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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating William Andrews d. 1872

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM ANDREWS / aged 20 years / seaman of H.M.S. 'Bellerophon' / who met his death / by falling from aloft while manning yards / in honour of the visit of / HRH Prince of Wales / on the occasion of opening the Breakwater at this place / 10th August 1872 / this stone is erected as a token of respect / by his shipmates'

Details

Position: 97
Vessel: HMS Bellerophon

People

Andrews, William
Age: 20
Date of Death: 10/8/1872
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & JH Perry. 1986

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / WILLIAM ANDREWS / aged 20 years / seaman of H.M.S. 'Bellerophon' / who met his death / by falling from aloft while manning yards / in honour of the visit of / HRH Prince of Wales / on the occasion of opening the Breakwater at this place / 10th August 1872 / this stone is erected as a token of respect / by his shipmates'",
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    "recorder": "R & JH Perry. 1986",
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Uncategorised, Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, commemorating Willie Cook d. 1918

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Willie Cook / Aged 34 / Lost with H M Trawler / “Agate" in the English / Channel March: 14: 1918'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: H M Trawler Agate

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Cook, Willie
Age: 34
Date of Death: 14/3/1918
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Dock hand
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: 'Agate' minesweeper, mined and sunk in the English Channel 14 March 1918

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

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  "transcript": "'Willie Cook / Aged 34 / Lost with H M Trawler / “Agate\" in the English / Channel March: 14: 1918'",
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    "notes": "'Agate' minesweeper, mined and sunk in the English Channel 14 March 1918<br />",
    "bibliography": "Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)<br />",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Place of burial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London of Edwin Hayes 1904, marine painter

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Details

People

Hayes, Edwin
Age:
Date of Death: 7/11/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine painter
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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  "content": "<p>Place of burial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London of Edwin Hayes 1904, marine painter</p>",
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St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Hector McNeil d. 1802

Location

St Thomas's Church, Park Lane, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Hector McNeil, late master of the sloop Lady Mount Stuart of Rothsay died 26th April 1802 age 46'

Details

Vessel: Lady Mount Stuart

People

McNeil, Hector
Age: 46
Date of Death: 26/4/1802
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. 3, p. 670. Church closed in 1905.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Hector McNeil, late master of the sloop Lady Mount Stuart of Rothsay died 26th April 1802 age 46'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Thomas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Hector McNeil d. 1802</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed commemorating Andrew Farmer d. 1839

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'To the Memory of / ANDREW FARMER, late Master Mariner of this Port, / who died at Deptford, 10th March / 1839 in the Sixtieth Year of his age'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Farmer, Andrew
Age: 59
Date of Death: 10/3/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To the Memory of / ANDREW FARMER, late Master Mariner of this Port, / who died at Deptford, 10th March / 1839 in the Sixtieth Year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Holy Trinity Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed commemorating Andrew Farmer d. 1839</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970",
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St Mary's Church, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Headstone at St Mary’s Church, Laugharne commemorating Captain William Laugharne RN, d. 1856

Location

St Mary's Church, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Captain / WILLIAM LAUGHARNE / Royal Navy / who died / in the city of Bath / November 6th 1856 / aged 71 years. Of him it may be justly recorded that / to his country, his relatives, his friends / and the poor of this parish he faithfully did his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him'

Details

Type: Headstone

People

Laugharne, William
Age: 71
Date of Death: 6/11/1856
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also wall plaque to Admiral John Laugharne, and presentation silver salver from Dutch East lndia Co to T. Laugharne of HM Sloop 'Scout'.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 104.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / Captain / WILLIAM LAUGHARNE / Royal Navy / who died / in the city of Bath / November 6th 1856 / aged 71 years. Of him it may be justly recorded that / to his country, his relatives, his friends / and the poor of this parish he faithfully did his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone at St Mary’s Church, Laugharne commemorating Captain William Laugharne RN, d. 1856</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p. 104.",
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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Headstone in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Lieutenant Henry Vernon RN d. 1836

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'ALSO OF / LIEUT. EDWARD HENRY VERNON RN / WHO DIED JANY THE 7TH 1836 / AGED 22 YEARS...'

Details

Description: Limestone headstone carved with a winged hourglass and with anthemion acroteria.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Limestone

People

Vernon, Edward Henry
Age: 22
Date of Death: 7/1/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'ALSO OF / LIEUT. EDWARD HENRY VERNON RN / WHO DIED JANY THE 7TH 1836 / AGED 22 YEARS...'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Lieutenant Henry Vernon RN d. 1836</p>",
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Uncategorised

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Alexander Sibbald d. 1858

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Sibbald, Alexander
Age: 30
Date of Death: 12/5/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Died at Rio de Janeiro.

JSON

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

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India commemorating James Wittamore, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1806

Location

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

Transcript

'To the Memory of / Mr James Wittamore / Master of the H.C. Pilot Service / who departed this life on / 15th December 1806, aged 36 years'

Details

People

Wittamore, James
Age: 36
Date of Death: 15/12/1806
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.91.

JSON

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Uncategorised

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating John Barlow d. 1866

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Barlow, John
Age: 22
Date of Death: 8/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Drowned in Sea of Azov.

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters