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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain William Forster d. 1852, and Captain George Forster d. 1836

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / of / ANN / the beloved Wife of Peter Forster / who departed this Life Sept. 24th 1852 / Aged 45 Years / Also of Capt. WILLIAM of the / Brig Elizabeth of this Port / and son of the above who died in Old / Calabar August 16th 1852 and Interred / on the premises of Duke Ephraim / Aged 20 Years / PETER FORSTER died 26th July /1835, Aged 45 Years / CAPTAIN GEORGE FORSTER / of the Sir Walter Scott / who died 8th Septr. 1836, Aged 26 Years / Also PETER FORSTER / son of the above who departed...'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Elizabeth, Sir Walter Scott

People

Forster, William
Age: 20
Date of Death: 16/8/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Forster, George
Age: 26
Date of Death: 8/9/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 223. Site in an old quarry next to Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, now St James's Park. Memorial sighted 2011 by B. Tomlinson.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Photographer: B. Tomlinson 2011
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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at  Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Captain John Smith d. 1838

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of Captain John Smith, Native of Aberdeen, who died at sea on the 16th December 1838 on board the ...ship belonging to Aberdeen - and was buried here the 18th December aged 52 years'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Smith, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 16/12/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: A schooner belonging to Aberdeen freighted with potatoes, put into St. Peter Port harbour on 16th December 1838, owing to the sudden death of her captain who died shortly after leaving Jersey.
Recorder: David Kreckeler 1982
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Alfred Boulton RM d. 1894

Location

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

Transcript

'‘PER MARE PER TERRAM /SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF /ALFRED BOULTON, PRIVATE ROYAL MARINES, H.M.S. VICTOR EMANUEL / DIED OCT 1894 / AGED 32 YEARS'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone, globe and bugle carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Victor Emanuel

People

Boulton, Alfred
Age: 32
Date of Death: 10/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: Christine M Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating James Farrie d. 1843

Location

Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'James Farrie native of Irvine shipmaster died 6th Jan 1843 age 46. James Farrie shipmaster, son of the above died 24 July 1850 age 30'

Details

People

Farrie, James
Age: 46
Date of Death: 6/1/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Farrie, James
Age: 30
Date of Death: 24/7/1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 141. The church is now a ruin.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Gravestone in Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough commemorating Frank Burton Dobson d. 1824, William Cape Dobson d. 1829 and Edmund Dobson d. 1835

Location

Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In remembrance of Ann Dobson who died October 29 1860 aged 73 years relict of Octavius Flather Dobson who died at Leeds February 9th 1824 aged 36 years. Also of three sons who were drowned. FRANK BURTON in the Humber Sept 22 1824 aged 12 years. WILLIAM CAPE on the Goodwin Sands April 30th 1829 aged 16 years and EDMUND in the North Atlantic Ocean May 22nd 1835 aged 19 years. Also of George Burton Dobson, son of the above who died 31st March 1878 aged 56, also of Jane his wife, daughter of William HORNBY, shipowner of Wassand in Holderness and Scarborough who died July 9th 1903 aged 83 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Dobson, Frank Burton
Age: 12
Date of Death: 22/9/1824
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Dobson, William Cape
Age: 16
Date of Death: 30/4/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Dobson, Edmund
Age: 19
Date of Death: 22/5/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: Alex Chatwin, 1980
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St Jude's Church, Portsmouth, England

Memorial in St Jude’s church, Portsmouth to men of HMS ‘Pylades’ who died during her commission 1858-1859

Location

St Jude's Church, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'IN A COURSE OF SERVICE WHICH INVOLVED / a circuit of the entire globe, the officers / of H.M.S. Pylades, mourned the loss by premature / death of the following of their shipmates / LIEUT. JOHN DAWSON HOPE R.M.A. / who died at Calcutta July 5th 1858 / Aged 21 years / THE REVD. ANDREW LE BROCQ / who died on his homeward passage Sept 19th 1858 / Aged 33 years / ALEXANDER JEFFREYS Esq. PAY MR. / who died at Vancouver Island April 25th 1859 / In sincere sorrow for their untimely deaths / this small tribute of affection is erected by / their brother officers in testimony of their / worth.'

Details

Description: Inscription on a shield surrounded by a carved oak wreath, a crest above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South wall, south room
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Pylades

People

Hope, John Dawson
Age: 21
Date of Death: 5/7/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery
Jeffreys, Alexander
Age:
Date of Death: 25/4/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pay Master
Organisation: Royal Navy
Le Brocq, Andrew
Age: 33
Date of Death: 19/9/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Clergyman
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Signed by maker
Bibliography: Tim Backhouse 'Memorials in Portsmouth' website.
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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Seth Crowell Jnr, d. 1861

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

Sacred / to / the memory of / SETH CROWELL Jnr / Late Commander / of American ship ROBIN WOOD [sic] / who departed this life / on the 19th July 1861 / Aged 36 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: North wall N47 (A189)
Vessel: Robin Hood

People

Crowell, Seth
Age: 36
Date of Death: 19/7/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: 'The Straits Times' Saturday 20th July 1861 (vol. 17, no. 1044) gives the ship's name as 'Robin Hood’.

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 140.
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial in Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London commemorating Admiral John Louis, RN d. 1863

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

[South] 'THOMAS LOUIS ESQ / ELDEST SON OF / SIR JOHN LOUIS BARt / DIED IN INDIA 23RD SEPr 1836.' [East] 'ADMIRAL SIR JOHN LOUIS BARONET / OF CALDWELL HOUSE DEVON / DIED IN LONDON 30 MARCH 1863 / MARIA CLEMENTINA / WIFE OF SIR JOHN LOUIS / DIED IN LONDON 7 DECEMBER 1861.' [North] 'CHARLOTTE, / KATHERINE LOUIS / 2ND DAUGHTER OF SIR JOHN LOUIS / DIED LONDON 11 JUNE 1855.' [West] 'MARIA HANNAH LOUIS / 3RD DAUGHTER OF SIR JOHN LOUIS / BORN 1824, DIED LONDON 9 APRIL 1905.'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Next to Admiral Spencer Robinson on North Avenue
Materials: Pink granite
Artists: A MacDonald

People

Louis, John
Age: c. 78
Date of Death: 30/03/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG
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St Mary's Church, Birnham, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Birnham, Perth and Kinross commemorating Archibald Wallace d. 1925

Location

St Mary's Church, Birnham, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND / ARCHIBALD WALLACE / SHIPMASTER / DIED 19TH JAN 1925 / AGED 76 YEARS / AGNES WIFE OF THE ABOVE / DIED 10TH AUG 1950 AGED 81 / THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER / AGNES MARY'

Details

Description: A scroll on rockwork backing with an anchor on the bottom roll.
Type: Memorial

People

Wallace, Archibald
Age: 76
Date of Death: 19/1/1925
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: Alison Robertson
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Cathedral of St Thomas, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial in Cathedral of St Thomas, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia commemorating William Harris, d. 1870

Location

Cathedral of St Thomas, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of William HARRIS commander of the SS ROYALIST Born at Cornwall 1817 Died at Sarawak 9 Nov 1870 Aged 53 years 5 months 9 days'

Details

Vessel: SS Royalist

People

Harris, William
Age: 53
Date of Death: 9/11/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham
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