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:
Gravestone at Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating James Sowton d. 1786
Location
Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Transcript
'In Memory / of JAMES SOWTON / Late Gunner in his Majesty's Navy / who departed this Life / October 11 1786 Aged 43 Years / Also of Peggy Sowton Daughter / of the above Aged 8 Months / And also of Peggy Sowton Second / Daughter of the above who departed / this life the 20th day of March 1790 / Aged Four Years.'
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating seamen and marines of HMS ‘Cormorant’ who died during the commission 1862-66
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of the seaman and marines of H.M.S. 'CORMORANT' who died during her commission in China during the years 1862-66. / 1863 March 27, George CHADNEY, Gr, R.M.A., Aet 31 Shanghai, Drowned / August 3, Henry CAMPBELL, Ord, Aet 20 Han-chu Bay, Drowned / ... HURST, B 2.C., Aet 17 Yokohama / 1865 February 26 George ARMSTRONG, A.B., Aet 29 at Sea / June 22, Thomas ELLIOT, Blacksmith, Aet 40 Hong Kong / August 6, Peter HAYWARD, A.B., Aet 21 At Sea / August 7, Henry CARPENTER, P.R.M., Aet 23 Hong Kong / August 7, Francis PAINTER, Carp. Cr., Aet 22 Hong Kong / August 10, James PARGETER, P.R.M., Aet 34 Hong Kong / August 24, Albert INGRAMS, P.R.M., Aet 24 Hong Kong / October 1, James R. ROBERTS, Ord., Aet 26 Hong Kong / October 28, Stafford DEAN, Stoker, Aet 20 Hong Kong / December 22, John MANNING, B.2.C., Aet 17, At sea, Drowned'
Details
Description: Headstone, anchor carved above the inscription. Vessel: HMS Cormorant
People
Armstrong, George Age: 29 Date of Death: 26/2/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Campbell, Henry Age: 20 Date of Death: 3/8/1863 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Carpenter, Henry Age: 23 Date of Death: 7/8/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RM Organisation: Royal Marines Chadney, George Age: 31 Date of Death: 27/3/1863 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery Dean, Stafford Age: 20 Date of Death: 28/10/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy Elliot, Thomas Age: 40 Date of Death: 22/6/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Blacksmith Organisation: Royal Navy Hayward, Peter Age: 21 Date of Death: 6/8/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Ingrams, Albert Age: 24 Date of Death: 24/8/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RM Organisation: Royal Marines Manning, John Age: 17 Date of Death: 22/12/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Boy 2nd Class Organisation: Royal Navy Painter, Francis Age: 22 Date of Death: 7/8/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Carpenter's crew Organisation: Royal Navy Pargeter, James Age: 34 Date of Death: 10/8/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Private RM Organisation: Royal Marines Roberts, James R. Age: 26 Date of Death: 1/10/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Monument in the Oude Kerk, Delft, Delft, Netherlands commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp d. 1653 and Admiral Cornelis Tromp d. 1677
Location
Oude Kerk, Delft, Delft, Netherlands, Rest of the World
Details
Description: Prone effigy in armour with the head resting on a gun. Behind, putti supporting shields of arms with military trophies below and on the pilasters at the sides of the monument; at the top, two Tritons blowing on shells on either side of a coat of arms. Relief of sea battle on front of tomb chest between festoons of shells. Type: Monument Materials: White Carrara marble, red Belgian marble; touchstone Date Erected: 1654-1658 Artists: Rombout Verhulst, Willem de Keyser
Event
Battle of Scheveningen
Event Date
1653
Event Category
1652-1654 First Anglo-Dutch War
People
Tromp, Cornelis Age: 61 Date of Death: 29/5/1699 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon Age: 55 Date of Death: 10/8/1653 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Dutch Navy
Extra
Notes: Cornelis in same tomb as his father Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp. Frits Scholten 'Sumptuous Memories: studies in seventeenth century Dutch tomb sculpture' p. 171. Bibliography: Eva Firth Wolsdorff 'The Image of Admirals in tomb sculpture c.1600 and after'. (International Society for the study of Church Monuments Symposium 1980).
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Meade d. 1906
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of Thomas R. MEADE, Master Mariner of N. Devon, drowned at Hong Kong in the typhoon of September 18 1906, aged 64 years. Erected by his brother'
Details
Description: Headstone with kerbs. A foul anchor carved above the inscription. Type: Headstone
People
Meade, Thomas R Age: 64 Date of Death: 18/9/1906 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation: Unknown
Gravestone at St Stephen’s Church, Newtown, Sydney, Australia, commemorating Ralph Robinson d. 1877
Location
St Stephen's Church, Newtown, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of Jane Mary Ann, beloved wife of Ralph Robinson, Master Mariner of Sydney, Late of Essex, England. Who departed this life 6th July 1861. Aged 33 years. Also of Captain Ralph Robinson Husband of the above. Who died at Sydney. 26th May 1877. Aged 66 years. Thy will be done.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Robinson, Ralph Age: 66 Date of Death: 26/5/1877 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
Gravestone at St Andrew’s Church, West Tarring commemorating Admiral Charles Edmunds d. 1879
Location
St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, Sussex, England
Transcript
'In memory of Admiral Charles Edmunds, RN, second son of George and Elizabeth Edmunds died November 1st 1879 aged 78. And in memory of Richard Edmunds 3rd son of George and Elizabeth Edmunds died 24 January 1883 aged 80. And in memory of Harriet Edmunds 3rd daughter of George and Elizabeth Edmunds died 23 Dec 1882 aged 76'
Details
Description: Slab with bronze railings, cross on top. Type: Cross slab
People
Edmunds, Charles Age: 78 Date of Death: 1/11/1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John White d. 1889, Cardiff Pilot
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / John White / Cardiff Pilot / who died April 12th 1889 / Aged 35 years / Also of William his son / who died March 19th 1901 / in his 21st year / Gone but not forgotten / Also of Mary Ellen McDonald / who died Dec 17th 1904 / Aged 43 years / In the midst of life we are in death'
Details
Description: Headstone Type: Gravestone
People
White, John Age: 35 Date of Death: 12/4/1889 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation:
Memorial at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea commemorating John Woolley, John Wells Lambe and William Bruce d. 1839 in boat accidents
Location
St Luke's Church, Chelsea, London, England
Transcript
'John Woolley, John Wells Lambe and William Bruce who were drowned opposite this church through the swamping of their boat in a squall of wind'
Details
Type: Tablet Position: South wall
People
Bruce, William Age: 29 Date of Death: 20/6/1839 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Baker Organisation: Lambe, John Wells Age: 29 Date of Death: 20/6/1839 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: dressing case maker Organisation: Woolley, John Age: 35 Date of Death: 20/6/1839 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Reproduces the text on a gravestone, now lost. Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 131. 'Annual Register' 1839, vol. 81, p. 346.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
