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St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Wright d. 1802

Location

St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Thomas Wright, mariner died 14th May 1802 age 28'

Details

People

Wright, Thomas
Age: 28
Date of Death: 14/5/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 676. Church closed in 1905.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Thomas Walker d. 1852

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of CAPT. THOMAS WALKER, master of the bark 'PASSENGER', of this port, was was accidentally shot by the discharge of his gun at Iquique, Peru, December 14th. 1852, aged 44'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: D191
Vessel: Passenger

People

Walker, Thomas
Age: 44
Date of Death: 14/12/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of CAPT. THOMAS WALKER, master of the bark 'PASSENGER', of this port, was was accidentally shot by the discharge of his gun at Iquique, Peru, December 14th. 1852, aged 44'",
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    "recorder": "Martin Davies 1985",
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating John James Ellis d. 1898

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'John James Ellis / aged 39 / Accidentally drowned / in Newhaven harbour / Feb 1 1898 / Buried in this Churchyard'

Details

Type: Memorial tile

People

Ellis, John James
Age: 39
Date of Death: 1/2/1898
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

Photographer: P Lacey

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  "transcript": "'John James Ellis / aged 39 / Accidentally drowned / in Newhaven harbour / Feb 1 1898 / Buried in this Churchyard'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alexander Kelley d. 1864

Location

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

Transcript

'Alexander Kelley, a native of Falkirk, late Steward of the Steamer IONA, died 26 [?] Sept 1864, aged 27 years...'

Details

Description: Headstone flanked by pillars.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: Iona

People

Kelley, Alexander
Age: 27
Date of Death: 9/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Steward
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Alexander Kelley, a native of Falkirk, late Steward of the Steamer IONA, died 26 [?] Sept 1864, aged 27 years...'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating  Alexander Kelley d. 1864</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 William Spence, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1838

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Mr William Spence / Master Pilot, who departed this life on the / 27th July 1838 aged 40 years / He was an affectionate Husband; a tender father / and a sincere friend; leaving a disconsolate / wife and seven children to lament / their irreperable loss / Go home my friends, and cease your tear, / I must lie here till Christ appears / Renet in time, while time you have, / there's no repentence in the grave.'

Details

People

Spence, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 12/7/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.164.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of Mr William Spence / Master Pilot, who departed this life on the / 27th July 1838 aged 40 years / He was an affectionate Husband; a tender father / and a sincere friend; leaving a disconsolate / wife and seven children to lament / their irreperable loss / Go home my friends, and cease your tear, / I must lie here till Christ appears / Renet in time, while time you have, / there's no repentence in the grave.'",
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St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Chigwell, dedicated to Lieutenant Thomas Layton RN d. 1824

Location

St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS LAYTON / LIEVTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / AND SECOND SON OF / THOMAS LAYTON M.A. VICAR OF THIS PARISH, / WHO FELL IN THE ZEALOUS DISCHARGE OF HIS DVTY / FEB. XXIV. MDCCCXXIV, AGED XXVII YEARS. / NATVRE FORBEAR! RESTRAIN THE FRVITLESS TEAR, / NOR DEEM THY FONDEST HOPES EXTINGVISHED HERE: / HE WHO REGARDS THE VIRTVOVS AND THE BRAVE, / HAS FIX'D THEIR HIGH REWARDS BEYOND THE GRAVE; / IN MERCY BIDS THEIR EARTHLY TRIALS CEASE, / AND CROWNS THEM WITH ETERNAL REST AND PEACE.'

Details

Description: White marble tablet with a moulded border, mounted on a black rectangular ground. Foul anchor in a circular depression beneath the inscription.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle, south wall
Materials: Marble

People

Layton, Thomas
Age: 24
Date of Death: 24/2/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Liuetenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS LAYTON / LIEVTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / AND SECOND SON OF / THOMAS LAYTON M.A. VICAR OF THIS PARISH, / WHO FELL IN THE ZEALOUS DISCHARGE OF HIS DVTY / FEB. XXIV. MDCCCXXIV, AGED XXVII YEARS. / NATVRE FORBEAR! RESTRAIN THE FRVITLESS TEAR, / NOR DEEM THY FONDEST HOPES EXTINGVISHED HERE: / HE WHO REGARDS THE VIRTVOVS AND THE BRAVE, / HAS FIX'D THEIR HIGH REWARDS BEYOND THE GRAVE; / IN MERCY BIDS THEIR EARTHLY TRIALS CEASE, / AND CROWNS THEM WITH ETERNAL REST AND PEACE.'",
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Wall tablet in St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Lieutenant William Stapleton RN d. 1754

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Near lye inter'd the remains of / WILLIAM STAPLETON, Esqr. / Lieutenant of His Majesty's Ship 'Sphinx', Nephew to the Earl of Westmoreland / and Brother of Sir THOS. STAPLETON, Baronet, / who, in attempting to fire off a Cannon in the Fort at Port Morant / Was so terribly wounded by its bursting / that He expired a few Hours afterwards / On the Eighth Day of May, 1754 / in the 28th Year of his Age / Thy Wisdom, Prudence, who e'er shall scan / Or dare to judge the Ways of God to Man / This fair Example of unspotted Merit / Did once a truly virtuous Soul inherit / In Honour's Cause a bold adventurous Youth / In Manners modest, partial to the Truth / In Friendship noble knew no private Hate / Nor gave a Mortal Pain but by his Fate / Too much his Worth for Wretches such as we / And snatch'd from Earth, Almighty dwells with Thee / Yet while thy just Remembrance here shall live / Accept this Tear 'tis all a friend can give'

Details

Description: Naval trophy including a sextant and telescope at foot of a sail draped into a pyramidal shape. The inscription panel leans against the trophy. A relief of Stapleton being blown up by an exploding gun below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave, north wall
Artists: Louis Francois Roubiliac
Vessel: HMS Sphinx

People

Stapleton, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 8/5/1754
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875); Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972); Joan Coutu 'Carving histories: British sculpture in the West Indies', 'Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society' vol. xii, p. 79 (London, 1997); D. Bindman and M. Baker 'Roubiliac and the Eighteenth-century Monument' (New Haven and London, 1995) pp.168-9.

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Percy James Marjoram, RN d. 1917

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory of / PERCY JAMES, / THE BELOVED AND ONLY SON OF / GEORGE AND ALMIRA / MARJORAM. / WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS, RECEIVED / IN ACTION IN H.M.S. Q. 20. / APRIL 10TH. 1917 / AGED 22 YEARS. / SLEEP ON DEAR SON, THE STRIFE IS O'ER / FOR YOU, YOUR MEMORY BY ALL / CHERISHED, YOUR DUTY DONE, DEAR PERCY / SLEEP TILL THE LAST ROLL CALL'

Details

Description: Sandstone headstone with a foul anchor on a rock carved above the inscription and surrounded by a rope twist border.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone
Vessel: HMS Q 20; Bayard

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Marjoram, Percy James
Age: 22
Date of Death: 10/4/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Q 20 decoy vessel 'Bayard'.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'In Loving Memory of / PERCY JAMES, / THE BELOVED AND ONLY SON OF / GEORGE AND ALMIRA / MARJORAM. / WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS, RECEIVED / IN ACTION IN H.M.S. Q. 20. / APRIL 10TH. 1917 / AGED 22 YEARS. / SLEEP ON DEAR SON, THE STRIFE IS O'ER / FOR YOU, YOUR MEMORY BY ALL / CHERISHED, YOUR DUTY DONE, DEAR PERCY / SLEEP TILL THE LAST ROLL CALL'",
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Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating George Wheeler d. 1883

Location

Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of George Wheeler drowned at sea during the storm which raged from 6 March-8 March 1883 aged 58 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Wheeler, George
Age: 58
Date of Death: 3/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of George Wheeler drowned at sea during the storm which raged from 6 March-8 March 1883 aged 58 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating George Wheeler d. 1883</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 Thomas Street, d. 1820

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / Captain Thomas George Street, / of the ship 'Triumph' who departed this life / on the 2nd December 1820 in the 41st year / of his age, leaving and afflicted wife and children / and many friends to regret his loss.'

Details

Vessel: Triumph

People

Street, Thomas George
Age: 41
Date of Death: 2/12/1820
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.135.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters