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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Headstone at Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Spence d. 1900

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Caroline Louise / beloved wife of the late / Thomas Morgan / (of Carmarthen) / Died Dec 8th 1896, aged 69 / Also / William Spence / (Master Mariner) / Son-in-law of the above / & beloved husband of / Harriet Elizabeth Spence / Drowned at sea Aug 5th 1900 / Also / Charles Emlyn / their loving son / Died Mar 21st 1930, aged 3 7/ Also the said / Harriet Elizabeth Spence / who died Mar 10th 1933.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Spence, William
Age:
Date of Death: 5/8/1900
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "id": "M6251",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / Caroline Louise / beloved wife of the late / Thomas Morgan / (of Carmarthen) / Died Dec 8th 1896, aged 69 / Also / William Spence / (Master Mariner) / Son-in-law of the above / & beloved husband of / Harriet Elizabeth Spence / Drowned at sea Aug 5th 1900 / Also / Charles Emlyn / their loving son / Died Mar 21st 1930, aged 3 7/ Also the said / Harriet Elizabeth Spence / who died Mar 10th 1933.'",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Bouldon RN d. 1867

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the / memory of / Thos. BOULDEN, RN. / late Boatswain of H.M.S. Perseus / who was accidentally killed / at the Great Fire / at Hong Kong / on November 29 1867 / Aged 33 years and 7 months. / Erected by his brother officers / and friends in harbour / at that time. / A journey like Elyah's swift and bright / caught gently upwards to an early crown / in heaven's own chariot of all blazing light / with death untasted and the grave unknown. '

Details

Description: Headstone and kerbs.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Perseus

People

Boulden, Thomas
Age: 33
Date of Death: 29/11/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frena Bloomfield 'Scandals and Disasters of Hong Kong' pp. 37-41 (South China Morning Post).
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "id": "M208",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the / memory of  / Thos. BOULDEN, RN. / late Boatswain of H.M.S. Perseus / who was accidentally killed / at the Great Fire / at Hong Kong / on November 29 1867 / Aged 33 years and 7 months. / Erected by his brother officers / and friends in harbour / at that time. / A journey like Elyah's swift and bright / caught gently upwards to an early crown / in heaven's own chariot of all blazing light / with death untasted and the grave unknown. '",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Bouldon RN d. 1867</p>",
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Frena Bloomfield 'Scandals and Disasters of Hong Kong' pp. 37-41 (South China Morning Post).",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Memorial in Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating Thomas Worth RMA and John Buckland RMA both died in 1810

Location

Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the Memory of Lieutenants / THOMAS WORTH and JOHN BUCKLAND / of the Royal Marine Artillery / who were Killed by the same Shot / on the 23 November 1810 / while directing the Howitzer Boats in an attack / on the Enemies Flotilla in Cadiz Bay / their Brother Officers on the same station have caused this Stone to be erected / as a tribute of respect to two who were / the brightest ornaments of their Corps'

Details

Description: Triangular pediment surmounted by a cannonball above an oval marble inscription panel.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Forefront burial ground
Materials: Stone, marble

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Buckland, John
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Worth, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1810
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Bibliography: 'Globe and Laurel' May/June 1996.
Recorder: Ailsa Rushworth 1997

JSON

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  "id": "M47",
  "location": "Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the Memory of Lieutenants / THOMAS WORTH and JOHN BUCKLAND / of the Royal Marine Artillery / who were Killed by the same Shot / on the 23 November 1810 / while directing the Howitzer Boats in an attack / on the Enemies Flotilla in Cadiz Bay / their Brother Officers on the same station have caused this Stone to be erected / as a tribute of respect to two who were / the brightest ornaments of their Corps'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar commemorating Thomas Worth RMA and John Buckland RMA  both died in 1810</p>",
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    "bibliography": "'Globe and Laurel' May/June 1996.",
    "recorder": "Ailsa Rushworth 1997",
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}

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St Peter's Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial in Iver, Buckinghamshire, commemorating Midshipman Dawson Clowes, d. 1796

Location

St Peter's Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES CLOWES ESQR. / OF DELAFORD IN THIS PARISH (ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM CLOWES ESQR. / OF LANGLY HALL, CHESHIRE BY FRANCIS HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER AND / COHEIRESS OF JOHN DANIEL ESQR. OF DARESBURY IN THE SAME COUNTY) / WHO DIED 25th OCTOBER 1818, IN THE 72nd YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND WAS BURIED IN THE VAULT IN THE NORTH AISLE OF THIS CHURCH. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / ANN WIFE OF THE SAID CHARLES CLOWES / (DAUGHTER AND COHEIRESS OF EDMUND DAWSON ESQR. / OF WARTON, LANCASHIRE) WHO DIED 26th SEPTEMBER 1830 IN HER 80TH YEAR. / AND WAS BURIED IN THE SAME VAULT. / LIKEWISE TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR ELDEST SON DAWSON, A MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.'S SHIP MAIDSTONE / WHO DIED IN JAMAICA 2nd DECEMBER 1796, AGED 15 YEARS / AND WAS BURIED AT KINGSTON ON THAT ISLAND / ALSO OF GEORGE THEIR YOUNGEST SON / WHO DIED AN INFANT 7th SEPTEMBER 1791 / AND TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES THEIR SECOND SON / WHO DIED 4th JUNE 1869, AGED 84 / AND TO THE MEMORY OF / MARY ANN, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LAST NAMED CHARLES CLOWES / BY MARY ANN, HIS WIFE WHO DIED 11th JUNE 1854 AGED 21 YEARS / WHO WERE ALL THREE BURIED IN THE VAULT IN THE NORTH AISLE'

Details

Description: Arms above inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Maidstone

People

Clowes, Dawson
Age: 15
Date of Death: 2/12/1796
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also dedicated to Charles Clowes 1818 his wife Ann Clowes, d. 1830.
Recorder: Colin Harris

JSON

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES CLOWES ESQR. / OF DELAFORD IN THIS PARISH (ELDEST SON OF WILLIAM CLOWES ESQR. / OF LANGLY HALL, CHESHIRE BY FRANCIS HIS WIFE, DAUGHTER AND / COHEIRESS OF JOHN DANIEL ESQR. OF DARESBURY IN THE SAME COUNTY) / WHO DIED 25th OCTOBER 1818, IN THE 72nd YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND WAS BURIED IN THE VAULT IN THE NORTH AISLE OF THIS CHURCH. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF / ANN WIFE OF THE SAID CHARLES CLOWES / (DAUGHTER AND COHEIRESS OF EDMUND DAWSON ESQR. / OF WARTON, LANCASHIRE) WHO DIED 26th SEPTEMBER 1830 IN HER 80TH YEAR. / AND WAS BURIED IN THE SAME VAULT. / LIKEWISE TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR ELDEST SON DAWSON, A MIDSHIPMAN OF H.M.'S SHIP MAIDSTONE / WHO DIED IN JAMAICA 2nd DECEMBER 1796, AGED 15 YEARS / AND WAS BURIED AT KINGSTON ON THAT ISLAND / ALSO OF GEORGE THEIR YOUNGEST SON / WHO DIED AN INFANT 7th SEPTEMBER 1791 / AND TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES THEIR SECOND SON / WHO DIED 4th JUNE 1869, AGED 84 / AND TO THE MEMORY OF / MARY ANN, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE LAST NAMED CHARLES CLOWES / BY MARY ANN, HIS WIFE WHO DIED 11th JUNE 1854 AGED 21 YEARS / WHO WERE ALL THREE BURIED IN THE VAULT IN THE NORTH AISLE'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Iver, Buckinghamshire, commemorating Midshipman Dawson Clowes, d. 1796</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "description": "Arms above inscription.",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "Interior",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Maidstone"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Also dedicated to Charles Clowes 1818 his wife Ann Clowes, d. 1830.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Colin Harris",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Holy Trinity Church, Bungay, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Bungay, Suffolk commemorating Captain Thomas Stanton, HEIC, d. 1691.

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Bungay, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Here underneath this Marble Lyeth Interred the Body / of Capt THOMAS STANTON, Formerly comma / nder of the Good Ship Returne to and from / Surat in East India who by his indefatigable in / dustry made ye said voyage in twelve mon / ths the like not done by any since his / Returne he Fought and beat a Dutch man / of war & brought ye said ship (to his never / Dying fame) safe into the River Thames he / departed this life at Bungay the 30th of April / 1691 in the 67th yeare of his Age here being / Likewise interred ye Body of Susanna his / beloved wife by whom he had Issue his / only Sonne Thomas Surviveing . they Rest he / re in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection . Vivant / in aeternum'

Details

Description: Black marble floor ledger with heraldic shield above the text.
Type: Ledger
Position: Floor
Materials: Black marble
Vessel: Returne

People

Stanton, Thomas
Age: 66
Date of Death: 30/4/1691
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

JSON

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  "id": "M1701",
  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Bungay, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Here underneath this Marble Lyeth Interred the Body / of Capt THOMAS STANTON, Formerly comma / nder of the Good Ship Returne to and from / Surat in East India who by his indefatigable in / dustry made ye said voyage in twelve mon / ths the like not done by any since his / Returne he Fought and beat a Dutch man / of war & brought ye said ship (to his never / Dying fame) safe into the River Thames he / departed this life at Bungay the 30th of April / 1691 in the 67th yeare of his Age here being / Likewise interred ye Body of Susanna his / beloved wife by whom he had Issue his / only Sonne Thomas Surviveing . they Rest he / re in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection . Vivant / in aeternum'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Bungay, Suffolk commemorating Captain Thomas Stanton, HEIC, d. 1691.</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "position": "Floor",
    "materials": "Black marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Returne"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Henry Carter d. 1832 and Captain John Kellway d. 1844

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Henry Carter lost at sea AD 1832 aged 45 and his grandfather Captain John Kelway died 18th October 1844 age 89'

Details

People

Carter, Henry
Age: 45
Date of Death: 1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Kelway, John
Age: 89
Date of Death: 18/10/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 229. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "id": "M642",
  "location": "Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain Henry Carter lost at sea AD 1832 aged 45 and his grandfather Captain John Kelway died 18th October 1844 age 89'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Henry Carter d. 1832 and Captain John Kellway d. 1844</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 229. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Marylebone Parish Church, London, England

Wall tablet in Marylebone Parish Church commemorating Captain Edward Pelham Brenton RN d. 1839

Location

Marylebone Parish Church, London, England

Transcript

'In the vault of this church are deposited the remains of Edward Pelham Brenton Esquire, a captain in the Royal Navy, Historian of the Naval Service in Great Britain. He established the Children’s Friend Society. Died on the 6th April 1839. The remains also of his beloved wife Margaretta Diana Brenton repose by his side. She died 6th November 1843, aged 74.'

Details

Description: With draped urn in relief.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Gallery
Materials: Marble
Artists: Denton

People

Brenton, Edward Pelham
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 6/4/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "id": "M3117",
  "location": "Marylebone Parish Church, London, England",
  "transcript": "'In the vault of this church are deposited the remains of Edward Pelham Brenton Esquire, a captain in the Royal Navy, Historian of the Naval Service in Great Britain.  He established the Children’s Friend Society.  Died on the 6th April 1839.  The remains also of his beloved wife Margaretta Diana Brenton repose by his side.  She died 6th November 1843, aged 74.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Marylebone Parish Church commemorating Captain Edward Pelham Brenton RN d. 1839</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "description": "With draped urn in relief.",
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    "position": "Gallery",
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    "dateErected": "",
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    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating William Alfred C. R. Baker d. 1879

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In loving memory of William Alfred C R BAKER. Born in Hong Kong July 1879. Age 29 years. Died September 19th, 1908 at Macau on board the S.S. 'Hoi Sang' of which he was Chief Engineer. "Peace Perfect peace"'

Details

Vessel: SS Hoi Sang

People

Baker, William Alfred C R
Age: 29
Date of Death: 19/9/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "post_id": "4109",
  "id": "M393",
  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of William Alfred C R BAKER. Born in Hong Kong July 1879. Age 29 years. Died September 19th, 1908 at Macau on board the S.S. 'Hoi Sang' of which he was Chief Engineer. \"Peace Perfect peace\"'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating William Alfred C. R. Baker d. 1879</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Protestant cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, commemorating Alexander Harris, RN, d. 1887

Location

Protestant cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia

Transcript

‘IN MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER HARRIS / SEAMAN OF H.M.S. ORION / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / DECEMBER 17TH 1887 / AGED 20 YEARS 7 6 MONTHS.’ / 'HIS SPIRIT IT HAS FLOWN / TO HIM SO FULL OF LOVE / WE HOPE HE WEARS A CROWN / IN THE MANSIONS UP ABOVE.’ / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS & CREW AS A MARK OF THEIR ESTEEM.

Details

Vessel: HMS Orion

People

Harris, Alexander
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
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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  "id": "M3261",
  "location": "Protestant cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia",
  "transcript": "‘IN MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER HARRIS / SEAMAN OF  H.M.S. ORION / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / DECEMBER 17TH 1887 / AGED 20 YEARS 7 6 MONTHS.’ / 'HIS SPIRIT IT HAS FLOWN / TO HIM SO FULL OF LOVE / WE HOPE HE WEARS A CROWN / IN THE MANSIONS UP ABOVE.’ / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS & CREW AS A MARK OF THEIR ESTEEM.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, commemorating Alexander Harris, RN, d. 1887</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Orion"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Harris, Alexander","age":"20","dateofdeath":"1887","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Seaman","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p.325, (Greenwich, 1982).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, England

Memorial window in St Peter’s Church, Pembury, Kent dedicated to Lieutenant Francis Hope Tabor, RN d. 1878

Location

St Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, England

Transcript

[On scrolls held by each angel] 'ALLELUIA'. [On scroll above Christ] 'O . THOU . OF . LITTLE . FAITH . WHEREFORE . DIDST . THOU . DOUBT' [Below][ 'BE . OF . GOOD . CHEER' , 'IT . IS . I . DO NOT . BE . AFRAID', 'TO . THE . DEAR . MEMORY . OF . FRANCIS . HOPE . TABOR / LIEUT : R : N : BORN . JULY . 12 . 1848 . DIED . MARCH . 24 . 1878'

Details

Description: Kite shaped light, with shield of arms of Tabor family, above two cinquefoil lights. The latter depict Christ walking on the water and Peter failing to do so. These scenes are in gothic architectural frames with the figures of angels above.

Type: Window
Position: Chancel south wall
Materials: Stone, glass
Artists: Clayton & Bell

People

Tabor, Francis Hope
Age: 30 years
Date of Death: 24/3/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1995

JSON

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  "id": "M3375",
  "location": "St Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "[On scrolls held by each angel] 'ALLELUIA'. [On scroll above Christ] 'O . THOU . OF . LITTLE . FAITH . WHEREFORE . DIDST . THOU . DOUBT' [Below][ 'BE . OF . GOOD . CHEER' , 'IT . IS . I . DO NOT . BE . AFRAID', 'TO . THE . DEAR . MEMORY . OF . FRANCIS . HOPE . TABOR / LIEUT : R : N : BORN . JULY . 12 . 1848 . DIED . MARCH . 24 . 1878'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial window in St Peter’s Church, Pembury, Kent dedicated to Lieutenant Francis Hope Tabor, RN d. 1878</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Kite shaped light, with shield of arms of Tabor family, above two cinquefoil lights. The latter depict Christ walking on the water and Peter failing to do so. These scenes are in gothic architectural frames with the figures of angels above.<br />\r\n<br />",
    "type": "Window",
    "position": "Chancel south wall",
    "materials": "Stone, glass",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Clayton & Bell",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Tabor, Francis Hope","age":"30 years","dateofdeath":"24/3/1878","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Lieutenant RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1995",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters