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Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Moffat RN d. 1831

Location

Scotch church, Rodney Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Thomas Moffat, Lieutenant RN who died 20th November / 1831 age 45'

Details

People

Moffat, Thomas
Age: 45
Date of Death: 20/11/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. v, p. 139. The church is now a ruin.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Thomas Moffat, Lieutenant RN who died 20th November / 1831 age 45'",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. v, p. 139. The church is now a ruin.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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}

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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating Johnston Huddart d. 1795 HEIC

Location

Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lie interred the remains / of Johnston Huddart Esq. / who departed this life in / Leghorn January the 30th, 1795 / aged 24 years / a severe illness contracted / in the discharge of duty in / the Naval Service of the Hon. / the English East India Company, / which for two years baffled every / effort of medicine and change of climate / finally terminated the existence of one of / the worthiest and most promising / members of society / This monument was erected to his / memory as the last token of regard / which his only surviving brother / had it in his power to pay him'

Details

Vessel: Albion

People

Huddart, Johnston
Age: 24
Date of Death: 30/1/1795
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Notes: HEIS 'Albion' 1790-91 season.
Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.55.

JSON

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  "id": "M5115",
  "location": "Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Here lie interred the remains / of Johnston Huddart Esq. / who departed this life in / Leghorn January the 30th, 1795 / aged 24 years / a severe illness contracted / in the discharge of duty in / the Naval Service of the Hon. / the English East India Company, / which for two years baffled every / effort of medicine and change of climate / finally terminated the existence of one of / the worthiest and most promising / members of society / This monument was erected to his / memory as the last token of regard / which his only surviving brother / had it in his power to pay him'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating Johnston Huddart d. 1795 HEIC</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "HEIS 'Albion' 1790-91 season.",
    "bibliography": "G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.55.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Charles MacGlashan RN d. 1834

Location

St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Charles MACGLASHAN, Esq., formerly a Surgeon in the Royal Navy, OB 27 June, 1834 aet 74'

Details

Type: Wall tablet

People

MacGlashan, Charles
Age: 74
Date of Death: 27/6/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

JSON

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  "location": "St Andrew's Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Charles MACGLASHAN, Esq., formerly a Surgeon in the Royal Navy, OB 27 June, 1834 aet 74'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Andrew’s Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Charles MacGlashan RN d. 1834</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Pike d. 1888

Location

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

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM PIKE, CHIEF OFFICER, SS 'HANKOW' / WHO DIED IN HONG KONG / 20TH JANUARY 1888 AGED 35 / THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS / OF HIS LODGE OF / SOUTHERN CHINA NO. 2013 CANTON'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Vessel: SS Hankow

People

Pike, William
Age: 35
Date of Death: 20/1/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Milburn & Co

Extra

Notes: SS 'Hankow' screw steamer 'Hankow' owners W. Milburn & Co, built Newcastle 1873.
Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "id": "M238",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / WILLIAM PIKE, CHIEF OFFICER, SS 'HANKOW' / WHO DIED IN HONG KONG / 20TH JANUARY 1888 AGED 35 / THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS / OF HIS LODGE OF / SOUTHERN CHINA NO. 2013 CANTON'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Pike d. 1888</p>",
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    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Hankow"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "SS 'Hankow' screw steamer 'Hankow' owners W. Milburn & Co, built Newcastle 1873.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Chigwell, dedicated to James Urmston d. 1815 and Captain George Constantine Urmston RN d. 1820

Location

St Mary's Church, Chigwell, Essex, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES URMSTON ESQR / (MANY YEARS A COMMANDER IN THE NAVAL SERVICE / OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY). ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OF THE PEACE / OF THIS COUNTY, / AND HIGH SHERIFF IN THE YEAR 1806. / HE DIED NOVEMBER 24TH 1815, AGED 65 YEARS. / DURING A LONG RESIDENCE IN THIS PARISH, / HIS BENEVOLENCE OF HEART AND URBANITY OF MANNERS / SECURED HIM UNIVERSAL RESPECT AND ESTEEM. / TO PERPETUATE HIS MEMORY AND AS A MARK OF FILIAL DUTY, / THIS MONUMENT IS INSCRIBED BY HIS ELDEST SON / SIR BRABAZON URMSTON. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM JOHN URMSTON, / WHO DIED JANUARY 10TH 1810, AGED 19 YEARS. / AND OF CAPTAIN GEORGE CONSTANTINE URMSTON, / A CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY, WHO DIED JANUARY 9TH 1820, AGED 34 YEARS. / ALSO OF LEONORA MARIA, / WIFE OF CAPTAIN THOMAS L. PEAKE, R.N. / WHO DIED JUNE 30TH 1825 AGED 34 YEARS. / SONS AND DAUGHTER TO THE ABOVE JAMES URMSTON ESQRE.'

Details

Description: Rectangular tablet, surmounted by a nowy-headed pediment, anthemion carved between scrolls. Below the inscription, the family arms coloured, with the motto: 'Voto Vita Mea.'
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Tower, west wall
Materials: Stone

People

Urmston, James
Age: 65
Date of Death: 24/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Bombay Marine
Urmston, George Constantine
Age: 34
Date of Death: 9/1/1820
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

JSON

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  "transcript": "'TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES URMSTON ESQR / (MANY YEARS A COMMANDER IN THE NAVAL SERVICE / OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY). ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OF THE PEACE / OF THIS COUNTY, / AND HIGH SHERIFF IN THE YEAR 1806. / HE DIED NOVEMBER 24TH 1815, AGED 65 YEARS. / DURING A LONG RESIDENCE IN THIS PARISH, / HIS BENEVOLENCE OF HEART AND URBANITY OF MANNERS / SECURED HIM UNIVERSAL RESPECT AND ESTEEM. / TO PERPETUATE HIS MEMORY AND AS A MARK OF FILIAL DUTY, / THIS MONUMENT IS INSCRIBED BY HIS ELDEST SON / SIR BRABAZON URMSTON. / ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM JOHN URMSTON, / WHO DIED JANUARY 10TH 1810, AGED 19 YEARS. / AND OF CAPTAIN GEORGE CONSTANTINE URMSTON, / A CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY, WHO DIED JANUARY 9TH 1820, AGED 34 YEARS. / ALSO OF LEONORA MARIA, / WIFE OF CAPTAIN THOMAS L. PEAKE, R.N. / WHO DIED JUNE 30TH 1825 AGED 34 YEARS. / SONS AND DAUGHTER TO THE ABOVE JAMES URMSTON ESQRE.'",
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Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk commemorating Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, d. 1807 and Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, d. 1854

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER. / SECOND SON OF / VICE ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER. BART. / DIED 16TH MARCH 1807. AGED 67. / AND OF HIS THREE SONS BY HIS FIRST WIFE / ANNE, DAUGHTER OF JOHN PALMER BOTELER ESQ. / 1 VICE ADMIRAL HYDE PARKER. C.B. / WHO DIED WHILE SENIOR NAVAL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY / 26TH MAY 1854. / 2 MAJOR GENERAL JOHN BOTTLER PARKER. C.B. / OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY / WHO LOST HIS LEFT LEG AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. / AND DIED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR / OF THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, WOOLWICH, / 25TH MARCH 1851. / 3 LIEUTENANT HARRY PARKER / COLDSTREAM GUARDS. / KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF TALAVERA, / 27TH JULY 1809. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS SECOND WIFE FRANCES, / DAUGHTER OF / ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD ONSLOW, BART. G.C.B. / LIEUTENANT GENERAL OF MARINES, / BY WHOM HE LEFT ISSUE. / ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER COMMANDED A SQUADRON OF FRIGATES IN THE FIRST AMERICAN WAR, AND FOR HIS / SERVICES AT THAT PERIOD. RECEIVED THE HONOR OF / KNIGHTHOOD. HE WAS AFTERWARDS COMMANDER IN CHIEF / OF THE FLEET IN THE WEST INDIES, AND OF THE BALTIC / FLEET AT THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN, FOR WHICH / ACTION HE WAS VOTED THE THANKS OF PARLIAMENT.'

Details

Description: Inscription within a gothic arch. Two small heraldic crests in the arch.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sanctuary
Materials: Sandstone

Event

Battle of Copenhagen 1801

People

Parker, Hyde
Age: 67
Date of Death: 16/3/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Parker, Hyde
Age: c. 69
Date of Death: 26/5/1854
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
Photographer: P. Lacey

JSON

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  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER. / SECOND SON OF / VICE ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER. BART. / DIED 16TH MARCH 1807. AGED 67. / AND OF HIS THREE SONS BY HIS FIRST WIFE / ANNE, DAUGHTER OF JOHN PALMER BOTELER ESQ. / 1 VICE ADMIRAL HYDE PARKER. C.B. / WHO DIED WHILE SENIOR NAVAL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY / 26TH MAY 1854. / 2 MAJOR GENERAL JOHN BOTTLER PARKER. C.B. / OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY / WHO LOST HIS LEFT LEG AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. / AND DIED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR / OF THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, WOOLWICH, / 25TH MARCH 1851. / 3 LIEUTENANT HARRY PARKER / COLDSTREAM GUARDS. / KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF TALAVERA, / 27TH JULY 1809. / ALSO IN MEMORY OF HIS SECOND WIFE FRANCES, / DAUGHTER OF / ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD ONSLOW, BART. G.C.B. / LIEUTENANT GENERAL OF MARINES, / BY WHOM HE LEFT ISSUE. / ADMIRAL SIR HYDE PARKER COMMANDED A SQUADRON OF FRIGATES IN THE FIRST AMERICAN WAR, AND FOR HIS / SERVICES AT THAT PERIOD. RECEIVED THE HONOR OF / KNIGHTHOOD. HE WAS AFTERWARDS COMMANDER IN CHIEF / OF THE FLEET IN THE WEST INDIES, AND OF THE BALTIC / FLEET AT THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN, FOR WHICH / ACTION HE WAS VOTED THE THANKS OF PARLIAMENT.'",
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    "position": "Sanctuary",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Copenhagen 1801",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": "P.  Lacey"  }
}

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St Boniface's Church, Old Bonchurch, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at St Boniface’s Church, Old Bonchurch, Hampshire commemorating Ewan Law d. 1838

Location

St Boniface's Church, Old Bonchurch, Hampshire, England

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Seringapatam

People

Law, Ewan
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died from the 'effects of the climate' following service in the West Indies.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 90.

JSON

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  "location": "St Boniface's Church, Old Bonchurch, Hampshire, England",
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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Boniface’s Church, Old Bonchurch, Hampshire commemorating Ewan Law d. 1838</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
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    "vessel": "HMS Seringapatam"  },
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    "notes": "Died from the 'effects of the climate' following service in the West Indies.",
    "bibliography": "David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 90.",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Catherine White d. 1829

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Catherine White relict of / Captain William White RN and for 16 years matron / of the Royal Hospital / who died 17 June 1829 aged 76 years / in life universally beloved and respected / her death was deeply lamented / by all who knew her / and more especially by her children / who erected this tablet as a token / of their affection and regard / her remains are interred 20 feet / to the NW of this tablet'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum

People

White, Catherine
Age: 76
Date of Death: 17/6/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Matron
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

JSON

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  "post_id": "1180",
  "id": "M2418",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / Catherine White relict of / Captain William White RN and for 16 years matron / of the Royal Hospital / who died 17 June 1829 aged 76 years / in life universally beloved and respected / her death was deeply lamented / by all who knew her / and more especially by her children / who erected this tablet as a token / of their affection and regard / her remains are interred 20 feet / to the NW of this tablet'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Catherine White d. 1829</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
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    "materials": "",
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    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1981",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Davies RN d. 1900

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / memory of / Matilda Davies / who died at 21 Cathays Terrace / 27th January 1879 / Aged 50 years / Also of Emma wife of John Davies / Naval Pensioner / who died August 23rd 1897 / Aged 54 years / Also of the above named / John Davies / of her Majesty's ships / "Warrior", "Conqueror", "Rattlesnake" / Died April 22nd 1900 Aged 63 years / Deeply lamented / We miss him, Oh no tongue can tell / How much we loved him and so well.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Slate
Vessel: HMS Warrior, HMS Conqueror; HMS Rattlesnake

People

Davies, John
Age: 63
Date of Death: 22/4/1900
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "post_id": "1182",
  "id": "M6244",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In / memory of / Matilda Davies / who died at 21 Cathays Terrace / 27th January 1879 / Aged 50 years / Also of Emma wife of John Davies / Naval Pensioner / who died August 23rd 1897 / Aged 54 years / Also of the above named / John Davies / of her Majesty's ships / \"Warrior\", \"Conqueror\", \"Rattlesnake\" / Died April 22nd 1900 Aged 63 years / Deeply lamented / We miss him, Oh no tongue can tell / How much we loved him and so well.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Davies RN d. 1900</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
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    "vessel": "HMS Warrior, HMS Conqueror; HMS Rattlesnake"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Captain James Welsh, RN, d. 1809

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘In Memory of / Captain JAMES WELSH R.N. / who died on his Passage from Vera Cruz to Jamaica, / November the fourth 1809 / In the thirty ninth Year of his Age. / His Abilities and extensive Knowledge in his Profession / Are regretted by those who witness'd them; / His Social and Domestic Virtues by all / Connected with him. / This Tablet is inscribed as the Tribute of unremitting Affection / from his Widow.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South Side of Chancel
Materials: Marble

People

Welsh, James
Age: 38
Date of Death: 4/11/1809
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018

JSON

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  "post_id": "1183",
  "id": "M4096",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘In Memory of / Captain JAMES WELSH R.N. / who died on his Passage from Vera Cruz to Jamaica, / November the fourth 1809 / In the thirty ninth Year of his Age. / His Abilities and extensive Knowledge in his Profession / Are regretted by those who witness'd them; / His Social and Domestic Virtues by all / Connected with him. / This Tablet is inscribed as the Tribute of unremitting Affection / from his Widow.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Captain James Welsh, RN, d. 1809</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33227\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-150x150.jpg 150w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-300x300.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" /></figure>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-1024x1024.jpg","/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-150x150.jpg","/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-300x300.jpg","/uploads/2019/06/IMG_4039-768x768.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "South Side of Chancel",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Welsh, James","age":"38","dateofdeath":"4/11/1809","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
    "photographer": "Pippa Lacey, 2018"  }
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