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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Wall tablet at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain John Bourchier RN d. 1808

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Near this place / are deposited the remains of / JOHN BOURCHIER Esqr / Captain in the RN and Lieut. Governor / of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich / who departed this life / the 30th Day of Decr 1808 / aged 61 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum

People

Bourchier, John
Age: 61
Date of Death: 30/12/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN. Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Barbara Tomlinson 10/6/1981

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  "transcript": "'Near this place / are deposited the remains of / JOHN BOURCHIER Esqr / Captain in the RN and Lieut. Governor / of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich / who departed this life / the 30th Day of Decr 1808 / aged 61 years'",
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Edward Norton, Trinity Pilot, d. 1852

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD NORTON, / LATE TRINITY PILOT, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / MARCH 13TH 1852 / AGED 76 YEARS / ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE / WHO DIED OCT 31ST 1853 / AGED 80 YEARS ... '

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Norton, Edward
Age: 76
Date of Death: 15/3/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Notes: Sighted 2008.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / EDWARD NORTON, / LATE TRINITY PILOT, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / MARCH 13TH 1852 / AGED 76 YEARS / ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE / WHO DIED OCT 31ST 1853 / AGED 80 YEARS ... '",
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    "notes": "Sighted 2008.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Public cemetery, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales

Gravestone in the cemetery Llandrindod Wells commemorating James Donnan d. 1915

Location

Public cemetery, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales

Details

Type: Horizontal cross
Vessel: Manchester, Pearl

People

Donnan, James
Age:
Date of Death: 9/6/1915
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Master Mariner, commanded Ceylon Port Steamers 'Manchester' and 'Pearl' 1859-63. Harbour master at Columbo.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1970

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    "notes": "Master Mariner, commanded Ceylon Port Steamers 'Manchester' and 'Pearl' 1859-63. Harbour master at Columbo.",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1970",
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Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Florence commemorating Admiral Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew d. 1861

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'HONOURABLE FLEETWOOD BROUGHTON REYNOLDS PELLEW SECOND SON OF EDWARD VISCOUNT EXMOUTH ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE KCE CB BORN...DIED AT MARSEILLES THOU...'

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People

Pellew, Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds
Age: 71
Date of Death: 28/7/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London, England

Memorial at St Olave’s Church, Hart Street, London commemorating Thomas Morley d. 1566

Location

St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London, England

Transcript

'Man by lyinge downe in his bedde to reste / Signifieth layed in grave by suggeste / Man by sleepinge in his cowche by nighte / Betokeneth the corps in grave withowte spirite / And by risinge againe from reste and sleepe / Betokeneth resurrection of bodie and soule to meete, / when atropos divideth bodie and soule a sonder / thone to thearth thother to heaven wthowte encom[ber] / grante us his grace to be ready to passe / at the hower of deathe with his in spririte to solace / That we maye have or eares attente to heere ye trumpes sounde / Sayinge aryse yee dedde and cume to thy doome / To the blessed joifull, and to the cursed veh and woe, / and to the electe heaven & to the reprobate inferno; / Mr Thomas Morley gentellman & Clarke of ye Quenes / Maiesties storehowse of deptford & one of ye officers of ye / Quenes M'ies Navye deceassed ye 20 daye of July 1566'

Details

Type: Brass

People

Morley, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 20/7/1566
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Clerk
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Deptford, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Possibly St Andrew Undershaft. Drawing c. 1820 in London Metropolitan Archives (see Collage).
Recorder: David Proctor

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  "transcript": "'Man by lyinge downe in his bedde to reste / Signifieth layed in grave by suggeste /  Man by sleepinge in his cowche by nighte / Betokeneth the corps in grave withowte spirite /  And by risinge againe from reste and sleepe / Betokeneth resurrection of bodie and soule to meete, / when atropos divideth bodie and soule a sonder / thone to thearth thother to heaven wthowte encom[ber] / grante us his grace to be ready to passe / at the hower of deathe with his in spririte to solace / That we maye have or eares attente to heere ye trumpes sounde / Sayinge aryse yee dedde and cume to thy doome / To the blessed joifull, and to the cursed  veh and woe, /  and to the electe heaven & to the reprobate inferno; / Mr Thomas Morley gentellman & Clarke of ye Quenes / Maiesties storehowse of deptford & one of ye officers of ye /  Quenes M'ies Navye deceassed ye 20 daye of July 1566'",
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    "notes": "Possibly St Andrew Undershaft. Drawing c. 1820 in London Metropolitan Archives (see Collage).",
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    "recorder": "David Proctor",
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Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Gravestone at Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany commemorating Broder Brodersen Swaan d. 1793

Location

Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Carved with a ship.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Swaan, Broder Brodersen
Age:
Date of Death: 19/7/1793
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Born 19 Sept. 1722.
Bibliography: T. Sheppard 'Old Dutch Whalers','Mariners Mirror' vol. 25, pp. 50-61, (Cambridge, 1939).

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany commemorating Broder Brodersen Swaan  d. 1793</p>",
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    "bibliography": "T. Sheppard 'Old Dutch Whalers','Mariners Mirror' vol. 25, pp. 50-61, (Cambridge, 1939).",
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Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England

Memorial in the Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London commemorating John Holland, Duke of Exeter d. 1447

Location

Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London, England

Details

Description: Three recumbent effigies on a tomb chest under a perpendicular canopy.
Type: Tomb

People

Holland, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1447
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: High Admiral of England and Ireland, moved from St Katherine's. John Holland, 13th Earl of Huntingdon, 2nd Duke of Exeter.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London commemorating John Holland, Duke of Exeter d. 1447</p>",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Love d. 1872

Location

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

Transcript

'To the memory of WILLIAM LOVE, late Chief Engineer of the S.S. ARRATOON APCAR, who died at Hong Kong on the 26th. March 1872. Aged... years. This stone is erected by a few of the Officers and Engineers in Messrs. Apcar & Co's employ by whom he was much esteemed and his loss deeply regretted'

Details

Description: Small cross on large plinth.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Arratoon Apcar

People

Love, William
Age:
Date of Death: 26/3/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Apcar & Co.

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of WILLIAM LOVE, late Chief Engineer of the S.S. ARRATOON APCAR, who died at Hong Kong on the 26th. March 1872. Aged... years. This stone is erected by a few of the Officers and Engineers in Messrs. Apcar & Co's employ by whom he was much esteemed and his loss deeply regretted'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
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}

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St Thomas's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Ledger in St Thomas’s Church, Salisbury commemorating Lieutenant Francis Le Breton RN d. 1798

Location

St Thomas's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of / FRANCIS LE BRETON / Second son of the Dean / of the Island of Jersey / and Lieutenant in the / Royal Navy / who departed this Life / Nov 17, AD.1798 / Aged 28 years'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: North aisle
Materials: Blue lias

People

Le Breton, Francis
Age: 28
Date of Death: 17/11/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / FRANCIS LE BRETON / Second son of the Dean / of the Island of Jersey / and Lieutenant in the / Royal Navy / who departed this Life / Nov 17, AD.1798 / Aged 28 years'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger in St Thomas’s Church, Salisbury commemorating Lieutenant Francis Le Breton RN d. 1798</p>",
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Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Gravestone at Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany commemorating Paul Frerksen d. 1801

Location

Boldixum Church, Island of Fohr, Germany, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Carved with a ship.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Frerksen, Paul
Age:
Date of Death: 1801
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Born 14 August 1725 on the Island of Langanes.
Bibliography: T. Sheppard 'Old Dutch Whalers', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 25, pp. 50-61, (Cambridge, 1939).

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters