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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Captain Sir Henry Martin RN d. 1851

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the / memory of / Captain Sir Henry Martin / Blackwood / who died in this port / while in command of / H.M. Ship Vengeance Jan 7th 1851 / "May he rest in peace" / And of Harriet Louisa / his wife / died February 6th 1873 / whose remains are also placed in this vault'

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Vessel: HMS Vengeance

People

Blackwood, Henry Martin
Age:
Date of Death: 7/1/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the / memory of / Captain Sir Henry Martin / Blackwood / who died in this port / while in command of / H.M. Ship Vengeance Jan 7th 1851 / \"May he rest in peace\" / And of Harriet Louisa / his wife / died February 6th 1873 / whose remains are also placed in this vault'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Captain Sir Henry Martin RN d. 1851</p>",
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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'

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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

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  "id": "M228",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Farr d.  1866</p>",
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    "notes": "'Ottawa' iron screw steamer built 1853, John Laird & Sons, Birkenhead, 1275 tons, purchased P & O 1857.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Dawson, d. 1858

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / CAPTN WM DAWSON / BRITISH BARQUE "CORNWALL" / who died here 27th JULY 1858 / Aged 47 years / Respected Esteemed & Beloved'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall A164
Artists: Llewellyn & Co
Vessel: Cornwall

People

Dawson, William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 27/7/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 86.

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / CAPTN WM DAWSON / BRITISH BARQUE \"CORNWALL\" / who died here 27th JULY 1858 / Aged 47 years / Respected Esteemed & Beloved'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Dawson, d. 1858</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 86.",
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Samuel Sweeting, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1823

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr Samuel Sweeting / Branch Pilot in the H.C. Pilot Service / who departed this life / on the morning of the 21st October 1823 / aged 39 years and 3 months.'

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People

Sweeting, Samuel
Age: 39
Date of Death: 21/10/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.109.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Mr Samuel Sweeting / Branch Pilot in the H.C. Pilot Service / who departed this life / on the morning of the 21st October 1823 / aged 39 years and 3 months.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Samuel Sweeting, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1823</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Memorial in St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England dedicated to Reginald Garner d. 1908

Location

St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England

Details

People

Garner, Reginald
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1908
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Died at sea.
Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Michael & All Angels Church, Stokenham, Devon, England dedicated to Reginald Garner d. 1908</p>",
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    "notes": "Died at sea.",
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    "recorder": "P. Cove; E.R. Stage",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating David Francis d. 1854

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'David Francis master mariner, who died 27 March 1854 aged 35'

Details

People

Francis, David
Age: 35
Date of Death: 27/3/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

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  "id": "M1109",
  "location": "Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'David Francis master mariner, who died 27 March 1854 aged 35'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating David Francis d. 1854</p>",
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  "extra": {
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Sir Thomas Slade, Surveyor of the Navy, d. 1771

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'near this spot lies buried / Sir THOMAS SLADE / (died Feb 1771) / Sometime Surveyor to the Navy / who in that capacity was / responsible for the design of / H.M.S. VICTORY / His wife HANNAH lies with / her parents in the tomb to be seen / next to the west boundary of the / churchyard

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Description: Plaque on bronze obelisk.
Type: Obelisk
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: HMS Victory

People

Slade, Thomas
Age: c. 68
Date of Death: 1771
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Surveyor to the Navy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Thomas Slade was appointed as Surveyor of the Navy in 1755, having worked as a Shipwright, Deputy Master Shipwright and Master Shipwright at Chatham, Deptford, Plymouth and Woolwich dockyards.
Photographer: B Tomlinson; P Lacey

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  "location": "St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'near this spot lies buried / Sir THOMAS SLADE / (died Feb 1771) / Sometime Surveyor to the Navy / who in that capacity was / responsible for the design of / H.M.S. VICTORY / His wife HANNAH lies with / her parents in the tomb to be seen / next to the west boundary of the / churchyard",
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St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Matthew’s Church, Warehorne, Kent commemorating Lieutenant-Commander John Everett Millais, RN d. 1920

Location

St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LT. COMMANDER JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, R.N. 3RD BART. / CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS CHURCH / ONLY SON OF SIR EVERETT AND LADY MILLAIS / OF LEACON HALL, WAREHORNE / BORN NOV 28TH 1888, DIED SEPT 30TH 1920 / MAKE HIS TO BE NUMBERED WITH THE / SAINTS IN EVERLASTING GLORY.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Stephen Furness

People

Millais, John Everett
Age: 31
Date of Death: 30/9/1920
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Grandson of the artist Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1898). Served in armed merchant cruiser 'Stephen Furness' during the First World War.

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  "location": "St Matthew's Church, Warehorne, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / LT. COMMANDER JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, R.N. 3RD BART. / CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS CHURCH / ONLY SON OF SIR EVERETT AND LADY MILLAIS / OF LEACON HALL, WAREHORNE / BORN NOV 28TH 1888, DIED SEPT 30TH 1920 / MAKE HIS TO BE NUMBERED WITH THE / SAINTS IN EVERLASTING GLORY.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Matthew’s Church, Warehorne, Kent commemorating Lieutenant-Commander John Everett Millais, RN d. 1920</p>",
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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.'

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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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  "id": "M5140",
  "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.'",
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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'

Details

People

Rankin, Latham
Age: 28
Date of Death: 7/6/1785
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. 3, p. 263.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain Latham Rankin died 7th June 1785 age 28'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth commemorating Captain Latham Rankin d. 1785</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters