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St Michael's Church, Southampton, England

Wall tablet at St Michael’s Church, Southampton commemorating Admiral John Ferguson d. 1818

Location

St Michael's Church, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In memory of John Ferguson esquire, Admiral of the White who died on the 4th April 1818 aged 87 years..'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of nave

People

Ferguson, John
Age: 87
Date of Death: 4/4/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1984

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  "transcript": "'In memory of John Ferguson esquire, Admiral of the White who died on the 4th April 1818 aged 87 years..'",
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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 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.

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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

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  "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.",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating Edward Shapcote, HEIC, d. 1802</p>",
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St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

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

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  "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].'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Martin’s Church, Nacton, Suffolk commemorating Lieutenant Hugh Montgomery, RN, d. 1837</p>",
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    "notes": "Born Aberdeen 1776, master's mate in 'Naiad'",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend A.W.M. Watson",
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East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating John Davidson, Inspector General RN d. 1881

Location

East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'JOHN DAVIDSON MD CB Inspector General RN Died Jan 31st 1881 aged 63'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite

People

Davidson, John
Age: 63
Date of Death: 31/1/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Inspector General RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 250.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1988 (sighted)

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  "location": "East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'JOHN DAVIDSON MD CB Inspector General RN Died Jan 31st 1881 aged 63'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at East Greenwich Pleasaunce, Greenwich commemorating John Davidson, Inspector General RN d. 1881</p>\n\n\n<p></p>",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson, 1988 (sighted)",
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating John Macnamara MD d. 1820

Location

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

Transcript

'John Macnamara, Esq. M.D., Surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at Port Royal, died Aug.3, 1820 aged 33 years. Erected by his widow'

Details

People

Macnamara, John
Age: 33
Date of Death: 3/8/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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  "transcript": "'John Macnamara, Esq. M.D., Surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at Port Royal, died Aug.3, 1820 aged 33 years. Erected by his widow'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating John Macnamara MD d. 1820</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
    "recorder": "",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Barnes, William Jordan, Robert Smallwood and James Hislock d. 1887

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'In memory of the following men of / H.M.S. 'Hercules' who died as follows / John BARNES A.B. Nov'r 6th 1887 / aged 22 years / William JORDAN stoker Oct'r 27 1887 / aged 35 years / ROBERT SMALLWOOD Ord Nov'r 4th 1887 / aged 19 years / JAMES HISLOCK Pte R.M.L.I. Oct'r 26th 1887 / aged 22 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 333
Vessel: HMS Hercules

People

Barnes, John
Age: 22
Date of Death: 6/11/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hislock, James
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/10/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Jordan, William
Age: 35
Date of Death: 27/10/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy
Smallwood, Robert
Age: 19
Date of Death: 4/11/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of the following men of / H.M.S. 'Hercules' who died as follows / John BARNES A.B. Nov'r 6th 1887 / aged 22 years / William JORDAN stoker Oct'r 27 1887 / aged 35 years / ROBERT SMALLWOOD Ord Nov'r 4th 1887 / aged 19 years / JAMES HISLOCK Pte R.M.L.I. Oct'r 26th 1887 / aged 22 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Barnes, William Jordan, Robert Smallwood and James Hislock d. 1887</p>",
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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, commemorating William Coopper d. 1755

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'In/Memory of / William Coopper / Son of Thos and Mary Coopper / who Departed this Life / October the 6th 1755 / Aged 17 years / Unhappy Youth imprest, thou needs must go / To serve thy King and scourge th'insulting Foe / From Parents Friends and every Joy to Part / This more than Wars dread thunder pierced thy heart / Heaven heard thy grief and brought thee a release / From hostile War to Realms of endless peace'

Details

Description: Carved above inscription with sea shells, flanked by the stern view of a warship and a mariner holding an anchor.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Coopper, William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 6/10/1755
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. Sketch.
Recorder: Bryl & Keith Linder
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "location": "Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In/Memory of / William Coopper / Son of Thos and Mary Coopper / who Departed this Life / October the 6th 1755 / Aged 17 years / Unhappy Youth imprest, thou needs must go / To serve thy King and scourge th'insulting Foe / From Parents Friends and every Joy to Part / This more than Wars dread thunder pierced thy heart / Heaven heard thy grief and brought thee a release / From hostile War to Realms of endless peace'",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating John Owen d. 1840

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'John Owen, Master Mariner, OTN, d. 19th April 1840 aged 45 years'

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People

Owen, John
Age: 45
Date of Death: 19/4/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'John Owen, Master Mariner, OTN, d. 19th April 1840 aged 45 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating John Owen d. 1840</p>",
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St Nicholas’s Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

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

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  "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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Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating William Arthur d. 1826

Location

Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Arthur, late commander of the Brig Cornelius of Peterhead died 12 August 1826 age 33'

Details

Vessel: Cornelius

People

Arthur, William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 12/8/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 151. The church is now a ruin.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'William Arthur, late commander of the Brig Cornelius of Peterhead died 12 August 1826 age 33'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating William Arthur d. 1826</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters