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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 William Watson, RN, d. 1896

Location

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

Transcript

'W.J.J. Watson / Stoker / H.M.S. Philomel / died / 12 July 1896'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Philomel

People

Watson, William John James
Age: 25
Date of Death: 12/7/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/242/163716

JSON

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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.

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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>",
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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.

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  "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'",
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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

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  "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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  "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

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  "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'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Lionel Reader d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'LIONEL ELMHURST READER / Midshipman R.N. H.M.S. 'Albion' / accidentally killed / December 9th 1905 / son of the late / Lt. Colonel E.W. Reader / Leicester R'gt'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 210
Vessel: HMS Albion

People

Reader, Lionel Elmhurst
Age:
Date of Death: 9/12/1905
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

JSON

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  "transcript": "'LIONEL ELMHURST READER / Midshipman R.N. H.M.S. 'Albion' / accidentally killed / December 9th 1905 / son of the late / Lt. Colonel E.W. Reader / Leicester R'gt'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Lionel Reader d. 1905</p>",
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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 Thomas Anderson, RN, d. 1897

Location

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

Transcript

'Thomas Anderson A.B. / H.M.S. London / died 8th May 1897'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Anderson, Thomas
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 8/5/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Andrew's Church, Jevington, East Sussex, England

Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Jevington, East Sussex commemorating Warley Pickering d. 1932

Location

St Andrew's Church, Jevington, East Sussex, England

Details

Description: Model ship with sails set.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze
Artists: Dudley March

People

Pickering, Warley
Age: 50
Date of Death: 27/11/1932
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Model ship enthusiast. His father James Pickering was a shipowner.

JSON

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  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Jevington, East Sussex, England",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Jevington, East Sussex commemorating Warley Pickering d. 1932</p>",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain David Boughton d. 1897

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Captain David Boughton / who fell asleep October 30th 1897 / Aged 67 years / Sleep on, beloved sleep and take thy rest. / Lay down thy head upon thy saviour's breast. / We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee best. / Good Night / Also of Emma wife of the above / who fell asleep October 14th 1906 / aged 76 years / At Rest.'

Details

People

Boughton, David
Age: 67
Date of Death: 30/10/1897
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters