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All Saints Church, Sudbourne, Suffolk, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Sudbourne, Suffolk commemorating Matthew Groom, d. 1769

Location

All Saints Church, Sudbourne, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Matthew Groom, late of Aldborough who departed this life Setr 16th 1769 aged 49. The Boreas Blast and Neptune's waves / Have tost me to and fro / Yet spite of both by God decreed / I Harbour here below, / Where I do now my Anchor lay / with many of our Fleet / Yet once again I must set Sail / our Admiral Christ to meet'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Groom, Matthew
Age: 49
Date of Death: 16/9/1769
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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Congregational Church, Beer, Devon, England

Plaque in the Congregational Church, Beer, Devon commemorating John Good d. 1896

Location

Congregational Church, Beer, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN PERCIVAL GOOD. R.N. / (LATE ENGINEER, H.M.S. HERMIONE) / DROWNED AT SEA, JULY 28TH 1896, / AGED 25 YEARS. / THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE / OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE SHIP.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Bronze
Vessel: HMS Hermione

People

Good, John Perceval
Age: 25
Date of Death: 28/7/1896
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Henry Mason d. 1858

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In memory of HENRY MASON who was lost at sea on board of the ship 'OWEN POTTER' in the year 1858, aged 18 years.

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: D221
Vessel: Owen Potter

People

Mason, Henry
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies
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Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England

Memorial at Southwark Cathedral commemorating Joseph Mead d. 1797

Location

Southwark Cathedral, Southwark, London, England

Transcript

'Mr Joseph Mead / died 21 Feb 1797 Aged 66 years / Late of this parish, Lighterman / Also Mrs Dorothy Mead / his wife / Died Sept 2nd 1808 Aged 73 years / Also Rebecca Dennis / wife of Mr Edward Dennis deceased and / daughter of the above, aged 34/years / Also Mrs Dorothy White / Who died Nov 12th 1813 in her 57 years / Also Mrs Mary Taylor / died Nov 25th 1824 in her 39th year / Also Mr William Taylor / died May 8th 1826 in his 63rd year / Also Miss Rebecca Mead Kay Dennis / daughter of the above Edward and Rebecca Dennis / died Novr 7th 1830 in her 27th year'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Interior
Materials: Black limestone

People

Mead, Joseph
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/2/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lighterman
Organisation:

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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Memorial in Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands commemorating  Adams Weymouth RN d. 1828

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Adams Weymouth, Master in the Royal Navy, a native of Marlborough near Kingsbridge, Devon, who departed this life 28 November 1828 in the 64th year of his age.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: A5

People

Weymouth, Adams
Age: 64
Date of Death: 28/11/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Record at Jersey archives.
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St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Seel Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Roman Catholic church, Liverpool commemorating John Richard Davis d. 1822

Location

St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Seel Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Richard Davis, late master of the Princes Dock died 22nd February 1822 age 42'

Details

People

Davis, John Richard
Age: 42
Date of Death: 22/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Dockmaster
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 9, p. 445.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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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 Samuel Irwin, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1812

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Samuel Irwin, / Late Branch Pilot / of the Honourable Company Marine, / who departed this life on the 15th May 1812 / aged 40 years.'

Details

People

Irwin, Samuel
Age: 40
Date of Death: 15/5/1812
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Branch pilot
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.97.
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St Anne's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica

Wall tablet in Kingston, Jamaica dedicated to Vice-Admiral Thomas Danvers d. 1746

Location

St Anne's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory / Of the Honble THOs DANVERS Esqr Vice Admiral of the Red Second Son to / Sr ROBERT DANVERS Bart and of Dame MARY eldest Daughter and Coheiress of / THOS JERMYN, Baron of BURY, seated at RUSHBROOK PARK in the County of SUFFOLK / She was likewise Coheiress to her Uncles HENRY JERMYN Earl of St ALBANS & / HENRY JERMYN Earl of DOVER / The said THOs DANVERS dyed of ye yellow fever in this Island of JAMAICA ye 16th day of Septr / in the Year 1746, when Commander in Cheif of his MAJESTY'S Squadron's in the / WEST INDIES, then at War wth. FRANCE & SPAIN, after 40 Years faithfull and / Essential Service to his Country having performed All Trust placed in him with great Honour / Alacrity and Courage wch. gained him the favour of his Royal Master as well as the Just Applause/and esteem of all Good and Generous Minds, they being convinced that what appear'd most Condusive / to the interest of His King, and the good of his Country, would be the Sole Guide of his Conduct / He Married KATHERINE, the only Daughter of Wm. SMITHSON of YORKSHIRE An Heiress Neice / to Lord JERMYN and Lord DOVER, by whom He had three Sons & twelve Daughters, / whereof only one Son & three Daughters survived Him. In the 58th Year of His Age, / He Yeilded up His Soul Into the Merciful Hand of Him who gave it. / Though He Slay me yet I will trust in Him / Job 13th & 15th / This Monument was Erected by His truly Affectionate widow / out of a Just & Faithful regard to His Memory Ao.1748'

Details

Description: At the centre of a broken pediment formed by enriched scrolls is an urn in high relief, the lid ornamented with flowers and fruit. A cornice on the underside of which is egg and dart motif, breaks forward over a panel of yellow and grey veined marble. There is a cartouche with painted arms below, flanked with pendant ornament of wind blown acanthus, a white marble shell on either side.


Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall
Materials: Marble

People

Danvers, Thomas
Age: 57
Date of Death: 6/9/1746
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
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).
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St Andrew's church, Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England

Wall tablet in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire dedicated to Captain Walter Serocold RN d. 1794

Location

St Andrew's church, Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory /of Walter Serocold, Esq: / only son of the late Rev Walter Serocold: / Captain in his Majesty's Navy, / slain at the siege of Calvi in Corsica July VIII MCCCXCIV / Aged XXXVII / His three surviving sisters erected this monument /as a token of affection for the best of brothers: / The public loss may be estimated from the following / extract of Admiral Lord Hood's official letter. / "But I have to lament, and which I do most sincerely, / the loss of a very able and valuable officer, / Captain Serocold / who was killed by a grape-shot / whilst getting the last gun in its place / soon after the enemy had discover'd our battery. / The king has not a more meritorious young captain / in his Majesty's navy: / He commanded the floating battery , /which was burnt by red hot shot before Bastia: /and afterwards served with infinite reputation / at the batteries onshore. / Independant of my regard and esteem for him. / I feel his loss a public one"'

Details

Description: Naval trophies, at the base the arms of Serocold quartering Letwood.


Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of tower
Materials: White marble
Artists: John Flaxman [signed]

Event

Siege of Calvi

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Serocold, Walter
Age: 37
Date of Death: 8/7/1794
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Phil Scott
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Gould d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN HORNER GOULD / A.B. H.M.S. 'Resolution' / died / 19th March 1904 aged 26'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (Old) 314
Vessel: HMS Resolution

People

Gould, John Horner
Age: 26
Date of Death: 19/3/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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