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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Captain Morris Roberts d. 1818

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Morris Roberts, Brig Minerva of Barmouth died 10th March 1818 age 34'

Details

Vessel: Minerva

People

Roberts, Morris
Age: 34
Date of Death: 10/3/1818
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. 1, p. 599. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Reginald Squelch d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'REGINALD SQUELCH / Ldg.Sig. H.M.S. 'Essex' / died 29 April 1905. Aged 23.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 270
Vessel: HMS Essex

People

Squelch, Reginald
Age: 23
Date of Death: 29/4/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'REGINALD SQUELCH / Ldg.Sig. H.M.S. 'Essex' / died 29 April 1905. Aged 23.'",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Captain William John Thompson Hood RN d. 1857

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Details

Description: Carved with a gun, flags and broken mast.
Type: Monument
Position: Near Adm Sir John Ross
Materials: Portland stone

People

Hood, William John Thompson
Age:
Date of Death: 1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Inscription mostly illegible.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Captain William John Thompson Hood RN d. 1857</p>",
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    "notes": "Inscription mostly illegible.",
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All Saints’ Church, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, England

Tablet in All Saints’ Church, Wyke Regis, Dorset, commemorating Captain Taylor Penny RN d. 1786

Location

All Saints’ Church, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, England

Details

Type: Tablet

People

Penny, Taylor
Age: 64
Date of Death: 18/4/1786
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 193 (Greenwich,1987).

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Graveyard, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at Todmorden commemorating Samuel Brooks d. 1904

Location

Graveyard, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'IN / LOVING / MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN. / SAMUEL BROOKS / OF BIRKENHEAD / NAUTICAL ASSESSOR / A / NATIVE / OF TODMORDEN / WHO DIED FEBY 17TH 1904 / AGED 72 YEARS'

Details

Description: Inscription on a rock, an anchor and chain below, waves round the base.
Type: Cross

People

Brooks, Samuel
Age: 72
Date of Death: 17/2/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master. Nautical Assessor
Organisation: Board of Trade

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. This original monument damaged by weather and replaced with a simpler version. Nautical Assessor for the Board of Trade.
Recorder: Samuel Brooks, Wayside, Wrigglesbrook, Kingsthorne, Hereford, HR2 8AW

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  "transcript": "'IN / LOVING / MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN. / SAMUEL BROOKS / OF BIRKENHEAD / NAUTICAL ASSESSOR / A / NATIVE / OF TODMORDEN / WHO DIED FEBY 17TH 1904 / AGED 72 YEARS'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Peter McGregor d. 1896 Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs

Location

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

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of Peter McGREGOR, a native of Kippen, Scotland, Chief Engineer C.I.M.B.C. / 'Kai Pan', who died at Hong Kong October 1st. 1896, aged 36 years'

Details

Description: Carved with arabesques.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Kai Pan

People

McGregor, Peter
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1/10/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of Peter McGREGOR, a native of Kippen, Scotland, Chief Engineer C.I.M.B.C. / 'Kai Pan', who died at Hong Kong October 1st. 1896, aged 36 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Peter McGregor d. 1896 Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs</p>",
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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 Captain William Peat, d. 1837

Location

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

Transcript

'To the Memory of Captain William Peat / a friend of the Poor, / who departed this life be / tween Diamond Harbour and Kedgeree, on board / the Steamer 'Forbes' on the 17th of June / A.D. 1837, and enterred at the latter place / aged 41 years / leaving four disconsolate children to bemoan their / irreparible loss. / ‘He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth / unto the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay / him again - Prov. XIX. 17'

Details

Vessel: Forbes

People

Peat, William
Age: 41
Date of Death: 17/6/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.150.

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  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the Memory of Captain William Peat / a friend of the Poor, / who departed this life be / tween Diamond Harbour and Kedgeree, on board / the Steamer 'Forbes' on the 17th of June / A.D. 1837, and enterred at the latter place / aged 41 years / leaving four disconsolate children to bemoan their / irreparible loss. / ‘He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth / unto the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay / him again - Prov. XIX. 17'",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.150.",
    "recorder": "",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Harrison d. 1860 commander of the ‘Great Eastern’

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Harrison, Commander of the 'Great Eastern' steamship died 21 January 1860 age 47 '

Details

Vessel: Great Eastern

People

Harrison, William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/1/1860
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 133. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Harrison drowned by the accidental upsetting of a boat in the harbour of Southampton.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan

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  "transcript": "'William Harrison, Commander of the 'Great Eastern' steamship died 21 January 1860 age 47 '",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Harrison d. 1860 commander of the ‘Great Eastern’</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan",
    "photographer": ""  }
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All Saints Church, Southill, Bedfordshire, England

Monument at All Saints Church, Southill, Bedfordshire commemorating Admiral George Byng, First Viscount Torrington d. 1732

Location

All Saints Church, Southill, Bedfordshire, England

Transcript

‘The RI. Honorable GEORGE VISCOUNT TORRINGTON / BARON of SOUTHILL / Rear Admiral of GREAT BRITAIN / Admiral and Commander in Chief / of HIS MAJESTY’S Fleet / First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty / one of his MAJESTY’S most Honble: Privy Council / and KNIGHT of the Most Honble: Order of the BATH / Dyed 17th: Janry: 1732, in the 70th: Year of his AGE. / MARGARETT VISCOUNTESS DOWAGER TORRINGTON / Daughter of JAMES MASTER Esqr. / of EAST TORRINGTON in KENT and Wife of / Ld. VISCOUNT TORRINGTON First Peer of this Family / Born 22nd. Febry. 1669 / Died 2d. April 1756 Aged 86 Years.’

Details

Description: Wall monument in white marble. Above the inscription tablet, a pediment supported on brackets from which hang drops of foliage.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Byng Mausoleum
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1733

People

Byng, George
Age:
Date of Death: 17/1/1732
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Viscount Torrington. The inscription tablet appears to have been cropped.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘The RI. Honorable GEORGE VISCOUNT TORRINGTON / BARON of SOUTHILL / Rear Admiral of GREAT BRITAIN / Admiral and Commander in Chief / of HIS MAJESTY’S Fleet / First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty / one of his MAJESTY’S most Honble: Privy Council / and KNIGHT of the Most Honble: Order of the BATH / Dyed 17th: Janry: 1732, in the 70th: Year of his AGE. / MARGARETT VISCOUNTESS DOWAGER TORRINGTON / Daughter of JAMES MASTER Esqr. / of EAST TORRINGTON in KENT and Wife of / Ld. VISCOUNT TORRINGTON First Peer of this Family / Born 22nd. Febry. 1669 / Died 2d. April 1756 Aged 86 Years.’",
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St Martin's Church, St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England

Headstone in Cornwall dedicated to William Southern d. 1917

Location

St Martin's Church, St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of William SOUTHERN died August 28th 1917 aged 85 years. Also of Susan wife of the above died November 11th 1902 aged 62 years. Also of William son of the above died April 19th 1913 aged 45 years. Also of Florence wife of Albert SOUTHERN died November 13th 1901 aged 30 years. Also Albert son of A. and F. SOUTHERN drowned June 24th 1917 from H.M.S. Redcar aged 22 years 'sadly missed by all''.

Details

Description: Headstone and mound.

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Redcar

People

Southern, Albert
Age: 22
Date of Death: 24/6/1917
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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  "location": "St Martin's Church, St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of William SOUTHERN died August 28th 1917 aged 85 years. Also of Susan wife of the above died November 11th 1902 aged 62 years. Also of William son of the above died April 19th 1913 aged 45 years. Also of Florence wife of Albert SOUTHERN died November 13th 1901 aged 30 years. Also Albert son of A. and F. SOUTHERN drowned June 24th 1917 from H.M.S. Redcar aged 22 years 'sadly missed by all''.",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters