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St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon, England

Memorial in St Peter’s Church, Tiverton, Devon commemorating John Greenaway d.1529

Location

St Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon, England

Details

Description: Exterior carved with ships and anchors and wool bales
Type: Chapel

People

Greenaway, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1529
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Merchant
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Photos taken in 1912-1913 by H.H. Brindley in Historic Photographs. Built by Greenaway in 1517.

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Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Memorial at Rochester Cathedral commemorating Admiral Edward Kelly RN d. 1892

Location

Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / EDWARD KELLY / LATE ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT / OF / H.M. DOCKYARD CHATHAM. / BORN APRIL 26 1836, DIED JANY. 16, 1892 / HIS WORK WAS DONE / "IN SINGLENESS OF HEART, FEARING GOD'

Details

Type: Brass plaque
Position: North nave aisle
Materials: Brass

Event

New Zealand War

Event Date

1860-1866

Event Category

19th century conflicts in the Pacific

People

Kelly, Edward
Age: 55 years
Date of Death: 16/1/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral Superintendant
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Chatham

Extra

Notes: Entered RN at 14. Cadet during Kaffir War of 1850 in HMS 'Castor'. Part of Naval brigade from HMS 'Pelorus'. In NZ War, 1st Lieut of 'Bombay' burnt out off Montevideo, Promoted Capt. 1870, commanded HMS 'Achilles' during Egyptian War of 1882. He died of syncope resulting from an aneurism of the heart which had lain dormant since severe rheumatic fever constracted from exposure at the burning of the 'Bombay'.
Bibliography: R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral'.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

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    "bibliography": "R.J. Trett 'A short guide to the service memorials of Rochester Cathedral'.",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating John Magub, d. 1892

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / JOHN MAGUB / (MASTER MARINER) / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / DEC 5TH 1892 / AGED 65 YEARS [verse]'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Magub, John
Age: 65
Date of Death: 5/12/1892
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Headstone at the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent commemorating George Sharpe, Lighthouse Keeper d. 1748

Location

Church of St Margaret of Antioch, St Margaret-at-Cliffe, Kent, England

Transcript

'Here lieth the body of / GEORGE SHARPE / late of this Parish / he / departed this life February / the 4th 1748 in the 83rd year / of his age / he was light keeper 56 years / in ye South Foreland. He left / 3 sons and 1 daughter viz / George, Vincent'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: No 327 square location M14
Materials: Limestone

People

Sharpe, George
Age: 83
Date of Death: 4/2/1748
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lighthouse keeper
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: E.R. Stage 1982

JSON

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St Paulinus Church, Paul, Cornwall, England

Wall tablet in Paul, Cornwall dedicated to three fishermen of this parish who died in Tierra-del-Fuego in 1850 on a missionary venture

Location

St Paulinus Church, Paul, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'[Crown] THIS TABLET / IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD, / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / JOHN BADCOCK, JOHN BRYANT, & JOHN PEARCE. / YOUNG FISHERMEN OF THIS PARISH; WHO NOBLY / JOINED THE MISSIONARY BAND WHICH ACCOMPANIED / THE LATE CAPTN. A. GARDINER, R.N., IN HIS ENDEAVOUR / TO TAKE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TO THE INHABITANTS OF / TERRA-DEL-FUEGO, IN THE YEAR A.D. 1850. ONE BY ONE THEY ALL / PERISHED FROM WANT AND EXPOSURE. THEIR JOURNAL, ENDED BY / THE DYING HAND OF THE LATEST SURVIVOR, BEARS TESTIMONY TO THE / UNFLINCHING CONSTANCY WITH WHICH THEY "ALL DIED IN FAITH." / [Cross and palm branch] 'S.MATT.XIX.V.29./HEBWS.XI.X.15.16. / "GOD IS NOT ASHAMED/TO BE CALLED/THEIR GOD."

Details

Description: Diamond-shaped tablet the lettering picked out in red.

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side of Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Badcock, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; missionary
Organisation:
Bryant, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; missionary
Organisation:
Pearce, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman; missionary
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Plaque in St Margaret’s Church, Topsham, Devon commemorating Robert Davy d. 1862

Location

St Margaret's Church, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF ROBERT DAVY OF COUNTESS WEAR OF THIS PARISH, AN EXTENSIVE SHIPBUILDER FOR THE ROYAL NAVY AND OF EAST AND WEST INDIAMEN &c GENERAL MERCHANT AND SHIPOWNER WHO DIED 30TH AUGUST 1862 AGED 99 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS LEAVING FOUR SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER. ALSO GRACE DAVY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 5TH JUNE 1839 AGED 75. THEY WERE INTERRED AT ST MARY'S CLYST AND THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THEIR YOUNGEST SON FRANCIS RESIDING AT RIVERSMEET IN THIS PARISH WHO DIED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1896 AGED 86 YEARS. HE WAS INTERRED AT TOPSHAM CEMETERY'

Details

Description: Incised letters painted black, decorated surround.

Type: Wall plaque
Position: North transept, north wall
Materials: Limestone
Date Erected: 1883
Artists: Faulkner
Vessel: HMS Terror

People

Davy, Robert
Age: 99
Date of Death: 30/8/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder / Shipowner
Organisation: Royal Navy, East & West Indiamen

Extra

Notes: Built HMS 'Terror' 1836, Terror was lost with Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the North-West Passage.
Bibliography: Clive N. Ponsford 'Ship Building on the Exe' (Devon and Cornwall Historical Society 1988) (includes biography of Davy with list of his ships. He built HMS 'Terror' of polar exploration fame).

Recorder: F M M Lewes, 5/4/94

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF ROBERT DAVY OF COUNTESS WEAR OF THIS PARISH, AN EXTENSIVE SHIPBUILDER FOR THE ROYAL NAVY AND OF EAST AND WEST INDIAMEN &c GENERAL MERCHANT AND SHIPOWNER WHO DIED 30TH AUGUST 1862 AGED 99 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS LEAVING FOUR SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER. ALSO GRACE DAVY WIFE OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED 5TH JUNE 1839 AGED 75. THEY WERE INTERRED AT ST MARY'S CLYST AND THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THEIR YOUNGEST SON FRANCIS RESIDING AT RIVERSMEET IN THIS PARISH WHO DIED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1896 AGED 86 YEARS. HE WAS INTERRED AT TOPSHAM CEMETERY'",
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    "artists": "Faulkner",
    "vessel": "HMS Terror"  },
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    "date": "",
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    "recorder": "F M M Lewes, 5/4/94",
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St Lawrence Church, Swindon, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in St Lawrence Church, Swindon, Gloucestershire commemorating Vice-Admiral Robert Tristan Ricketts d. 1842

Location

St Lawrence Church, Swindon, Gloucestershire, England

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble

People

Ricketts, Robert Tristan
Age:
Date of Death: 1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the Blue
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 1772-1842.
Recorder: David Saunders 1991

JSON

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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1991",
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Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Gravestone in Borough Cemetery, Harwich, commemorating Charles Parsons and Thomas Gardner d. 1866

Location

Borough Cemetery, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES PARSONS / THOMAS GARDNER / SEAMEN OF H.M. GUNBOAT 'MAGNET' / WHO WERE DROWNED IN HARWICH HARBOUR / 2nd JUNE 1866 / BOTH AGED 21 Yrs'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Right of main gate
Vessel: HMS Magnet

People

Gardner, Thomas
Age: 21
Date of Death: 2/6/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Parsons, Charles
Age: 21
Date of Death: 2/6/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: M.E. Manton 1997

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES PARSONS / THOMAS GARDNER / SEAMEN OF H.M. GUNBOAT 'MAGNET' / WHO WERE DROWNED IN HARWICH HARBOUR / 2nd JUNE 1866 / BOTH AGED 21 Yrs'",
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    "recorder": "M.E. Manton 1997",
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Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada, Rest of the World

Memorial at Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada commemorating Samuel Sargent, RN, d. 1854

Location

Nanaimo Pioneer Cemetery, Nanaimo, Canada, Rest of the World

Transcript

'FROM 1853, HERE IN THE FOREST OUTSKIRTS OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT WERE BURIED MANY NANAIMO PIONEERS. FEW HEADSTONES REMAIN. THIS HONOURS THEM ALL. AN UNIQUE BURIAL OCCURED OCTOBER 10, 1854, OF SAMUEL SARGENT, STOKER, WHO DIED ABOARD H.M.S. VIRAGO IN NANAIMO OF WOUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR - PROBABLY THE ONLY SUCH CASUALTY BURIED ON CANADIAN SOIL'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Position: Corner Comox Rd and Wallace St
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Virago

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Sargent, Samuel
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/1854
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Plaque placed on wall of municipal park by Nanaimo Historical Society aand Nanaimo Community Foundation in 1985.
Recorder: Tom W. Parkin 1998

JSON

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  "transcript": "'FROM 1853, HERE IN THE FOREST OUTSKIRTS OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT WERE BURIED MANY NANAIMO PIONEERS. FEW HEADSTONES REMAIN. THIS HONOURS THEM ALL. AN UNIQUE BURIAL OCCURED OCTOBER 10, 1854, OF SAMUEL SARGENT, STOKER, WHO DIED ABOARD H.M.S. VIRAGO IN NANAIMO OF WOUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE CRIMEAN WAR - PROBABLY THE ONLY SUCH CASUALTY BURIED ON CANADIAN SOIL'",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Virago"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Crimea War",
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    "recorder": "Tom W. Parkin 1998",
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St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Gravestone at St Cadfan’s Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd commemorating Captain John Rees d. 1867

Location

St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales

Transcript

'Captain John Rees, Schooner 'JOHN WESLEY' of Aberdovey, who departed this life November 19th 1867 aged 43 years. Also John, son of Captain John and Jane Rees d. 17 June 1865 aged 13 months'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: John Wesley

People

Rees, John
Age: 43
Date of Death: 19/11/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Cadfan’s Church, Tywyn, Gwynedd commemorating Captain John Rees d. 1867</p>",
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    "event":"",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters