Memorial at Cullen Old Kirk, Cullen, Scotland commemorating Rear Admiral James Oughton RN, d. 1832
Location
Cullen Old Kirk, Cullen, Moray Scotland
Transcript
“Sacred / to the memory of / Rear Admiral JAMES OUGHTON / who died in Cullen / the place of his nativity / on the 9th of June 1832. / Aged 71. // Here also lie / the remains of his father and mother. / JOHN OUGHTON and MARGARET WATT / likewise natives of Cullen. / The former of whom died in 1796. / and the latter in 1811."
Details
Description: White marble wall stone Type: Wall tablet Position: Graveyard wall Materials: marble Vessel: Sphinx, Isis, Windsor Castle, Leander
Event Date
French Revolutionary Wars
People
Oughton, James Age: 71 Date of Death: 9/6/1832 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Portknockie harbour, Portknockie, Scotland commemorating all those who lost their lives at sea
Location
Portknockie, Moray, Scotland
Transcript
“Precious to us are the memories / of our men and boys / who lost their lives at sea // Peace be still”
“This memorial is dedicated by / the people of PORTKNOCKIE / to all fishermen / who lost their lives at sea / a dedication service was conducted by / Supt. Ray Hall of the R.N.M.D.S.F. / on Sunday 15th July 2004."
Details
Description: Main memorial - granite memorial plaque with foul anchor and text set into a cone-shaped base faced with pink rock.
A second granite plaque is position close by.
Type: Plaque set into a base Position: Above Portknockie harbour Materials: Granite and stone
Extra
Notes: Portknockie was a significant herring fishing harbour port in the 19th century. Photographer: P Lacey
Memorial at Littleham, Devon commemorating Frances Viscountess Nelson d. 1831 and her son Captain Josiah Nisbet RN d. 1830
Location
Church of St Margaret with St Andrew, Littleham, Devon, England
Transcript
‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / FRANCES HERBERT / VISCOUNTESS NELSON, DUCHESS OF BRONTI, / WIDOW OF THE LATE ADMIRAL LORD VISCOUNT NELSON / AND HER SON JOSIAH NISBET ESQR. / CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / WHOM SHE SURVIVED ELEVEN MONTHS / AND DIED IN LONDON MAY 6TH 1831 / AGED 73 YEARS. / THIS HUMBLE OFFERING OF AFFECTION / IS ERECTED BY FRANCES HERBERT NISBET / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE VIRTUES / WHICH ADORNED A KIND MOTHER IN LAW AND A GOOD HUSBAND. / IN THE ADJOINING CHURCHYARD WAS / ALSO LAID THE BODY OF FRANCES HERBERT, / WIDOW OF CAPT. JOSIAH NISBET, R.N. / WHO DIED 16TH JANUARY 1864, AGED 72 / IN HOPE’
Details
Description: Relief of a mourning woman at a sarcophagus. Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior Materials: Marble Date Erected: 1831 Artists: Peter Turnerelli
People
Nelson, Frances Herbert Age: 73 Date of Death: 6/5/1831 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Wife of Lord Nelson Organisation: Unknown Nisbet, Josiah Age: 50 Date of Death: 14/7/1830 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in St Mary’s, Rotherhithe commemorating Henry Meriton HEIC d. 1856
Location
St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe, London, England
Transcript
‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HENRY MERITON ESQRE. / WHOSE REMAINS TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF / HIS MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER / REST IN THE VAULT BENEATH THIS CHURCH / HE SERVED THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY / IN VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS / WITH DISTINGUISHED ZEAL, ACTIVITY AND FIDELITY / FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS / AND DURING THE LAST FOURTEEN / FILLED THE IMPORTANT OFFICE OF / SUPERINTENDANT OF THEIR MARINE AT BOMBAY / FROM WHENCE HAVING RETURNED / IN THE MONTH OF APRIL 1826 / HE DIED THE SEVENTH OF THE SUCCEEDING AUGUST / AGED FIFTY FOUR YEARS / ALSO OF HIS BROTHER / WALTER ALLEN MERITON, ESQRE. / WHO DIED THE 31ST OF AUGUST 1853 AGED 88 YEARS.’
Details
Description: Stele with anthemion acroteria, a carved wreath between them. The whole supported by brackets. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble
People
Meriton, Henry Age: 54 Date of Death: 7/8/1826 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Superintendant of Marine Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Gravestone at San Fiorenzo, Corsica commemorating Lieutenant James Moutray RN d. 1794
Location
San Fiorenzo, Corsica, France, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY / OF / LIEUTENANT JAMES MOUTRAY, R.N. / WHO SERVING ON SHORE AT THE SIEGE, / OF CALVI, / THERE CAUGHT A FEVER / OF WHICH HE DIED, / SINCERELY LAMENTED, / ON AUGUST 19TH, 1794 / AGED 21 YEARS. / THIS STONE IS ERECTED BY AN AFFECTIONATE FRIEND / WHO WELL KNEW HIS WORTH AS AN OFFICER / AND HIS ACCOMPLISHED MANNERS AS A GENTLEMAN. / H.N.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Materials: Stone Vessel: HMS Victory
Event
Siege of Calvi
Event Date
174
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Moutray, James Age: 21 Date of Death: 19/8/1794 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Lord Hood's godson, and protégé of Nelson who erected the memorial. Bibliography: Peter Hore 'Corsica Revisited 2016', 'The Kedge Anchor' issue 46, September 2016.
Memorial in St Mary Magdalene, Great Hampden commemorating Captain Thomas Kempthorne RN d. 1736
Location
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Great Hampden, Buckinghampshire, England
Transcript
'Here lie the Remains of Thomas Kempthorne Esq. / who following the Example of his Ancestors, served / his King & Country in the Royal Navy, / and dyed Commissioner of Chatham-Yard in July 1736 / Also of Anne his Wife / Daughter of John Hampden of Great Hampden Esq. / By Anne Cornwallis, his Second Wife / She dyed in Septbr. 1723. / CHARLOTTE KEMPTHORNE their only surviving / Child, erects and dedicates this Monument with all / duty and affection to the Memory of her Parents / MDCCLIX'
Details
Description: Carved with an urn decorated with a wreath of flowers, arms below. Type: Wall memorial Position: Sanctuary Date Erected: 1759
People
Kempthorne, Thomas Age: c. 63 Date of Death: 23/7/1736 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: George Lipscmbe 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham' vol. ii (London, 1847) Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Kelly, Devon commemorating Vice-Admiral Wiliam Hancock Kelly d. 1811
Location
St Mary's Church, Kelly, Devon, England
Transcript
'William Hancock Kelly Esqr. Vice-Adm of the Blue, third son of Arthur Kelly Esqre. Lord of this parish by Mary Tucker his wife. He died 2nd May 1811 aged 60 yrs and having served for 45 years.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior
People
Kelly, William Hancock Age: 60 Date of Death: 2/5/1811 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone at St Mary’s Church Lydney, Gloucestershire commemorating Lemuel Hyett d. 1925
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
Transcript
'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / LEMUEL / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / JANE ANN HYETT / who died January 10 1925 / aged 66 years / He lived for the good of others / and is now where broken hearts / and grief are known no more / Also the body of / JANE ANN HYETT / his beloved wife / who died September 24 1943 / aged 83 years.'
Details
Description: Carved with a relief of a yawl. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Hyett, Lemuel Age: 66 Date of Death: 10/1/1925 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Mariner Organisation: Unknown
Wall tablet in Marylebone Parish Church commemorating Commodore Walter Bathurst RN d. 1827
Location
Marylebone Parish Church, London, England
Transcript
'In memory of Commodore Walter Bathurst, R.N. of York Place, in this Parish, died 21st Oct. 1827, from the effect of a mortal wound received in action in command of H.M.S. Genoa, in the action in the Harbours of Navarino, in the 68th year of his age. Also of Marianne Bathurst his widow, for 50 years a most respected inhabitant of this Parish, died Feb. 27th 1858, aged 75.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Stairs East side Vessel: HMS Genoa
Event
Battle of Navarino
Event Date
1827
Event Category
1821-1828 War of Greek Independence
People
Bathurst, Walter Age: 68 Date of Death: 21/10/1827 Cause of Death: War Casualty Rank / Occupation: Commodore Organisation: Royal Navy
