Memorial at Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Cowlinge, Suffolk commemorating Percival May, RN, d. 1905 at New York.
Location
Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Cowlinge, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / and in memory of / PERCIVAL H. MAY. R.N. / able seaman of H.M.S. CUMBERLAND / who died at New York / NOV 22ND 1905, AGED 20 YEARS. / Lord all pitying Jesu blest / Grant him thine eternal rest / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN / H.M.S. CUMBERLAND'
Details
Description: Gothic style tablet with foul anchor above. Type: Wall tablet Position: South wall between windows Vessel: HMS Cumberland
People
May, Percival H. Age: 20 Date of Death: 22/11/1905 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: HMS 'Cumberland' 1904. DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Gravestone at the church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire dedicated to Alexander Moorhead d. 1858
Location
Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER BROWN / Youngest surviving son of / ALEXANDER JAMES & ELIZA / MOORHEAD / who was unfortunately drowned by / the upsetting of a boat in Emsworth / Harbour on Saturday the 21st of August / 1858 Aged 17 years'
Gravestone at Fjardskar, Aland Islands, Finland commemorating two naval seamen, Thomas Barber and George Privett who died in 1854
Location
Fjardskar, Aland Islands, Finland, Rest of the World
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: HMS Penelope
People
Barber, Thomas Age: 24 Date of Death: 1854 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Privett, George Age: 28 Date of Death: 1854 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Main Top Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Isaac Pitt, d. 1804
Location
St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Transcript
‘In / memory of / ISAAC PITT Pilot / who died 30th Sept 1804 / Aged 87 / soon shall the trumpet sound and we / shall rise to immortality / Also ELIZABETH his wife / who died 26th October 1811'
Details
Type: Headstone Position: Churchyard
People
Pitt, Isaac Age: 87 Date of Death: 30/9/1804 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation: Unknown
Extra
Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.
Gravestone at the Church of St Peter and St Paul Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Henry Tilbury, RN d. 1919
Location
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'IN Loving Memory of / ELIZABETH / THE BELOVED WIFE OF / HENRY TILBURY R.N. / WHO PASSED IN HER SLEEP TO JESUS / SEPTEMBER 15TH 1912 / AGED 77 YEARS / NOT GONE FROM MEMORY, NOT GONE FROM LOVE, / BUT GONE TO HER FATHER'S HOME ABOVE / HER HEART WAS GOOD, IN FRIENDSHIP SOUND / PATIENT IN PAIN, BELOVED BY ALL AROUND, / HER PAIN IS O'ER, HER GRIEFS ARE DONE / HER LIFE OF JOY IS NOW BEGUN/ ALSO OF / HENRY TILBURY R.N. / WHO DIED MARCH 3RD 1919 / AGED 94 YEARS'
Memorial at St John’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Captain David Fisher, d. 1905
Location
St John's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'Captain David John FISHER who lost his life doing his duty on board the 'PARTHENIA' on the 5th August 1905. For many years a worshipper in this church'
Details
Vessel: Parthenia
People
Fisher, David John Age: Unknown Date of Death: 5/8/1905 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Unknown
Memorial at Arbroath Abbey commemorating James Scott d. 1881
Location
Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Transcript
'IN MEMORY OF / JANE GAULDIE / WIFE OF / JAMES SCOTT / LATE SHIPMASTER DUNDEE / WHO DIED 19TH APRIL 1887 AGED 74 YEARS / AND IS INTERRED HERE / THE ABOVE / JAMES SCOTT / DIED 6TH JANUARY 1881 AGED 78 YEARS'
Details
Description: Plain neoclassical style with pediment, set on plinth. Type: Memorial Position: Kirkyard Materials: Sandstone
People
Scott, James Age: 79 Date of Death: 6/1/1881 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Wall memorial in St Mary’s Church, Merton, London, England commemorating Rear-Admiral Isaac Smith d. 1827
Location
St Mary's Church, Merton, London, England
Transcript
[Within wreaths above] 'REAR ADM / ISAAC SMITH / OBIT 2 JULY 1831 / AET 78', 'ISAAC / CRAGG SMITH / OBIT 7 DEC 1831 / AET 38', 'CAROLINE / CRAGG SMITH / OBIT 4 DEC 1823 / AET 30', 'CHAS. SMITH / OBIT 6 SEPT 1827 / AET 72', 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / THOSE WHOSE REMAINS ARE DEPOSITED IN THE FAMILY VAULT / ADJOINING THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY / MRS ELIZABETH COOK / WIDOW OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK THE CIRCUMNAVIGATOR /I N AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF THE MANY ESTIMABLE QUALITIES OF HER DEPARTED RELATIVES'[Behind figure and partially obscured] 'THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH'
Details
Description: A kneeling classically draped figure, indicates the anchor behind. Type: Wall memorial Materials: Marble Artists: R. J. Wyatt
People
Smith, Isaac Age: 72 Date of Death: 6/9/1827 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Isaac Smith was a midshipman in 'Endeavour'. Cousin of Captain James Cook's wife Elizabeth. Bibliography: www.stmarysmerton.org.uk Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson