Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Rear Admiral Thomas Totty, RN d. 1802
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS TOTTY, of Cornist, in the County of Flint, Esquire, / a Rear-Admiral in His / MAJESTY's Navy: / Who, having on the 17th November, 1801 been appointed / Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward-Island Station, / was soon after his Arrival at Martinique, / severely attacked by the Malignant-Fever particular to that Climate; / and expired at Sea, on the 2nd June, 1802, in the 57th Year of his Age. / His Remains were interred in the Garrison Chapel at Portsmouth, with military Honors, / on the 4th June following. / Although it was not his proud lot to fall gloriously in / the Cause of his Country; his Merit, as a zealous, diligent / and able Officer, was well-known and acknowledged; / The Esteem in which he was held, and the Sorrow / and Concern of his relatives and Friends, at / the Event of his Death, are the best Testimonies / of his private Worth. As a tribute of / Affection, in grateful Remembrance / of his fraternal and kind Regard, / his brother, WILLIAM TOTTY, / has erected this / Monument'
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Description: With a relief of a warship above the inscription. Type: Monument Position: North transept, east aisle Artists: John Bacon, the younger
People
Totty, Thomas Age: 56 Date of Death: 2/6/1802 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: Buried in the garrison chapel at Portsmouth. Illustration in Ackermann shows the monument at ground level. Moved circa 1876.
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain George William Spuring d. 1787
Location
St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Captain George William Spuring died at sea 6th May 1878 age 57'
Details
People
Spuring, George William Age: 57 Date of Death: 6/5/1878 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 529. The church was demolished in 1946, a new one stands on the same site. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Gravestone at St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent commemorating Samuel Plimsoll d. 1898.
Location
St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England
Transcript
[East side] 'SAMUEL PLIMSOLL / "The Sailor's Friend" / Born at Bristol Feb 10 1824 / Died at Folkestone June 3rd 1898 "He giveth his beloved sleep" / "Oh Lord my strength and my redeemer" / HAMBROOK' [North side] 'HARRIET FRANKISH, his wife / March 12 1851-May 22 1911 / "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills / from whence cometh my help"' [South side] 'ENID MARY / dear wife of S R C PLIMSOLL / July 2nd 1893-Aug 21st 1937 / LMNBM'
Details
Description: Cross on a three tiered base. Carved with a plimsoll line.
Type: Gravestone Position: U361
People
Plimsoll, Samuel Age: Date of Death: 3/6/1898 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Notes: Samuel Plimsoll is best known for the development of the Plimsoll line. The Plimsoll line accurately measures the limit to which a ship may be loaded in all waters and temperatures to maintain a safe buoyancy. Bibliography: Maureen Criddle 'St Martins Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part I, p. 18, no. U361 (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1983).
Anita McConnell, ‘Plimsoll, Samuel (1824–1898)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2013 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22384, accessed 14 June 2017]
Memorial tablet in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Captain Richard Le Neve RN d. 1673
Location
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Transcript
'Here lyeth the Body of / RICHARD LE NEVE Esquire / who after severall engagements / for his Majesties service wherein / hee behav'd himself with honor / & applause, being appointed / Commander of his Majesties / ship the Edgar, was vnfort / nately Kill'd in the flower of / his age, being but 27 yeares / old, after hee had signalised / his valour to admiration in / that sharp engagement with / the Hollanders which happen’d / on 11th of August 1673'
Details
Position: North choir aisle Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS ‘Edgar'
Event
Battle of the Texel 1673
People
Le Neve, Richard Age: 27 Date of Death: 11/8/1673 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Royal Navy
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Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946).
Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Beccles, Suffolk commemorating John Jones, RN d. 1826
Location
St Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, England
Transcript
‘To / the memory of / John Jones / the son of / Willm & Elzth Jones / Gunner's Mate / on board the Hastings cruiser / he died at / Amhersy Island Bengal / on the 27th of January / 1826 / aged 33 years.'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Vessel: HMS Hastings
People
Jones, John Age: 33 Date of Death: 27/1/1826 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Gunner's mate Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Stevenson d. 1903
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / my beloved husband / William Stevenson / who died Sept 19th 1903 / Aged 50 years / Severed only til He comes / Also William Edward (Will) the dearly loved only son of / Alice and the above William Stevenson / who died on board the S S Herefordshire / off Ushant March 21st 1928 aged 26 years / What I do thou knowest nor, but thou / shalt know hereafter / Also the above Alice Stevenson / Died Nov 7th 1941 aged 74 / Absent from the body, present with the Lord.'
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Type: Gravestone Vessel: SS Herefordshire
People
Stevenson, William Edward Age: 26 Date of Death: 21/3/1928 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters