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Clonmel Old Church Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Memorial at Clonmel Old Church Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland commemorating the 12 officers and crew who lost their lives following the accident on HMS ‘Mars’ on 14 April 1902

Location

Clonmel Old Church Cemetery, Cobh, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

Transcript

‘Sacred / TO THE MEMORY / OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M. SHIP ‘MARS’ / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THROUGH A GUN ACCIDENT / THAT OCCURRED ON BOARD THAT SHIP / ON THE 14TH OF APRIL 1902 / WHILST AT SEA / OFF THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND / THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED / BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M. SHIPS 'JUPITER' AND ‘MARS' / LIEUTENANT JAMES H.S. BOURNE / LIEUTENANT TOM C. MILLER / CHIEF E.R.A. EDWIN SUTTON / PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS GEORGE H. HOPKINS / PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS HENRY J HUMPHREYS / LEADING SEAMAN EDWARD J.C. BROWN / ABLE SEAMAN ALFRED SHIPTON / ABLE SEAMAN SEPTUS H.G. BARNETT / ABLE SEAMAN THOMAS W PORTER / ABLE SEAMAN SAMUEL J. THOMAS / ABLE SEAMAN FRANK H. BARTON / ABLE SEAMAN ELLIS G. COLLINS / LIEUTENANT MILLER WAS BURIED AT WEYMOUTH DORSET / PETTY OFFICERS FIRST CLASS HUMPHERYS AND HOPKINS / WERE BURIED AT SEA. / OTHERS LIE BURIED WITHIN THIS ENCLOSURE.

Details

Description: An anchor suspended from a cross set on a rocky plinth. Chain cable is wrapped round the cross and the anchor.
Type: Memorial
Position: Graveyard
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Mars

People

Barnett, Septus G. W.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Barton, Frank W.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Bourne, James H. S.
Age:
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Browne, Edward J. G.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Collins, Ellis G.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Hopkins, George H.
Age: 32
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Humphreys, Henry J.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Miller, Tom C.
Age:
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Porter, Thomas W.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Shipton, Alfred
Age: 26
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Sutton, Edwin
Age: 34
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Thomas, Samuel J.
Age: 24
Date of Death: 14/4/1902
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The crew members were manning a gun turret when a charge exploded during gunnery exercises.

Bibliography: 'Navy News' (Oct 2001) p. 26. 'Family Tree Magazine' (June 2005) p. 34.

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / TO THE MEMORY / OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M. SHIP ‘MARS’ / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THROUGH A GUN ACCIDENT / THAT OCCURRED ON BOARD THAT SHIP / ON THE 14TH OF APRIL 1902 / WHILST AT SEA / OFF THE WEST COAST OF IRELAND / THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED / BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M. SHIPS 'JUPITER' AND ‘MARS' / LIEUTENANT JAMES H.S. BOURNE / LIEUTENANT TOM C. MILLER / CHIEF E.R.A. EDWIN SUTTON / PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS GEORGE H. HOPKINS / PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS HENRY J HUMPHREYS / LEADING SEAMAN EDWARD J.C. BROWN / ABLE SEAMAN ALFRED SHIPTON / ABLE SEAMAN SEPTUS H.G. BARNETT / ABLE SEAMAN THOMAS W PORTER / ABLE SEAMAN SAMUEL J. THOMAS / ABLE SEAMAN FRANK H. BARTON / ABLE SEAMAN ELLIS G. COLLINS / LIEUTENANT MILLER WAS BURIED AT WEYMOUTH DORSET / PETTY OFFICERS FIRST CLASS HUMPHERYS AND HOPKINS / WERE BURIED AT SEA. / OTHERS LIE BURIED WITHIN THIS ENCLOSURE.",
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    "notes": "The crew members were manning a gun turret when a charge exploded during gunnery exercises.  <br />",
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North cemetery, Hart Lane, West Hartlepool, England

Memorial in North Cemetery, Hartlepool commemorating James Wilson d. 1895

Location

North cemetery, Hart Lane, West Hartlepool, England

Transcript

'JAMES WILSON OF WEST HARTLEPOOL D. JUN 23 1895 25 YRS AND JAMES HIS SON D. IN INFANCY'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Wilson, James
Age:
Date of Death: 23/6/1895
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Bibliography: S.J. Wilson 'The Wilsons of Whitby & West Hartlepool', 'Cleveland Family History Society Monumental Index' (unpublished family history).
Recorder: Stuart James Wilson 1999

JSON

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  "transcript": "'JAMES WILSON OF WEST HARTLEPOOL D. JUN 23 1895 25 YRS AND JAMES HIS SON D. IN INFANCY'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in North Cemetery, Hartlepool commemorating James Wilson d. 1895</p>",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "S.J. Wilson 'The Wilsons of Whitby & West Hartlepool', 'Cleveland Family History Society Monumental Index' (unpublished family history).",
    "recorder": "Stuart James Wilson 1999",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent commemorating Captain Robert Finnis RN d. 1813

Location

St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England

Transcript

'To the memory of / Captain ROBERT FINNIS / A Native of this Town and Port / who was killed in /the service of his Country / on board his Majesty's Sloop of War / Queen Charlotte / which he commanded / on Lake Erie, upper CANADA / in an engagement / with an American Squadron / of very superior force / under Commodore PERRY / the 10th day of September 1813 / aged 29 years./ When a Midshipamn of the Beaulieu frigate / he commanded one of the Boats / employed in cutting out the / French corvette La Chevrette / from Cameret Bay / on the night of the 21st of July 1801 / and was made Lieutenant / for his gallant conduct on that occasion. / After Sixteen years / actively employed in the Royal Navy / he thus fell in the prime of life / regretted and lamented / an irreparable loss / to his afflicted Family and Friends'

Details

Description: Pyramid in relief supported on three balls. A foul anchor carved on the plinth, the arms of Finnis below
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North transept
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS 'Queen Charlotte', 'La Chevrette'

Event

War of 1812

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Finnis, Robert
Age: 29
Date of Death: 10/9/1813
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Capt. RN HMS 'Queen Charlotte' killed in action Lake Erie against US force led by Cdre. Perry.
Recorder: Elizabeth Nellist 1982
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "St Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of / Captain ROBERT FINNIS / A Native of this Town and Port / who was killed in /the service of his Country / on board his Majesty's Sloop of War / Queen Charlotte / which he commanded / on Lake Erie, upper CANADA / in an engagement / with an American Squadron / of very superior force / under Commodore PERRY / the 10th day of September 1813 / aged 29 years./ When a Midshipamn of the Beaulieu frigate / he commanded one of the Boats / employed in cutting out the / French corvette La Chevrette / from Cameret Bay / on the night of the 21st of July 1801 / and was made Lieutenant / for his gallant conduct on that occasion. / After Sixteen years / actively employed in the Royal Navy / he thus fell in the prime of life / regretted and lamented / an irreparable loss / to his afflicted Family and Friends'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2688Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6698\" width=\"290\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2688Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2688Large-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Wall tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent commemorating Captain Robert Finnis RN d. 1813</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Pyramid in relief supported on three balls. A foul anchor carved on the plinth, the arms of Finnis below",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "North transept",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS 'Queen Charlotte', 'La Chevrette'"  },
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    "date": "",
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    "notes": "Capt. RN HMS 'Queen Charlotte' killed in action Lake Erie against US force led by Cdre. Perry.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Elizabeth Nellist 1982",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

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St Michael's Church, Aveley, Thurrock, Essex, England

Window in St Michael’s Church, Aveley, Thurrock dedicated to Alexander Trant Luard RN d. 1880

Location

St Michael's Church, Aveley, Thurrock, Essex, England

Transcript

'In memory of Alexander Trant Luard, Midshipman R.N. aged 15 third son of the Vicar of this parish, killed by a fall from aloft while on duty on board H.M.S. Temeraire at Villa Franca 21st April 1880. "In the hand of God'''

Details

Description: The window depicts Christ walking on the water.
Type: Window
Position: North side nave
Vessel: HMS Temeraire

People

Luard, Alexander Trant
Age: 16
Date of Death: 21/4/1880
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1989

JSON

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  "id": "M1210",
  "location": "St Michael's Church, Aveley, Thurrock, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Alexander Trant Luard, Midshipman R.N. aged 15 third son of the Vicar of this parish, killed by a fall from aloft while on duty on board H.M.S. Temeraire at Villa Franca 21st April 1880. \"In the hand of God'''",
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    "position": "North side nave",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Temeraire"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Luard, Alexander Trant","age":"16","dateofdeath":"21/4/1880","causeofdeath":"Maritime accident","rankOccupation":"Midshipman RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1989",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Stansburg d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of George STANSBURG, Seaman of S.S. [BOANYSE?] of London. Born at Portsmouth 1836 died at Hong Kong October 2nd. 1875'

Details

Description: Headstone with a cross above the inscription. Kerbs round grave.
Type: Gravestone

People

Stansburg, George
Age:
Date of Death: 2/10/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Ships name illegible. Not identifiable in Lloyds Register.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "post_id": "2563",
  "id": "M366",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of George STANSBURG, Seaman of S.S. [BOANYSE?] of London. Born at Portsmouth 1836 died at Hong Kong October 2nd. 1875'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George Stansburg d. 1875</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Ships name illegible. Not identifiable in Lloyds Register.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating David Angier d. 1893

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'DAVID ANGIER aged 39 Drowned from the barge 'Masonic' off Saltburn Nov 18 1893 & buried at Saltburn'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Masonic

People

Angier, David
Age: 39
Date of Death: 18/11/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).

JSON

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  "post_id": "2566",
  "id": "M1469",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'DAVID ANGIER aged 39 Drowned from the barge 'Masonic' off Saltburn Nov 18 1893 & buried at Saltburn'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating David Angier d. 1893</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Memorial tile",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Angier, David","age":"39","dateofdeath":"18/11/1893","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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All Saint's Church, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England

Memorial at All Saint’s Church, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire commemorating William Wilson HEIC d. 1795

Location

All Saint's Church, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'TO the Memory of WILLIAM WILSON Esqr. / He derived his Descent from a respectable Family / AFFLUENCE and CREDIT from his VIRTUES and ABILITIES / how fully these were displayed / and with what GALLANTRY and JUDGEMENT they were exerted / the THANKS he received on different OCCASIONS / from the COURT of DIRECTORS of the Hon'ble. the EAST INDIA COMPANY / were ample TESTIMONIES. / Retiring from an active scene / He passed the remainder of his Days in this Village / where during twenty six years / PHILANTHROPY and STRICT INTEGRITY actuated his conduct as a MAGISTRATE / EXEMPLARY PIETY as a CHRISTIAN / on this TABLET / AFFECTION and TRUTH must record / that in every situation deservedly esteemed / He possessed all the amiable and social QUALITIES / which must endear the HUSBAND the PARENT and the FRIEND / The ALMIGHTY / whose gracious Protection he had often experienced / was pleased to remove him from this Life / on the 17th June 1795 aged 80 years'

Details

Description: On the base, a relief of the action off the Cape of Good Hope 9 March 1757. Above, a column with a ship at the base surmounted by a female figure leaning on an anchor.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall of chancel
Materials: Marble
Artists: Waddilove
Vessel: Suffolk

Event Category

1756-1763 Seven Years War

People

Wilson, William
Age: 80
Date of Death: 17/6/1795
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: See Pictures Dept portrait photographs. Sighted 2007, B. Tomlinson.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "location": "All Saint's Church, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'TO the Memory of WILLIAM WILSON Esqr. / He derived his Descent from a respectable Family / AFFLUENCE and CREDIT from his VIRTUES and ABILITIES / how fully these were displayed / and with what GALLANTRY and JUDGEMENT they were exerted / the THANKS he received on different OCCASIONS / from the COURT of DIRECTORS of the Hon'ble. the EAST INDIA COMPANY / were ample TESTIMONIES. / Retiring from an active scene / He passed the remainder of his Days in this Village / where during twenty six years / PHILANTHROPY and STRICT INTEGRITY actuated his conduct as a MAGISTRATE / EXEMPLARY PIETY as a CHRISTIAN / on this TABLET / AFFECTION and TRUTH must record / that in every situation deservedly esteemed / He possessed all the amiable and social QUALITIES / which must endear the HUSBAND the PARENT and the FRIEND / The ALMIGHTY / whose gracious Protection he had often experienced / was pleased to remove him from this Life / on the 17th June 1795 aged 80 years'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2306Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6635\" width=\"273\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2306Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M2306Large-162x300.jpg 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Memorial at All Saint’s Church, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire commemorating William Wilson HEIC d. 1795</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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}

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St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Gravestone in Inveresk, East Lothian commemorating Captain David Ramsay RN d. 1818, Lieutenant David Ramsay RN d. 1815 and Lieutenant John Ramsay RN d. 1807

Location

St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'THIS IS THE BURYING GROUND OF CAPTAIN RAMSAY R.N.' [East side, left panel] 'THE REMAINS OF / ELIZA ISABELLA / DAUGHTER OF MAJOR SINCLAIR R.A. / REST HERE / DIED 18TH JUNE 1815 / IN HER NINTH YEARS / ALSO OF FRANCIS WIFE / OF MAJOR SINCLAIR R.A. / DAUGHTER OF / CAPT D. RAMSAY R.N. / DIED 20TH JANY 1823 / AGED 27' [Centre panel] 'DAVID RAMSAY ESQ. / POST-CAPTAIN IN THE / ROYAL NAVY / DIED 18TH NOV. 1818 / AGED 68 / MARY / RELICT OF / CAPT. RAMSAY R.N. / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF / JOHN MACLEOD OF MACLEOD / DIED 8TH AUG 1829 AGED 77' [Right panel] 'DEPOSITED HERE ARE / THE REMAINS OF / LOUISA WIFE OF / J.H. HOME ESQ. / OF LONGFORMACUS / DAUGHTER OF CAPT RAMSAY R.N. / DIED 3D JUNE 1823' [West side, left panel] 'THE REMAINS OF / CATHERINE RAMSAY / DAUGHTER OF / CAPTAIN RAMSAY R.N. / ARE HERE INTERRED / DIED 4TH OCTOBER / 1844 / DAVID RAMSAY LT. R.N. / 4TH SON OF CAPT RAMSAY / DIED / ON THE JAMAICA STATION / JULY 1815 / AGED 22 YEARS' [Centre panel] 'HERE ARE DEPOSITED / THE REMAINS OF / MARY EMILIA / WIFE OF W. NORMAN RAMSAY / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF / LIEUT-GENL MACLEOD / OF MACLEOD / DIED 10TH AUGUST / 1809' [Right panel] 'THE REMAINS OF / ANNE CUMMING / RELICT OF / WM RAMSAY ESQ / OF TEMPLE HALL / ARE HERE INTERRED / DIED 13 MAY / 1810 / JOHN RAMSAY, LT. R.N. / 2ND SON OF CAPT. RAMSAY / DIED / ON THE LEEWARD ISLAND / STATION / MAY 1807 / AGED 19 YEARS'

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Description: Three flat panels, with flaming urns in relief above.

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Ramsay, David
Age: 68
Date of Death: 18/11/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Post Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ramsay, David
Age: 22
Date of Death: 7/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ramsay, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: John Steele 1988

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  "transcript": "'THIS IS THE BURYING GROUND OF CAPTAIN RAMSAY R.N.' [East side, left panel] 'THE REMAINS OF / ELIZA ISABELLA / DAUGHTER OF MAJOR SINCLAIR R.A. / REST HERE / DIED 18TH JUNE 1815 / IN HER NINTH YEARS / ALSO OF FRANCIS WIFE / OF MAJOR SINCLAIR R.A. / DAUGHTER OF / CAPT D. RAMSAY R.N. / DIED 20TH JANY 1823 / AGED 27' [Centre panel] 'DAVID RAMSAY ESQ. / POST-CAPTAIN IN THE / ROYAL NAVY / DIED 18TH NOV. 1818 / AGED 68 / MARY / RELICT OF / CAPT. RAMSAY R.N. / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF / JOHN MACLEOD OF MACLEOD / DIED 8TH AUG 1829 AGED 77' [Right panel] 'DEPOSITED HERE ARE / THE REMAINS OF / LOUISA WIFE OF / J.H. HOME ESQ. / OF LONGFORMACUS / DAUGHTER OF CAPT RAMSAY R.N. / DIED 3D JUNE 1823' [West side, left panel] 'THE REMAINS OF / CATHERINE RAMSAY / DAUGHTER OF / CAPTAIN RAMSAY R.N. / ARE HERE INTERRED / DIED 4TH OCTOBER / 1844 / DAVID RAMSAY LT. R.N. / 4TH SON OF CAPT RAMSAY / DIED / ON THE JAMAICA STATION / JULY 1815 / AGED 22 YEARS' [Centre panel] 'HERE ARE DEPOSITED / THE REMAINS OF / MARY EMILIA / WIFE OF W. NORMAN RAMSAY / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY / ELDEST DAUGHTER OF / LIEUT-GENL MACLEOD / OF MACLEOD / DIED 10TH AUGUST / 1809' [Right panel] 'THE REMAINS OF / ANNE CUMMING / RELICT OF / WM RAMSAY ESQ / OF TEMPLE HALL / ARE HERE INTERRED / DIED 13 MAY / 1810 / JOHN RAMSAY, LT. R.N. / 2ND SON OF CAPT. RAMSAY / DIED / ON THE LEEWARD ISLAND / STATION / MAY 1807 / AGED 19 YEARS'",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating George Worthington, RN, d. 1883

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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

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'George Worthington / Gunner / H.M.S. London / died / 10 January 1883'

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Description: White marble tablet set in concrete cross.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS London

People

Worthington, George
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/1/1883
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating George Christie Logan d. 1905 of Maitland, Nova Scotia

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

In loving memory of / George Christie Logan / Master Mariner of Maitland N.S. Died at Bristol October 2nd 1905 / In the midst of life we are in death" / Also of / their deloved daughter / Amy Elizabeth / who died May 13th 1936 / Rest eternal grant unto them O Lord / & may light perpetual shine upon them / Also of Marianna his wife / who passed away / Nov 29th 1919 / Make them to be numbered with Thy saints in glory / Also her beloved daughter Nora Geraldine Lowe / Died March 214th 1979 aged 84'

Details

Description: Raised ledger.

Type: Gravestone

People

Logan, George Christie
Age:
Date of Death: 2/10/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Maste Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Also of his wife Marianna and daughters Amy Elizabeth and Nora Geraldine Lowe. d. 1919, d. 1936 and d. 1979
Recorder: David J. Wickham

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters