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Paines Lane cemetery, Pinner, London, England

Memorial at Paines Lane cemetery, Pinner commemorating Horatia Nelson Ward d. 1881 and other members of her family

Location

Paines Lane cemetery, Pinner, London, England

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'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT PHILIP WARD / 24TH BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY / DIED 12TH SEPTEMBER 1865 / AGED 33 / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE / REVD. PHILIP WARD VICAR / TENTERDEN KENT. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF ELEANOR PHILIPPA WARD / SPINSTER / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE NAMED / REVD PHILIP WARD / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED / 6TH AUGUST 1872 / AGED 48. / HERE ALSO RESTS HORATIA NELSON WARD / WHO DIED MARCH 6TH 1881 / AGED 80 / THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON / AND WIDOW OF THE ABOVE NAMED / REVD. PHILIP WARD'

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Description: Flat stone with railings.
Type: Gravestone
Position: No.295

People

Nelson Ward, Horatia
Age: 80
Date of Death: 6/3/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER Original inscription described her as the 'adopted daughter of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson'; altered later to 'beloved daughter'. Restored 1991 by the 1805 Club.

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT PHILIP WARD / 24TH BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY / DIED 12TH SEPTEMBER 1865 / AGED 33 / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE / REVD. PHILIP WARD VICAR / TENTERDEN KENT. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF ELEANOR PHILIPPA WARD / SPINSTER / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE NAMED / REVD PHILIP WARD / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED / 6TH AUGUST 1872 / AGED 48. / HERE ALSO RESTS HORATIA NELSON WARD / WHO DIED MARCH 6TH 1881 / AGED 80 / THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON / AND WIDOW OF THE ABOVE NAMED / REVD. PHILIP WARD'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Paines Lane cemetery, Pinner commemorating Horatia Nelson Ward d. 1881 and other members of her family</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER Original inscription described her as the 'adopted daughter of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson'; altered later to 'beloved daughter'. Restored 1991 by the 1805 Club.",
    "bibliography": "",
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St Nicholas's Church, Worth, Sussex, England

Gravestone of Robert Whitehead d. 1905 in Worth, Sussex.

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Worth, Sussex, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT WHITEHEAD / OF FIUME, HUNGARY / AND FORMERLY OF PADDOCKHURST IN THIS PARISH / BORN AT BOLTON LE MOORS JAN 3 1823 / DIED AT BECKETT, SHRIVENHAM NOV 14 1905 / "HIS FAME WAS IN ALL NATIONS ROUND ABOUT"'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Whitehead, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 14/11/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Robert Whitehead is credited as the inventor of the modern torpedo.
Bibliography: 'The English in the Atlantic Islands', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 72, p. 318, (Greenwich, 1986).

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  "id": "M4899",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Worth, Sussex, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / ROBERT WHITEHEAD / OF FIUME, HUNGARY / AND FORMERLY OF PADDOCKHURST IN THIS PARISH / BORN AT BOLTON LE MOORS JAN 3 1823 / DIED AT BECKETT, SHRIVENHAM NOV 14 1905 / \"HIS FAME WAS IN ALL NATIONS ROUND ABOUT\"'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone of Robert Whitehead  d. 1905 in Worth, Sussex.</p>",
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    "notes": "Robert Whitehead is credited as the inventor of the modern torpedo.",
    "bibliography": "'The English in the Atlantic Islands', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 72, p. 318, (Greenwich, 1986).",
    "recorder": "",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating James John Groom d. 1850

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'James John Groom of HM Customs of this port who died of Typhus fever 28 September 1850 age 49'

Details

People

Groom, James John
Age: 49
Date of Death: 28/9/1850
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Customs

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 57. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Bibliography: Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001).
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'James John Groom of HM Customs of this port who died of Typhus fever 28 September 1850 age 49'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating James John Groom d. 1850</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001).",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, England

Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, dedicated to Lieutenant William Burchell RN d. 1814

Location

All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Lieut William Burchell, R.N. son of Golden and Eleanor Burchell, late of this parish, who died on board His Majesty's Ship the Royal Oak, off the Chesapeak, on the 9th of August 1814, aged 27 years. Endeared to his family, by his many amiable qualities, they have erected this tablet as a token of their affection'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: North nave wall
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Royal Oak

People

Burchell, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 9/8/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Half brother of Captain Thomas Swaine whose memorial is placed immediately below.

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Lieut William Burchell, R.N. son of Golden and Eleanor Burchell, late of this parish, who died on board His Majesty's Ship the Royal Oak, off the Chesapeak, on the 9th of August 1814, aged 27 years. Endeared to his family, by his many amiable qualities, they have erected this tablet as a token of their affection'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in All Saints Church, Sutton, Essex, dedicated to Lieutenant William Burchell RN d. 1814</p>",
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    "position": "North nave wall",
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    "notes": "Half brother of Captain Thomas Swaine whose memorial is placed immediately below.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Andrew d. 1898

Location

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

Transcript

'In loving memory of our late shipmate John ANDREW A.B. who died at Hong Kong 4th March 1898, aged 33 years'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross

People

Andrew, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 4/3/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M301",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of our late shipmate John ANDREW A.B. who died at Hong Kong 4th March 1898, aged 33 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Andrew d. 1898</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe, Essex, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Wivenhoe, commemorating John Burniel d. 1830

Location

St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe, Essex, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the Memory of / JOHN BURNIEL / Capt. of the Ship Friends Adventure of / Stockton who was found Drowned / in this River on the Morning, / of the 8th Day of July 1830 / Aged 38 Years / And whose Remains were Interred / in this Grave leaving an Affectionate / Widow and Eight children / to Deplore his loss...'

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Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Friends Adventure

People

Burniel, John
Age: 38
Date of Death: 8/7/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Friends Adventure 1801, brig.

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / to the Memory of / JOHN BURNIEL / Capt. of the Ship Friends Adventure of / Stockton who was found Drowned / in this River on the Morning, / of the 8th Day of July 1830 / Aged 38 Years / And whose Remains were Interred / in this Grave leaving an Affectionate / Widow and Eight children / to Deplore his loss...'",
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    "position": "Churchyard",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
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    "date": "",
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    "notes": "Friends Adventure 1801, brig.",
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    "recorder": "",
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant William Cooley RN d. 1838

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'William Roddan Cooley. Lt RN / only son of the Late Revd. William Cooley / of Portsmouth / died January 29th 1838 / aged 48 years'

Details

People

Cooley, William Roddan
Age: 48
Date of Death: 28/1/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'William Roddan Cooley. Lt RN / only son of the Late Revd. William Cooley / of Portsmouth / died January 29th 1838 / aged 48 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Lieutenant William Cooley RN d. 1838</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Nunhead Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Nunhead Cemetery, London commemorating W.H. Willoughby d. 1903

Location

Nunhead Cemetery, London, England

Details

People

Willoughby, W. H.
Age: 62
Date of Death: 2/3/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Board of Trade Surveyor
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at Queenstown Co Cork.
Recorder: Miss J. Millar 1997

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Nunhead Cemetery, London commemorating W.H. Willoughby d. 1903</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Died at Queenstown Co Cork.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Miss J. Millar 1997",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Crory d. 1878

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In memoriam / THOMAS M CRORY / H.M.S.'Warrior' / died March 29th 1878 / aged 30 years / This stone was erected by his messmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Roman Catholic (old) 484
Vessel: HMS Warrior

People

Crory, Thomas M.
Age: 30
Date of Death: 29/3/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry, 1987

JSON

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  "post_id": "4034",
  "id": "M3624",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In memoriam / THOMAS M CRORY / H.M.S.'Warrior' / died March 29th 1878 / aged 30 years / This stone was erected by his messmates'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Crory d. 1878</p>",
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    "vessel": "HMS Warrior"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry, 1987",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alexander A.H. Waring RN d. 1901

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected by the officers and ships company to the memory of Alexander A.H. WARING, Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. 'Talbot' who died in the Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, June 11th 1901, aged 18 years 4 months'

Details

Description: Headstone flanked by pillars.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Talbot

People

Waring, A. H.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 11/6/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988

JSON

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  "id": "M291",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters