Wall tablet at St Columba’s Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man commemorating Captain John Quilliam RN d. 1829, a veteran of Trafalgar
Location
St Columba's Church, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN QUILLIAM ESQR CAPTN IN THE ROYAL NAVY. / IN HIS EARLY YEARS HE WAS APPOINTED BY ADML LORD DUNCAN TO ACT AS LIEUTENANT AT THE / BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN, AFTER THE VICTORY WAS ACHIEVED, THIS APPOINTMENT WAS CONFIRMED, / HIS GALLANTRY AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL AT THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN ATTRACTED THE NOTICE OF / LORD NELSON, WHO SUBSEQUENTLY SOUGHT FOR HIS SERVICES ON BOARD HIS OWN SHIP, AND AS HIS / LORDSHIPS FIRST LIEUT. HE STEERED THE VICTORY INTO ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, / BY THE EXAMPLE OF DUNCAN AND NELSON HE LEARNED TO CONQUER; / BY HIS OWN MERIT HE ROSE TO COMMAND. / ABOVE ALL THIS / HE WAS AN HONEST MAN, / THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD. / AFTER MANY YEARS OF HONOURABLE AND DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE HE RETIRED / TO THIS THE LAND OF HIS AFFECTIONATE SOLICITUDE AND BIRTH, WHERE IN HIS PUBLIC STATION AS A / MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS, AND IN PRIVATE LIFE HE WAS IN ARDUOUS TIMES THE UNCOMPROMISING / DEFENDER OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF HIS COUNTRYMEN, AND THE ZEALOUS AND ABLE SUPPORTER / OF EVERY MEASURE TENDING TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF HIS COUNTRY. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 10th OCTOBER 1829 / IN THE 59th YEAR OF HIS AGE. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY MARGT C. QUILLIAM TO THE MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND.'
Details
Description: A draped urn is carved in relief above the inscription. A ship's stern and an anchor is shown on the side of the urn. Type: Wall tablet Position: Chancel Materials: White Marble
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Quilliam, John Age: 58 Date of Death: 10/10/1829 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 122-3.
Gravestone in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire dedicated to Robert Base d. 1878
Location
Broadway Cemetery, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Transcript
'Robert Base / Died February 28th 1878 / Aged 91 / He served on board / HMS Bellerophon / At the Battle of Trafalgar.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Block 3 Row 2E No 37 Vessel: HMS Bellerophon
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Base, Robert Age: 91 Date of Death: 28/2/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marines
Extra
Notes: Served on HMS 'Bellerophon' at the Battle of Trafalgar 21/10/1805. Extra detalis supplied by Audrey Griffiths 2005. A new plaque to be placed on the gravestone as part of the Trafalgar bicentenary commemoration. Recorder: Audrey Griffiths
Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating John McDonald d. 1865
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'John McDonald, Boatswains Mate of the late Confederate SS Florida died Liverpool 20 March 1865 age 28'
Details
Vessel: CSS Florida
People
McDonald, John Age: 28 Date of Death: 20/3/1865 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate Organisation: Confederate States Navy
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 845. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. Relates to the American Civil War. CSS 'Florida' sank on 28 November 1864. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Charles Edwin Taylor d. 1937, Cardiff Pilot
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / Mary / the beloved wife of / Edwin Charles Taylor / (Cardiff Pilot) / who died July 22nd 1925 / aged 53 years / Also Mabel Irene / who died in infancy / Thy will be done. / Also Edwin Charles Taylor / who died January 15th 1937 / Aged 67 years.'
Details
Description: Headstone Type: Gravestone
People
Taylor, Edwin Charles Age: 67 Date of Death: 15/1/1937 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation:
Wall tablet at St Alphege Church, Greenwich commemorating Admiral Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope d. 1814
Location
St Alphege Church, Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope Bart. Admiral of the Blue Squadron of His Majesty's fleet who departed this life on the 20th day of December 1814 in the 60th year of his age. He was a fond and affectionate husband and a sincere friend, his loss is deeply lamented by all who knew him'
Details
Type: Wall tablet
People
Stanhope, Henry Edwyn Age: 59 Date of Death: 20/12/1814 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Also mentions his wife Lady Peggy Stanhope d. 8 Aug. 1809 daughters Peggy Stanhope d. 5 Sept. 1812 and Anna Eliza Stanhope d. 9 June 1819. Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1984
Statue in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm d. 1838
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'ADMIRAL / SIR PULTENEY MALCOLM G.C.B. / BORN AT BURNFOOT / OF ESK DUMFRIESSHIRE / DIED ON THE 20TH JULY 1838 / IN HIS 70 YEAR'
Details
Description: Pulteney depicted full-length in uniform, holding a telescope. Type: Statue Position: Crypt Date Erected: 1842 Artists: Edward Hodges Baily
People
Malcolm, Pulteney Age: 70 Date of Death: 20/7/1838 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm.1768-1838. Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Aberystwyth commemorating Thomas Davies d. 1844
Location
St Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Transcript
'HERE / Lieth the body of / JOHN / Son of the late THOMAS DAVIES / of this Town Master Mariner / by Jane his Wife / who departed this life 4th of June 1844 / aged 1 YEAR & 9 months / Also of the above / THOMAS DAVIES / who departed this life / at sea off Sligo / 8th March 1844 AGED 55 YEARS'
Details
Position: Churchyard Materials: Slate
People
Davies, Thomas Age: 55 Date of Death: 8/3/1844 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation:
Wall tablet at St Andrew’s Church, Bolam, commemorating Commander William Dent Dent RN d. 1872
Location
St Andrew's Church, Bolam, Northumberland, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM DENT DENT ESQ. / OF SHORTFLATT TOWER / LATE COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY / AND A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE / FOR THE COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND / WHO DIED 31 JULY 1872 AGED 76 YEARS / My time is in thy hand. / HIS WIFE ELLEN MARY HEDLEY DENT. / BORN 4. DECEMBER 1815, DIED 9 OCTOBER 1892, / AGED 76 YEARS. / Devoted in life united in death'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: Shortflatt Chapel south wall Materials: Marble, slate mount Artists: R. Craggs
People
Dent, William Dent Age: 76 Date of Death: 31/7/1872 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters