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St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Gravestone at St Lawrence’s Church, Warkworth commemorating John Claxton d. 1868

Location

St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'John Claxton, Master Mariner, who died at Amble, August 29th aged 66 years. And of Sarah, his wife who died 6 Jan 1869 aged 57'

Details

Position: Cemetery

People

Claxton, John
Age: 66
Date of Death: 29/8/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1970

JSON

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  "location": "St Lawrence's Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, England",
  "transcript": "'John Claxton, Master Mariner, who died at Amble, August 29th aged 66 years. And of Sarah, his wife who died 6 Jan 1869 aged 57'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Lawrence’s Church, Warkworth commemorating John Claxton d. 1868</p>",
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    "recorder": "Rev. William Henry Donnan 1970",
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Cemetery, Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales

Gravestone in Aberdovey Cemetery commemorating Captain William Parry d. 1896

Location

Cemetery, Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales

Transcript

'Capt. William Parry, Schooner 'IDRIS', Aberdovey, died Dec. 15th 1896 aged 69 years'

Details

Vessel: Idris

People

Parry, William
Age: 69
Date of Death: 15/12/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 'Idris' was a wooden schooner built in 1860 by Owen at Aberdovey. Registered at Aberystwyth. Owner and Master W. Parry.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973

JSON

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  "location": "Cemetery, Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Capt. William Parry, Schooner 'IDRIS', Aberdovey, died Dec. 15th 1896 aged 69 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Aberdovey Cemetery commemorating Captain William Parry d. 1896</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "'Idris' was a wooden schooner built in 1860 by Owen at Aberdovey. Registered at Aberystwyth. Owner and Master W. Parry.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973",
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}

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Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Window dedication tablet at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating William Leetham d. 1875

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM LEETHAM, / SHIPOWNER OF HULL, / DIED AT NERVI, / ITALY JANY. 14 1875 / AGED 51', 'JOHN LEETHAM / ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / AT IPSAMBOUL [Abu-Simbal] / ON THE NILE 29 JANUARY 1879 / AGED 23'

Details

Description: Two of a group of three dedication tablets below a window.
Type: Tablet
Position: South side of chancel
Materials: Stone

People

Leetham, William
Age: 51
Date of Death: 14/1/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Sighted B. Tomlinson 2007.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

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  "id": "M616",
  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England",
  "transcript": "'WILLIAM LEETHAM, / SHIPOWNER OF HULL, / DIED AT NERVI, / ITALY JANY. 14 1875 / AGED 51', 'JOHN LEETHAM / ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / AT IPSAMBOUL [Abu-Simbal] / ON THE NILE 29 JANUARY 1879 / AGED 23'",
  "content": "<p>Window dedication tablet at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating William Leetham d. 1875</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Two of a group of three dedication tablets below a window.",
    "type": "Tablet",
    "position": "South side of chancel",
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    "dateErected": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Leetham, William","age":"51","dateofdeath":"14/1/1875","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Ship owner","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sighted B. Tomlinson 2007.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating T. Tall, RN, d. 1873

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / T. Tall O.S. / H.M.S. Glasgow / died 6th Feb 1873’

Details

Description: Marble tablet set in concrete cross.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble, concrete
Vessel: HMS Glasgow

People

Tall, T.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / T. Tall O.S. / H.M.S. Glasgow / died 6th Feb 1873’",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating T. Tall, RN, d. 1873</p>",
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St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Mausoleum at St Nicholas’s Church, Chiswick commemorating Philip James de Loutherbourg d. 1812 marine artist

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England

Details

Type: Mausoleum
Position: Churchyard
Artists: Sir John Soane

People

de Loutherbourgh, Philip James
Age:
Date of Death: 11/3/1812
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine artist
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 70.

JSON

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  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Chiswick, London, England",
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  "content": "<p>Mausoleum at St Nicholas’s Church, Chiswick commemorating Philip James de Loutherbourg d. 1812 marine artist</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 70.",
    "recorder": "",
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Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, Rest of the World

Memorial at Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, commemorating Rear Admiral Ernest John Spooner, RN, d. 1942

Location

Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, Rest of the World

Details

People

Spooner, Ernest John
Age: 54
Date of Death: 15/4/1942
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial. Tjebia or Chibia Island is part of the Juju group, north of Bangka Island, off Sumatra, Indonesia.
Rear Admiral Ernest Spooner and Air Vice-Marshal Conway Pulford and 40 others were stranded on the island during the evacuation of Singapore in 1942. Spooner and Pulford died of malaria and exhaustion. Spooner has a Commonwealth War Grave memorial at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

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  "id": "M4386",
  "location": "Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, Rest of the World",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Tjebia (Chibia) Island, Indonesia, commemorating Rear Admiral Ernest John Spooner, RN, d. 1942</p>",
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    "notes": "Place of burial. Tjebia or Chibia Island is part of the Juju group, north of Bangka Island, off Sumatra, Indonesia. <br />\r\nRear Admiral Ernest Spooner and Air Vice-Marshal Conway Pulford and 40 others were stranded on the island during the evacuation of Singapore in 1942.  Spooner and Pulford died of malaria and exhaustion. Spooner has a Commonwealth War Grave memorial at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

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

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr Thomas Russ / late master in the H.C. Pilot Service; obit 15th March 1823, aged 39 years. / Erected by his afflicted widow.'

Details

People

Russ, Thomas
Age: 39
Date of Death: 15/3/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.134.

JSON

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  "post_id": "3561",
  "id": "M6117",
  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Mr Thomas Russ / late master in the H.C. Pilot Service; obit 15th March 1823, aged 39 years. / Erected by his afflicted widow.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Thomas Russ, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1823</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.134.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, commemorating Thomas Goble d. 1869

Location

Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

Gravestone] 'In Memory of / Mary Eliza / the Wife of / Thomas Goble / died April 8th 1869 / Aged 60 / Also / Thomas Goble Esq. / who died Dec.5th 1869 / Aged 89' [Recent plaque on grave] 'BENEATH THIS SPOT / LIE THE EARTHLY REMAINS OF / THOMAS GOBLE ESQUIRE (1780-1869) / SOMETIME SEAMAN, CLARK, MASTER'S MATE, / PURSER AND ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY / IN HIS MAJESTY KING GEPRGE'S NAVY, / TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF / HIS BELOVED WIFE OF FORTY-SEVEN YEARS, / MARY ELIZABETH, NEE GOODEVE (1801-1869). / DURING THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN / THE BRITISH FLEET AND THE COMBINED FLEETS / OF FRANCE AND SPAIN OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR / ON THE TWENTY-FIRST OF OCTOBER 1805, / AS A MASTER'S MATE ABOARD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP, / THE VICTORY, AND FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF / THE ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY, JOHN SCOTT, AND / THOMAS WHIPPLE, CLARK TO CAPTAIN HARDY / THOMAS GOBLE WAS CALLED UPON / FOR A SHORT SPACE OF TIME / TO BECOME THE LAST SECRETARY TO / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, / AND SECRETARY TO HIS FLEET.'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone with pillar either side.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar,

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Goble, Thomas
Age: 89
Date of Death: 8/4/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recent plaque added by the 1805 Club.

JSON

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  "location": "Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "Gravestone] 'In Memory of / Mary Eliza / the Wife of / Thomas Goble / died April 8th 1869 / Aged 60 / Also / Thomas Goble Esq. / who died Dec.5th 1869 / Aged 89' [Recent plaque on grave] 'BENEATH THIS SPOT / LIE THE EARTHLY REMAINS OF / THOMAS GOBLE ESQUIRE (1780-1869) / SOMETIME SEAMAN, CLARK, MASTER'S MATE, / PURSER AND ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY / IN HIS MAJESTY KING GEPRGE'S NAVY, / TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF / HIS BELOVED WIFE OF FORTY-SEVEN YEARS, / MARY ELIZABETH, NEE GOODEVE (1801-1869). / DURING THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN / THE BRITISH FLEET AND THE COMBINED FLEETS / OF FRANCE AND SPAIN OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR / ON THE TWENTY-FIRST OF OCTOBER 1805, / AS A MASTER'S MATE ABOARD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP, / THE VICTORY, AND FOLLOWING THE DEATHS OF / THE ADMIRAL'S SECRETARY, JOHN SCOTT, AND / THOMAS WHIPPLE, CLARK TO CAPTAIN HARDY / THOMAS GOBLE WAS CALLED UPON / FOR A SHORT SPACE OF TIME / TO BECOME THE LAST SECRETARY TO / VICE ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, / AND SECRETARY TO HIS FLEET.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5593Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7310\" width=\"269\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5593Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5593Large-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Gravestone at Priory Church, Porchester, Hampshire, commemorating Thomas Goble d. 1869</p>",
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    "event":"Battle of Trafalgar,",
    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
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Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Andrew Park d. 1846

Location

Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Mr Andrew Park / Clerk R.N. of Haslar Hospital / died June 1846'

Details

People

Park, Andrew
Age:
Date of Death: 6/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Clark
Organisation: Haslar Hospital, Royal Navy

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JSON

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  "id": "M2554",
  "location": "Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Mr Andrew Park / Clerk R.N. of Haslar Hospital / died June 1846'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Hospital Burial Ground, Haslar, Hampshire, commemorating Andrew Park d. 1846</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "date": "",
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Augustus Henry Wyndham d. 1899

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of AUGUSTUS HENRY WYNDHAM Chief Officer, S.S. CONGO, drowned off Tenerieffe [sic], April 4th. 1899 aged 47 years'

Details

Vessel: SS Congo

People

Wyndham, Augustus Henry
Age: 47
Date of Death: 4/4/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation:

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  "id": "M861",
  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of AUGUSTUS HENRY WYNDHAM Chief Officer, S.S. CONGO, drowned off Tenerieffe [sic], April 4th. 1899 aged 47 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Augustus Henry Wyndham d. 1899</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "event":"",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters