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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 Samuel Jones, d. 1704

Location

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

Transcript

'Here lyes interred the body of / Samuel Jones, / Son of Captain Samuel Jones of London / who died Purser of the ship Duchess, June 19th / 1704'

Details

Vessel: Duchess

People

Jones, Samuel
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 19/6/1704
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Purser
Organisation: United Trade

Extra

Notes: The Duchess reached Calcutta on 29th January 1704.

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.3

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Here lyes interred the body of / Samuel Jones, / Son of Captain Samuel Jones of London / who died Purser of the ship Duchess, June 19th / 1704'",
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    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.3",
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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

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.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Sowton, James
Age: 43
Date of Death: 11/10/1786
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Now laid flat in a path

JSON

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  "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.'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

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

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "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'",
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Oude Kerk, Delft, Delft, Netherlands, Rest of the World

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).

JSON

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  "id": "M2004",
  "location": "Oude Kerk, Delft, Delft, Netherlands, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Monument in the Oude Kerk, Delft, Delft, Netherlands commemorating Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp d. 1653 and Admiral Cornelis Tromp d. 1677</p>",
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    "date": "1653",
    "category": "1652-1654 First Anglo-Dutch War"  },
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    "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).",
    "recorder": "",
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}

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Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Florence commemorating Commander Isaac Harris RN d. 1849

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / MAG. ISAAC HARRIS LFT. COMMANDER R.N. / THIS STONE IS PLACED / BY HIS TWO SONS IN TOKEN OF THEIR AFFECTION AND GRIEF HE SUFFERED LONG AND WITH MUCH FORTITUDE / TILL HE WAS RELEASED THE 6 AUGUST 1849 AGED 61 / HE WAS A GOOD MAN / AND A JUST'

Details

People

Harris, Isaac
Age: 61
Date of Death: 6/8/1849
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Florence, Italy, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / MAG. ISAAC HARRIS LFT. COMMANDER R.N. / THIS STONE IS PLACED / BY HIS TWO SONS IN TOKEN OF THEIR AFFECTION AND GRIEF HE SUFFERED LONG AND WITH MUCH FORTITUDE / TILL HE WAS RELEASED THE 6 AUGUST 1849 AGED 61 / HE WAS A GOOD MAN / AND A JUST'",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Wayth, d. 1924

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Thomas Wayth, master mariner, born 22 August 1844, died 25 Feb 1924'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Wayth, Thomas
Age: 79
Date of Death: 24/2/1924
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "post_id": "1318",
  "id": "M4110",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Thomas Wayth, master mariner, born 22 August 1844, died 25 Feb 1924'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Wayth, d. 1924</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Gravestone at St Stephen’s Old Church, Fylingthorpe commemorating James Grainger d. 1902

Location

St Stephen's Old Church, Fylingthorpe, East Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of GEORGE WILLIAM / Son of JAMES and CAROLINE GRAINGER / born January 13th 1872 / died December 7th 1896 / 'In the midst of life we are in death' / Also the above / JAMES GRAINGER / Master Mariner / who died April 18th 1902 / aged 62 years / Also CAROLINE his wife / who died January 26th 1912 / aged 74 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: North Yorkshire

People

Grainger, James
Age: 74
Date of Death: 26/1/1912
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of GEORGE WILLIAM / Son of JAMES and CAROLINE GRAINGER / born January 13th 1872 / died December 7th 1896 / 'In the midst of life we are in death' / Also the above / JAMES GRAINGER / Master Mariner / who died April 18th 1902 / aged 62 years / Also CAROLINE his wife / who died January 26th 1912 / aged 74 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Stephen’s Old Church, Fylingthorpe commemorating James Grainger d. 1902</p>",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Peter Buchan d. 1868

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Peter Buchan, Master Mariner died 21 September 1868 age 46'

Details

People

Buchan, Peter
Age: 46
Date of Death: 21/9/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 721.
Recorder: Captain J P Brand, Friends of Merseyside Maritime Museum

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Peter Buchan, Master Mariner died 21 September 1868 age 46'",
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Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Memorial at Winchester Cathedral to Captain Henry Pearson RN d. 1936

Location

Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF HENRY PEARSON / CAPTAIN R.N. OF THIS CITY WHO / DIED 17 AUGUST 1936 AGED 84. / He was Navigating Officer when / H.M.S. CALLIOPE (Capt. H.C. Kane) / was brought out of Apia Harbour / in Samoa in the hurricane of / 16th March 1889.'

Details

Description: Coloured representations of Union Flag and White ensign flank the inscription..
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North transept
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: HMS Calliope

People

Pearson, Henry
Age: 84
Date of Death: 17/8/1936
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Timothy Wilson 1979

JSON

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  "post_id": "1322",
  "id": "M4852",
  "location": "Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF HENRY PEARSON / CAPTAIN R.N. OF THIS CITY WHO / DIED 17 AUGUST 1936 AGED 84. / He was Navigating Officer when / H.M.S. CALLIOPE (Capt. H.C. Kane) / was brought out of Apia Harbour / in Samoa in the hurricane of / 16th March 1889.'",
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    "position": "North transept",
    "materials": "Limestone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Calliope"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Timothy Wilson 1979",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating W.T. McKean d. 1908

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of W. T. MacKean, 3rd Engineer, S.S. 'Hop Sang' of Greenock Scotland, died March 11th 1908, aged 28 years. Erected by a few friends'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: SS Hop Sang

People

MacKean, W. T.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 11/3/1908
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "post_id": "1323",
  "id": "M312",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of W. T. MacKean, 3rd Engineer, S.S. 'Hop Sang' of Greenock Scotland, died March 11th 1908, aged 28 years. Erected by a few friends'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating W.T. McKean d. 1908</p>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Cross on stepped plinth.",
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
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    "vessel": "SS Hop Sang"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters