Memorial at St Nicholas’s Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, commemorating Joseph Brethett, d. 1809
Location
St Nicholas’s Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Transcript
SACRED / to the Memory of / JOSEPH BRETHETT Gentleman / many Years one of the Landing Waiters / in this Port / the last and only surviving Son of M. ADAM BRETHETT / Formerly a respectable Flour Merchant / and Baker in this Town / and ANN his Wife / He died on the 9th day of October 1809 / in the 74th Year of his Age. / Also of MARGARET and ANN / Daughters of the above nam’d / ADAM & ANN BRETHETT
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Type: Ledger Materials: Stone
People
Brethett, Joseph Age: 74 Date of Death: 9/10/1809 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Landing Waiter Organisation: King’s Lynn Port
Cross in Cornwall dedicated to John Saunders d. 1876
Location
St Martin's Church, St Martin by Looe, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'In memory of John SAUNDERS Gunner RN who died at TA-LIEN WHAN Bay North China August 25 1876 aged 37 years. His remains were interred at Chafo. Also Mary SAUNDERS mother of the above who died at Shutta in the Borough of East Looe March 30th 1883 aged 80 years.'
Details
Description: Cross, kerbs and chippings.
Type: Cross Position: Churchyard
People
Saunders, John Age: 37 Date of Death: 25/8/1876 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial dedicated to Vice-Admiral Sir John Lockheart Ross d. 1790, in Fearn, Scotland.
Location
Fearn Church, Fearn, Highlands, Scotland
Transcript
'Here are deposited the remains of Sir John Lockhart Ross of Balnagown, Bart., Vice Admiral of the Blue. A younger son of Sir James Lockhart of Carstairs and of the Hon. Grizzel Ross, Daughter of William Lord Ross. He possessed, in an eminent degree, / the qualities of a hero: / in his manners, modest and affable; / in his temper, humane and gentle; / in action, brave, enterprising and determined. / His turn of mind, at a very early period of life, pointed out the Naval profession / as a fit line for him to proceed in. / With the approbation of his family and friends, / he entered into His Majesty's Naval Service / in 1735 - then in his 14th year. / His spirit and conduct soon justified / the choice of profession he had made, / while he remained in a subordinate situation. / When advanced to the command of a frigate, / The Tartar, of 28 nine pounders and 200 men / He, in the course of fifteen months, captured in the Channel / with this single ship / Nine of the enemy's ships of war! / Several of them being of superior force; / one of them, the Melampe / carrying 36 twelve-pounders and 300 men / supposed to have been fitted out at Bayonne,/for the purpose of taking the Tartar. / The signal service rendered to the trade of this country, / By his unwearied attention to the protection of it/were rewarded by the general applause of his country / And by distinguishing marks of honour conferred upon him/By the cities of London and Bristol, / While his promotion in the Navy / Advanced in the course of long service, / his zeal intrepidity and good conduct / Never abated: / Which, to the honour of the British Navy / will probably be well recorded / in the annals of this kingdom. / In times of peace / he continued ardent in the public cause / And for several years served in Parliament / with that fidelity and honour / which his constituents looked for in him. / In 1760 he succeeded to the estate of Balnagown / upon the failure of the prior substitutes / in the entail made by his uncle / The Hon. General Charles Ross of Balnagown. / In 1762 he married Miss Elizabeth Baillie / Heiress of Lamington / Eldest daughter of Robert Dundas of Arniston / Lord President of the Court of Session / He died in 1790 aged 68 / And is succeeded in his estate and in title / By his eldest son, Sir Charles Ross / Lieutenant Colonel of the 37th regiment. / To the memory of this most worthy man / And so brave an Officer/whose virtues in private life corresponded to / the honour gained by public exploits / This monument is erected / As a testimony of high esteem and affection / By Elizabeth Baillie, of Lamington / his widow'
Details
Vessel: HMS Tartar, HMS Melampe
Event
Battle of Quiberon Bay
Event Date
1759
Event Category
1756 - 1763 Seven Years War
People
Ross, John Lockhart Age: 68 Date of Death: 9/6/1790 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Admiral John Lockhart Ross served the Navy with distinction throughout the War of Austrian Succession (1740 - 1748), the Seven Years War (1756 - 1763), and the American War of Independence (1775–1783). Bibliography: 'Biographical Memoirs of Sir John Lockhart Ross, Bart. Vice Admiral of the Blue', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 6, pp.1-25 (London, 1801).
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Edward Shapcote, HEIC, d. 1802
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr Edward Shapcote; of the H.C. Marine, / who departed this life on the 18th October 1802 / aged 29 years. / Oh! Where my soul is there a friend so just? Or after thee, a man I can so trust.
Details
People
Shapcote, Edward Age: 29 Date of Death: 18/10/1802 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.86
Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Nacton, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant Hugh Montgomery, RN, d. 1837
Location
St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. HUGH MONTGOMERY R.N. / who departed this life / August 1st 1837 / IN THE 59TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / HE SERVED IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE / OF TRAFFALGAR [sic].'
Details
Description: The head of the stone carved with an urn in relief with the handles draped with swags of laurel. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
Event
Battle of Trafalgar 1805
People
Montgomery, Hugh Age: 58 Date of Death: 1/8/1837 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Born Aberdeen 1776, master's mate in 'Naiad' Recorder: Reverend A.W.M. Watson
Memorial at St Helen’s Bishopsgate to Richard Staper d. 1608
Location
St Helen's Bishopsgate, London, England
Transcript
'Here resteth the bodie of the / worshipful Richard Staper electid / Alderman of this cittye Anno 1594 hee / was the greatest merchant in his / tyme the chiefest actor in Discoveri, of / the trades of turkey, and East / India, A man hvmble in Prosperity, / payneful and ever ready in the / affayres publiqve and discreetely', 'Careful of his private, a liberal / howsekeeper, bowntifvl to the poore, / an vpright dealer in the world, / and a devovt aspirer after the world / to come Much blest in his posterity, and / happy in his and their allyavnces. He / dyed in the last Iune Anno Domine 1608 / Intravit ut exiret'
Details
Description: Within two arches kneeling figures of a man with five sons and a woman with four daughters, the monument is flanked by Corinthian columns, strap work and a cartouche of arms above. The hull of a ship on the top. Type: Wall monument Position: South side of aisle
People
Staper, Richard Age: Date of Death: 30/6/1608 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Merchant Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1982 Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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