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Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating John Carlton d. 1624

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'An Epitaph on the Death of JOHN CARLTON Mariner and lost in his long boate 18 Nov. 1674 aet 21. Sonne to WILL. CARLTON Mercht. Sheriff Anno 1668 Here rests his Mortal part asleep againe / who was once saved nodding on the maine / But cast the second time on Thetis lap / Sad Providence sent none to hand him back. / The curled billows wept to see him lye / Divested of his Immortality. / They foamed his Remaines above the deep / And now his dust doth with his Fathers sleep / waiting awaking when all Tempests cease / And tossed Bodies land in perfect peace'

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People

Carlton, John
Age: 21
Date of Death: 18/11/1674
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: John Le Neve 'Monumenta Anglicana', vol.ii, (London, 1718).

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  "transcript": "'An Epitaph on the Death of JOHN CARLTON Mariner and lost in his long boate 18 Nov. 1674 aet 21. Sonne to WILL. CARLTON Mercht. Sheriff Anno 1668 Here rests his Mortal part asleep againe / who was once saved nodding on the maine / But cast the second time on Thetis lap / Sad Providence sent none to hand him back. / The curled billows wept to see him lye / Divested of his Immortality. / They foamed his Remaines above the deep / And now his dust doth with his Fathers sleep / waiting awaking when all Tempests cease / And tossed Bodies land in perfect peace'",
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St Leonard's Church, Bursledon, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Leonard’s Church, Bursledon, Hampshire dedicated to Commander Thomas Oliver RN d. 1880

Location

St Leonard's Church, Bursledon, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'THOMAS WILLIAM OLIVER, COMMANDER R.N. / OF OAK HILL BURLESDON / 13TH MAY 1832 / DIED AT BEDFORD DECEMBER 26TH 1901 / FOR TWELVE YEARS ONE OF THE CHURCHWARDENS / OF THIS PARISH / AND OF ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / BORN 26 SEPT 1837 DIED 19TH NOV 1880'

Details

Description: Rope border with anchors in the corners.
Type: Tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Brass, wood
Date Erected: 1904

People

Oliver, Thomas William
Age:
Date of Death: 26/12/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected in 1904 at a cost of £20-00. DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'THOMAS WILLIAM OLIVER, COMMANDER R.N. / OF OAK HILL BURLESDON / 13TH MAY 1832 / DIED AT BEDFORD DECEMBER 26TH 1901 / FOR TWELVE YEARS ONE OF THE CHURCHWARDENS / OF THIS PARISH / AND OF ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / BORN 26 SEPT 1837 DIED 19TH NOV 1880'",
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Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial at Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating William Distin d. 1899

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'William James Distin lost at sea Jan 12 1899 aged 26'

Details

People

Distin, William James
Age: 26
Date of Death: 12/1/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage, 1982

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  "transcript": "'William James Distin lost at sea Jan 12 1899 aged 26'",
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Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Window in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire dedicated to Admiral George Sartorius d. 1885

Location

Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To : the : glory : of God : in : the : memory of / SIR GEORGE ROSE SARTORIUS G.C.B. / Admiral of the Fleet, Count de Penha Firme / Born : 9th : AUGUST : 1790 : Died : 13 : APRIL : 1885 / TRAFALGAR [Shield with warship] 21 : OCTOBER : 1805'

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Description: Five main lights:- The stilling of the storm. Matt 8: 23-27 Our Lord as the master of great waters, Jesus teaching the people on the shores of Lake Tiberius. John 6 The call of the apostles by the Sea of Galilee Matt 4: 18-22 The net let down again. Luke 5: 4-11.
Type: Window
Position: East end of the sanctuary
Materials: Stained glass
Date Erected: 1889
Artists: John Hardiman & Co., Birmingham

People

Sartorius, George Rose
Age: 94
Date of Death: 13/4/1885
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England

Plaque on family vault, formerly at Warton, Lancashire commemorating George Richard d. 1872

Location

Church, Warton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Family vault
Vessel: Minnow, British Workman

People

Richard, George
Age: 30
Date of Death: 12/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Tablet removed and lost in churchyard clearance. DOSSIER 'British Workman' topsail schooner. Built 1868, Preston.

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St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Lee commemorating Captain William Alexander Willis RN d. 1862

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lee, London, England

Transcript

'James Willis dtl Feb 11 1817 aged 55. William Alexander Willis Esq his son, a captain of the Royal Navy and of the Royal Hospital Greenwich where after long and faithful service he died 29 Dec 1862 aged 63 years'

Details

People

Willis, William Alexander
Age: 63
Date of Death: 29/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

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Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Gravestone in Leith Cemetery commemorating Joseph Stonelly RN d. 1820

Location

Cemetery, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'Joseph Ston[e]ly, Royal Navy, born at Stonehenge, Island of Jamaica, on the 19th November 1792, died here, 28 March 1820, erected by his only sister Mary Kemp, of Jamaica'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Stonely, Joseph
Age: 27
Date of Death: 28/3/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Stonehenge, Jamaica was an estate at Trelawny, Jamaica owned by the Rev. Joseph Stoney and a word-play on his name.

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  "transcript": "'Joseph Ston[e]ly, Royal Navy, born at Stonehenge, Island of Jamaica, on the 19th November 1792, died here, 28 March 1820, erected by his only sister Mary Kemp, of Jamaica'",
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Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas, Rest of the World

Memorial at Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas commemorating Captain Henry Harvey RN d. 1869

Location

Christchurch Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of Capt Henry Harvey died 19 July 1869 Aged 46 years at Nassau. Senior Officer of the Bahamas Division and Capt H.M.S. Eclipse. Died of yellow fever.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Eclipse

People

Harvey, Henry
Age: 46
Date of Death: 19/7/1869
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of Capt Henry Harvey died 19 July 1869 Aged 46 years at Nassau. Senior Officer of the Bahamas Division and Capt H.M.S. Eclipse. Died of yellow fever.'",
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St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey, England

Plaque in St Mary’s Church, Tatsfield commemorating Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR d. 1915

Location

St Mary's Church, Tatsfield, Surrey, England

Transcript

'In proud and loving memory of my dear husband Captain Ambrose Langley Hunt RNR who was killed at his post on October 5 1915 aged 46 while navigating Admiralty transport ship to Mudros Base during operations on Gallipoli 'One who never turned his back but marched breast forward'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Materials: Brass

Event

Gallipoli

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Hunt, Ambrose Langley
Age:
Date of Death: 5/10/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1993

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Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Headstone at Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton commemorating Arthur Hill d. 1862

Location

Jesus Chapel, Peartree Green, Southampton, England

Transcript

'In Affectionate / Remembrance of / MARY, / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / ADAM HILL, / DIED 17TH JUNE 1849, / AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO OF / ADAM HILL, / HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE / DIED 4TH FEBRUARY 1852, / AGED 52 YEARS. / ALSO OF ARTHUR / SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 10TH DECEMBER 1862, / ON BOARD OF P.& O. SHIP NEMESIS, / AND WAS BURIED IN THE RED SEA, AGED 26 / COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT LABOUR AND ARE / HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST / 11. MATT. 28'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone
Vessel: Nemesis

People

Hill, Arthur
Age: 22
Date of Death: 10/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: P & O Line

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters