Wall tablet in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk dedicated to Lieutenant George Heigham RN d. 1794
Location
St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'George Heigham / youngest son of / Pell Heigham Esqr / and Penelope his wife / was born Set.15.1770 / and / being 8th Lieutenant of his Majesty's Ship / the Royal George, / Fell, by a Cannon Shot in action with / the French Fleet, / May 29th 1794. / Such were the amiable qualities, such the professional merits / of this promising young officer, / that his early death / will long be a subject of deep regret / to his Friends, / and may be esteemed, no inconsiderable loss / to his country'
Details
Description: Oval tablet.
Type: Wall tablet Position: Near west end of S. aisle to nave Materials: White marble Vessel: HMS Royal George
Event
Battle of the Glorious First of June
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Heigham, George Age: 23 Date of Death: 29/5/1794 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Add.19108 f.198 British Library Davy's Suffolk Collections. Recorder: Mrs F. Keymer 1988
Memorial at St Barnabus’s Church, Kensington commemorating Rear-Admiral Mauritius Adolphus Newton De Starck RN d. 1848
Location
St Barnabus's Church, Kensington, London, England
Transcript
'Mauritius Adolphus Newton De Starck. Rear Admiral of the Red, youngest and only surviving son of Charles Sigismund Baron De Starcke of Swedish nobility. Died Sept 4th 1848 aged 84'
Details
Artists: Westminster Marble Co
People
Starcke, Mauritius Adolphus Newton Age: 84 Date of Death: 4/9/1848 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Year of death not clearly legible but confirmed in the 'Navy List' as 1848. His last promotion to Rear Admiral of the White in 1841. Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1971
Wall tablet at Chichester Cathedral commemorating Vice-Admiral Henry Frankland d. 1814
Location
Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England
Transcript
'Thy will be done. Sacred to the memory of Henry Frankland Esq Vice Admiral of the Red who was born the 1st March 1745 and died on the 31st January 1814. Mary relict of the above was born the 25th September 1754 and died the 13th April 1813'
Details
Description: Carved with a female mourning figure and a flag draped over an anchor. Type: Wall tablet Position: North aisle Artists: John Flaxman
People
Frankland, Henry Age: Date of Death: 31/1/1814 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Photographs in National Buildings Record. Recorder: Mrs S.F. Palmer 1981
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Lieutenant Richard Denis Neagle RN d. 1937 Surgeon
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In / loving memory of / Mary / beloved child of / Hannah & Richard Neagle / Died March 18th 1885, Aged 6 months / RIP / Also the above Richard / Died May 8th 1933, Aged 84 years / Also their beloved son / Dr Richard Denis Neagle / MRCS ICRP Lieut Surgeon R.N., / beloved husband of Catherine / Died June 29th 1937, Aged 54 years / absolve we beseech thee O Lord the soul / of Thy servant Richard, that being dead to / this world may live to Thee and whatever / sins he may have committed in this life / through human frailty, do Thou of Thy / most merciful goodness forgive through / Jesus Christ our Lord / RIP / Also the above Hannah / Died March 1st 1838, Aged 85 years.'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone
People
Neagle, Richard Denis Age: 54 Date of Death: 29/6/1937 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Window at St Mary’s Church, Weldon, Northamptonshire dedicated by John Clerk, Surgeon RN d. 1863
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Weldon, Northamptonshire, England
Transcript
'In honour of God this window is dedicated AD MDCCCLX by John Clark Surgeon of this place 44 years who was 12 years in the Navy and served at the Battle of Trafalgar'.
Details
Type: Window Position: East end
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Clark, John Age: 77 Date of Death: 1/7/1863 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 50.
Brass plaque in All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, dedicated to Richard Coates d. 1822
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Location
All Saints Church, Springfield, Essex, England
Transcript
'RICHARD COATES . BORN . AT . MASKE . NEAR . RICHMOND . IN . THE / COUNTY . OF . YORK . ON . 14TH . JANUARY . 1763 . DIED . IN . THIS . PARISH . 12TH . APRIL 1822 / CIVIL ENGINEER . AT . THE . COMPLETION . OF . THE CHELMSFORD . AND . BLACKWATER / NAVIGATION . AFTERWARDS . MERCHANT . AT . SPRINGFIELD . AND . HEYBRIDGE / IN . THIS . COUNTY / A . BELOVED . FATHER . A . GENEROUS . FRIEND . A . GOOD . MASTER . A . JUST . AND . LOYAL . MAN / THIS . MEMORIAL . IS . PLACED . HERE . IN . AFFECTIONATE . COMPLIANCE . WITH . THE WISHES . OF . SARAH . COATES / LAST . SURVIVING . OF . HIS . CHILDREN . WHO . DIED . 28TH . JANUARY . 1867 . AGED 75.'
Details
Description: Rectangular brass plaque with semi-circular apron and wooden mount. Lettering incised and colour-filled in black and red within a black border with an outer border of green leaves between red fillets. On the apron, framed by two acanthus leaves with a shell in the centre, a view of two brigs off a coast. Within the entrance of a waterway on the left, a canal barge with a steersman. Type: Plaque Position: Porch, interior South Wall Materials: Brass Artists: Matthews
People
Coates, Richard Age: 59 Date of Death: 12/4/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Civil Engineer Organisation:
Extra
Notes: The porch erected as a memorial to Richard Coates. He was the assistant to John Rennie in the construction of the Chelmsford and Blackwater Navigation and afterwards resident engineer of the project. He founded a school at Springfield in 1814. DOSSIER. Bibliography: Hilda Grieve 'The Sleepers and the Shadows' vol ii, p. 243 (Essex Record Office). Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Wall tablet in St Michael’s Church, Southampton commemorating Rear-Admiral John Stiles d. 1830
Location
St Michael's Church, Southampton, England
Transcript
'In a vault near the west door of this church are deposited the mortal remains of John Stiles Esq Rear Admiral of the White who departed this life December 6th 1830 aged 79 years'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South side nave Materials: White marble
People
Stiles, John Age: 79 Date of Death: 6/12/1830 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the White Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone at the Parish church, Montrose commemorating William Anderson d. 1827 shipowner
Location
Parish church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Transcript
'In memory of William Anderson...in Montose who died 17th Oct 1827 also his children viz Robert Anderson who died...aged 1 month, Jane Anderson who died...aged 2 years 3 months, Alex Anderson who died 1st Oct 1818 aged 3 months...Anderson who died April 1818 aged 3 years 6 months...Anderson who died May 1818 aged 12 months...Anderson who died May 1819 aged 10 months, Helen Anderson or Brydon who died 10 May 1833 aged 30 years, William Anderson wood merchant who died 2nd Dec 1840 aged 32 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone
People
Anderson, William Age: Date of Death: 17/10/1827 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Managing owner Organisation: Montrose and Leith Shipping Co
Extra
Recorder: C.L Grady
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters