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St Margaret's Westminster, London, England

Memorial in St Margaret’s Westminster, London commemorating Patrick Colquhoun, founder of the Thames River Police, d. 1821

Location

St Margaret's Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'INTEGER VITAE SCELERISQUE PURUS' [On cloth] 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / PATRICK COLQUHOUN ESQ L.L.D. / ELECTED DURING THREE SUCCESSIVE YEARS LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW, / HE FOUNDED IN THAT CITY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, / THE ROYAL EXCHANGE TONTINE / AND ESSENTIALLY PROMOTED THE TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF SCOTLAND. / A DEPUTY LIEUTENANT FOR MIDDLESEX AND FOR XXV YEARS A MAGISTRATE / OF THAT AND THE ADJOINING COUNTIES; / HE ORIGINATED AND GRATUITOUSLY CARRIED INTO EFFECT / THE MARINE POLICE / AN ESTABLISHMENT BY WHICH THE PROPERTY OF THE WEST INDIA PLANTER, / THE MERCHANT, AND SHIP OWNER OF THE PORT OF LONDON / WAS PROTECTED FROM PLUNDER TO A GREAT EXTENT, / THE REVENUE OF THE CROWN LARGELY INCREASED, / AND THE MORALS OF THE RIVER LABOURERS MATERIALLY IMPROVED. / WITH UNCEASING ENERGY HE SUGGESTED AND SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTED / VARIOUS PLANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIMES, / FOR THE SUPPLY OF FOOD DURING SCARCITIES, / FOR THE MELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE POOR / AND FOR THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. / HE WAS AUTHOR OF THE TREATISES / ON THE POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS AND RIVER THAMES, / ON THE WEALTH, POWER AND RESOURCES OF THE EMPIRE, / AND OF NUMEROUS OTHER IMPORTANT WORKS / ON CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE, POLITICAL ECONOMY, / AND ON THE COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES OF GREAT BRITAIN / SO HIGHLY WAS HE RESPECTED AND ESTEEMED, / AS WELL ON THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE / AS IN THE POSSESSIONS OF HIS MAJESTY ABROAD, / THAT ON THE DECLARED GROUND OF HIS PUBLIC CHARACTER AND SERVICES, / THE FREE HANSEATIC REPUBLICS OF LUBECK, BREMEN AND HAMBURG / CONSTITUTED HIM THEIR RESIDENT AND CONSUL GENERAL, / AND THE COLONIES OF / ST VINCENT, NEVIS, DOMINICA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS / THEIR AGENT IN THIS COUNTRY. / HIS MIND WAS FERTILE IN CONCEPTION, / KIND AND BENEVOLENT IN DISPOSITION, / BOLD AND PERSEVERING IN EXECUTION / HE WAS BORN IN DUMBARTON IN SCOTLAND XIV MARCH MDCCXIV OLD STYLE, / AND AFTER A LABORIOUS LIFE / ALIKE HONOURABLE TO HIMSELF AND USEFUL TO HIS COUNTRY / HE DIED / ON THE XXV DAY OF APRIL MDCCCXXI AGED LXXVI YEARS'

Details

Description: Above the inscription, is carved a cloth, on which is a beehive, scales, books, the stern of antique galley and a caduceus.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end of nave
Materials: Marble

People

Colquhoun, Patrick
Age: 76
Date of Death: 25/4/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Merchant and Magistrate
Organisation: Marine Police

Extra

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

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Margaret’s Westminster, London commemorating Patrick Colquhoun, founder of the Thames River Police, d. 1821</p>",
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    "position": "West end of nave",
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    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "DOSSIER (NADFAS)",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating John Fillis RN d. 1836

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN FILLIS ESQ. / PURSER ROYAL NAVY / BORN 10 NOV 1779 / DIED 8 DEC 1836 / AETAT 56 YEARS'

Details

Type: Slab
Materials: Stone

People

Fillis, John
Age: 56
Date of Death: 8/10/1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN FILLIS ESQ. / PURSER ROYAL NAVY / BORN 10 NOV 1779 / DIED 8 DEC 1836 / AETAT 56 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating John Fillis RN d. 1836</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Sewree (Sewri) Christian Cemetery, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at Sewri Christian Cemetery, Mumbai, India, commemorating Guy Francis Drake, d. 1902

Location

Sewree (Sewri) Christian Cemetery, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Guy Francis Drake of Marchwood, Southampton, late 2nd waiter of P&O SS Bengal who died suddenly on 1 June 1902, aged 22 years'

Details

Vessel: SS Bengal

People

Drake, Guy Francis
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/6/1902
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Waiter
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: Also known as Sewri.

Bibliography: David Hutchfield 'Sewree Christian Cemetery, Mumbai, India', 'Family Tree Magazine' vol. 15, no. 4. pp. 48-9 (Feb 1999).

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Guy Francis Drake of Marchwood, Southampton, late 2nd waiter of P&O SS Bengal who died suddenly on 1 June 1902, aged 22 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Sewri Christian Cemetery, Mumbai, India, commemorating Guy Francis Drake, d. 1902</p>",
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    "notes": "Also known as Sewri.  <br />",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Paul Mace, Midshipman, HEIC, d. 1788

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of Paul Mace of Weymouth, late midshipman of the 'Dublin' East Indiaman who was drowned the 23 day of March, and buried here the 19th of May 1788, aged 18 years. Mother, weep not your son's untimely fate / The youth you fondly embraced so late / Who now reclined in earth's cold bosom lies / In hopes through Jesus Christ with you to rise / He has left a disconsolate mother to mourn for the loss of a dutiful son'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HEIC Dublin

People

Mace, Paul
Age: 18
Date of Death: 23/3/1788
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: 'It is said that the body of this unfortunate young man was found beyond Sandown Castle where it had been buried in the sand for over three weeks'.
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).

JSON

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  "location": "St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Paul Mace of Weymouth, late midshipman of the 'Dublin' East Indiaman who was drowned the 23 day of March, and buried here the 19th of May 1788, aged 18 years. Mother, weep not your son's untimely fate / The youth you fondly embraced so late / Who now reclined in earth's cold bosom lies / In hopes through Jesus Christ with you to rise / He has left a disconsolate mother to mourn for the loss of a dutiful son'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St George’s Church, Deal, Kent commemorating Paul Mace, Midshipman, HEIC, d. 1788</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "'It is said that the body of this unfortunate young man was found beyond Sandown Castle where it had been buried in the sand for over three weeks'.",
    "bibliography": "John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal, 1917).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Christian Johannsen d. 1896

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory / of / Christian Johannsen / Master Mariner / Who died Dec 27th 1896 / In his 43rd year / erected by friends.'

Details

Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Johannsen, Christian
Age: 43
Date of Death: 27/12/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "post_id": "1612",
  "id": "M6504",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory / of / Christian Johannsen / Master Mariner / Who died Dec 27th 1896 / In his 43rd year / erected by friends.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Christian Johannsen d. 1896</p>",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Harry Conrad Kenyon Slaney RN d. 1876

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Harry C. Kenyon SLANEY, Ltn. H.M. Ship 'Ringdove', who died at sea 25th. June 1876, aged 26 years. This stone is erected by his shipmates'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Ringdove

People

Slaney, Harry Conrad Kenyon
Age: 26
Date of Death: 25/6/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 196/18/119 Born 3 July 1850.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "id": "M328",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Harry C. Kenyon SLANEY, Ltn. H.M. Ship 'Ringdove', who died at sea 25th. June 1876, aged 26 years. This stone is erected by his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Harry Conrad Kenyon Slaney RN d. 1876</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "ADM 196/18/119 Born 3 July 1850.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Governor's Green, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England

Memorial at Governor’s Green, Old Portsmouth commemorating Algerine Class minesweepers and their crews

Location

Governor's Green, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

"LET THERE BE A WAY THROUGH THE WATER" / THESE TREES AND MEMORIAL STONE / WERE COMMEMORATED ON 14 MAY 2000 / REMEMBERING WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THE MEN AND / THE SHIPS OF THE "ALGERINE" CLASS OF FLEET MINESWEEPERS / OPERATING IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1942-1961 / AND THOSE WHO ALSO SERVED IN ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS / OF THE "ALGERINE" CLASS / ACUTE / ALARM / ALBACORE / ALGERINE / ANTARES / ARCTURUS / ARIES / BRAMBLE / BRAVE / CADMUS / CHAMELEON / CHEERFUL / CIRCE / CLINTON / COCKATRICE / COQUETTE / COURIER / ESPIEGLE / FANCY / FANTOME / FELICITY / FIERCE / FLY / FLYING FISH / FRIENDSHIP / GOLDEN FLEECE / GOZO / HARE / HOUND / HYDRA / JASEUR / JEWEL / LAERTES / LARNE / LENNOX / LIBERTY / LIGHTFOOT / LIONESS / LOYALTY / LYSANDER / MAENAD / MAGICIENNE / MAMELUKE / MANDATE / MARINER / MARMION / MARVEL / MARY ROSE / MELITA / MICHAEL / MINSTREL / MOON / MUTINE / MYRMIDON / MYSTIC / NERISSA / NIGER / OCTAVIA /ONYX/ ORCADIA / ORESTES / OSSORY / PELORUS / PERSIAN / PICKLE / PINCHER / PLUCKY / PLUTO / POLARIS / POSTILLION / PROMPT / PROVIDENCE / PYRRHUS / RATTLESNAKE / READY / RECRUIT / REGULUS / RIFLEMAN / RINALDO / ROMOLA / ROSAMUND / ROSARIO / ROWENA / SEABEAR / SERENE / SKIPJACK / SPANKER / SQUIRREL / STORMCLOUD / SYLVIA / TANGANYIKA / THISBE / TRUELOVE / VESTAL / WATERWITCH / WAVE / WELCOME / WELFARE / ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS / BORDER CITIES / FORT FRANCIS / KAPUSKASING / MIDDLESEX / NEW LISKEARD / OSHAWA / PORTAGE / ROCKCLIFFE / SAULT STE MARIE / ST. BONIFACE / WALLACEBURG / WINNIPEG'

Details

Description: A flat granite slab engraved with the inscription and the badge of the Algerines Association.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Granite
Vessel: HMS Alarm, HMS Albacore, HMS Algerine, HMS Antares, HMS Arcturus, HMS Aries, HMS Bramble, HMS Brave, HMS Cadmus, HMS Chameleon, HMS Cheerful, HMS Circe, HMS Clinton, HMS Cockatrice, HMS Coquette, HMS Courier, HMS Espiegle, HMS Fantome, HMS Felicity, HMS Fierce, HMS Fly, HMS Flying Fish, HMS Friendship, HMS Golden Fleece, HMS Gozo, HMS Hare, HMS Hound, HMS Hydra, HMS Jaseur, HMS Jewel, HMS Laertes, HMS Larne, HMS Lennox, HMS Liberty, HMS Lightfoot, HMS Lioness, HMS Loyalty, HMS Lysander, HMS Maenad, HMS Magicienne, HMS Mameluke, HMS Mandate, HMS Mariner, HMS Marmion, HMS Marvel, HMS Mary Rose, HMS Melita, HMS Michael, HMS Minstrel, HMS Moon, HMS Mutine, HMS Myrmidon, HMS Mystic, HMS Nerissa, HMS Niger, HMS Octavia, HMS Onyx, HMS Orcadia, HMS Orestes, HMS Ossory, HMS Pelorus, HMS Persian, HMS Pickle, HMS Pincher, HMS Plucky, HMS Pluto, HMS Polaris, HMS Postillion, HMS Prompt, HMS Providence, HMS Pyrrhus, HMS Rattlesnake, HMS Ready, HMS Recruit, HMS Regulus, HMS Rifleman, HMS Rinaldo, HMS Romola, HMS Rosamund, HMS Rosario, HMS Rowena, HMS Seabear, HMS Serene, HMS Skipjack, HMS Spanker, HMS Squirrel, HMS Stormcloud, HMS Sylvia, HMS Tanganika, HMS Thisbe, HMS Truelove, HMS Vestal, HMS Waterwitch, HMS Wave, HMS Welcome, HMS Welfare, HMCS Border Cities, HMCS Fort Francis, HMCS Kapuskasing, HMCS Middlesex, HMCS New Liskeard, HMCS Oshawa, HMCS Portage, HMCS Rockliffe, HMCS Sault Ste Marie, HMCS St Boniface, HMCS Wallaceburg, HMCS Winnipeg

Extra

Recorder: Norman W. Gordon

JSON

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  "location": "Governor's Green, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "\"LET THERE BE A WAY THROUGH THE WATER\" / THESE TREES AND MEMORIAL STONE / WERE COMMEMORATED ON 14 MAY 2000 / REMEMBERING WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THE MEN AND / THE SHIPS OF THE \"ALGERINE\" CLASS OF FLEET MINESWEEPERS / OPERATING IN THE ROYAL NAVY 1942-1961 / AND THOSE WHO ALSO SERVED IN ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS / OF THE \"ALGERINE\" CLASS / ACUTE / ALARM / ALBACORE / ALGERINE / ANTARES / ARCTURUS / ARIES / BRAMBLE / BRAVE / CADMUS / CHAMELEON / CHEERFUL / CIRCE / CLINTON / COCKATRICE / COQUETTE / COURIER / ESPIEGLE / FANCY / FANTOME / FELICITY / FIERCE / FLY / FLYING FISH / FRIENDSHIP / GOLDEN FLEECE / GOZO / HARE / HOUND / HYDRA / JASEUR / JEWEL / LAERTES / LARNE / LENNOX / LIBERTY / LIGHTFOOT / LIONESS / LOYALTY / LYSANDER / MAENAD / MAGICIENNE / MAMELUKE / MANDATE / MARINER / MARMION / MARVEL / MARY ROSE / MELITA / MICHAEL / MINSTREL / MOON / MUTINE / MYRMIDON / MYSTIC / NERISSA / NIGER / OCTAVIA /ONYX/ ORCADIA / ORESTES / OSSORY / PELORUS / PERSIAN / PICKLE / PINCHER / PLUCKY / PLUTO / POLARIS / POSTILLION / PROMPT / PROVIDENCE / PYRRHUS / RATTLESNAKE / READY / RECRUIT / REGULUS / RIFLEMAN / RINALDO / ROMOLA / ROSAMUND / ROSARIO / ROWENA / SEABEAR / SERENE / SKIPJACK / SPANKER / SQUIRREL / STORMCLOUD / SYLVIA / TANGANYIKA / THISBE / TRUELOVE / VESTAL / WATERWITCH / WAVE / WELCOME / WELFARE / ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ESCORTS / BORDER CITIES / FORT FRANCIS / KAPUSKASING / MIDDLESEX / NEW LISKEARD / OSHAWA / PORTAGE / ROCKCLIFFE / SAULT STE MARIE / ST. BONIFACE / WALLACEBURG / WINNIPEG'",
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St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill commemorating Captain William Harrison d. 1756

Location

St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Draw near and see this heap of dust, / which once was active, wise and just, / a man whose labours God did bless, and crowned them with fair success / but care or prudence cannot save / nor wealth defend us from the grave, / prepare to follow, all to death must bow / he fell in his full strength, and so may'st thou. Captain William HARRISON, Mariner, son of Robert Harrison, of Kirkdale, who departed this life 16th July 1756, in the 41st year of his age'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: West end of church

People

Harrison, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 16/7/1756
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

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  "post_id": "1615",
  "id": "M4650",
  "location": "St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Draw near and see this heap of dust, / which once was active, wise and just, / a man whose labours God did bless, and crowned them with fair success / but care or prudence cannot save / nor wealth defend us from the grave, / prepare to follow, all to death must bow / he fell in his full strength, and so may'st thou. Captain William HARRISON, Mariner, son of Robert Harrison, of Kirkdale, who departed this life 16th July 1756, in the 41st year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill commemorating Captain William Harrison d. 1756</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Ledger",
    "position": "West end of church",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
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    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "people": [{"name":"Harrison, William","age":"40","dateofdeath":"16/7/1756","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Mariner","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Martin Davies",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Robert Broadfoot d. 1843 and Captain David Broadfoot 1853

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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

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'Captain Robert Broadfoot of the ship Davenport of Liverpool, youngest son of the late John Broadfoot, Gatehouse of Fleet who died at Maco in China 5 August 1843 age 30. Also Captain David Broadfoot eldest son of the above John who died in S. Australia 11 October 1853 age 46'

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Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Davenport

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Broadfoot, Robert
Age: 30
Date of Death: 5/8/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
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Broadfoot, David
Age: 46
Date of Death: 11/10/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 721. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J P Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum

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  "post_id": "1616",
  "id": "M686",
  "location": "Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain Robert Broadfoot of the ship Davenport of Liverpool, youngest son of the late John Broadfoot, Gatehouse of Fleet who died at Maco in China 5 August 1843 age 30. Also Captain David Broadfoot eldest son of the above John who died in S. Australia 11 October 1853 age 46'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Robert Broadfoot d. 1843 and Captain David Broadfoot 1853</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Davenport"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Broadfoot, Robert","age":"30","dateofdeath":"5/8/1843","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""},{"name":"Broadfoot, David","age":"46","dateofdeath":"11/10/1853","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 721. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J P Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Wall tablet in Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon commemorating William Wills, RN d. 1813

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Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

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'IN / memory of / William Martin Wills / of this Parish: / Purser in the Royal Navy / died Universally Lamented / the 20th July 1813. / Aged 38 Years'

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Description: A lozenge-shaped white marble tablet standing on a bracket surmounted by an urn
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle west wall
Materials: Marble

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Wills, William Martin
Age: 38
Date of Death: 20/7/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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

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  "post_id": "1617",
  "id": "M1318",
  "location": "Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'IN / memory of / William Martin Wills / of this Parish: / Purser in the Royal Navy / died Universally Lamented / the 20th July 1813. / Aged 38 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon commemorating William Wills, RN d. 1813</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "A lozenge-shaped white marble tablet standing on a bracket surmounted by an urn",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "South aisle west wall",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Wills, William Martin","age":"38","dateofdeath":"20/7/1813","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Purser RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters