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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Luckes d. 1866

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Thomas Luckes Senr. of Exmouth Devon, died 8 Sept. 1866 age 68'

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People

Luckes, Thomas
Age: 68
Date of Death: 8/9/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 709.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Capt. Thomas Luckes Senr. of Exmouth Devon, died 8 Sept. 1866 age 68'",
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Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford, London, England

Gravestone at Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford commemorating George Mant Miller d. 1909

Location

Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford, London, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of George Mant MILLER, Master Mariner Son of the late Edward Mant MILLER, of Clifton, Glos., for many years in the service of the New Zealand Shipping Co. who died July 23rd 1909, Aged 74 years. Also of Eva Jane FRAZER, his wife who died December 16th 1900.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Section E row A14

People

Miller, George Mant
Age: 74
Date of Death: 23/7/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: New Zealand Shipping Co

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 2003

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of George Mant MILLER, Master Mariner Son of the late Edward Mant MILLER, of Clifton, Glos., for many years in the service of the New Zealand Shipping Co. who died July 23rd 1909, Aged 74 years. Also of Eva Jane FRAZER, his wife who died December 16th 1900.'",
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    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 2003",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating James Muirhead d.1853

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / James Muirhead / Assistant Surgeon / only son of the late / Mr James Muirhead / Dunbar, Scotland / who was drowned in attempting to / reach H.M.S. Edinburgh on the / night of the Sabbath / 26th June 1853 / returning from the house of God / aged 28 / erected by his cousin RB'

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Vessel: HMS Edinburgh

People

Muirhead, James
Age: 228
Date of Death: 26/6/1853
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Burial Register - drowned from a boat with others, buried July 1853.

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / James Muirhead / Assistant Surgeon / only son of the late / Mr James Muirhead / Dunbar, Scotland / who was drowned in attempting to / reach H.M.S. Edinburgh on the / night of the Sabbath / 26th June 1853 / returning from the house of God / aged 28 / erected by his cousin RB'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating James Muirhead d.1853</p>",
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    "notes": "Burial Register - drowned from a boat with others, buried July 1853.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England

Memorial at Charlton Cemetery, London commemorating Geoffrey Callendar d. 1945

Location

Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England

Details

People

Callendar, Geoffrey
Age:
Date of Death: 1945
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Director of the National Maritime Museum
Organisation: National Maritime Museum

Extra

Notes: 1875-1945 1st Director of the National Maritime Museum. Instrumental in saving HMS 'Victory' in 1934.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 99.

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  "id": "M1779",
  "location": "Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Charlton Cemetery, London commemorating Geoffrey Callendar d. 1945</p>",
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    "notes": "1875-1945 1st Director of the National Maritime Museum. Instrumental in saving HMS 'Victory' in 1934.",
    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 99.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Edmund Cooper-Key d. 1833

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Details

People

Cooper-Key, Edmund
Age: 71
Date of Death: 1933
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Superintendant Royal Hospital School, Greenwich
Organisation: Royal Hospital School, Greenwich

Extra

Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 250.

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  "location": "East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating Edmund Cooper-Key d. 1833</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 250.",
    "recorder": "",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John P. Hoyland d. 1891

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected / in memory of / John P Hoyland / late captain / SS 'Fatshan' / who died April 28th 1891 / aged 50 years'

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth
Type: Obelisk
Vessel: SS Fatshan

People

Hoyland, John Parkinson
Age: 50
Date of Death: 28/4/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co

Extra

Notes: Twin screw steamer 'Fatshan' owners Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co, built Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, 2260 GRT.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "id": "M254",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected / in memory of / John P Hoyland / late captain / SS 'Fatshan' / who died April 28th 1891 / aged 50 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John P. Hoyland d. 1891</p>",
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    "vessel": "SS Fatshan"  },
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    "notes": "Twin screw steamer 'Fatshan' owners Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co, built Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, 2260 GRT.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Southern d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'GEORGE SOUTHERN Stoker H.M.S. 'Hecla' / died / 13 Feb 1913 Aged 20'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 522
Vessel: HMS Hecla

People

Southern, George
Age: 20
Date of Death: 13/2/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "id": "M3644",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'GEORGE SOUTHERN Stoker H.M.S. 'Hecla' / died / 13 Feb 1913 Aged 20'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating George Southern d. 1913</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Roman Catholic (old) 522",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Hecla"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Brooker d. 1912

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM BROOKER / Able Seaman 'HMS Hecla' / died / 2nd November 1912 aged 19'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 398
Vessel: HMS Hecla

People

Brooker, William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 12/11/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'WILLIAM BROOKER / Able Seaman 'HMS Hecla' / died / 2nd November 1912 aged 19'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Brooker d. 1912</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 398",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Hecla"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R & J H Perry, 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain James Steward d. 1786

Location

St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain James Steward of Rothsay died 8th December 1786 age 29'

Details

People

Steward, James
Age: 29
Date of Death: 8/12/1786
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in the Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 670. Church closed in 1905.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "location": "St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain James Steward of Rothsay died 8th December 1786 age 29'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain James Steward d. 1786</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "From a MS in the Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 670. Church closed in 1905.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John J. Fleetwood RMA d. 1901

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected by the officers and men of HMS Barfleur in memory of John J FLEETWOOD, Gunner, R.M.A., who died in the Hong Kong Hospital, on the 8th January 1901, aged 21 years'

Details

Description: Gothic-style headstone flanked by pillars, a crown carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Barfleur

People

Fleetwood, John J.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 8/1/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Erected by the officers and men of HMS Barfleur in memory of John J FLEETWOOD, Gunner, R.M.A., who died in the Hong Kong Hospital, on the 8th January 1901, aged 21 years'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters