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Church of St Peter St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Wall tablet in Church of St Peter St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury, Bovey Tracey, Devon commemorating Commander Henry Harris, RN d. 1893

Location

Church of St Peter St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury, Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Transcript

'To the beloved memory of / Henry Harris of Plumley, Commander RN / born 2nd February 1851. Died 6th February 1893'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of aisle
Materials: Brass

People

Harris, Henry
Age: 42
Date of Death: 6/2/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'To the beloved memory of / Henry Harris of Plumley, Commander RN / born 2nd February 1851. Died 6th February 1893'",
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Mylor Church, Mylor, Cornwall, England

Wall tablet in Mylor, Cornwall dedicated to Alfred Nicholls d. 1878

Location

Mylor Church, Mylor, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of Alfred Nicholls, Chief Officer of the ship ' Moss Glen,' the beloved and only son of Alfred and Elizabeth Nicholls) who was accidentally drowned in the China Sea in the presence of his parents, May 28th, 1878, aged 23 years. Born at Mylor, buried at Hong Kong.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mylor yacht harbour
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Moss Glen

People

Nichols, Alfred
Age: 23
Date of Death: 18/5/1878
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The 'Moss Glen' was a 550 barque owned by Alfred Nicholls Snr, his wife Elizabeth Popperwell sailed with him. They traded in New Zealand and Australia.

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  "location": "Mylor Church, Mylor, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of Alfred Nicholls, Chief Officer of the ship ' Moss Glen,' the beloved and only son of Alfred and Elizabeth Nicholls) who was accidentally drowned in the China Sea in the presence of his parents, May 28th, 1878, aged 23 years. Born at Mylor, buried at Hong Kong.'",
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Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Robson d. 1810

Location

Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Robson of Colvend Parish by Water of Urr died in Liverpool 9th November 1810 age 25'

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People

Robson, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 9/11/1810
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. 5, p. 19.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain John Robson of Colvend Parish by Water of Urr died in Liverpool 9th November 1810 age 25'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Robson d. 1810</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 19.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Wilson Auld d. 1853

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Wilson Auld citizan of New Orleans Louisiana died at Liverpool 21 August 1853 aged 50'

Details

People

Auld, Wilson
Age: 50
Date of Death: 21/8/1853
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. 8, p. 351. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain Wilson Auld citizan of New Orleans Louisiana died at Liverpool 21 August 1853 aged 50'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Wilson Auld d. 1853</p>",
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    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
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Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Tablet in Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, dedicated to Lieutenant John Marshall RN d. 1808

Location

Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the memory of / Lieut JOHN THEODORE MARSHALL / of H.M. Ship Meleager / and Youngest son of the late Reverend / JOHN MARSHALL / Rector of Orsett in Essex / This Excellent Young man Died of the / Yellow fever on Board the S. Meleager off the / Island of CUBA March the 12th 1808 / AGED 19 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS / of great Promise in his Profession / Exemplary in every Duty / Lamented and beloved by all / 'He being made perfect in a short time / fulfilled a long time' / The unspotted Life is Old age / This STONE is placed to his MEMORY / By his afflicted mother / LOUISA AUGUSTA MARSHALL / the 19th day of October 1808 / Sorrowing but hoping to meet him in the Kingdom of Heaven / Amen'

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Type: Tablet
Position: West wall
Materials: Marble
Artists: Henry Bond
Vessel: HMS Meleager

People

Marshall, John Theodore
Age: 19
Date of Death: 12/3/1808
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Dr R.J. Hetherington

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  "location": "Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / to the memory of / Lieut JOHN THEODORE MARSHALL / of H.M. Ship Meleager / and Youngest son of the late Reverend / JOHN MARSHALL / Rector of Orsett in Essex / This Excellent Young man Died of the / Yellow fever on Board the S. Meleager off the / Island of CUBA March the 12th 1808 / AGED 19 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS / of great Promise in his Profession / Exemplary in every Duty / Lamented and beloved by all / 'He being made perfect in a short time / fulfilled a long time' / The unspotted Life is Old age / This STONE is placed to his MEMORY / By his afflicted mother / LOUISA AUGUSTA MARSHALL / the 19th day of October 1808 / Sorrowing but hoping to meet him in the Kingdom of Heaven / Amen'",
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Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset, England

Memorial at Christchurch Priory, Dorset, commemorating ten unidentified persons who drowned, probably in a shipwreck

Location

Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset, England

Transcript

'WE WERE NOT SLAYNE BVT RAYSD / RAYS'D NOT TO LIFE / BVT TO BE BVRIED TWICE / BY MEN OF STRIFE / WHAT REST COULD LIVING HAVE / WHEN DEAD HAD NONE / AGREE AMONGST YOV / HEERE WE TEN ARE ONE / HEN. ROGERS DIED APRILL 17.1641 / I.R.'

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Position: Churchyard

Extra

Notes: The meaning of the Epitaph is doubtful. Tradition says it alludes to the following fact. The bodies of ten drowned persons being driven on shore, were buried in the field of a man who considered it as an invasion on his property, and caused them to be dug up again, when they were removed to the churchyard. The stone on which the inscription was engraved, having been thrown down and almost buried, was cleaned and again set up by Mr. Richmond of Christchurch.
Bibliography: Francis Grose 'The Olio, being a collection of essays, dialogues, letters etc' (London, 1796). William Andrews 'Curious Epitaphs collected from the graveyards of Great Britain and Ireland' (London, 1883).

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  "post_id": "3611",
  "id": "M4960",
  "location": "Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'WE WERE NOT SLAYNE BVT RAYSD / RAYS'D NOT TO LIFE / BVT TO BE BVRIED TWICE / BY MEN OF STRIFE / WHAT REST COULD LIVING HAVE / WHEN DEAD HAD NONE / AGREE AMONGST YOV / HEERE WE TEN ARE ONE / HEN. ROGERS DIED APRILL 17.1641 / I.R.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Christchurch Priory, Dorset, commemorating ten unidentified persons who drowned, probably in a shipwreck</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Francis Grose 'The Olio, being a collection of essays, dialogues, letters etc' (London, 1796). William Andrews 'Curious Epitaphs collected from the graveyards of Great Britain and Ireland' (London, 1883).",
    "recorder": "",
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St Andrew's Church, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

Plaque in St Andrew’s Church, Whitestaunton commemorating Commander William Hallam Elton RN d. 1910

Location

St Andrew's Church, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HALLAM ELTON COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / SON OF THE REVD WILLIAM TIERNEY ELTON / SOMETIME RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / BORN 4TH JANUARY 1857 DIED 25TH NOVEMBER 1910 / THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS. / THAT DO BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS: / THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD / AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP.'

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Description: A foul anchor at the top and a rope border round the inscription.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass

People

Elton, William Hallam
Age:
Date of Death: 25/11/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Esme Greenslade, 1990

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  "id": "M4833",
  "location": "St Andrew's Church, Whitestaunton, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HALLAM ELTON COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / SON OF THE REVD WILLIAM TIERNEY ELTON / SOMETIME RECTOR OF THIS PARISH / BORN 4TH JANUARY 1857 DIED 25TH NOVEMBER 1910 / THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS. / THAT DO BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS: / THESE SEE THE WORKS OF THE LORD / AND HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP.'",
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Alick Burke d. 1895

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ALICK R BURKE aged 49 Died on board S.S. Serene off Salaberry, Peru, July 17 1895 and buried at Trujillo'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: SS Serene

People

Burke, Alick R.
Age: 49
Date of Death: 17/7/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

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  "id": "M1462",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'ALICK R BURKE aged 49 Died on board S.S. Serene off Salaberry, Peru, July 17 1895 and buried at Trujillo'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Alick Burke d. 1895</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Charles Wensley RMLI d. 1893

Location

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

Transcript

'In Memory of Charles Wensley Private R.M.L.I., H.M.S. LEANDER died at Hong Kong 28th January 1893 aged 24. Gone but not forgotten. Erected by his shipmates.'

Details

Description: Headstone with ivy branches and a cross carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Leander

People

Wensley, Charles
Age: 24
Date of Death: 28/1/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "id": "M76",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of Charles Wensley Private R.M.L.I., H.M.S. LEANDER died at Hong Kong 28th January 1893 aged 24. Gone but not forgotten. Erected by his shipmates.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Charles Wensley RMLI d. 1893</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
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St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating John Tierney d. 1832

Location

St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Tierney, Shipwright, died 17 September 1830 age 21. Edward Tierney, Shipwright, drowned in River Mersey 6th February 1832 aged 28'

Details

People

Tierney, John
Age: 21
Date of Death: 17/9/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:
Tierney, Edward
Age: 28
Date of Death: 6/2/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 335.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'John Tierney, Shipwright, died 17 September 1830 age 21. Edward Tierney, Shipwright, drowned in River Mersey 6th February 1832 aged 28'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating John Tierney d. 1832</p>",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters