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Royal Naval Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Royal Naval cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating David Smith, RN d. 1887

Location

Royal Naval Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of David Smith H.M.S. Active Died April 5 1887 aged 19 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Active

People

Smith, David
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/4/1887
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "1793",
  "id": "M2765",
  "location": "Royal Naval Cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of David Smith H.M.S. Active Died April 5 1887 aged 19 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Royal Naval cemetery, Ireland Island, Bermuda commemorating David Smith, RN d. 1887</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Gravestone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating Thomas Fearnie d. 1813 shipbuilder

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

[Front] 'Erected / In memory of Thomas Fearnie / late Ship Builder in Arbroath / who died 9th October 1813 / Aged 40 years / and is interred here / Alexander Fearnie caused / this stone to be placed here as / a mark of regard for a / Loving Brother' [Back] 'The carpenter stretcheth out his / Rule he marketh it out with a line / he fitteth it with planes, and he / marketh it out with the compass'

Details

Description: The reverse of the stone has the lines of a boat engraved above the inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Fearnie, Thomas
Age: 40
Date of Death: 9/10/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Barbara Tomlinson ‘Commemorating the seafarer: monuments, memorials and memory’ (London, 2015) p. 126,
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "1794",
  "id": "M5522",
  "location": "Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland",
  "transcript": "[Front] 'Erected / In memory of Thomas Fearnie / late Ship Builder in Arbroath / who died 9th October 1813 / Aged 40 years / and is interred here / Alexander Fearnie caused / this stone to be placed here as / a mark of regard for a / Loving Brother' [Back] 'The carpenter stretcheth out his / Rule he marketh it out with a line / he fitteth it with planes, and he / marketh it out with the compass'",
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  "details": {
    "description": "The reverse of the stone has the lines of a boat engraved above the inscription.",
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    "position": "Kirkyard",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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}

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St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire commemorating Vice-Admiral William Bowden-Smith d. 1962

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM BOWDEN-SMITH / VICE ADMIRAL C.B.E. / BORN 28TH MARCH 1874 / DIED 17TH MARCH 1962 / SON OF / WILLIAM BOWDEN-SMITH'

Details

Description: Incised inscription in black Roman capitals.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North aisle, east.wall
Materials: Stone

People

Bowden-Smith, William
Age: 88
Date of Death: 17/3/1962
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1984

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Nicholas’s Church, Brockenhurst, Hampshire commemorating Vice-Admiral William Bowden-Smith d. 1962</p>",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1984",
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}

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Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating Alexander Sangster d. 1827

Location

Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Alexr. Sangster, Shipmaster, Saltcoats, died 17th January 1827 age 35'

Details

People

Sangster, Alexander
Age: 35
Date of Death: 17/1/1827
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. 139. The church is now a ruin.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Alexr. Sangster, Shipmaster, Saltcoats, died 17th January 1827 age 35'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating Alexander Sangster d. 1827</p>",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 139. The church is now a ruin.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Spanish Town, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Statue in Spanish Town, Jamaica commemorating Admiral George Brydges Rodney d. 1792

Location

Spanish Town, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'GEORG. BRYDG. RODNEY . BARON RODNEY / NAVAL PRAEL. VICTORI. / PRID. ID. APRILIS / A.D. MDCCLXXXII / JAMAICAE SALUTEM / BRITANN. PACEM REST. / DDD S.P.G. JAMAICENSIS.'

Details

Description: In a domed pavilion, a statue of Rodney dressed as a Roman general holding a baton in his extended right hand, his left hand rests on a sword hilt above a polygonal shield resting on a rock covered with seaweed and shells. On the back a relief of the 'Ville de Paris' surrendering based on a painting by Dominic Serres. Symbolic reliefs of Britannia on east and west sides. One in a sea shell chariot on the other side protecting Jamaica.
Type: Statue
Date Erected: 1792
Artists: John Bacon, the elder

People

Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Commissioned by Jamaican Assembly after the battle of the Saints. Clay model in V & A with Rodney in contemporary uniform. Serres painting exhibited at RA in 1784. No. 89 'La Ville de Paris striking to the British Fleet Apr. 12 1782.' John Bacon Junior 'Reminiscences of the late John Bacon Esquire RA and other persons of his time; as far as an old treacherous memory may be relied on' (MSS).
Bibliography: Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 39, p.68; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964)); 'Times' (Dec 15 1929). Joan Coutu 'Eighteenth-Century British Monuments and the Politics of Empire' (PHD thesis, University of London, 1993) pp. 208-211.

JSON

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  "post_id": "1797",
  "id": "M4123",
  "location": "Spanish Town, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'GEORG. BRYDG. RODNEY . BARON RODNEY / NAVAL PRAEL. VICTORI. / PRID. ID. APRILIS / A.D. MDCCLXXXII / JAMAICAE SALUTEM / BRITANN. PACEM REST. / DDD S.P.G. JAMAICENSIS.'",
  "content": "<p>Statue in Spanish Town, Jamaica commemorating Admiral George Brydges Rodney d. 1792</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
    "description": "In a domed pavilion, a statue of Rodney dressed as a Roman general holding a baton in his extended right hand, his left hand rests on a sword hilt above a polygonal shield resting on a rock covered with seaweed and shells. On the back a relief of the 'Ville de Paris' surrendering based on a painting by Dominic Serres. Symbolic reliefs of Britannia on east and west sides. One in a sea shell chariot on the other side protecting Jamaica.",
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "1792",
    "artists": "John Bacon, the elder",
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    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "Commissioned by Jamaican Assembly after the battle of the Saints. Clay model in V & A with Rodney in contemporary uniform. Serres painting exhibited at RA in 1784. No. 89 'La Ville de Paris striking to the British Fleet Apr. 12 1782.' John Bacon Junior 'Reminiscences of the late John Bacon Esquire RA and other persons of his time; as far as an old treacherous memory may be relied on' (MSS).",
    "bibliography": "Lesley Lewis 'English Commemorative Monuments in Jamaica', 'The Jamaican Historical Review' vol. ix, (1972); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 39, p.68; Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964)); 'Times' (Dec 15 1929). Joan Coutu 'Eighteenth-Century British Monuments and the Politics of Empire' (PHD thesis, University of London, 1993) pp. 208-211.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Ethedreda's Church, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Wall tablet in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, commemorating Captain John Willes RN, d. 1804

Location

St Ethedreda's Church, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / CAPTAIN JOHN WILLES RN / Who died unmarried at Burgreen in this parish / And was interred near the font of this church. / He had served his country in different parts of the world / And seen much service in the early part of his life. / Having been on board the Namur in the famous victory / Obtained by the Admirals Anson and Warren / In the year 1747 over the French fleet, when / That ship, leading the English fleet engaged singly / Five ships of war of the enemy for a considerable time / And added greatly to the success of the day, / He served afterwards in the same ship under Admiral Boscawen / In the East Indies and for his active and gallant services / At the siege of Pondicherry, received promotion / But sailing to different parts of India, / After that siege was raised, / And the climate not agreeing with him, / He was siezed with a violent and malignant distemper / Which impaired his health and faculties to that degree / That he was obliged to retire from the King's service / With the rank of Master and Commander / to the great regret of his family and friends. / He was the third son of Dr Edward Willes Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells / And nephew of the Honourable John Willes of the Common Pleas.', 'He died X111 December MDCCCIV / In the LXXIV year of his age.'

Details

Description: Carved with an anchor, flag, cannon, shot, trident, coil of rope and wreaths.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South side of nave
Materials: White marble.
Vessel: HMS Namur

Event

Battle of Cape Finisterre

Event Date

1747

Event Category

1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession

People

Willes, John
Age: 73
Date of Death: 13/12/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Sighted Geoffrey Turner 2013

JSON

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  "id": "M2574",
  "location": "St Ethedreda's Church, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / CAPTAIN JOHN WILLES RN / Who died unmarried at Burgreen in this parish / And was interred near the font of this church. / He had served his country in different parts of the world / And seen much service in the early part of his life. / Having been on board the Namur in the famous victory / Obtained by the Admirals Anson and Warren / In the year 1747 over the French fleet, when / That ship, leading the English fleet engaged singly / Five ships of war of the enemy for a considerable time / And added greatly to the success of the day, / He served afterwards in the same ship under Admiral Boscawen / In the East Indies and for his active and gallant services / At the siege of Pondicherry, received promotion / But sailing to different parts of India, / After that siege was raised, / And the climate not agreeing with him, / He was siezed with a violent and malignant distemper / Which impaired his health and faculties to that degree / That he was obliged to retire from the King's service / With the rank of Master and Commander / to the great regret of his family and friends. / He was the third son of Dr Edward Willes Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells / And nephew of the Honourable John Willes of the Common Pleas.', 'He died X111 December MDCCCIV / In the LXXIV year of his age.'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet  in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, commemorating Captain John Willes RN, d. 1804</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "event":"Battle of Cape Finisterre",
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St Mary's Church, Ripple, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Ripple, Kent commemorating Commander John Trench, RN d. 1855

Location

St Mary's Church, Ripple, Kent, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN TRACEY WILLIAM FRENCH ESQR / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 1OTH FEBRUARY 1855 / AT NICE, SOUTH OF FRANCE IN THE 48TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / HE SERVED ON BOARD THE RAMILLIES IN THE ROYAL / NAVY WHERE HE DISCHARGED HIS DUTIES WITH GREAT / CREDIT AND EFFICIENCY. ENTERED THE PORTUGUESE / SERVICE AND COMMANDED THE DOM PEDRO AND DOM JOHN, UNDER SIR CHARLES NAPIER IN DOM / PEDRO'S EXPEDITION IN WHICH HE DID GOOD AND / BRAVE SERVICE AND HAD HIS SIGHT IMPAIRED IN / CONSEQUENCE OF HIS EXERTIONS TO RESCUE HIS SHIP / WHEN IT WAS IN IMMINENT DANGER. THE ORDERS OF MERITS / AND THAT OF THE TOWER AND THE SWORD WERE AWARDED TO / HIM BY THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT. HE WAS PROMOTED / TO THE RANK OF COMMANDER IN THE ROYAL NAVY AFTER / A YEAR'S SERVICE ON BOARD THE DASHER ON THE / COAST OF IRELAND DURING THE FAMINE OF 1847 & 1848 / HE THEN RETIRED TO RIPPLE VALE IN THIS PARISH / THE SEAT OF HIS LATE GRANDFATHER AND ACTED AS / JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND DEPUTY LIEUT. OF THE / COUNTY, HE WAS LED TO SEE HOW VAIN FOR STABLE / HAPPINESS AND REST IN ALL BENEATH THE SKIES, AND DIED / IN IN A CALM PEACEFUL AND GRATEFUL FRAME OF MIND / CONFIDING ALONE UPON JESUS HIS SAVIOUR HE WAS / DEEPLY AND TRULY MOURNED FOR BY HIS WIFE AND / CHILDREN AND LEFT AN UNBLEMISHED REPUTATION / HIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AND CHILDREN / AS A TRIBUTE OF THEIR AFFECTION'

Details

Description: Wreath tied with ribbon above inscription, the arms and decorations of the deceased carved below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS ‘Dasher'

People

French, John Tracey William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 10/2/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "post_id": "1777",
  "id": "M3700",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Ripple, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN TRACEY WILLIAM FRENCH ESQR / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 1OTH FEBRUARY 1855 / AT NICE, SOUTH OF FRANCE IN THE 48TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. / HE SERVED ON BOARD THE RAMILLIES IN THE ROYAL / NAVY WHERE HE DISCHARGED HIS DUTIES WITH GREAT / CREDIT AND EFFICIENCY. ENTERED THE PORTUGUESE / SERVICE AND COMMANDED THE DOM PEDRO AND DOM JOHN, UNDER SIR CHARLES NAPIER IN DOM / PEDRO'S EXPEDITION IN WHICH HE DID GOOD AND / BRAVE SERVICE AND HAD HIS SIGHT IMPAIRED IN / CONSEQUENCE OF HIS EXERTIONS TO RESCUE HIS SHIP / WHEN IT WAS IN IMMINENT DANGER. THE ORDERS OF MERITS / AND THAT OF THE TOWER AND THE SWORD WERE AWARDED TO / HIM BY THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT. HE WAS PROMOTED / TO THE RANK OF COMMANDER IN THE ROYAL NAVY AFTER / A YEAR'S SERVICE ON BOARD THE DASHER ON THE / COAST OF IRELAND DURING THE FAMINE OF 1847 & 1848 / HE THEN RETIRED TO RIPPLE VALE IN THIS PARISH / THE SEAT OF HIS LATE GRANDFATHER AND ACTED AS / JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND DEPUTY LIEUT. OF THE / COUNTY, HE WAS LED TO SEE HOW VAIN FOR STABLE / HAPPINESS AND REST IN ALL BENEATH THE SKIES, AND DIED / IN IN A CALM PEACEFUL AND GRATEFUL FRAME OF MIND / CONFIDING ALONE UPON JESUS HIS SAVIOUR HE WAS / DEEPLY AND TRULY MOURNED FOR BY HIS WIFE AND / CHILDREN AND LEFT AN UNBLEMISHED REPUTATION / HIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AND CHILDREN / AS A TRIBUTE OF THEIR AFFECTION'",
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  "images": [],
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    "position": "Nave",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS ‘Dasher'"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"French, John Tracey William","age":"47","dateofdeath":"10/2/1855","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Commander RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Hugh Watt d. 1840

Location

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

Transcript

'Hugh WATT, died 21st. September 1940, aged 56 years, for 15 years Manager of the Seamen's Institute. He laboured for the men of the sea'

Details

Description: Headstone with kerbs.
Type: Gravestone

People

Watt, Hugh
Age: 56
Date of Death: 21/9/1940
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Manager
Organisation: Seaman's Institute

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "post_id": "1780",
  "id": "M296",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Hugh WATT, died 21st. September 1940, aged 56 years, for 15 years Manager of the Seamen's Institute. He laboured for the men of the sea'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Hugh Watt d. 1840</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "description": "Headstone with kerbs.",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Watt, Hugh","age":"56","dateofdeath":"21/9/1940","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Manager","organisation":"Seaman's Institute"}],
  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating David Jones d. 1856 and Morgan Jones d. 1874

Location

Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Morgan Jones, Albion House, Llanon, Master Mariner, who died July 14th, 1874 aged 72 years. Also Elizabeth his wife, who died Jany 13th 1867 aged 56 years. Also David their son who died at sea, July 1856 aged 19 years and was buried at Lisbon'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Jones, Morgan
Age: 72
Date of Death: 14/7/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:
Jones, David
Age: 19
Date of Death: 7/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1973

JSON

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  "post_id": "1781",
  "id": "M3009",
  "location": "Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Morgan Jones, Albion House, Llanon, Master Mariner, who died July 14th, 1874 aged 72 years. Also Elizabeth his wife, who died Jany 13th 1867 aged 56 years. Also David their son who died at sea, July 1856 aged 19 years and was buried at Lisbon'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating David Jones d. 1856 and Morgan Jones d. 1874</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

Memorial in Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon commemorating Nathaniel Lock d. 1785

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lynton, Devon, England

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'To the memory of / Wm. Lock who departed this life / the 16th day of Octb, 1773 Aged 5 years / Also Nathl. Lock who was drowned the 4th / day of Novr. 1785 in Latt 28.34 N and Long. 31.10 W / aged 26 years / the son of Wm and Elizab. Lock'

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Description: Oval wall tablet surmounted by an urn on a grey base
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Grey and white marble

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Lock, Nathaniel
Age: 26
Date of Death: 9/11/1785
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters