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St Mary's Church, Patrixbourne, Kent, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne, Kent commemorating Edmund Barham, HM Packet Boat Agent d. 1787

Location

St Mary's Church, Patrixbourne, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF EDMUND BARHAM ESQR MANY YEARS AGENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S PACKET BOATS AT DOVER, WHOSE REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED NEAR THIS TABLET. HE DIED OCT. 21ST 1787 AGED 80 YEARS SINCERELY LAMENTED'

Details

Materials: Marble

People

Barham, Edmund
Age: 80
Date of Death: 21/10/1787
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Agent
Organisation: HM Packet Service

Extra

Recorder: Ann Shirley sighted 2014

JSON

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  "id": "M3353",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Patrixbourne, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF EDMUND BARHAM ESQR MANY YEARS AGENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S PACKET BOATS AT DOVER, WHOSE REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED NEAR THIS TABLET. HE DIED OCT. 21ST 1787 AGED 80 YEARS SINCERELY LAMENTED'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Patrixbourne, Kent commemorating Edmund Barham, HM Packet Boat Agent d. 1787</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Ann Shirley sighted 2014",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander John Wilson RN d. 1880

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / ELIZABETH / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / JOHN WILSON COMMANDER R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 1ST 1878 / Aged 91 Years / ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE ABOVE NAMED / JOHN WILSON / COMMANDER R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCTOBER 11TH 1880 / IN THE 93RD YEAR OF HIS AGE'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Wilson, John
Age: 92
Date of Death: 11/10/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Sketch.
Recorder: Pam Clayton 1996

JSON

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  "post_id": "3754",
  "id": "M4680",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / ELIZABETH / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / JOHN WILSON COMMANDER R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 1ST 1878 / Aged 91 Years / ALSO IN MEMORY OF THE ABOVE NAMED / JOHN WILSON / COMMANDER R.N. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE OCTOBER 11TH 1880 / IN THE 93RD YEAR OF HIS AGE'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating Commander John Wilson RN d. 1880</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER. Sketch.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Pam Clayton 1996",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Brelade's Church, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands

Wall tablet in St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Robert Beaumont Pipon RN d. 1881

Location

St Brelade's Church, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ROBERT PIPON, ESQR / OF BEAUMONT ST PETER'S JERSEY, / WHO DIED ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 1872, / AGED 57 YEARS, / HE WAS THE SECOND SON OF THE LATE, / CAPTAIN PHILIP PIPON, ROYAL NAVY, / ALSO OF HIS SON / ROBERT BEAUMONT PIPON, R.N. / WHO DIED IN COMMAND OF H.M.S.(RANGER) / OFF BUSHIRE, IN THE PERSIAN GULF. / JULY 29TH 1881 AGED 37'

Details

Description: Neoclassical style with pedament.
Type: Tablet
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Ranger

People

Pipon, Robert Beaumont
Age: 37
Date of Death: 29/7/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER photo.
Recorder: La Société Jersiaise

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  "post_id": "3773",
  "id": "M4144",
  "location": "St Brelade's Church, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / ROBERT PIPON, ESQR / OF BEAUMONT ST PETER'S JERSEY, / WHO DIED ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 1872, / AGED 57 YEARS, / HE WAS THE SECOND SON OF THE LATE, / CAPTAIN PHILIP PIPON, ROYAL NAVY, / ALSO OF HIS SON / ROBERT BEAUMONT PIPON, R.N. / WHO DIED IN COMMAND OF H.M.S.(RANGER) / OFF BUSHIRE, IN THE PERSIAN GULF. / JULY 29TH 1881 AGED 37'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Robert Beaumont Pipon RN d. 1881</p>",
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    "materials": "White marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Ranger"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER photo.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "La Société Jersiaise",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Charles Rook. d. 1850

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES DEVONPORT ROOK / SON OF JOHN SYMONS, OF DEVONPORT / LATE AN ASSISTANT SURGEON ON HER MAJESTY'S SHIP KINGFISHER / WHO DIED ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP CENTAUR / WHILE LYING IN WEST BAY, PRINCE'S ISLAND, COAST OF AFRICA / ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY 1850, AGED 26 YEARS / AFTER FOUR DAYS ILLNESS AND WAS BURIED IN THE GARDEN / BELONGING TO MADAM FERRARO IN THAT ISLAND / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY CAPTAIN HARVEY, / AND THE OFFICERS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP KINGFISHER / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR HEARTFELT SORROW FOR HIS LOSS / AND A MEMORIAL OF THEIR JUST APPRECIATION / OF HIS PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES; / OF THEIR ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR ONE WHO WAS / ENDEARED TO THEM AND TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM / BY HIS DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL VIRTUES'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Centaur, HMS Kingfisher

People

Rook, Charles Devonport
Age: 26
Date of Death: 27/7/1850
Cause of Death: Tropical illness
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs M. Catty

JSON

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  "id": "M4261",
  "location": "Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES DEVONPORT ROOK / SON OF JOHN SYMONS, OF DEVONPORT / LATE AN ASSISTANT SURGEON ON HER MAJESTY'S SHIP KINGFISHER / WHO DIED ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP CENTAUR / WHILE LYING IN WEST BAY, PRINCE'S ISLAND, COAST OF AFRICA / ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY 1850, AGED 26 YEARS / AFTER FOUR DAYS ILLNESS AND WAS BURIED IN THE GARDEN / BELONGING TO MADAM FERRARO IN THAT ISLAND / THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY CAPTAIN HARVEY, / AND THE OFFICERS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP KINGFISHER / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR HEARTFELT SORROW FOR HIS LOSS / AND A MEMORIAL OF THEIR JUST APPRECIATION / OF HIS PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES; / OF THEIR ESTEEM AND REGARD FOR ONE WHO WAS / ENDEARED TO THEM AND TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM / BY HIS DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL VIRTUES'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Charles Rook. d. 1850</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Centaur, HMS Kingfisher"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Rook, Charles Devonport","age":"26","dateofdeath":"27/7/1850","causeofdeath":"Tropical illness","rankOccupation":"Assistant Surgeon","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Mrs M. Catty",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Robert Moulton d. 1652

Location

Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'HERE LIETH THE BODY OF ROBERT / MOULTON ESQ: LATE ONE OF THE / COMMISSIONERS FOR THE NAVIE HE / DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 22 OF SEP= / TEMBER 1652 & LEFT ISSUE THREE / SONNES ROBERT JAMES AND RAN= / DALL WHICH HE HAD BY HIS ONELY / WIFE KATHEREN MOULTON WHOE / SURVIVED HIM.'

Details

Description: An off-white rectangular tablet bearing the inscription, below a painted coat of arms.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Stone

People

Moulton, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 22/9/1652
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval commissioner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Captain Moulton succeeded William Willoughby as naval commssioner at Portsmouth, and their memorials are next to each other in the cathedral. The memorial is at the very far end of the cathedral on the right, beyond the altar and pulpit.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "3776",
  "id": "M6406",
  "location": "Cathedral of Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'HERE LIETH THE BODY OF ROBERT / MOULTON ESQ: LATE ONE OF THE / COMMISSIONERS FOR THE NAVIE HE / DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 22 OF SEP= / TEMBER 1652 & LEFT ISSUE THREE / SONNES ROBERT JAMES AND RAN= / DALL WHICH HE HAD BY HIS ONELY / WIFE KATHEREN MOULTON WHOE / SURVIVED HIM.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Robert Moulton d. 1652</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "An off-white rectangular tablet bearing the inscription, below a painted coat of arms.<br />\r\n<br />",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "Interior",
    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Moulton, Robert","age":"","dateofdeath":"22/9/1652","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Naval commissioner","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Captain Moulton succeeded William Willoughby as naval commssioner at Portsmouth, and their memorials are next to each other in the cathedral. The memorial is at the very far end of the cathedral on the right, beyond the altar and pulpit.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant William Rivers RN d. 1856

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of/Lieut William Rivers RN, / who died / on the 5th December 1856 / aged 68 / he was / 50 years a Lieutenant in the / Royal Navy / served in three engagements and / lost his leg on board HMS Victory / at Trafalgar / was the first adjutant appointed to / Greenwich Hospital / the duties of which office he / faithfully performed / for 27 years / also of/Emma and Elizabeth Clay / daughters of the above / who died at Greenwich Hospital / the former on the 10th December 1828 / and the latter / on the 16th March 1831 / Both aged 13 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Rivers, William
Age: 68
Date of Death: 5/12/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: PRO Greenwich Hospital memorial inscriptions 99618. Commissioned as lieutenant in 1806. Rivers lost a leg at Trafalgar.

JSON

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  "post_id": "3757",
  "id": "M2389",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of/Lieut William Rivers RN, / who died / on the 5th December 1856 / aged 68 / he was / 50 years a Lieutenant in the / Royal Navy / served in three engagements and / lost his leg on board HMS Victory / at Trafalgar / was the first adjutant appointed to / Greenwich Hospital / the duties of which office he / faithfully performed / for 27 years / also of/Emma and Elizabeth Clay / daughters of the above / who died at Greenwich Hospital / the former on the 10th December 1828 / and the latter / on the 16th March 1831 / Both aged 13 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant William Rivers RN d. 1856</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar",
    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Rivers, William","age":"68","dateofdeath":"5/12/1856","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Lieutenant RN","organisation":"Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "PRO Greenwich Hospital memorial inscriptions 99618. Commissioned as lieutenant in 1806. Rivers lost a leg at Trafalgar.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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English Cemetery, Las Palmas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Rest of the World

Memorial in the English Cemetery, Las Palmas, Grand Canary commemorating William George Gurney RN d. 1903

Location

English Cemetery, Las Palmas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Rest of the World

Transcript

'William George Gurney, of HMS Rainbow, b. 26 May, 1866, ob. 7 Feb., 1903.' {not exact].

Details

Vessel: HMS Rainbow

People

Gurney, William
Age: 36
Date of Death: 7/2/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: G.S. Parry 'Notes and Queries' 1904, Series 10, vol.1, p. 483.

JSON

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  "post_id": "3758",
  "id": "M5154",
  "location": "English Cemetery, Las Palmas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'William George Gurney, of HMS Rainbow, b. 26 May, 1866, ob. 7 Feb., 1903.' {not exact].",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the English Cemetery, Las Palmas, Grand Canary commemorating William George Gurney RN d. 1903</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "G.S. Parry 'Notes and Queries' 1904, Series 10, vol.1, p. 483.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey commemorating Erasmus Griffith d. 1782

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'IN HOPE / of / a joyful Resurrection Beneath this stone lie interred / all that was mortal of / ERASMUS GRIFFITH / youngest Son of ERASMUS and MARY GRIFFITH / Born 1st March 1806 / Died 13th June 1848 / BENEATH / lie the remains of ERASMUS GRIFFITH / Mariner / and ANN his wife She died April 16 1776 / Aged 38 years / He died / Feby 18th 1782 Aged 46 Years / Also ROBERT the son of the above named who died Feby 18th 1818 Aged 18 / and was buried at / St Olave's Flemish Ground / London'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Griffith, Erasmus
Age: 46
Date of Death: 18/2/1782
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Stone laird flat.

JSON

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  "post_id": "3759",
  "id": "M5180",
  "location": "St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales",
  "transcript": "'IN HOPE / of / a joyful Resurrection Beneath this stone lie interred / all that was mortal of / ERASMUS GRIFFITH / youngest Son of ERASMUS and MARY GRIFFITH / Born 1st March 1806 / Died 13th June 1848 / BENEATH / lie the remains of ERASMUS GRIFFITH / Mariner / and ANN his wife She died April 16 1776 / Aged 38 years / He died / Feby 18th 1782 Aged 46 Years / Also ROBERT the son of the above named who died Feby 18th 1818 Aged 18 / and was buried at / St Olave's Flemish Ground / London'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey commemorating Erasmus Griffith d. 1782</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
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    "type": "Gravestone",
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    "materials": "Slate",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Stone laird flat.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Somerton, Somerset, England

Memorial in St Michael and All Angels, Somerton, Somerset commemorating Admiral William Tremlett d. 1865

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Somerton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / ADMIRAL / WILLIAM HENRY BROWN TREMLETT, / ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DIED AT STONEHOUSE, DEVON, / ON NOVEMBER 11TH / 1865 / AGED 94 YEARS'

Details

Description: A rectangular tablet of black marble with a triangular top, is supported on two small rectangular feet. Superimposed is a grey marble tablet of the same shape but smaller. On this, in relief, is a white laurel wreath, leaves pointing to centre top, stems tied at the base with a bow of ruched ribbon. Above is a crest: - an eagle's head erased holding in the beak a sword palewise the hilt in base. Within the wreath, the inscription is incised and painted black in Roman capitals.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel. north wall
Materials: Grey, white and black marble
Artists: Thomas Gaffin

People

Tremlett, William Henry Brown
Age: 94
Date of Death: 11/11/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "id": "M4015",
  "location": "Church of St Michael and All Angels, Somerton, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY / OF / ADMIRAL / WILLIAM HENRY BROWN TREMLETT, / ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DIED AT STONEHOUSE, DEVON, / ON NOVEMBER 11TH / 1865 / AGED 94 YEARS'",
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    "description": "A rectangular tablet of black marble with a triangular top, is supported on two small rectangular feet. Superimposed is a grey marble tablet of the same shape but smaller. On this, in relief, is a white laurel wreath, leaves pointing to centre top, stems tied at the base with a bow of ruched ribbon. Above is a crest: - an eagle's head erased holding in the beak a sword palewise the hilt in base. Within the wreath, the inscription is incised and painted black in Roman capitals.",
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating James Copeland, d. 1860

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Erected / by his beloved wife / to the respected memory of / JAMES T. COPELAND M.M. / who departed this life on / the 24th day of July 1860 / Aged 34 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N55 (A256)

People

Copeland, James T.
Age: 34
Date of Death: 24/7/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 208.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating James Copeland, d. 1860</p>",
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters