details

Vessel: Thomas Grenville

People

Williams, G.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 10/9/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.133.

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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating William R. Thornton d. 1869

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

Vessel: SS Rocket

People

Thornton, William R.
Age: 54
Date of Death: 23/10/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Drowned from SS 'Rocket'.

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Old St Pancras Church, Camden, London, England

Tomb at Old St Pancras Church commemorating John Mills d. 1811 HEIC

Location

Old St Pancras Church, Camden, London, England

Transcript

'Also the aforesaid / JOHN MILLS ESQ. / who departed this life 29th of July 1811 / Aged 90 Years / He was the last Survivor of the few / Persons who came out of the Black Hole / at Calcutta in Bengal in the Year 1756.'

Details

Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard under plane tree

People

Mills, John
Age: 90
Date of Death: 1811
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Last survivor of black hole of Calcutta, Commodore of East India Company's yacht at Calcutta.
Bibliography: 'Chowkidar' vol. 3, no. 5 (October 1984) p. 50.

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    "bibliography": "'Chowkidar' vol. 3, no. 5 (October 1984) p. 50.",
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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Ledger in Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Nicholas Harmon d. 1776

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Capt Nicholas Harmon / who Departed this life / May the 27th 1776 / Aged 70 Years / Many Years Commander / in the Jamaica Trade'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Chancel aisle
Materials: Stone

People

Harmon, Nicholas
Age: 70
Date of Death: 27/5/1776
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Capt Nicholas Harmon / who Departed this life / May the 27th 1776 / Aged 70 Years / Many Years Commander / in the Jamaica Trade'",
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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 Rowe, RN, d. 1885

Location

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

Transcript

'Henry Rowe / Ship's Steward / H.M.S. Kingfisher / died / 11 October 1885'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Kingfisher

People

Rowe, Henry
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 11/10/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Aberystwyth commemorating John Thomas d. 1862

Location

St Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred / To the Memory of / HANNAH THOMAS / Daughter of John Thomas / of this Town Master Mariner / By HANNAH his Wife / who departed this life on the / 19th day of October 1853 / AGED 19 YEARS / Let parents learn to be content / When God requires what was lent / In youth or childhood do not trust / For all must die that came from dust / Also To the memory of the above / named HANNAH THOMAS who / departed this life on the 16th / Day of March 1858 / AGED 59[?] years / Also To the Memory of the above / named JOHN THOMAS who / departed this life on the 14th / day of April 1862 / AGED 65 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Thomas, John
Age: 65
Date of Death: 14/4/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating William Jolifir, RN, d. 1847

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

William Jolifir, H.M.S. Daedalus, Died 15 Mar. 1847. Aged 22 years.

Details

Vessel: HMS Daedalus

People

Jolifir, William
Age: 22
Date of Death: 15/3/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 325, (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters