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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain William Holmes d. 1848

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain William Holmes died 4 May 1848 age 58'

Details

People

Holmes, William
Age: 58
Date of Death: 4/5/1898
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. 8, p.155. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "location": "Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain William Holmes died 4 May 1848 age 58'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain William Holmes d. 1848</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Memorial at Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire commemorating Charles Nuttall d. 1832

Location

Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Charles Nuttall, thirty nine years commander of a Milford Post Office Packet who died suddenly on board his ship in DUNMORE Harbour 19th Oct 1832 aged 63 years'

Details

People

Nuttall, Charles
Age: 63
Date of Death: 19/10/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Post office

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

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  "location": "Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Charles Nuttall, thirty nine years commander of a Milford Post Office Packet who died suddenly on board his ship in DUNMORE Harbour 19th Oct 1832 aged 63 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire commemorating Charles Nuttall d. 1832</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Memorial lectern in St Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Richard Pennell d. 1797

Location

St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

'THIS LECTERN WAS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF RICHD PENNELL COMMR OF SHIP HAWK H.E.I.C.S. WHO DIED 4 MAY 1797 AGED 42, BY HIS CHILDREN WHO DIED + RICHD LEWIN 12 SEPT 1873 AGED 80, MARY JANE 2 NOVEMBER 1891 AGED 96, HENRY BOULTON 31 MARCH 1888 AGED 91'

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Position: Base of Lectern
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HEIC Hawk

People

Pennell, Richard
Age: 42
Date of Death: 4/5/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: Plate folded to form three sections on octagonal base.
Recorder: F.M.M. Lewes 1994

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  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'THIS LECTERN WAS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF RICHD PENNELL COMMR OF SHIP HAWK H.E.I.C.S. WHO DIED 4 MAY 1797 AGED 42, BY HIS CHILDREN WHO DIED + RICHD LEWIN 12 SEPT 1873 AGED 80, MARY JANE 2 NOVEMBER 1891 AGED 96, HENRY BOULTON 31 MARCH 1888 AGED 91'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial lectern in St Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Richard Pennell d. 1797</p>",
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    "type": "Brass plaque",
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    "vessel": "HEIC Hawk"  },
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Plate folded to form three sections on octagonal base.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "F.M.M. Lewes 1994",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Commander Francis Joseph Richardson, RNVR d. 1932

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Commander / FRANCIS JOSEPH / RICHARDSON / O.B.E., R.N.V.R. / Late King's Royal Rifle Corps / died 24 March 1932 / aged 49 years / Also of his wife / MARGUERITE EILY / RICHARDSON / died 25 Nov 1960 / aged 84 years / and of his mother / MARION CHRISTINA RICHARDSON / died 1st Feb 1938 / aged 81 years'

Details

Position: N1252A

People

Richardson, Francis Joseph
Age: 49
Date of Death: 24/3/1932
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RNVR
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 90 no. N1252A (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).

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  "location": "St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / Commander / FRANCIS JOSEPH / RICHARDSON / O.B.E., R.N.V.R. / Late King's Royal Rifle Corps / died 24 March 1932 / aged 49 years / Also of his wife / MARGUERITE EILY / RICHARDSON / died 25 Nov 1960 / aged 84 years / and of his mother / MARION CHRISTINA RICHARDSON / died 1st Feb 1938 / aged 81 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Commander Francis Joseph Richardson, RNVR d. 1932</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 90 no. N1252A (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Tablet at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich listing naval officers who died 1800-1864 and whose memorials at this site were destroyed in the Second World War

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Details

Position: Mausoleum

People

Colby, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 21/9/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hart, Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 8/4/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy
Huskisson, T.
Age:
Date of Death: 21/12/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lee, John
Age:
Date of Death: 23/11/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Liardet, Francis
Age: 64
Date of Death: 1/3/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lynne, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 19/4/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On a tablet listing the monuments destroyed in the 1939-45 war.

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  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Tablet at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich listing naval officers who died 1800-1864 and whose memorials at this site were destroyed in the Second World War</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "On a tablet listing the monuments destroyed in the 1939-45 war.",
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    "recorder": "",
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}

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial formerly at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Commander John Undrell RN d. 1826

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'This tablet is erected to commemorate / John Undrell Esquire Commander / of the Royal Navy / A man of rare endowment of mind / of thorough nobleness of nature and / of most ardent affections his character / comprised the elements of true greatness / and he wanted nothing but opportunity / by feats of arms to render himself / illustrious in his day and generation. / He died the 17th day of January 1826 / bequeathing the whole of his property / to this noble institution / This tablet and inscription are placed here / with the consent of the Directors of Greenwich Hospital'

Details

Position: Mausoleum

People

Undrell, John
Age:
Date of Death: 17/1/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618. Memorial destroyed in 1939-45 war. Transcription in Public Record Office.

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  "post_id": "3003",
  "id": "M2411",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'This tablet is erected to commemorate / John Undrell Esquire Commander / of the Royal Navy / A man of rare endowment of mind / of thorough nobleness of nature and / of most ardent affections his character / comprised the elements of true greatness / and he wanted nothing but opportunity / by feats of arms to render himself / illustrious in his day and generation. / He died the 17th day of January 1826 / bequeathing the whole of his property / to this noble institution / This tablet and inscription are placed here / with the consent of the Directors of Greenwich Hospital'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial formerly at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Commander John Undrell RN d. 1826</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618. Memorial destroyed in 1939-45 war. Transcription in Public Record Office.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, East Clandon, Surrey, England

Wall tablet in St Thomas of Canterbury, East Clandon commemorating Peter Joseph Day RN d. 1930

Location

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, East Clandon, Surrey, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF PETTY OFFICER / PETER JOSEPH DAY R.N. / OF H.M.S. NELSON. THE ONLY / SON OF ALFRED AND SARAH / DAY OF THIS PARISH, WHO / DIED AT SEA AS A RESULT / OF AN ACCIDENT FEB 27 1930 / AND WAS BURIED AT MALTA / AGED THIRTY EIGHT YEARS'

Details

Description: Carved with badge of HMS 'Nelson'.

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Nelson

People

Day, Peter Joseph
Age: 38
Date of Death: 27/2/1930
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "id": "M2087",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, East Clandon, Surrey, England",
  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY / OF PETTY OFFICER / PETER JOSEPH DAY R.N. / OF H.M.S. NELSON. THE ONLY / SON OF ALFRED AND SARAH / DAY OF THIS PARISH, WHO / DIED AT SEA AS A RESULT / OF AN ACCIDENT FEB 27 1930 / AND WAS BURIED AT MALTA / AGED THIRTY EIGHT YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Thomas of Canterbury, East Clandon commemorating Peter Joseph Day RN  d. 1930</p>",
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    "description": "Carved with badge of HMS 'Nelson'.<br />\n<br />",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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Church of St James the Great, St Kew, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Kew, Cornwall dedicated to Elijah Wilce d. 1924

Location

Church of St James the Great, St Kew, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / ELIJAH WILCE / MASTER MARINER / BORN AT ST KEW NOV 15TH 1840 / DIED AT TRURO NOV 6TH 1924 / SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THE HAVEN / WHERE THEY WOULD BE'

Details

Description: Cross with anchor and chain.

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Wilce, Elijah
Age: 63
Date of Death: 6/11/1924
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

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  "location": "Church of St James the Great, St Kew, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / ELIJAH WILCE / MASTER MARINER / BORN AT ST KEW NOV 15TH 1840 / DIED AT TRURO NOV 6TH 1924 / SO HE BRINGETH THEM UNTO THE HAVEN / WHERE THEY WOULD BE'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in St Kew, Cornwall dedicated to Elijah Wilce d. 1924</p>",
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    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Wilce, Elijah","age":"63","dateofdeath":"6/11/1924","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master Mariner","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
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Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating Timothy O’Donoghue RN, d. 1873

Location

Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Timothy O'DONOGHUE Ord Seaman aged 22 years who was accidentally killed by a fall from aloft into Bermuda dock April 14 1873'

Details

Vessel: HMS Royal Alfred

People

O'Donoghue, Timothy
Age: 22
Date of Death: 14/4/1873
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Stone erected by seamen of HMS 'Royal Alfred'
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "id": "M2768",
  "location": "Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Timothy O'DONOGHUE Ord Seaman aged 22 years who was accidentally killed by a fall from aloft into Bermuda dock April 14 1873'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Royal Navy Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating Timothy O’Donoghue RN, d. 1873</p>",
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    "notes": "Stone erected by seamen of HMS 'Royal Alfred'",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Sir Marc Isambard Brunel d. 1849 and Isambard Kingdom Brunel d. 1859

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, born at Nacquevelle in Normandy April 25th 1769. Died in London December 12th 1849. He has raised his own monument by his public works at Portsmouth, Chatham and the Thames Tunnel. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer only son of Marc Isambard Brunel born April 9th 1806. Died September 15th 1859'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Square 41, Row 1, grave 8590

People

Brunel, Marc Isambard
Age: 80
Date of Death: 12/12/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Civil engineer
Organisation: Unknown
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Age: 53
Date of Death: 15/09/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is also commemorated in Westminster Abbey.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1985

JSON

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  "id": "M943",
  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, born at Nacquevelle in Normandy April 25th 1769. Died in London December 12th 1849. He has raised his own monument by his public works at Portsmouth, Chatham and the Thames Tunnel. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer only son of Marc Isambard Brunel born April 9th 1806. Died September 15th 1859'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Sir Marc Isambard Brunel d. 1849 and Isambard Kingdom Brunel d. 1859</p>",
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    "position": "Square 41, Row 1, grave 8590",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters