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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating Henry Hasdell d. 1878

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred/to the memory of / HENRY HASDELL / officers servant of H.M.S. TAY / who was drowned / in Portland Roads July 9th 1878 / aged 18 years. This stone is erected by the / officers and men of H.M.S. Tay'

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Position: 84
Vessel: HMS Tay

People

Hasdell, Henry
Age: 18
Date of Death: 9/7/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Officer's servant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1986

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  "transcript": "'Sacred/to the memory of / HENRY HASDELL / officers servant of H.M.S. TAY / who was drowned / in Portland Roads July 9th 1878 / aged 18 years. This stone is erected by the / officers and men of H.M.S. Tay'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Charles McFerran d. 1847

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt Charles McFerran of Carrickfergus died 25 August 1847 age 32'

Details

People

McFerran, Charles
Age: 32
Date of Death: 25/8/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.133.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Capt Charles McFerran of Carrickfergus died 25 August 1847 age 32'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Richard Devereux d. 1891

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / RICHARD DEVEREUX / Leading signalman / H.M.S. 'Camperdown' / who died at sea June 13th 1891 / Aged 19 years / Erected in affectionate / remembrance by his loving / shipmates / He sleeps to rise again'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 402
Vessel: HMS Camperdown

People

Devereux, Richard
Age: 19
Date of Death: 13/6/1891
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Signalman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / RICHARD DEVEREUX / Leading signalman / H.M.S. 'Camperdown' / who died at sea June 13th 1891 / Aged 19 years / Erected in affectionate / remembrance by his loving / shipmates / He sleeps to rise again'",
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St Cynwyl's Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at St Cynwyl’s Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion commemorating David Owen d. 1883

Location

St Cynwyl's Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'David Owen, Master mariner, Bank House, Aberporth, died 7 Nov 1883 aged 80 years'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Owen, David
Age: 80
Date of Death: 7/11/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

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  "transcript": "'David Owen, Master mariner, Bank House, Aberporth, died 7 Nov 1883 aged 80 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Cynwyl’s Church, Aberporth, Ceredigion commemorating David Owen d. 1883</p>",
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St Swithin's Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Memorial at St Swithin’s Church, East Grinstead commemorating Lieutenant Dudley Field Musgrave RN d. 1895

Location

St Swithin's Church, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Dudley Field Musgrave / Lieutenant RN / of Hurstan Clays in this parish / who died of typhoid fever / at Bombay / April 9 1895 / Aged 22 years'

Details

People

Musgrave, Dudley Field
Age: 22
Date of Death: 9/4/1895
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M. Kew

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of / Dudley Field Musgrave / Lieutenant RN / of Hurstan Clays in this parish / who died of typhoid fever / at Bombay / April 9 1895 / Aged 22 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Swithin’s Church, East Grinstead commemorating Lieutenant Dudley Field Musgrave RN d. 1895</p>",
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St Thomas's Church, Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England

Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Cricket St Thomas commemorating Admiral Alexander Hood d. 1814

Location

St Thomas's Church, Cricket St Thomas, Somerset, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory / of the Right Honourable Alexander Hood / Lord Viscount Bridport / Knight of the Most Honourbale Order of the Bath / Admiral of the Red Squadron / of His Majesty's Fleet / Vice Admiral of Great Britain / General of the Marine Forces / and the senior Admiral of the Royal Navy / who departed this life on the 3rd day of May 1814 / in the 87th year of his age...For his Bravery, for his Abilities, for his Achievements in his Profession, for his Attachment to his King and Country, where they are written in indelible Characters' [incomplete]

Details

Type: Monument
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Soane

People

Hood, Alexander
Age: 87
Date of Death: 2/5/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 39.

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Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Cross in the Western cemetery, Arbroath commemorating Alexander Brown Miller d. 1883

Location

Western cemetery, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'ERECTED BY / GRACE ANDERSON / IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND / ALEXANDER BROWN MILLER / SHIPMASTER / WHO DIED MARCH 1883, AGED 29 YEARS / VIOLET/THEIR INFANT AND ONLY CHILD / FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS / 27 JUNE 1882 / THE ABOVE/GRACE ANDERSON DIED 5 DEC 1885 AGED 32 YEARS / THY LABOUR IS DONE WHO HAST ENTERED THY REST'

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Description: Celtic cross, on a rocky base, the inscription on a scroll.
Type: Celtic cross
Position: Compartment D
Materials: Granite

People

Miller, Alexander Brown
Age: 29
Date of Death: 3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Patrick W. Anderson 1997

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  "transcript": "'ERECTED BY / GRACE ANDERSON / IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND / ALEXANDER BROWN MILLER / SHIPMASTER / WHO DIED MARCH 1883, AGED 29 YEARS / VIOLET/THEIR INFANT AND ONLY CHILD / FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS / 27 JUNE 1882 / THE ABOVE/GRACE ANDERSON DIED 5 DEC 1885 AGED 32 YEARS / THY LABOUR IS DONE WHO HAST ENTERED THY REST'",
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    "recorder": "Patrick W. Anderson 1997",
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St Andrew's Church, Cobham, Surrey, England

Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Cobham commemorating Captain John Moore RN d. 1866

Location

St Andrew's Church, Cobham, Surrey, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Captain John Moore, R.N.C.B. / Born January 16 1822. Died January 20 1866. Son of / Admiral Sir Graham Moore G.C.B. and nephew of / General Sir John Moore K.B. / He inherited the fine chivalrous noble qualities of / both and was a bright example of the beauty of holiness / He was the only son of his Mother and she was a widow' [Around the memorial] 'What I do thou knowest not now but thou shalt know hereafter God's will be done'

Details

Position: North wall
Materials: Granite, bronze

People

Moore, John
Age: 44
Date of Death: 20/1/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of Captain John Moore, R.N.C.B. / Born January 16 1822. Died January 20 1866. Son of / Admiral Sir Graham Moore G.C.B. and nephew of / General Sir John Moore K.B. / He inherited the fine chivalrous noble qualities of / both and was a bright example of the beauty of holiness / He was the only son of his Mother and she was a widow' [Around the memorial] 'What I do thou knowest not now but thou shalt know hereafter God's will be done'",
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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Charles Cox d. 1805 and Charles Hay Cox d. 1852

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'Charles Cox Esq, Late agent to His Majesty's packets in this station, He departed this life on 7th April 1805 aged 76 years... Also Charles Hay Cox grandson of the above many years collector of Her Majesty's customs in the Island of St Lucia West Indies who died at Harwich Aug 2 1852 aged 51'

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Cox, Charles
Age: 76
Date of Death: 7/4/1805
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Packet agent
Organisation:
Cox, Charles Hay
Age: 51
Date of Death: 2/8/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Customs collector
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Charles Cox Esq, Late agent to His Majesty's packets in this station, He departed this life on 7th April 1805 aged 76 years... Also Charles Hay Cox grandson of the above many years collector of Her Majesty's customs in the Island of St Lucia West Indies who died at Harwich Aug 2 1852 aged 51'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, commemorating Charles Cox d. 1805 and Charles Hay Cox d. 1852</p>",
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St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, England

Tomb in St Margaret’s Church, Barking, commemorating Captain John Bennet RN d. 1715

Location

St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, England

Details

Description: Warship in relief
Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Bennet, John
Age: 40
Date of Death: 30/1/1715
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. See also Cpt John Bennet, his father, d. 8/5/1711.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1996
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters