Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Cpatain James John Geddes d. 1832
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain James John Geddes of the barque 'VICTORIA' died at sea 4 December 1832 on his passage from the Cape de Verde to Pernambuco'
Details
Vessel: Victoria
People
Geddes, James John Age: Date of Death: 4/12/1832 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 263. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at St Mary’s Cemetery, St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai, India commemorating Captain Sir Charles Wood, RN, d. 1782
Location
St Mary’s Cemetery, St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
Here lies the body of Captain Charles Wood, late Commander of His Majesty's ship ‘Worcester’. Obit 8th October 1782.
Details
Position: Compound, St Mary's Church Vessel: Worcester
Event
Battle of Trincomalee 1782
Event Date
3 September 1782
Event Category
1775-1783 American Revolutionary War
People
Wood, Charles Age: 51 Date of Death: 8/10/1782 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Captain Sir Charles Wood was from Bowling Hall, Bradford, Yorkshire.
Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.27.
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Davies d. 1886, pilot
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
In memory of / John Davies / Pilot of Cardiff / Died Novr 4th 1886 / Aged 62 years / Also / Joseph his son / Died Jany 25th 1862 / Aged 9 months / Deeply regretted / Also / Joseph Henry his son / Died Dec 21st 1890 /Aged 27 years / Also of/ Elizabeth / wife of the above / died Novr 6th 1897 / Aged 73 years / Rest in peace.'
Details
Description: Headstone Type: Gravestone
People
Davies, John Age: 62 Date of Death: 4/11/1886 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation:
Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Dance, Trinity Pilot, d. 1837
Location
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory of / THOMAS DANCE / LATE TRINITY PILOT / who departed this life / February 17th 1837 / Aged 70 Years / Also of MARY his beloved Wife / who departed this life December 8th 1842 aged 72 Years / Kind and Affectionate parents'
Gravestone at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk commemorating Captain Edward Rotherham, RN, d. 1830.
Location
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, Suffolk, England
Transcript
[South side] 'IN MEMORIAM / CAPTAIN E. ROTHERAM, C.B. / WHO COMMANDED / ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD’S FLAGSHIP / R. SOVEREIGN / AT TRAFALGAR 1805. / WAS ALSO FIRST LIEUTENANT OF CULLODEN / IN LORD HOWE'S VICTORY OF JUNE 1 1794.' [North side] 'DIED AT BILDESTON HOUSE / 6 NOV 1830 AGED 77 / THOU HAST COVERED MY HEAD / IN THE DAY OF BATTLE' [East side] 'ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND FRIENDS / 1891'
Details
Description: Coped stone with cross on top Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Granite Vessel: HMS Royal Sovereign, HMS Culloden
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Rotheram, Edward Age: 77 Date of Death: 6/11/1830 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Died suddenly while staying with friend Richard Wilson at Bildeston House. Portrait and letters and Rotheram Vase in Nelson collection at Lloyds. Bibliography: Ed. Colin White 'The Trafalgar Captains: Their lives and memorials' (London, 2005) p. 110. Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1976
Vault in Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, with inscription commemorating Captain John Richardson d. 1899
Location
Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England
Transcript
'Capt. John Richardson died 10 MAR 1899 aged 82. Also Betty wife of the above died 2 Feb 1888 aged 74. Also John Richardson husband of Emma died 2 MAR 1914 aged 62. Also Agnes Emma wife of Hugh B. Scott died 1 APRIL 1892 age 42. Also Thomas Richardson died 8 SEP 1877, who was lost overboard from the steamer 'Minnow' off Blackpool age 32. Also Jane Elizabeth Richardson wife of the above died 9 SEP 1922'
Details
Type: Family vault Position: Churchyard Vessel: Minnow
People
Richardson, Thomas Age: 32 Date of Death: 8/9/1877 Cause of Death: Maritime Accident Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation: Richardson, John Age: 82 Date of Death: 10/3/1899 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation:
Memorial at Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating Captain Henry Jenkins d. 1873 and Lieutenant-Commander Henry Lloyd Jenkins RNR d. 1928
Location
Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales
Transcript
'Capt. Henry Jenkins, who died at Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 18th 1873 aged 88 years. Also Anne his wife, who died at Kensington, Llanon Oct 17th 1915 Aged 77. Also their son, Lt. Cdr. Henry Lloyd Jenkins RNR FRAS, Principal Officer Board of Trade, Cardiff, who died Jan 14th 1928 aged 61'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Jenkins, Henry Age: 88 Date of Death: 18/1/1873 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Jenkins, Henry Lloyd Age: 61 Date of Death: 14/1/1928 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RNR Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve
Extra
Recorder: William Donnan 1973
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters