Category Archives: Uncategorised

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Samuel May, d. 1862

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / SAMUEL T. MAY / Chronometer Maker / who departed this life / on the 14th December 1862 / He lived respected / and died / lamented'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N32 C45

People

May, Samuel T.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 14/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Chronometer maker
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Aged 28 years (Obituary in 'Straits Times' 20 Dec 1862).
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 193.

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2279",
  "id": "M463",
  "location": "Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / SAMUEL T. MAY / Chronometer Maker / who departed this life / on the 14th December 1862 / He lived respected / and died / lamented'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Samuel May, d. 1862</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Tablet",
    "position": "North wall N32 C45",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"May, Samuel T.","age":"28","dateofdeath":"14/12/1862","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Chronometer maker","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Aged 28 years (Obituary in 'Straits Times' 20 Dec 1862).",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 193.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

St James's Church, Christow, Devon, England

Wall memorial in St James’s Church, Christow, Devon, commemorating Admiral Fleetwood Pellew d. 1861

Location

St James's Church, Christow, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of the Honorable / Sir Fleetwood Broughton / Reynolds Pellew / Second son of Edward Viscount Exmouth / Admiral of the Blue / Companion of the Bath, Knight Comm. Royal / Guelphic Hanov. Order / Born 13 Dec. 1789 / Died Marseilles 28 July / Buried at Florence 7th Aug. 1861'

Details

Description: White marble trophy with a crest of a figure holding a cross in right hand and fish in left, 'ALGIERS' below. Motto 'DEO ADJUVANTE'. Exmouth arms below with battle honours for Pegu 1854, Java 1811, Algiers. Inscription on a ship's sail.

Type: Wall memorial
Position: North wall of chancel
Materials: Marble

Event

Second Anglo-Burmese War

Event Date

1852-1853

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Pellew, Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds
Age: 71
Date of Death: 28/7/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Dwelly's Parish Records Vol VI, Devon MI pp. 177-178.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2302",
  "id": "M5835",
  "location": "St James's Church, Christow, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of the Honorable / Sir Fleetwood Broughton / Reynolds Pellew / Second son of Edward Viscount Exmouth / Admiral of the Blue / Companion of the Bath, Knight Comm. Royal / Guelphic Hanov. Order / Born 13 Dec. 1789 / Died Marseilles 28 July / Buried at Florence 7th Aug. 1861'",
  "content": "<p>Wall memorial in St James’s Church, Christow, Devon, commemorating Admiral Fleetwood Pellew  d. 1861</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1012\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5835Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7601\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5835Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5835Large-148x300.jpg 148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" /></figure>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2014/05/M5835Large.jpg","/uploads/2014/05/M5835Large-148x300.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "White marble trophy with a crest of a figure holding a cross in right hand and fish in left, 'ALGIERS' below. Motto 'DEO ADJUVANTE'. Exmouth arms below with battle honours for Pegu 1854, Java 1811, Algiers. Inscription on a ship's sail.<br />\r\n<br />",
    "type": "Wall memorial",
    "position": "North wall of chancel",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Second Anglo-Burmese War",
    "date": "1852-1853",
    "category": "19th century conflicts in Asia"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Pellew, Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds","age":"71","dateofdeath":"28/7/1861","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Admiral of the Blue","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Dwelly's Parish Records Vol VI, Devon MI pp. 177-178.",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

Uncategorised

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating John Huelson Newby d. 1869

Location

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Capt John Huelson Newby (late dockmaster of this port) who died suddenly of apoplexy 15 Aug 1869 aged 63 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Newby, John Huelson
Age: 63
Date of Death: 15/8/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master. Dockmaster
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2281",
  "id": "M2449",
  "location": "Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Capt John Huelson Newby (late dockmaster of this port) who died suddenly of apoplexy 15 Aug 1869 aged 63 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating John Huelson Newby d. 1869</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Newby, John Huelson","age":"63","dateofdeath":"15/8/1869","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master. Dockmaster","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet Green d. 1858

Location

Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / HARRIET, the wife of / John Stanford Esq. / of Dublin / Also their infant son ALFRED / She was the beloved and only daughter of / Rear Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet and Lady Green / and departed this Life / on the 23rd June 1848 / aged 19 years. / TEMPEST WILLOUGHBY SCRIMSHIRE GREEN / Died 21st July, 1851 / aged 18 years / the youngest son of / Rear Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet and Lady Green. / Sacred to the memory of / Vice Admiral Sir ANDREW PELLET GREEN, / K.C.H., K.S.S., K.I.C.A., / Toulon, Bastia, Lord Hotham's Action, /1798 / 'Censeur' / St Lucie / St. Domingo, Copenhagen, Trafalgar / Preuss Eylau, Danzic, Cuxhaven, Gluckstadt &c./ Naval Aide-de-Camp to / William IV & Queen Victoria / Died on the 24th of December, 1858 / in his 82nd year.'

Details

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Green, Andrew Pellet
Age: 82
Date of Death: 25/12/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 52

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2283",
  "id": "M5927",
  "location": "Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / HARRIET, the wife of / John Stanford Esq. / of Dublin / Also their infant son ALFRED / She was the beloved and only daughter of / Rear Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet and Lady Green / and departed this Life / on the 23rd June 1848 / aged 19 years. / TEMPEST WILLOUGHBY SCRIMSHIRE GREEN / Died 21st July, 1851 / aged 18 years / the youngest son of / Rear Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet and Lady Green. / Sacred to the memory of / Vice Admiral Sir ANDREW PELLET GREEN, / K.C.H., K.S.S., K.I.C.A., / Toulon, Bastia, Lord Hotham's Action, /1798 / 'Censeur' / St Lucie / St. Domingo, Copenhagen, Trafalgar / Preuss Eylau, Danzic, Cuxhaven, Gluckstadt &c./ Naval Aide-de-Camp to / William IV & Queen Victoria / Died on the 24th of December, 1858 / in his 82nd year.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Highgate Cemetery, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Pellet Green d. 1858</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Green, Andrew Pellet","age":"82","dateofdeath":"25/12/1858","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Rear Admiral","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Frederick Teague Cansick 'Epitaphs of Middlesex' (London, 1869) vol ii, p. 52",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating William Lewin d. 1813

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / William LEWIN late / Tide Surveyor of H.M. Customs at Douglas / who died 2nd August 1813 / aged 46 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Lewin, William
Age: 46
Date of Death: 2/8/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Tide Surveyor
Organisation: HM Customs

Extra

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2286",
  "id": "M5383",
  "location": "Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / William LEWIN late / Tide Surveyor of H.M. Customs at Douglas / who died 2nd August 1813 / aged 46 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at  Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating William Lewin d. 1813</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Lewin, William","age":"46","dateofdeath":"2/8/1813","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Tide Surveyor","organisation":"HM Customs"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating William Watts, HEIC, d. 1786

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lie the remains of / Mr William Watts / Pilot in the Honourable Company's service / who died the 28th of July 1786, aged 34 years, / much regretted by all who knew him.'

Details

Vessel: Duchess

People

Watts, William
Age: 34
Date of Death: 28/7/1786
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.74.

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2288",
  "id": "M6057",
  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Here lie the remains of / Mr William Watts / Pilot in the Honourable Company's service / who died the 28th of July 1786, aged 34 years, / much regretted by all who knew him.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating William Watts, HEIC, d. 1786</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Duchess"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Watts, William","age":"34","dateofdeath":"28/7/1786","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Pilot","organisation":"Honourable East India Company"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.74.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Charnley d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'WILLIAM CHARNLEY / A.B. H.M.S. 'Erebus' / died / 1st Decr 1904 aged 21'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Nonconformist 452
Vessel: HMS Erebus

People

Charnley, William
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1/12/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2264",
  "id": "M3610",
  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'WILLIAM CHARNLEY / A.B. H.M.S. 'Erebus' / died / 1st Decr 1904 aged 21'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Charnley d. 1904</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Nonconformist 452",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Erebus"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Charnley, William","age":"21","dateofdeath":"1/12/1904","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Albert George Cantall d. 1892 and Elias Nicholas Pallot d. 1896, both men from Jersey

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Albert George Cantall / Master Mariner, native of Jersey / Lost at sea Feby 21st 1892, aged 50 / Also of / Elias Nicholas Pallot / master Mariner of St Martins Jersey / nephew of the above / Died at sea Jany 15th 1896 aged 46 / Not dead but sleepeth / And of our beloved mother / Emily Pallot (nee Paull)/ widow of the late E N Pallot / who fell asleep Feb 1st 1940 aged 91 / Also of our dear auntie / Jane Cantall (nee Paull) widow of the above A G Cantall / who fell asleep Nov 10th 1940, aged 98 / Also Eliza May Pallot / Died May 11th 1964'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Cantall, Albert George
Age: 50
Date of Death: 21/2/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:
Pallot, Elias Nicholas
Age: 46
Date of Death: 15/1/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2265",
  "id": "M6284",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of / Albert George Cantall / Master Mariner, native of Jersey / Lost at sea Feby 21st 1892, aged 50 / Also of / Elias Nicholas Pallot / master Mariner of St Martins Jersey / nephew of the above / Died at sea Jany 15th 1896 aged 46 / Not dead but sleepeth / And of our beloved mother / Emily Pallot (nee Paull)/ widow of the late E N Pallot / who fell asleep Feb 1st 1940 aged 91 / Also of our dear auntie / Jane Cantall (nee Paull) widow of the above A G Cantall / who fell asleep Nov 10th 1940, aged 98 / Also Eliza May Pallot / Died May 11th 1964'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Albert George Cantall d. 1892 and Elias Nicholas Pallot d. 1896, both men from Jersey</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Headstone.",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Cantall, Albert George","age":"50","dateofdeath":"21/2/1892","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master Mariner","organisation":""},{"name":"Pallot, Elias Nicholas","age":"46","dateofdeath":"15/1/1896","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master mariner","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford, London, England

Gravestone at Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford commemorating Captain S.G. Dale d. 1926

Location

Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford, London, England

Transcript

'To the Dear Memory of my Beloved Husband / Capt. S.G. Dale who died at sea / 9th August 1926 / I hope to see my Pilot Face to Face / When I have Crossed the Bar.'

Details

Description: Secondary memorial stone to Dale within kerbstones.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Section E, Plot A22
Materials: Granite

People

Dale, S.G.
Age:
Date of Death: 9/8/1926
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 1999

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2266",
  "id": "M5075",
  "location": "Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford, London, England",
  "transcript": "'To the Dear Memory of my Beloved Husband / Capt. S.G. Dale who died at sea / 9th August 1926 / I hope to see my Pilot Face to Face / When I have Crossed the Bar.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Buckingham Road Cemetery, Ilford commemorating Captain S.G. Dale d. 1926</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Secondary memorial stone to Dale within kerbstones.",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Section E, Plot A22",
    "materials": "Granite",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Dale, S.G.","age":"","dateofdeath":"9/8/1926","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Patricia Barber 1999",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Uncategorised

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Tyrell d. 1909

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of William TYRELL, Police Constable H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, departed this life January 31st. 1909 aged 32 years. Erected by his comrades'

Details

Description: Headstone and kerbs.
Type: Headstone

People

Tyrell, William
Age: 32
Date of Death: 31/1/1909
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Police constable
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Hong Kong

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1988

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2267",
  "id": "M111",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of William TYRELL, Police Constable H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, departed this life January 31st. 1909 aged 32 years. Erected by his comrades'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Tyrell d. 1909</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Headstone and kerbs.",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Tyrell, William","age":"32","dateofdeath":"31/1/1909","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Police constable","organisation":"HM Dockyard, Hong Kong"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

Event

Event Date

Event Category

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

Event Category

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters