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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial cross at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Paymaster Captain Scarlett De Verde Taylor, RN d. 1925

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

[On south edge] 'To the dear memory of SCARLETT DE VERDE / TAYLOR, Paymaster / Captain, Royal Navy / died Oct 17th 1925 / aged 63 years.' [On east edge] 'Resurgam' [On north edge] 'HELEN GOLDIE TAYLOR died Dec 8th 1964 aged 88 years / and God shall wipe all / tears from her eyes'

Details

Description: Cross on top
Type: Tomb
Position: U356
Materials: Marble

People

Taylor, Scarlett de Verde
Age: 63
Date of Death: 17/10/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p.18, no. U356 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983).

JSON

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  "transcript": "[On south edge] 'To the dear memory of SCARLETT DE VERDE / TAYLOR, Paymaster / Captain, Royal Navy / died Oct 17th 1925 / aged 63 years.' [On east edge] 'Resurgam' [On north edge] 'HELEN GOLDIE TAYLOR died Dec 8th 1964 aged 88 years / and God shall wipe all / tears from her eyes'",
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, commemorating Arthur John Fownes Luttrell RN, d. 1847

Location

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

Transcript

'...Naval Cadet, late of H.M.S. Melampus. Died 28 Nov 1847 aged 15 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Melampus

People

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Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).

JSON

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  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'...Naval Cadet, late of H.M.S. Melampus. Died 28 Nov 1847 aged 15 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, commemorating Arthur John Fownes Luttrell RN, d. 1847</p>",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St James's Church, Southwick, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Southwick, Hampshire, commemorating Captain Solomon Ferris RN d. 1803

Location

St James's Church, Southwick, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'SOLOMON FERRIS ESQRE. / FORMERLY OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED IN THE WEST INDIES CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP L'HERCULE / AT PORT ROYAL JAMAICA ON THE 27TH MAY 1803 / AGED 54 YEARS / WHERE HE WAS INTERRED WITH THE USUAL HONORS MUCH RESPECTED / AS A BRAVE AND GOOD OFFICER / A MONUMENT TO THE ABOVE EFFECT WAS PLACED IN THE CHURCH AT / KINGSTON JAMAICA (AS THIS IS) BY HIS WIDOW / ALSO OF ESTHER FERRIS / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED ON THE 13TH APRIL 1849 / AGED 85 YEARS'

Details

Description: Inscription on a sarcophagus in relief with an urn above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Stone
Artists: John Ellis
Vessel: HMS L'Hercule

People

Ferris, Solomon
Age: 54
Date of Death: 27/5/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St James’s Church, Southwick, Hampshire, commemorating Captain Solomon Ferris RN d. 1803</p>",
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Obelisk in Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Charles Henry Evans Judkins d. 1878

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF MARGARET / BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED CAROLUS ANDERSON / & ONLY CHILD OF CHARLES & MARY JUDKINS / DIED 19TH SEPTEMBER 1868 aged 27 / also / CHARLES HENRY EVANS JUDKINS / died 7th OCTOBER 1878 / ALSO / MARY JUDKINS died 7th FEB 1905'

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite

People

Judkins, Charles Henry Evans
Age:
Date of Death: 7/10/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Cunard Line, Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Senior Master and First Commodore of Cunard Line. First to receive commission in RNR. Inscriptions on this monument to other members of the family.
Recorder: H.M. Hignett

JSON

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  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF MARGARET / BELOVED WIFE OF ALFRED CAROLUS ANDERSON / & ONLY CHILD OF CHARLES & MARY JUDKINS / DIED 19TH SEPTEMBER 1868 aged 27 / also / CHARLES HENRY EVANS JUDKINS / died 7th OCTOBER 1878 / ALSO / MARY JUDKINS died 7th FEB 1905'",
  "content": "<p>Obelisk in Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Charles Henry Evans Judkins d. 1878</p>",
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    "notes": "Senior Master and First Commodore of Cunard Line. First to receive commission in RNR. Inscriptions on this monument to other members of the family.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "H.M. Hignett",
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St Margaret's Church, Felbrigg, Norfolk, England

Wall tablet in St Margaret’s Church, Felbrigg, Norfolk commemorating Vice-Admiral William Windham, RN d. 1833

Location

St Margaret's Church, Felbrigg, Norfolk, England

Transcript

‘SACRED / to the memory of / WILLIAM WINDHAM / Vice Admiral of the White / eldest son of / Dr. Lukin, Dean of Wells by Catherine / daughter of Robert Lee Doughty, Esq. / of Hanworth / He was born 20th September 1768 / and died 12th January 1833 / Aged 64 years / By will, he succeeded to / the name and property of his uncle, / the late / Right Honourable William Windham / upon the demise of his widow in 1824 / Vice Admiral Windham married in 1801, Anne / second daughter of Peter Thellusson, Esq., / Broadsworth, Co. York / by her, he had issue / seven sons and six daughters, / all of whom survived him with the exception / of George, a Lieutenant in the Navy / who died at Malta / and Thomas who died an infant'

Details

Description: Naval trophies above the inscription tablet including mast, canon, axe and sextant. Below a lion in relief.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Marble

People

Windham, William
Age: 64
Date of Death: 12/1/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1982
Photographer: Captain M.T. Morton 1982

JSON

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  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Felbrigg, Norfolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘SACRED / to the memory of / WILLIAM WINDHAM / Vice Admiral of the White / eldest son of / Dr. Lukin, Dean of Wells by Catherine / daughter of Robert Lee Doughty, Esq. / of Hanworth / He was born 20th September 1768 / and died 12th January 1833 / Aged 64 years / By will, he succeeded to / the name and property of his uncle, / the late / Right Honourable William Windham / upon the demise of his widow in 1824 / Vice Admiral Windham married in 1801, Anne / second daughter of Peter Thellusson, Esq., / Broadsworth, Co. York / by her, he had issue / seven sons and six daughters, / all of whom survived him with the exception / of George, a Lieutenant in the Navy / who died at Malta / and Thomas who died an infant'",
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    "description": "Naval trophies above the inscription tablet including mast, canon, axe and sextant.  Below a lion in relief.",
    "type": "Wall monument",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
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    "vessel": ""  },
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St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye commemorating Richard Rudhall d. 1609

Location

St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'Praeter / Hos iam superstites / liberos susceperunt / etiam octo alios, prae- / matura morte peremptos / Primogenitum suum charissi- / mumq filium dum Richardum / Rudhale qui Gaditana / victoria eques creatus, et / altera ad insulas expedi- / tione 24 aetatis suae anno / fato funtus, Plimothiae / requiescit Gilbertus optimae / spei ado[l]escens 17 anno / aetatis suae Londini mor- / tuus est reliugae sex iocosa / Ioanna Ursula Margarete / et duae Aliciae prima infantia / obierunt' '

Details

Position: Rudhall chapel
Materials: Slate, alabaster

Event

Cadiz expedition 1596

People

Rudhall, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1609
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Richard and Gilbert were the two eldest sons of William Rudhall d. 1609. Through their early deaths the family estate passed to the 3rd son, John. Richard was with the Earl of Essex at Cadiz in 1596 and was knighted the following year after another voyage against the Spaniards. Less is known about Gilbert who died in London aged 17. Patron probably their brother John.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Praeter / Hos iam superstites / liberos susceperunt / etiam octo alios, prae- / matura morte peremptos / Primogenitum suum charissi- / mumq filium dum Richardum / Rudhale qui Gaditana / victoria eques creatus, et / altera ad insulas expedi- / tione 24 aetatis suae anno / fato funtus, Plimothiae / requiescit Gilbertus optimae / spei ado[l]escens 17 anno / aetatis suae Londini mor- / tuus est reliugae sex iocosa / Ioanna Ursula Margarete / et duae Aliciae prima infantia / obierunt' '",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye commemorating Richard Rudhall d. 1609</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"Cadiz expedition 1596",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery London commemorating Captain George Pierce RN d. 1863

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / George Pierce, Captain R.N., / who died June 24th, 1863, aged 71 years / Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His / saints Psalm CXVI, 15'

Details

People

Pierce, George
Age: 71
Date of Death: 24/6/1863
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. 144.

JSON

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  "location": "Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / George Pierce, Captain R.N., / who died June 24th, 1863, aged 71 years / Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His / saints Psalm CXVI, 15'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Highgate Cemetery London commemorating Captain George Pierce RN d. 1863</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 144.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Peter's Church, Chertsey, Surrey, England

Wall tablet at Chertsey, Surrey commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Hotham RN, d. 1833

Location

St Peter's Church, Chertsey, Surrey, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / THE HONOURABLE SIR HENRY HOTHAM / OF SILVERLANDS IN THIS PARISH YOUNGEST SON OF BEAUMONT LORD HOTHAM / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE RED, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF / THE MOST HONOURABLE MILITARY ORDER OF THE BATH, / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF / THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE / AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN / WHO DIED AT MALTA APRIL 19TH 1833 AGED 56 YEARS / HIS REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED AT THE PLACE OF HIS DECEASE / WHERE IN TESTIMONY OF HIS HIGH PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER, / MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICES AND EMINENT PRIVATE VIRTUES, / A MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS OF HIS FLEET'

Details

Description: Egg and dart moulding, anthemion motifs, sword, belt and orders of knighthood carved above.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Gallery stairs
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Northumberland,

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hotham, Henry
Age: 56
Date of Death: 19/4/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Hotham, Sir Henry (1777–1833)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13850, accessed 7 June 2017]
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1995

JSON

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Chertsey, Surrey, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / THE HONOURABLE SIR HENRY HOTHAM / OF SILVERLANDS IN THIS PARISH YOUNGEST SON OF BEAUMONT LORD HOTHAM / VICE ADMIRAL OF THE RED, / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF / THE MOST HONOURABLE MILITARY ORDER OF THE BATH, / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF / THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE / AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVAL FORCES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN / WHO DIED AT MALTA APRIL 19TH 1833 AGED 56 YEARS / HIS REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED AT THE PLACE OF HIS DECEASE / WHERE IN TESTIMONY OF HIS HIGH PROFESSIONAL CHARACTER, / MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICES AND EMINENT PRIVATE VIRTUES, / A MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS OF HIS FLEET'",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1995",
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St George's Church, Douglas, Isle of Man

Gravestone at St George’s Church, Douglas, Isle of Man commemorating Matthias Kelly d. 1784, shipbuilder

Location

St George's Church, Douglas, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Erected 21st October 1841 / records the first interment in this / burial ground; being the remains of / MATTHIAS KELLY, OF DOUGLAS / SHIPBUILDER, which were deposited in this Vault the 9th April 1784 / He died of an Endemic Distemper, at / that time prevalent in this island / called by the name of the stitches / in the 63rd year of his age...'

Details

Description: Gravestone surrounded by railings. Above the inscription, a carving of the day of judgement with angels blowing trumpets and the deceased rising from his shattered tomb in his shroud.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Date Erected: 21/10/1841

People

Kelly, Matthias
Age: 63
Date of Death: 9/4/1784
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M5368",
  "location": "St George's Church, Douglas, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'Erected 21st October 1841 / records the first interment in this / burial ground; being the remains of / MATTHIAS KELLY, OF DOUGLAS / SHIPBUILDER, which were deposited in this Vault the 9th April 1784 / He died of an Endemic Distemper, at / that time prevalent in this island / called by the name of the stitches / in the 63rd year of his age...'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Isaac Upjohn RN d. 1891

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / ISAAC UPJOHN / SEAMAN, / H.M.S. TWEED, / WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON JULY 19TH 1891, / DURING A TYPHOON / AGED 21 YEARS / REST IN PEACE'

Details

Description: Headstone, foul anchor carved above the inscription.
Vessel: HMS Tweed

People

Upjohn, Isaac
Age: 21
Date of Death: 19/7/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'a typhoon passed over Kowloon on July 19th, and H.M. gunboat Tweed
broke from her moorings and grounded near the naval dockyard at Kowloon, when a blue jacket was drowned' 'The Northern Mining Register' 29 Aug 1891.
Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY / OF / ISAAC UPJOHN / SEAMAN, /  H.M.S. TWEED, /  WHO LOST HIS LIFE ON JULY 19TH 1891, / DURING A TYPHOON / AGED 21 YEARS / REST IN PEACE'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Isaac Upjohn RN d. 1891</p>",
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    "description": "Headstone, foul anchor carved above the inscription.",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Tweed"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Upjohn, Isaac","age":"21","dateofdeath":"19/7/1891","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Seaman","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "'a typhoon passed over Kowloon on July 19th, and H.M. gunboat Tweed<br />\r\nbroke from her moorings and grounded near the naval dockyard at Kowloon, when a blue jacket was drowned' 'The Northern Mining Register' 29 Aug 1891.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1985; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters