Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Fishguard commemorating Thomas Thomas d. 1855 and John Thomas d. 1861
Location
St Mary's Church, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Transcript
'Thomas Thomas, Master Mariner of this town, died 9 Feb 1855 aged 51. Also John Thomas, Master Mariner, son of the late Thomas Thomas and Ann his wife, died 24 Aug 1861 aged 26'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard
People
Thomas, Thomas Age: 51 Date of Death: 9/2/1855 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation: Thomas, John Age: 51 Date of Death: 24/8/1861 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation:
Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating the memory of Edmund Stevens, RN, d. 1855
Location
Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘Sacred / to the memory of / EDMUND STEVENS / Caulker, H.M. Sloop RAPID / who after having faith- / fully served in the Royal / Navy as Petty Officer of / First Class for the period of / 20 years: Departed this / life 21st February 1855 / Aged 44 years and 1 month // As a tribute of .... // Thou sleepest but ... ‘
Details
Type: Tablet Position: North wall N62 C90 Vessel: HMS Rapid
People
Stevens, Edmund Age: 44 Date of Death: 21/2/1855 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 213.
Gravestone at St Nicholas Church, Wickham, Hampshire commemorating Admiral Richard Grindall d. 1820
Location
St Nicholas Church, Wickham, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'HERE LIES DEPOSITED THE REMAINS OF MR EDMUND GRINDALL, MIDSHIPMAN RN, YOUNGEST SON OF VICE ADMIRAL GRINDALL AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 21 SEPTEMBER 1811 AGE 20', 'HERE LIES THE BODY OF LT FESTING HORATIO GRINDALL, RN, 3RD SON OF VICE ADMIRAL GRINDALL AND KATHERINE HIS WIFE, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 23 MAY 1812, AGE 25', 'ALSO THE REMAINS OF SIR RICHARD GRINDALL ADMIRAL, RN, WHO DIED 23 MAY 1820 AGE 69, ALSO KATHERINE HIS WIFE WHO DIED 6 FEBRUARY 1831 AGE 72'
Details
Description: Family grave with flat gravestone, two head and two footstones. Traces of railings (now missing). Type: Gravestones Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Grindall, Edmund Age: 20 Date of Death: 21/9/1811 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Midshipman Organisation: Royal Navy Grindall, Festing Horatio Age: 25 Date of Death: 23/5/1812 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy Grindall, Richard Age: 72 Date of Death: 23/5/1820 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Inscription illegible, transcript taken from church registers. Bibliography: Colin White and 1805 Club 'The Trafalgar Captains: Their lives and memorials' p. 68. (London, 2005)
Monument at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating Thomas Ferres d. 1631
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS FERRES / WHO DIED 31ST JANUARY 1637 / AGED 62 YEARS / BORN IN A HUMBLE AND OBSCURE STATION, HE RAISED HIMSELF TO DISTINCTION AND HONOUR. / HE WAS MASTER OF A SHIP TRADING FROM HULL FOR SEVERAL YEARS / HE WAS ADMITTED A YOUNGER BROTHER AND SUBSEQUENTLY AN ELDER BROTHER OF TRINITY HOUSE / AND THREE TIMES ELECTED WARDEN OF THAT CORPORATION / HE WAS ALSO SHERIFF AND MAJOR OF HULL / IN THE ABUNDANCE OF HIS PROSPERITY HE DID NOT FORGET THE NEEDY / KNOWING THAT IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE / AND HAVING EXPERIENCED THE PERILS OF THE SEA HE ADMINISTERED ESPECIALLY TO THE WANTS / OF THE AGED AND WORN OUT SEAMAN. / CAREFUL IN HIS LIFETIME TO MAINTAIN GOOD WORKS / HE DEVOTED AT HIS DEATH THE BULK OF HIS PROPERTY TO PURPOSES OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY / TO MARK THEIR ADMIRATION OF HIS CHARACTER AND RESPECT FOR HIS MEMORY / THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE'
Details
Description: Bust of Ferres on a plinth behind full-length figures of an angel holding a cup to the lips of an aged seaman. Type: Monument Position: North side of chancel Materials: Marble Date Erected: 1859 Artists: Thomas Earle
People
Ferres, Thomas Age: 62 Date of Death: 31/1/1631 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master. Elder brother Trinity House Organisation: Trinity House
Extra
Notes: Original ledger with armorial bearings on floor nearby. Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain William Prowse d. 1823
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain William Prowse, who was lost on his passage from St Domingo in the year 1823 age 25'
Details
People
Prowse, William Age: 25 Date of Death: 1823 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 47. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial in the New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Captain John Peacock d. 1853
Location
New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'...Captain John PEACOCK, of the British Brig 'Isabella'....Died 7th August, 1853 aged 42 years. This tomb is erected by his disconsolate widow who accompanied him to this island'
Details
Vessel: Isabella
People
Peacock, John Age: 42 Date of Death: 7/8/1853 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).
memorial at St Jude’s Church, Portsmouth commemorating Commander John Appleby Prichard RN d. 1862
Location
St Jude's Church, Southsea, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'In Memory of / COMMANDER JOHN APPLEBY PRICHARD R.N. / WHO DIED AT SEA SEPT. 12TH 1862 / ON HIS PASSAGE HOME FROM CEYLON / Aged 47 Years/Thy will be done. Mattw XXVI.XLII / Leave thy Fatherless children, I will / preserve them alive, and let thy / Widow trust in me. Jereh XLIX. II'
Details
Description: Rectangular marble tablet, partially obscured by a later wall across the south transept. Inscribed inscription in black gothic and roman capitals and lower case. Type: Wall tablet Position: Coffee Room, North wall Materials: Marble Artists: Baker
People
Pritchard, John Appleby Age: Date of Death: 12/9/1862 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
