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St Mawes Church, St Mawes, Cornwall, England

Window in St Mawes, Cornwall dedicated to William Vincent d. 1882

Location

St Mawes Church, St Mawes, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF STAFF COMMANDER WILLIAM VINCENT RN. BORN IN S. MAWES 1808 DIED 1882 AND OF LOUISA HIS WIFE BORN 1808 DIED 1869'

Details

Type: Window

People

Vincent, William
Age: 74
Date of Death: 1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Staff Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF STAFF COMMANDER WILLIAM VINCENT RN. BORN IN S. MAWES 1808 DIED 1882 AND OF LOUISA HIS WIFE BORN 1808 DIED 1869'",
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St Peter's Roman Catholic church, Seel Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Roman Catholic church, Liverpool commemorating John Rooney d. 1841

Location

St Peter's Roman Catholic church, Seel Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Rooney son of Hugh and Ann, died on his passage from Bonney, Africa 28 June 1841 age 20'

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People

Rooney, John
Age: 20
Date of Death: 28/6/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 9, p. 485.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'John Rooney son of Hugh and Ann, died on his passage from Bonney, Africa 28 June 1841 age 20'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Roman Catholic church, Liverpool commemorating John Rooney d. 1841</p>",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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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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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at St Nicholas’s Church, Shepperton commemorating William Shaw Lindsay d. 1877</p>",
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    "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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  "transcript": "'James GILLESPIE, Ship-Master, a native of Greenock,...died here 19th Octr., 1827 aged 31 years. Erected by his widow'",
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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

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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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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Brass in Ripon Cathedral commemorating Captain Robert Dalrymple Barwick Bruce RN d. 1901</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "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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  "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’.",
  "content": "<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25769\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000458-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000458-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/P1000458-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" /></p>\n<p>Memorial in St Olave’s Church, Hart Street, London commemorating Samuel Pepys d. 1703</p>",
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    "notes": "Unveiled 18 March 1884.",
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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

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lawrence Young d. 1876</p>",
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    "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

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, Robert Lawrence Stark d. 1940</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3962-1-1014x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45222\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3962-1-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3962-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3962-1-297x300.jpg 297w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3962-1-768x775.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3962-1.jpg 1953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" /></figure>",
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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).

JSON

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  "transcript": "'John Edward Griffith Commander, R.N., died on his passage home from India, July 28 1831, aged 32'",
  "content": "<p>Tablet in St Peter’s Church, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire, commemorating Commander John Griffith RN d. 1831</p>",
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St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating Edward Dingley RN d. 1909

Location

St Mary's Church, Ascension Island, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / EDWARD DINGLEY / 1st CLASS PETTY OFFICER ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DIED AT ASCENSION / 18th JANUARY, 1909 / AGED 36'

Details

Description: Brass plaque with border of scrolling foliage.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Dingley, Edward
Age: 36
Date of Death: 18/1/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st class RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Jeff Cant 1997

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  "content": "<p>Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Ascension Island commemorating Edward Dingley RN d. 1909</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters