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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Memorial in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Thomas Dunsford d. 1852

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'To the memory of Thomas Dunsford Mariner aged 48 years of East Budleigh, Devon who died June 3rd 1852 from the effects of a fall from the Topsail Yard of the schooner Water-Lily of Exeter'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Water-Lily

People

Dunsford, Thomas
Age: 48
Date of Death: 3/6/1852
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: David Kreckeler, 1982
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St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Tablet in St Clement’s Church, Leigh-on-Sea, dedicated to John Bundocke d. 1652, Richard Chester d. 1632, William Goodland d. 1639, Richard Goodland d. 1693, Richard Haddock d. 1660, Richard Haddock d. 1714, Nicholas Haddock d. 1746, Richard Harris d. 1607, Robert Salmon d. 1591, Robert Salmon d. 1641

Location

St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Richard Haddock died 1453 / John Haddock his son / Captain Richard Haddock died 1660 a Brother of Trinity House / Captain William Haddock his son died 1667 / Sir Richard Haddock died 1714 Comptroller of HM Navy & Master of Trinity House 1687 / Admiral Nicholas Haddock died 1746, buried with 15 others of his family in this churchyard. / Robert Salmon died 1471 / Thomas Salmon died 1576 / Robert Salmon died 1591 Master of Trinity House 1588 / Robert Salmon died 1641 Master of Trinity House 1617 / John Bundocke died 1601 / John Bundocke died 1652 son of above / a Brother of Trinity House / Richard Chester died 1632 Master of Trinity House 1615 / Captain William Goodland died 1639, chief commander of / the Greenland Fleet & Master of Trinity House 1638 / Captain Richard Goodland died 1693, a Brother of Trinity House / Richard Harris died 1607, a Brother of Trinity House in 1604'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Side chapel on north side
Materials: Brass
Date Erected: 1906

People

Bundocke, John
Age:
Date of Death: 1652
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Brother of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Chester, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1632
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Goodland, William
Age:
Date of Death: 1639
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Goodland, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1693
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Brother of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Haddock, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1660
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Brother of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Haddock, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1714
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master of Trinity House. Comptroller of the Navy
Organisation:
Haddock, Nicholas
Age:
Date of Death: 26/9/1746
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Harris, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1607
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master. Brother of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Salmon, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1591
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House
Salmon, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 1641
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master of Trinity House
Organisation: Trinity House

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Notes: Erected by Elder Brethren of Trinity House in 1906.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
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Brompton cemetery, London, England

Place of burial at Brompton Cemetery of Admiral Tancred Stewart d. 1901

Location

Brompton cemetery, London, England

Details

People

Stewart, Tancred
Age:
Date of Death: 13/11/1901
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

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:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St Alphege Church, Greenwich, London, England

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
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St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

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
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St Michael's Church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

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:

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St Andrew's Church, Bolam, Northumberland, England

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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St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex, England

Gravestone at Church Norton, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Henry Edward Rowley d. 1948

Location

St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'In memory of Henry Edward Rowley / Lieut. Commander RN / Ascended Jan 27th 1948 / Also Hilda May Rowley / His beloved wife 5th May 1973'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Rowley, Henry Edward
Age: -
Date of Death: 27/1/1948
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Suzanne Gilbert
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St Andrew's Church, Great Finborough, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Andrew’s Church, Great Finborough, Suffolk commemorating Vice-Admiral Charles Wollaston, RN d. 1845

Location

St Andrew's Church, Great Finborough, Suffolk, England

Transcript

[Not exact] 'Charles WOLLASTON, Esq Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy died 19 Feb 1845 aged 78 years'

Details

People

Wollaston, Charles
Age: 78
Date of Death: 19/2/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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