Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating James Merrifield d. 1898
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In / loving memory / of / James Merrifield / Master Mariner / drowned at sea Sept 22nd 1898 / Aged 62 years / Also of / Louisa Jane / wife of the above / Who died Oct 26th 1905 / Aged 68 years / Abide with me / Also of / Henry Alfred Merrett / Died April 15th 1936 / Aged 76 years / And of his wife / Emma Jane / Died Sept 23rd 1939 / Aged 73 years / Also of George / Beloved son of the above / Died Calcutta may 19th 1947 / aged 46 years.'
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Type: Gravestone
People
Merrifield, James Age: 73 Date of Death: 22/9/1898 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating James Robbins d. 1873, Harbour Master
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In / memory of / Susan Robins / of Cardiff / Who died Aug 24. 1869 / Aged 29 years / Then let our tears cease to flow / God hath recalled His own / And let our hearts in every woe / Still say Thy will be done / Also of / James Robbins / Late deputy shipping master of this port / Who died December 10th 1873 / aged 61 years / Not dead but sleepeth / Also of / Elizabeth Robins / who died April 25th 1879 aged 72 years / Though lost to sight to memory dear.'
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Type: Gravestone
People
Robbins, James Age: 61 Date of Death: 10/12/1873 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Deputy shipping master Organisation:
Gravestone in St Ives, Cornwall dedicated to Francis Thomas d. 1894
Location
Barnoon Cemetery, St Ives, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / FRANCIS R. THOMAS / MASTER MARINER / WHO DIED AT ST. IVES / MARCH 17TH 1894, / AGED 59 YEARS. / A CHERISHED MEMORY DEAR SHALL NEVER FADE / OF HIM WE MOURN UNTIL LIFE'S LATEST DAY. / ALSO OF MARGARET / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE AND WIFE OF / RICHARD QUICK / WHO DIED DECEMBER 17TH, 1898 / AGED 36 YEARS / HER END WAS PEACE. / ALSO OF FRANCIS HIS SON / WHO WAS DROWNED AT FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1904, AGED 35 YEARS / GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. / ALSO OF MARY, WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED NOVR 25TH, 1909, AGED 77 YEARS / ASLEEP IN JESUS'
Details
Description: Marble headstone with lead filled letters. The inscription flanked ith gothic pillars, a foul anchor and ivy leaves carved above.
Type: Gravestone Materials: Marble Artists: J. Pascoe
People
Thomas, Francis R. Age: 59 Date of Death: 17/3/1894 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain Henry John Spencer Churchill RN d. 1840
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of the Right Honourable Lord Henry John Spencer CHURCHILL, 4th son of George, 5th Duke of Marlborough. This monument is erected by his Officers and Petty Officers in testimony and affection, The Right Honourable Lord H J Spencer CHURCHILL, Captain of H.B.M. ship 'Druid' and Senior Officer in the Canton seas, departed this life in the Macao Roads, 2nd June, 1840. Aged 43'
Details
Vessel: Druid
Event
First China War
Event Date
1840-42
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Churchill, Henry John Spencer Age: 43 Date of Death: 2/6/1840 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: 'Druid' reached Macao 24/3/1840. Opium Wars. Bibliography: J.H. Braga 'Tombstones in the English Cemeteries in Macau'; Sir Henry Keppel 'A Sailors life under Four Sovereigns' vol. i, p. 280 (records date of death as 3 June); Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 370 (Greenwich, 1981). Recorder: Christine Thomas
Wall tablet in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain Ralph Willett Miller d. 1799
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
[Round portrait] 'TO CAPT R WILLETT MILLER' [on background] 'THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY HIS COMPANIONS IN VICTORY' [On palm tree] 'ST VINCENT', 'NILE' [Stern of ship] 'THESEUS'
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Description: Britannia and Victory hanging Miller's portrait on a palm tree; to left, British lion, to right stern of ship. Type: Wall tablet Position: Very high up south transept Materials: Marble Date Erected: 1801 Artists: John Flaxman Vessel: HMS Theseus
People
Miller, Ralph Willett Age: Date of Death: 8/1799 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Died during defence of Acre as a result of an accident with some shells on the 'Theseus'. Bibliography: Ludovic Kennedy 'Nelson and his captains' (London 1975) pp. 183, 219-220. Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Lieutenant W.H.H. Montresor RN d. 1884
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. W.H.H. MONTRESOR, R.N. / H.M.S. EURYALUS / SECOND AND ELDEST SON/OF ADMIRAL F.B. MONTRESOR, / BORN MARCH 11TH 1855 / DIED MARCH 13TH 1884 / KILLED WHILE DEFENDING THE GUNS OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE / AT THE BATTLE OF TAMASI IN THE SOUDAN / EGYPT'
Details
Description: Anchor and chain carved above. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Euryalus
Event
Egypt Campaign
Event Date
1882-1889
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Africa
People
Montresor, W. H. H. Age: Date of Death: 13/3/1884 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Naval Brigade, Royal Navy
Memorial in Iping, Sussex, commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, d. 1849
Location
St Mary's Church, Iping, Sussex, England
Transcript
'NEAR THIS PLACE / ARE DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF / ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES HAMILTON, BARONET / KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BATH / THE ELDEST SON OF THE LATE CAPTAIN SIR JOHN HAMILTON, BART. R.N. / HE WAS BORN AUGUST 25 1767 / AND WAS LONG ENGAGED IN THE ACTIVE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / HE ROSE TO BE SENIOR ADMIRAL / AND AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS / DIED SEPTEMBER 14 1849 / SACRED ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRIETTA MARTHA / WIDOW OF THE LATE GEORGE DRUMMOND ESQUIRE / OF STANMORE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX / BORN MARCH 9 1781 / MARRIED APRIL 19 1805 / SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN LONDON / MARCH 10 1857'
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People
Hamilton, Charles Age: Date of Death: 14/9/1849 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Recorder: Colin Harris 1994
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters