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St Peter's Church, Parham, West Sussex, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Parham, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant Charles Bishopp RN d. 1808

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St Peter's Church, Parham, West Sussex, England

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Bishopp, Charles
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Date of Death: 1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, died in Jamaica.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 92.

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St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk commemorating Samuel Dowsing d. 1785

Location

St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Transcript

In Memory of / Samuel Dowsing / Malter and Mariner. / who died 3rd March 1785 / Aged 19 Years

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Type: Gravestone

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Photographer: P Lacey

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All Saints Church, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire commemorating Lieutenant William Bruce Mason RN d. 1827

Location

All Saints Church, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Transcript

'William Bruce Mason, RN. Lieutenant of HM Ship 'Fox', drowned in the Rangoon River, Burmah. Born 5 January 1827. Died 16 July 1853. Aged 26'

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Vessel: HMS Fox

People

Mason, William Bruce
Age: 26
Date of Death: 16/7/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Clifton Street Cemetery, Clifton Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Memorial at Clifton Street Cemetery, Clifton Street, Belfast commemorating Lieutenant Peter Stark, RN, d. 1852

Location

Clifton Street Cemetery, Clifton Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'In memory of Peter Stark Lieut R.N. died 11th May 1852 aged 59 years'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Stark, Peter
Age: 59
Date of Death: 11/5/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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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 Thomas White, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1833

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr Thomas White / Branch Pilot, Pensioner in the H.C. Marine, / who departed this life on the 2d May 1833 / aged 69 years. / The sea of life I have weathered, / My destined port, I have found, / Receive my soul, Oh Gracious Lord, / Within thy celestial bound. /This tablet is erected by his affectionate / wife, E. D. White.'

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White, Thomas
Age: 69
Date of Death: 2/5/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.132.

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Geoffrey Arthur Featherstonehaugh RN d. 1881

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Geoffrey Arthur FEATHERSTONEHAUGH [?] Clerk, Royal Navy, Born 13th. August 18[6]0, died 1 ...January 1881'

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Fetherstonhaugh, Geoffrey Arthur
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Geoffrey Arthur FEATHERSTONEHAUGH [?] Clerk, Royal Navy, Born 13th. August 18[6]0, died 1 ...January 1881'",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Robert Heaton Huxley d. 1836

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'27 January 1836 Robert Heaton Huxley mariner, son of the late Mr John Huxley schoolmaster of Chester age 33'

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Huxley, Robert Heaton
Age: 33
Date of Death: 27/1/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 243.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka commemorating George Richard Ewbank d. 1821

Location

Esplanade Burial Ground, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

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'Sacred to the memory of Mr GEORGE RICHARD EWBANK Chief Clerk of Storekeeper's Office of his Majesty's Dockyard Trincomalee who departed this life 14 June 1821 aged 31 years'

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Ewbank, George Richard
Age: 31
Date of Death: 14/6/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief clerk
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Trincomalee

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Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Holliday RMLI d. 1907

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of W. HOLLIDAY, Pte. R.M.L.I., died at Hong Kong March 20th 1907, aged 34 years. Erected by his shipmates of H.M.S. 'Tamar' and 'Monmouth'

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Description: Celtic cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Tamar , HMS Monmouth

People

Holliday, William
Age: 34
Date of Death: 20/3/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Bibliography: TNA ADM 159/69/5670
Recorder: Christine Thomas

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Church of St John the Baptist, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, England

Ledger in the Church of St John the Baptist, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, commemorating Richard Stacey, Master Shipwright, d. 1743

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, England

Transcript

'In this Vault lieth the Body of RICHARD / STACEY Esqr. late Master Shipwright / of his Maj'tys: Yard at Deptford in Kent / who was a most tender husband & Parent / Sincere friend. Skilfull diligent / uncorrupt in his employments, Charitable / as became a Christian, diffusive without /partiality, without ostentation those / vertues had ye present reward of esteem from mankind, an unusual health & length / of days from Providence, and are now / crown'd with immortality. / He died the 16th of June 1743 in the 80th / Year of his Age...'

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Type: Ledger

People

Stacey, Richard
Age: 79
Date of Death: 16/6/1743
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters