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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

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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:

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Recorder: Christine Thomas
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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).
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St Nicholas's Church, Shepperton, Surrey, England

Wall tablet at St Nicholas’s Church, Shepperton commemorating William Shaw Lindsay d. 1877

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Shepperton, Surrey, England

Transcript

'In memory of William Shaw Lindsay born at Ayr in 1815. By his ability and integrity he attained an eminent commercial position. Elected in 1853 a member of Parliament. He took a distinguished part in relation to Maritime Affairs until disabled by ill health in 1856, retiring to the manor house of this Parish he composed a history of merchant shipping and ancient commerce also other works. Died in 1877. The blessing of the Lord he maketh rich and he addeth no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10.22. Erected by his affectionate widow'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Lindsay, William Shaw
Age:
Date of Death: 1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Author
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1995
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New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in New West Ground, Kingston commemorating James Gillespie d. 1827

Location

New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'James GILLESPIE, Ship-Master, a native of Greenock,...died here 19th Octr., 1827 aged 31 years. Erected by his widow'

Details

People

Gillespie, James
Age: 31
Date of Death: 19/10/1827
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).
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Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

Brass in Ripon Cathedral commemorating Captain Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce RN d. 1901

Location

Cathedral, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'ROBERT DALRYMPLE BARWICK BRUCE / CAPTAIN R.N. / ELDEST SON OF ABOVE W.D. AND L.E. BRUCE / BORN AT RIPON 1849 / DIED FEB: 3RD. 1901 IN THE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTY / WHILST IN COMMAND OF H.M.S. GALATEA AT QUEEN VICTORIA'S FUNERAL / BURIED AT HASLAR NAVAL CEMETERY WITH NAVAL HONOURS'

Details

Position: North wall of nave
Materials: Brass
Artists: Thomason & Co
Vessel: HMS Galatea

People

Bruce, Robert Dalrymple Barwick
Age: 51
Date of Death: 3/2/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Captain Bruce was feeling unwell when coastguard vessel 'Galatea' left Hull to join the fleet assembled in the Solent during the transportation of the Queen's body from the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth. When 'Galatea' arrived there, Bruce was immediately hospitalised and died at Haslar of pneumonia.
Recorder: Alex Chatwin, 28/8/1982
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St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London, England

Memorial in St Olave’s Church, Hart Street, London commemorating Samuel Pepys d. 1703

Location

St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London, England

Transcript

[Plaque below portrait] ‘SAMVEL PEPYS / born Feby 23rd 1633 / died May 25th 1703’ [on a ribbon on the apron] ‘ERECTED 1883 BY PVBLIC SVBSCRIPTION MAINLY OWING TO THE EFFORTS OF HENRY BENJAMIN WHEATLEY 1838-1917 / D.C.L, F.S.A. EDITOR OF THE COMPLETE EDITION / OF PEPYS’ DIARY’.

Details

Description: Wall memorial in the baroque style consisting of an architectural surround with pilasters on brackets, an broken pediment above. An arch within, contains a circular relief portrait of Pepys. Below is a shield of arms surrounded by three winged cherubs' heads.
Type: Wall monument
Materials: Stone
Artists: Alfred Blomfield

People

Pepys, Samuel
Age: 70
Date of Death: 26/5/1703
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Secretary to the Admiralty
Organisation: Admiralty

Extra

Notes: Unveiled 18 March 1884.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lawrence Young d. 1876

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Lawrence YOUNG, Master Mariner, native of Stewarton, Scotland, who departed this life on the 10th. of February 1876, aged 44 years'

Details

Description: Headstone, anchor carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone

People

Young, Lawrence
Age: 44
Date of Death: 10/2/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, Robert Lawrence Stark d. 1940

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Robert Lawrence / Stark / 37 / R.M.M.V. 'Warwick Castle’ / Died at Cape Town / 4 June 1940'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Warwick Castle

People

Stark, Robert Lawrence
Age: 37
Date of Death: 4/6/1940
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey
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St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, commemorating Commander John Griffith RN d. 1831

Location

St Peter's Church, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'John Edward Griffith Commander, R.N., died on his passage home from India, July 28 1831, aged 32'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall

People

Griffith, John Edward
Age: 32
Date of Death: 28/7/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
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