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Church of St Mary Magdelene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary Magdelene, Gillingham, Kent commemorating Commissioner George Marsh, RN d.1800

Location

Church of St Mary Magdelene, Gillingham, Kent, England

Transcript

'To the memory of GEORGE MARSH Esq One of the principal / Officers and Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy / who died the 27th day of October 1800 aged 78 Years / He served in various Naval Departments upwards of 64 Years / with indefatigable Attention and fidelity was appointed in 1763 one / of the Commissioners for Victualing his Majesty's Navy and by The King's command in consequences of the Recommendation to his Majesty / by the Earl of Egmont upon his Lordships retiring from Office and signified / to him by the Earl of Sandwich then First Lord of the Admiralty in / October 1772 a Commissioner of the Navy / Prudence Equity and Order were seen in all his Concerns / and Temperence was the Companion of his / LIFE / Charity, Humanity and Benevolence were always uppermost in his / HEART / for these purposes he limited his own Desires and Expenses / which produced the Sublimest of all Satisfaction and Independence / in his Soul, from which the noblest of all Earthly / Enjoyments are derived / He possessed good Health, cheerful Spirits and a large share / of Happiness but nevertheless he did not neglect the / most material of all Concerns the preparing himself / for his certain Disillusion by daily kneeling and offering Praise to Him for these / Blessings whose throne is Universal / and who seeth in / SECRET'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: South nave
Materials: Grey and white marble

People

Marsh, George
Age: 78
Date of Death: 27/10/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commissioner of the Navy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER

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St Nicholas's Church, Chawton, Hampshire, England

Memorial at Chawton, Hampshire, commemorating Captain Benjamin Clement RN d. 1835

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chawton, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of Benjamin Clement Capt. RN. who died Nov 5th AD 1835 Aged 50 and of Ann Mary, his wife, youngest daughter of William Prowting of this Parish Esq. died August 30th 1858 Aged 70. Also of their sons William Thomas died Jan 13th 1864 aged 43 and Benjamin Prowting, M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford 34 years Minor Canon of the Cathedral Church of Winchester died Nov 27 1873 Aged 60 R.I.P.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Brass

People

Clement, Benjamin
Age: 50
Date of Death: 5/11/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of Benjamin Clement Capt. RN. who died Nov 5th AD 1835 Aged 50 and of Ann Mary, his wife, youngest daughter of William Prowting of this Parish Esq. died August 30th 1858 Aged 70. Also of their sons William Thomas died Jan 13th 1864 aged 43 and Benjamin Prowting, M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford 34 years Minor Canon of the Cathedral Church of Winchester died Nov 27 1873 Aged 60 R.I.P.'",
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St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth commemorating Captain Latham Rankin d. 1785

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Latham Rankin died 7th June 1785 age 28'

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People

Rankin, Latham
Age: 28
Date of Death: 7/6/1785
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 263.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Seeds RN d. 1889

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John SEEDS, Boatswains Mate, H.M.S. 'Victor Emanuel', who departed this life December 2nd 1889, aged 31 years'

Details

Description: Headstone with carved border, anchor carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Victor Emanuel

People

Seeds, John
Age: 31
Date of Death: 2/12/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of John SEEDS, Boatswains Mate, H.M.S. 'Victor Emanuel', who departed this life December 2nd 1889, aged 31 years'",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Thomas d. 1901

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / John Thomas / Master Mariner / Died July 18th 1901 / Aged 48 years / Until the day breaks and the / shadows flee away. / Also of Margaret / beloved wife of the above / who died May 3rd 1917 / Aged 62 years.'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Thomas, John
Age: 48
Date of Death: 18/7/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Samuel Winsor d. 1870

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Samuel Winsor who was lost from the Barque Glennevis on his passage from Cuba to Queenstown 5th February 1870 age 18'

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Vessel: Glennevis

People

Winsor, Samuel
Age: 18
Date of Death: 5/2/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 71.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Samuel Winsor who was lost from the Barque Glennevis on his passage from Cuba to Queenstown 5th February 1870 age 18'",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Thomas Taylor d. 1903

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Thomas Taylor / Private RMLI HMS Venus / died / 5th August 1903 Aged 20'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 472

People

Taylor, Thomas
Age: 20
Date of Death: 5/8/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Taylor / Private RMLI HMS Venus / died / 5th August 1903 Aged 20'",
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Lieutenant John Love Hammick RN d. 1810

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Lieut. John Love HAMMICK, Royal Navy, who died here of the yellow fever the 11th July, 1810, in his twenty third year. Most sincerely and deservedly lamented by his afflicted father and family of the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, England'

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People

Hammick, John Love
Age: 22
Date of Death: 11/7/1810
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Lieut. John Love HAMMICK, Royal Navy, who died here of the yellow fever the 11th July, 1810, in his twenty third year. Most sincerely and deservedly lamented by his afflicted father and family of the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, England'",
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Ledger in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating John Merett d. 1708

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'HERE LIETH THE BODY OF MR / JOHN MERETT LATE MASTER BLOCK MAKER / OF HER MAJESTIES DOCK YARD NEARE / PORTSMOUTH WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1708 / AGED 58 YEARES.'

Details

Type: Ledger
Materials: Stone

People

Merett, John
Age: 58
Date of Death: 7/11/1708
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master block maker
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Farr d. 1866

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John FARR, 2nd Steward, late of the P & O S.S. 'Ottawa', who died at Hong Kong on the 2 [3?] June, 1866, aged 28 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Ottawa

People

Farr, John
Age: 28
Date of Death: 2?/6/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Steward
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: 'Ottawa' iron screw steamer built 1853, John Laird & Sons, Birkenhead, 1275 tons, purchased P & O 1857.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters