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St Mary's Church, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ledger at St Mary’s Church, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire commemorating Captain Francis Randell d. 1839

Location

St Mary's Church, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Transcript

'In memory of Capt. Francis Randell... / who died 15th June 1839... / and Rebecca wife of the above and Francis Randell who died on Sept 18 [?] / Aged 60 years. Also of Mary daughter of the above and of Francis and Eliza [?] Randell who died...'

Details

Type: Flat slab
Position: Churchyard
Materials: slate

People

Randell, Francis
Age:
Date of Death: 15/6/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Gail Thomas 2011

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Capt. Francis Randell... / who died 15th June 1839... / and Rebecca wife of the above and Francis Randell who died on Sept 18 [?] / Aged 60 years. Also of Mary daughter of the above and of Francis and Eliza [?] Randell who died...'",
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    "recorder": "Gail Thomas 2011",
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English cemetery, Port Hamilton, Geomun-do, South Korea, Rest of the World

Memorial in the English Cemetery, Geomun-do, South Korea commemorating William J. Murray RN and Charles Dale RN d. 1886

Location

English cemetery, Port Hamilton, Geomun-do, South Korea, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM J. MURRAY, A.B. / AGED ...YEARS / CHARLES DALE, BOY / AGED 17 YEARS / OF H.M.S. ALBATROSS / WHO WERE KILLED BY ACCIDENT / ON THE ...MARCH 1886 / ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Albatross

People

Dale, Charles
Age: 17
Date of Death: 3/1886
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy
Murray, William J.
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1886
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See Historic Photographs negs P47424, P47425, and P47426.
Recorder: Kim Jae-Seung 1996

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  "location": "English cemetery, Port Hamilton, Geomun-do, South Korea, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM J. MURRAY, A.B. / AGED ...YEARS / CHARLES DALE, BOY / AGED 17 YEARS / OF H.M.S. ALBATROSS / WHO WERE KILLED BY ACCIDENT / ON THE ...MARCH 1886 / ERECTED BY THEIR SHIPMATES'",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "See Historic Photographs negs P47424, P47425, and P47426.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Kim Jae-Seung 1996",
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Elder Park, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland

Statue in Elder Park, Govan of John Elder d. 1869 shipbuilder and engineer

Location

Elder Park, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland

Details

Description: Full-length figure of John Elder (1824-1869) his left hand resting on a compound engine.
Type: Statue
Materials: Bronze, Peterhead granite
Artists: Joseph Edgar Boehm, James Moore

People

Elder, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder; engineeer
Organisation:

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Notes: The inclusion of the engine insisted on by the memorial committee. Sculptor's fee of 2, 000 guineas raised by public subscription.
Bibliography: Ray McKenzie 'Sculpture in Glasgow' (Scotland, 1999)

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  "location": "Elder Park, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland",
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  "content": "<p>Statue in Elder Park, Govan of John Elder d. 1869 shipbuilder and engineer</p>",
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    "notes": "The inclusion of the engine insisted on by the memorial committee. Sculptor's fee of 2, 000 guineas raised by public subscription.",
    "bibliography": "Ray McKenzie 'Sculpture in Glasgow' (Scotland, 1999)",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Mary Magdelene, Loders, Dorset, England

Tablet in Church of St Mary Magdelene, Loders, Dorset, commemorating the Right Honourable Sir Evan Nepean, First Secretary of the Admiralty d. 1822

Location

Church of St Mary Magdelene, Loders, Dorset, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of the Rt Hon Sir Evan Nepean... died at Loders Court 2 October 1822'

Details

Description: Draped altar with a profile portrait of Nepean.
Type: Tablet
Position: South aisle

People

Nepean, Evan
Age:
Date of Death: 2/10/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: First Secretary of the Admiralty
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol.73, p.195 (Greenwich,1987).

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  "transcript": "'To the Memory of the Rt Hon Sir Evan Nepean... died at Loders Court 2 October 1822'",
  "content": "<p>Tablet in Church of St Mary Magdelene, Loders, Dorset, commemorating the Right Honourable Sir Evan Nepean, First Secretary of the Admiralty d. 1822</p>",
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    "position": "South aisle",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Robert Joy d. 1849

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Robert Joy of this town died 19th July 1849 age 63'

Details

People

Joy, Robert
Age: 63
Date of Death: 19/7/1849
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. 7, p. 73.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Capt. Robert Joy of this town died 19th July 1849 age 63'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Robert Joy d. 1849</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 73.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Robert Townsend Johns RN d. 1905

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of William Robert Townsend JOHNS, Cook's Mate, H.M.S. 'Centurion', died April 12th. 1905 at the Naval Hospital, aged 24 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Centurion

People

Johns, William Robert
Age: 24
Date of Death: 12/4/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Cook's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of William Robert Townsend JOHNS, Cook's Mate, H.M.S. 'Centurion', died April 12th. 1905 at the Naval Hospital, aged 24 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Robert Townsend Johns RN d. 1905</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Bridlington Priory, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England

Wall tablet at Bridlington Priory commemorating John Helmsley d. 1803

Location

Bridlington Priory, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / IOHN HELMSLEY. / Master Mariner, who departed / this Life the 28th March 1803 / Aged 45 Years'

Details

Description: Carved with an urn above the insciption.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of the nave
Materials: Marble

People

Helmsley, John
Age: 45
Date of Death: 28/3/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "Bridlington Priory, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / IOHN HELMSLEY. / Master Mariner, who departed / this Life the 28th March 1803 / Aged 45 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at Bridlington Priory commemorating John Helmsley d. 1803</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Carved with an urn above the insciption.",
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    "position": "North side of the nave",
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    "dateErected": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Timothy Church, Trinity Pilot, d. 1892

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / TIMOTHY CHURCH / (TRINITY PILOT) / WHO DIED OCTOBER 26 1892 / AGED 69 YEARS [verse]'

Details

Description: Gothic style headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Church, Timothy
Age: 69
Date of Death: 26/10/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

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JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / TIMOTHY CHURCH / (TRINITY PILOT) / WHO DIED OCTOBER 26 1892 / AGED 69 YEARS [verse]'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Timothy Church, Trinity Pilot, d. 1892</p>",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Rose RN d. 1893

Location

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

Transcript

'Erected by the Officers and Men of H.M.S. 'Pigmy' to the memory of William ROSE, Boy 1st. Class, who died September 17th 1893 from a gun accident. Aged 17 years'

Details

Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Pigmy

People

Rose, William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 17/9/1893
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Boy 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Erected by the Officers and Men of H.M.S. 'Pigmy' to the memory of William ROSE, Boy 1st. Class, who died September 17th 1893 from a gun accident. Aged 17 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating  William Rose RN d. 1893</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating James Lawes d. 1858

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Lawes, James
Age: 40
Date of Death: 9/1/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at sea. Interred at Redcar.

JSON

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  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Westoe Cemetery South Shields commemorating James Lawes d. 1858</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters