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

Memorial plaques at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hoxne, Suffolk commemorating HMS ‘Captain’, lost off Cape Finisterre, Spain, on 7 September 1870

Location

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

Transcript

1) 'THESE FLAGS WHICH BELONGED / TO HMS CAPTAIN WERE PICKED / UP AT SEA OFF CAPE FINISTERRE / BY HMS AGINCOURT AND PRESENTED TO HOXNE CHURCH / BY EVELYNE BURGOYNE' 2) 'HMS / CAPTAIN / 7 / Sepr / 1870.'

Details

Description: Two plaques, the one relating to the flags rectangular, the second cross-shaped.
Type: Plaque
Position: Interior
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Captain

Extra

Notes: Hoxne 'Village Voice' February-March 2008 reported that the flags had disintigrated beyond repair. They were cremated and the ashes committed to the deep in January by HMS 'Illustrious'. Bishop Nigel Stock re-dedicated the related plaques.
Recorder: Barry Fisher 2011

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  "transcript": "1) 'THESE FLAGS WHICH BELONGED / TO HMS CAPTAIN WERE PICKED / UP AT SEA OFF CAPE FINISTERRE / BY HMS AGINCOURT AND PRESENTED TO HOXNE CHURCH / BY EVELYNE BURGOYNE' 2) 'HMS / CAPTAIN / 7 / Sepr / 1870.'",
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    "vessel": "HMS Captain"  },
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    "notes": "Hoxne 'Village Voice' February-March 2008 reported that the flags had disintigrated beyond repair. They were cremated and the ashes committed to the deep in January by HMS 'Illustrious'. Bishop Nigel Stock re-dedicated the related plaques.",
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    "recorder": "Barry Fisher 2011",
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St Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Lambeth commemorating Peter Dollond d. 1820, optician

Location

St Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Peter Dollond FRS son of John Dollond FRS of St Paul's churchyard optician who died July 2nd 1820 aged 80 years. Also of his sister Susan Huggins widow who died April 11th 1798. Also his sister Sarah wife of Jesse Ramsden FRS who died August 29 1796 aged 53 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

Dollond, Peter
Age: 80
Date of Death: 2/7/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Telescope maker
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson, 1982

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Peter Dollond FRS son of John Dollond FRS of St Paul's churchyard optician who died July 2nd 1820 aged 80 years. Also of his sister Susan Huggins widow who died April 11th 1798. Also his sister Sarah wife of Jesse Ramsden FRS who died August 29 1796 aged 53 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Lambeth commemorating Peter Dollond d. 1820, optician</p>",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson, 1982",
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Wall tablet in Bath Abbey, dedicated to Matthew Connolly d. 1853

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MATTHEW CONNOLLY. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY. / WHO DIED 7TH FEBRUARY 1853. / IN HIS 77TH YEAR. / HE WAS A DUTIFUL SON, AN AFFECTIONATE / BROTHER, AND A STRICTLY HONEST MAN'

Details

Description: Anchor and crossed flags above inscription, the hull of a warship behind.

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Connolly, Matthew
Age: 76
Date of Death: 7/2/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1986
Photographer: B. Tomlinson / P. Lacey

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / MATTHEW CONNOLLY. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY. / WHO DIED 7TH FEBRUARY 1853. / IN HIS 77TH YEAR. / HE WAS A DUTIFUL SON, AN AFFECTIONATE / BROTHER, AND A STRICTLY HONEST MAN'",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1986",
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All Saints Church, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Hessle commemorating William Burstall d. 1852

Location

All Saints Church, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William Burstall son of William and Jane Burstall of Hessle. He died in the eighteenth year of his age 1852 whilst on a voyage to Melbourne. His remains are interred in the cemetery at Port Adelaide'

Details

People

Burstall, William
Age: 17
Date of Death: 1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of William Burstall son of William and Jane Burstall of Hessle. He died in the eighteenth year of his age 1852 whilst on a voyage to Melbourne. His remains are interred in the cemetery at Port Adelaide'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints Church, Hessle commemorating William Burstall d. 1852</p>",
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St Bartholomew's Church, Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Wall tablet in St Bartholomew’s Church, Hyde commemorating Edmund Norton d. 1600 who served at sea during the Armada Campaign

Location

St Bartholomew's Church, Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'HERE LIETH THE BO / DY OF EDM NORTON / GENT OF TISTED AND / AVINGTON HOUSES / DESCENDED WHO HAD / 2D A DAY PENCION FOR / HIS GOOD SERVICE / BY SEAE IN ANO DNE 1588 / WHO DESSESED 10 / JULII 1600'

Details

Description: Winged cherub's head below inscription tablet.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North transept

Event

Spanish Armada

Event Date

1588

Event Category

1584-1604 Conflict between England and Spain

People

Norton, Edmund
Age:
Date of Death: 10/7/1600
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).
Recorder: Mr P. Clissold 1981

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  "transcript": "'HERE LIETH THE BO / DY OF EDM NORTON / GENT OF TISTED AND /  AVINGTON HOUSES /  DESCENDED WHO HAD / 2D A DAY PENCION FOR / HIS GOOD SERVICE / BY SEAE IN ANO DNE 1588 / WHO DESSESED 10 / JULII 1600'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in St Bartholomew’s Church, Hyde commemorating Edmund Norton d. 1600 who served at sea during the Armada Campaign</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Peter Clissold 'More Memorials in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 367 (Greenwich, 1981).",
    "recorder": "Mr P. Clissold 1981",
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The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Marriott RN d. 1823

Location

The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Lieut. Thos. MARRIOTT, late of H.M. Schooner 'Union''

Details

Vessel: HMS Union

People

Marriott, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 17/9/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

JSON

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  "id": "M3450",
  "location": "The Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Lieut. Thos. MARRIOTT, late of H.M. Schooner 'Union''",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Palisades, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Marriott RN d. 1823</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating David Jones d. 1837

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'David Jones, Mariner d. 15 Sept 1837 aged 55 "He was made willing by affliction to leave earth for heaven and anxious to exchange the society of mortals for the presence of God"'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Artists: M. Rice

People

Jones, David
Age:
Date of Death: 15/9/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

JSON

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  "transcript": "'David Jones, Mariner d. 15 Sept 1837 aged 55 \"He was made willing by affliction to leave earth for heaven and anxious to exchange the society of mortals for the presence of God\"'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating David Jones d. 1837</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974",
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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Gravestone in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Admiral Thomas Miller RN, d. 1899

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

'Admiral MILLER / died in London / 22nd April 1899 / aged 79 / and / LIZZIE his wife / who died / October 3rd 1902'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: N2062

People

Miller, Thomas
Age: 79
Date of Death: 22/4/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See 'Navy List’

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 111, no. N2062. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985)

JSON

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island, Northumberland, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island commemorating John Adams d. 1875

Location

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holy Island, Northumberland, England

Transcript

'IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF / JOHN ADAMS / WHO DIED AT HOLY ISLAND ON A VISIT / 5TH AUGUST 1875, AGED 67 YEARS / ALSO / MARY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 30TH JUNE / 1856 AGED 49 YEARS AND IS INTERRED IN CHRIST CHURCH YARD NORTH SHIELDS / I LEFT MY HOME IN [ROBUST] HEALTH / I LITTLE THOUGHT OF DEATH SO NIGH / BUT GOD THOUGHT FIT TO CALL ME HOME / AND WITH HIS WILL MUST COMPLY / WEEP NOT FOR ME MY CHILDREN DEAR / WITH YOU I LONG TO STAY / YOUR TIME ON EARTH WILL NOT BE LONG / PREPARE TO FOLLOW ME'

Details

Description: Rope twist edge terminating in Gothic heads. A ships in full sail carved above inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Adams, John
Age: 67
Date of Death: 30/6/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 1871 Census Tynemouth.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF / JOHN ADAMS / WHO DIED AT HOLY ISLAND ON A VISIT / 5TH AUGUST 1875, AGED 67 YEARS / ALSO / MARY HIS WIFE WHO DIED 30TH JUNE / 1856 AGED 49 YEARS AND IS INTERRED IN CHRIST CHURCH YARD NORTH SHIELDS / I LEFT MY HOME IN [ROBUST] HEALTH / I LITTLE THOUGHT OF DEATH SO NIGH / BUT GOD THOUGHT FIT TO CALL ME HOME / AND WITH HIS WILL MUST COMPLY / WEEP NOT FOR ME MY CHILDREN DEAR / WITH YOU I LONG TO STAY / YOUR TIME ON EARTH WILL NOT BE LONG / PREPARE TO FOLLOW ME'",
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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Captain William Julius RN, d. 1698

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'Near this place lyeth / Interr'd the Body of Capt. / William Julius / late Commander of His Ma: Ship / the Colchester who departed / this life ye 3d of Oct. 1698 / Aged 33 years'

Details

Description: Cartouche. Coat of arms above the inscription, a cherub's head either side, a bat winged skull below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: South choir aisle
Vessel: HMS Colchester

People

Julius, William
Age: 33
Date of Death: 3/10/1698
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Albert Edward Bullock 'Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's Church' (London,1920) (photo).

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters