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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

JSON

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  "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'",
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    "event":"Spanish Armada",
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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).

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  "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).",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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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\"'",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "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)

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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

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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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    "artists": "",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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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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  "id": "M4811",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Westminster Abbey, London commemorating Captain William Julius RN, d. 1698</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Albert Edward Bullock 'Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's Church' (London,1920) (photo).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Old Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Memorial at Old Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, commemorating Henry Barrow, HEIC, d. 1847

Location

Old Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Henry Barrow, Esqre, in command of H.C.S. Berenice died 7 May 1847 aged 29' [not exact]

Details

Vessel: Berenice

People

Barrow, Henry
Age: 29
Date of Death: 7/5/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: *Karachi formerly in India. Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.

Bibliography: 'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 333.

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  "transcript": "'Henry Barrow, Esqre, in command of H.C.S. Berenice died 7 May 1847 aged 29' [not exact]",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Old Cemetery, Karachi, Sindh, commemorating Henry Barrow, HEIC, d. 1847</p>",
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    "notes": "*Karachi formerly in India.  Following Independence in 1947, Karachi became the first capital of Pakistan.<br />",
    "bibliography": "'Notes and Queries' vol. 176 (1936) p. 333.",
    "recorder": "",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Stephen Sewell RN d. 1898

Location

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

Transcript

'To the memory of Stephen SEWELL, Leading Stoker, H.M.S. 'Grafton' who died at Hong Kong, November 20th 1898 aged 34 years. Erected by the Engine Room Staff'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Grafton

People

Sewell, Stephen
Age: 34
Date of Death: 20/11/1898
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Leading Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
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}

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St Helen's Church, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England

Wall memorial at St Helen’s Church, Stapleford commemorating Admiral John Borlase Warren d. 1822

Location

St Helen's Church, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England

Transcript

[Inscription tablet] ‘Sacred to the Memory of / GEORGE JOHN BORLASE WARREN / eldest and last surviving Son of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren Bart. K.B. / and Caroline his wife, third Daughter of General Sir John Clavering , K.B. / he was born 12th August 1788, and lost his Life / Most gallantly leading his troops into Action, after the landing at Aboukir, in Egypt / on the 8th March 1801 / his afflicted Parents have raised this Marble, / the Monument of his virtues and their misfortune’ [on obelisk above] ‘Also to the memory of / ADMIRAL SIR JOHN BORLASE WARREN Bart. K.B.P.C. / Born at Stapleford / 2nd Sept 1753 / Died at Greenwich / 27th Feb 1822.’

Details

Description: Above the inscription tablet, an obelisk, at the base of which is a draped flaming urn flanked by sphinxes.
Type: Wall memorial
Artists: John Bacon jnr [signed]

People

Warren, John Borlase
Age: 68
Date of Death: 27/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Munday 1981

JSON

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  "location": "St Helen's Church, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England",
  "transcript": "[Inscription tablet] ‘Sacred to the Memory of / GEORGE JOHN BORLASE WARREN / eldest and last surviving Son of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren Bart. K.B. / and Caroline his wife, third Daughter of General Sir John Clavering , K.B. / he was born 12th August 1788, and lost his Life / Most gallantly leading his troops into Action, after the landing at Aboukir, in Egypt / on the 8th March 1801 / his afflicted Parents have raised this Marble, / the Monument of his virtues and their misfortune’ [on obelisk above] ‘Also to the memory of / ADMIRAL SIR JOHN BORLASE WARREN Bart. K.B.P.C. / Born at Stapleford / 2nd Sept 1753 / Died at Greenwich / 27th Feb 1822.’",
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    "artists": "John Bacon jnr [signed]",
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  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "recorder": "John Munday 1981",
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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Cross slab at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Captain Graham Holloway RNR, d. 1931

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

'GRAHAM CHARLES HOLLOWAY OBE RD. Captain R.N.R. / May 1st 1870 Dec 10th 1931 / In portu quies / and his wife / MARIAN EVELYN HOLLOWAY / 1871 1956'

Details

Type: Cross slab
Position: N1048

People

Holloway, Graham Charles
Age: 61
Date of Death: 10/12/1931
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p. 79, no. N1048 (Folkestone and District Family History Society, 1985).

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters