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Kingston Cemetery, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Obelisk at Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating crew members of HMS ‘Racer’ who died 1858-1862

Location

Kingston Cemetery, St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'ERECTED / BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS / AND SHIPS COMPANY OF HMS RACER
/ TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR SHIPMATES WHO DIED / BY ACCIDENT AND OF YELLOW FEVER / DURING THE COMMISSION / 1858-1862'

Details

Description: An obelisk on a plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Vessel: HMS Racer

Extra

Notes: With list of names.

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  "transcript": "'ERECTED / BY THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS / AND SHIPS COMPANY OF HMS RACER<br />\r\n/ TO THE MEMORY OF / THEIR SHIPMATES WHO DIED / BY ACCIDENT AND OF YELLOW FEVER / DURING THE COMMISSION / 1858-1862'",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Evan Lloyd d. 1834

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Evan Lloyd, mariner, who died 30 Dec 1834 aged 49 years'

Details

People

Lloyd, Evan
Age: 49
Date of Death: 30/12/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

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  "transcript": "'Evan Lloyd, mariner, who died 30 Dec 1834 aged 49 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Evan Lloyd d. 1834</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Samuel Moore d. 1807

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of / SAMUEL MOORE / Master and Mariner / who departed this life / 17th of March 1807 / aged 55 years / also ELEANOR his wife / died 2nd of Decr 1831 / aged 76 years in hopes of a joyful resurrection'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Moore, Samuel
Age: 55
Date of Death: 17/3/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master and Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / SAMUEL MOORE / Master and Mariner / who departed this life / 17th of March 1807 / aged 55 years / also ELEANOR his wife / died 2nd of Decr 1831 / aged 76 years in hopes of a joyful resurrection'",
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    "notes": "Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating George William Young d. 1911

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / George William Young / Master Mariner / the dearly beloved husband of / Rosanna Young / who passed away March 28th [1911] in his 71st year / he giveth his beloved sleep / A devoted husband and a loving father / Also of the above / Rosanna / who died in London Feb 23rd 1937 / Aged 88 / Her end was peace / Also their daughter / Rosanna Mary / beloved wife of / E Trevor Jones /Died at Tonyrefail / Decr 21st 1920 / Aged 41 years / Remembrance of her sweet companionship / & faithful love /Also Alfred Thomas Young / dearly loved son / Died at Jersey Aug 26th 1933 / Aged 55 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Young, George William
Age: 71
Date of Death: 18/3/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / George William Young / Master Mariner / the dearly beloved husband of / Rosanna Young / who passed away March 28th [1911] in his 71st year / he giveth his beloved sleep / A devoted husband and a loving father / Also of the above / Rosanna / who died in London Feb 23rd 1937 / Aged 88 / Her end was peace / Also their daughter / Rosanna Mary / beloved wife of / E Trevor Jones /Died at Tonyrefail / Decr 21st 1920 / Aged 41 years / Remembrance of her sweet companionship / & faithful love /Also Alfred Thomas Young / dearly loved son / Died at Jersey Aug 26th 1933 / Aged 55 years.'",
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St Mary's Church, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England

Wall monument at St Mary’s Church, Walton-on-Thames commemorating Admiral Sir Thomas Williams d. 1841

Location

St Mary's Church, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England

Transcript

'...ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS WILLIAMS, DIED AT BURWOOD HOUSE, OCTR 10TH 1841 AGED 80 AND IS BURIED AT HERSHAM'

Details

Description: Carved with a kneeling female mourning over an urn, a standing woman holding a cross points heavenward.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Chancel, north wall east end

People

Williams, Thomas
Age: 80
Date of Death: 10/10/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1990

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  "transcript": "'...ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS WILLIAMS, DIED AT BURWOOD HOUSE, OCTR 10TH 1841 AGED 80 AND IS BURIED AT HERSHAM'",
  "content": "<p>Wall monument at St Mary’s Church, Walton-on-Thames commemorating Admiral Sir Thomas Williams d. 1841</p>",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1990",
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Galle Face burial ground, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Memorial at Galle Face burial ground, Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Joseph Stewart d. 1843

Location

Galle Face burial ground, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Joseph Stewart, master mariner of the port of Dover and commercial agent Colombo, who died 9 April 1843 age 44 years'

Details

Type: Wall monument

People

Stewart, Joseph
Age: 44
Date of Death: 9/4/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Formerly Ceylon.
Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "id": "M2257",
  "location": "Galle Face burial ground, Galle, Sri Lanka, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Joseph Stewart, master mariner of the port of Dover and commercial agent Colombo, who died 9 April 1843 age 44 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Galle Face burial ground, Galle, Sri Lanka commemorating Joseph Stewart d. 1843</p>",
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    "notes": "Formerly Ceylon.",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Parish Church, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Gravestone at Irvine Parish Church, North Ayrshire commemorating William Crooks d. 1791

Location

Parish Church, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Transcript

To William Crooks, captain of the ship 'Abyss', who perished at sea 26 November 1791 aged 22 'Pray, gentle reader, drop a tear / At his untimely fate; / You like to him may dread no fear, / And dangers you await. / He that did give can take away / That life which was his own, Either on the briny sea / Or land in frozen zone, / He here lies anchored with his fleet, / Companions not at strife, / In hopes his Saviour, Christ to meet / So reader, lead a sound life'.

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Abyss

People

Crooks, William
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/11/1791
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Rev. Charles Rogers 'Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland' (vol i, 1871)

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  "id": "M5492",
  "location": "Parish Church, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland",
  "transcript": "To William Crooks, captain of the ship 'Abyss', who perished at sea 26 November 1791 aged 22 'Pray, gentle reader, drop a tear / At his untimely fate; / You like to him may dread no fear, / And dangers you await. / He that did give can take away / That life which was his own, Either on the briny sea / Or land in frozen zone, / He here lies anchored with his fleet, / Companions not at strife, / In hopes his Saviour, Christ to meet / So reader, lead a sound life'.",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Irvine Parish Church, North Ayrshire commemorating William Crooks d. 1791</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Rev. Charles Rogers 'Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland' (vol i, 1871)",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Captain Walter Toms d. 1858

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Walter TOMS...Master of the receiving ship 'Cama [?] Family', who died at Hong Kong on the 17th December 1858 [?] Aged 31 years'

Details

Type: Tomb
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Cama Family

People

Toms, Walter
Age: 31
Date of Death: 17/12/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Walter TOMS...Master of the receiving ship 'Cama [?] Family', who died at Hong Kong on the 17th December 1858 [?] Aged 31 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Captain Walter Toms d. 1858</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England

Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Brighton, dedicated to Edward Chippendall d. 1819 and d.Septimus Chippendall RN d. 1839

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England

Transcript

'Edward Chippendall RN who died at Carthagena on Sept 9 1819 and Septimus Chippendall RN son of the above who died at Belldry[?] Feb 11 1839'

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People

Chippendall, Edward
Age:
Date of Death: 9/9/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Chippendall, Septimus
Age:
Date of Death: 11/2/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Edward Chippendall RN who died at Carthagena on Sept 9 1819 and Septimus Chippendall RN son of the above who died at Belldry[?] Feb 11 1839'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Brighton, dedicated to Edward Chippendall d. 1819 and d.Septimus Chippendall RN d. 1839 </p>",
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Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Memorial in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Sir John Kempthorne d. 1679

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth Interred the Body of Sr Iohn / Kempthorne Knight who who had the Honour / to wear severall Flags in severall com / mands in His Majesty's Service, and hath / fought severall Battles at sea for his / King and Country: and dyed Commissio / ner of His Majesty's Navy at Portsmouth / the 19th day of October 1679, aged 59 yeares. / Heare beneath this Stone doth lye, / As much Valour as could dye, / Who in his life did Vigour give, /To as much Justice as could live, / But Death (which ne'er could him dismay), / Unkindly snatcht him hence away.'

Details

Description: Wall tablet, the inscription flanked by pillars, a coat of arms at the top in a cartouche, below the pediment.
Type: Wall memorial
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Mary Rose

People

Kempthorne, John
Age: 59
Date of Death: 19/10/1679
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Arms are on widow's tomb in All Hallows, Barking, London.
Bibliography: G.A. Kempthorne 'Mariner's Mirror' xii (1926) pp. 309-10; P Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 207, 208 (Greenwich, 1972).
Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M1045",
  "location": "Cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lyeth Interred the Body of Sr Iohn / Kempthorne Knight who who had the Honour / to wear severall Flags in severall com / mands in His Majesty's Service, and hath / fought severall Battles at sea for his / King and Country: and dyed Commissio / ner of His Majesty's Navy at Portsmouth / the 19th day of October 1679, aged 59 yeares. / Heare beneath this Stone doth lye, / As much Valour as could dye, / Who in his life did Vigour give, /To as much Justice as could live, / But Death (which ne'er could him dismay), / Unkindly snatcht him hence away.'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PICT1055-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9166\" width=\"380\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PICT1055-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PICT1055-225x300.jpg 225w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PICT1055.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p></p>\n<p>Memorial in Portsmouth Cathedral commemorating Sir John Kempthorne d. 1679</p>\n\n\n<p></p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters