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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating William Queade Shepherd, d. 1868

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Not exact] ‘ SACRED / To the Memory of / WILLIAM QUEADE SHEPHERD / who Departed this Life / on the / 28th Day Of July 1868. / Aged 51 Years. / Having Been / Lloyd's Surveyor / Of This Island for 14 Years. / This Monument has been Erected by His / Friends As a Token of / Their Esteem. '

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People

Shepherd, William Queade
Age: 51
Date of Death: 28/7/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lloyd's Surveyor
Organisation: Lloyds

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326 (Greenwich, 1982).

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  "transcript": "[Not exact] ‘ SACRED / To the Memory of / WILLIAM QUEADE SHEPHERD / who Departed this Life / on the / 28th Day Of July 1868. / Aged 51 Years. / Having Been /  Lloyd's Surveyor / Of This Island for 14 Years.  / This Monument has been Erected by His / Friends As a Token of / Their Esteem. '",
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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 Mr H. R. Struut, Bengal Pilot Service, d. 1826

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Mr H.R. Struut / Master in the H.C. Pilot Service, died on the / 6th October 1826, aged 29 years, 5 months / and 21 days. Also his infant son aged 8 days.'

Details

People

Struut, H.R.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 6/10/1826
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.149.

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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 Daniel Catmore, Trinity Pilot, d. 1872

Location

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

Transcript

Daniel Catmore, Trinity Pilot, died 16 March 1872 aged 83, also Daniel George Catmore, son of the above born 13 July 1835 died 7 April 1914'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Catmore, Daniel
Age: 83
Date of Death: 16/3/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1967

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating Daniel Catmore, Trinity Pilot, d. 1872</p>",
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Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Cross at Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating Henry James Raby 1907

Location

Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Details

Description: Cross on three stepped plinth, with lead lettering.
Type: Cross

People

Raby, Henry James
Age:
Date of Death: 13/2/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner.

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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating Stephen August d. 1867

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / STEPHEN AUGUST / late of H.M.S. Minotaur who met / his death by falling from aloft / August 6 1867 aged 18 years 7 months' [Three lines of illegible verse follow]

Details

Position: 115
Vessel: HMS Minotaur

People

August, Stephen
Age: 18
Date of Death: 6/8/1867
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & JH Perry. 1986

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Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire commemorating William Roberts d. 1837

Location

Church of St Cewydd and St Peter, Steynton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'William Roberts, Shipbuilder of Milford, who died 13 Jan 1837 aged 52 years'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Churchyard

People

Roberts, William
Age: 52
Date of Death: 13/1/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

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St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating Richard Jones d. 1840

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / William Son of Richard Jones Mariner / by SUSANNA his wife / he was interr'ed at Flushing / Novr 16th 1831 Aged 17 years / Underneath are the remains of / Richard Son of the above / he died Feby 21st 1834 Aged 25 Years / Weep not for me my Parents dear / I am not dead but sleeping here / As I am now so you must be / Prepare yourself to follow me / Also Mary Elizabeth Jones / died 4th Decr 1835 Aged 29 Years / Also/the abovenamed Richard Jones / who died 14th March 1840 / Aged 67 / Also SUSSANNA wife of the above Richard Jones / she died Septr 30th 1852 / Aged 77'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Jones, Richard
Age: 67
Date of Death: 14/3/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Stone laid flat.

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  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / William Son of Richard Jones Mariner / by SUSANNA his wife / he was interr'ed at Flushing / Novr 16th 1831 Aged 17 years / Underneath are the remains of / Richard Son of the above / he died Feby 21st 1834 Aged 25 Years / Weep not for me my Parents dear / I am not dead but sleeping here / As I am now so you must be / Prepare yourself to follow me / Also Mary Elizabeth Jones / died 4th Decr 1835 Aged 29 Years / Also/the abovenamed Richard Jones / who died 14th March 1840 / Aged 67 / Also SUSSANNA wife of the above Richard Jones / she died Septr 30th 1852 / Aged 77'",
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Old St Helen's Church, Ore, Kent, England

Memorial stone at Old St Helen’s Church, Ore, Kent commemorating Robert Tyhurst, d. 1845

Location

Old St Helen's Church, Ore, Kent, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / William Tyhurst / who died April 12th 1830 / aged 38 years / Also / Frances, wife / of the above / who died January 21 1849 / aged 59 years / Elizabeth their daughter / died April 24 1820 / aged 2 years / Ann their daughter / died March 11th 1822 / aged 1 year / Robert their son / died while in command of / the ship Lord Charles Spencer on / the River Sherboro / at Bendoo in Africa / January 15 1845 / aged 28 years / "Let me die the death of the righteous / and let my last end be like his” / Numbers Chap XXIII: V 10 / This stone was erected by / his surviving sons / William, Richard / Henry and Francis / 1860'

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Position: North east corner churchyard
Vessel: 'Lord Charles Spencer'

People

Tyhurst, Robert
Age: 28
Date of Death: 15/1/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: W. Crozier

Extra

Notes: Sherboro River, Sierra Leone.
Recorder: John Clements 1987

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Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool commemorating William Gillespie d. 1800

Location

Scotch Presbyterian Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Gillespie merchant from Crosmichael, Galloway, North Britain, Unfortunately drowned in the Mersey 3rd August 1800 aged 24. If worth or beauty could disarm the grave N'er then ill-fated youth thou shouldst have died N'er hadst thou sunk in cruel Mersey's wave Ne'er floated lifeless in its azure tide'

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People

Gillespie, William
Age: 15
Date of Death: 3/8/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Merchant
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 21.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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

Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain John Lee RN d. 1810

Location

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

Transcript

'In this mausoleum are deposited the remains / of Captain John Lee Royal Navy / who was commanding H.M.S. Camel / departed this life on 23rd November 1800 / aged 43 years / Also of Margaretta May Lee his widow / who after a long and painful illness / departed this life on 21st June 1810 aged 52 years'

Details

Position: Mausoleum
Vessel: HMS Camel

People

Lee, John
Age: 43
Date of Death: 23/11/1800
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Destroyed in 1939-45 war. Transcription in PRO. Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions.99618.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters