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St James's Church, Christow, Devon, England

Wall memorial in St James’s Church, Christow, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Pownoll Fleetwood Pellew, RN d. 1851

Location

St James's Church, Christow, Devon, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / the Hon.ble Pownoll Fleetwood Pellew, Royal Navy / son of Pownoll 2nd Viscount Exmouth / and of Georgina his wife. / He died at Portsmouth on Christmas Day, 1851 / 1st Lieut. Of the Royal Yacht 'Victoria and Albert' / after a short and severe illness / aged 28 years. / Beloved and regretted by all who knew him. / This Tablet / is erected by his bereaved and widowed mother / in testimony of the affliction of his family / and of her deep and desolating loss. / "I shall go to him, but he will not return to me." 2 Sam. Ch.12 v. 23'

Details

Description: Carved naval trophies above inscripton.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: South wall of chancel
Materials: Marble
Vessel: 'Victoria and Albert'

People

Pellew, Pownoll Fleetwood
Age: 28
Date of Death: 21/12/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Dwelly's Parish Records Vol VI, Devon MI p. 180

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / the Hon.ble Pownoll Fleetwood Pellew, Royal Navy / son of Pownoll 2nd Viscount Exmouth / and of Georgina his wife. / He died at Portsmouth on Christmas Day, 1851 / 1st Lieut. Of the Royal Yacht 'Victoria and Albert' / after a short and severe illness / aged 28 years. / Beloved and regretted by all who knew him. / This Tablet / is erected by his bereaved and widowed mother / in testimony of the affliction of his family / and of her deep and desolating loss. / \"I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.\" 2 Sam. Ch.12 v. 23'",
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone in Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, commemorating Thomas Touzel d. 1835 and F. Touzel d. 1837

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Ici repose le corps de Winter Daniel Tousel fils de Capt. Philip Touzel et de marie Elizabeth Collason femme décédé de le 8 Nov. 1832 après une courte maladie de 4 mois; age 21 ans. Comme aussi en mémoire de Thomas Touzel frère de susdit qui fut noyé sur le passage de St Jean ... dans le mois Mars 1835 allait a Liverpool, age de 16 ans. Aussi en mémoire de Fr. Touzel autre frère du susdit qui fut noyé aux d'un navire de Jersey retournant de Crete a Jersey le 5 Avril 1837 age de 19 ans.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: plot 846

People

Touzel, Thomas
Age: 16
Date of Death: 3/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:
Touzel, F.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 5/4/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Record at Jersey archives.

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  "transcript": "'Ici repose le corps de Winter Daniel Tousel fils de Capt. Philip Touzel et de marie Elizabeth Collason femme décédé de le 8 Nov. 1832 après une courte maladie de 4 mois; age 21 ans. Comme aussi en mémoire de Thomas Touzel frère de susdit qui fut noyé sur le passage de St Jean ... dans le mois Mars 1835 allait a Liverpool, age de 16 ans. Aussi en mémoire de Fr. Touzel autre frère du susdit qui fut noyé aux d'un navire de Jersey retournant de Crete a Jersey le 5 Avril 1837 age de 19 ans.'",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Joseph Henry Higgins d. 1931, Channel pilot

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory of / Joseph Henry Higgins / (Channel Pilot) / The beloved husband of / Edith Lily Higgins / who died Feb 5th 1931 / aged 71 years / Those who knew his best / Loved him most / Also / Edith Lily Higgins / Died 17th Sept 1945 / aged 69 years / United in death.'

Details

Description: An anchor on a broken pillar.
Type: Gravestone

People

Higgins, Joseph Henry
Age: 71
Date of Death: 5/2/1931
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / Joseph Henry Higgins / (Channel Pilot) / The beloved husband of / Edith Lily Higgins / who died Feb 5th 1931 / aged 71 years / Those who knew his best / Loved him most / Also / Edith Lily Higgins / Died 17th Sept 1945 / aged 69 years / United in death.'",
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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Commander Charles Hill RN d. 1868

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Commander Charles HILL RN died 11 May 1868 age 76'

Details

People

Hill, Charles
Age: 76
Date of Death: 11/5/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 239. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Wall tablet at Dinton, Buckinghamshire commemorating Lieutenant Henry Raper RN d. 1859

Location

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / HENRY RAPER, / LIEUTENANT R.N. OF FORD / A MEMBER OF / THE ASTRONOMICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES / AND AUTHOR OF / "THE PRACTICE OF NAVIGATION," A WORK UNIVERSALLY ADOPTED BY THE NAVAL SERVICE. / DEVOTING HIS LIFE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF NAUTICAL SCIENCE / AND COMBINING ENERGY OF WILL / WITH THE EXERCISE OF A STRONG INTELLECT / HE ENDEARED HIMSELF TO ALL BY HIS WARMTH OF HEART / AND BY HIS UNSWERVING PRINCIPLE OF / INTEGRITY AND JUSTICE. / THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY HIS SORROWING WIDOW, / IN TESTIMONY OF HIS ZEALOUS EMPLOYMENT / OF THESE TALENTS / WITH WHICH GOD IN HIS BOUNTY HAD ENDOWED HIM, / IN ORDER TO / MAKE HIM "WISE UNTO SALVATION, AND USEFUL IN HIS GENERATION."/ HE DIED AT TORQUAY, JANUARY 6th 1859. AGED 59 YEARS "THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED"'

Details

Description: Rectangular tablet with moulded cornice and triangular pediment. Shield of arms and motto above.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: White marble mounted and grey marble
Artists: C. Parker

People

Raper, Henry
Age: 59
Date of Death: 6/1/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.

Amongst his achievements are the development of lunar distance and his work, The Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.
Recorder: E.V. Wright

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / HENRY RAPER, / LIEUTENANT R.N. OF FORD / A MEMBER OF / THE ASTRONOMICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES / AND AUTHOR OF / \"THE PRACTICE OF NAVIGATION,\" A WORK UNIVERSALLY ADOPTED BY THE NAVAL SERVICE. / DEVOTING HIS LIFE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF NAUTICAL SCIENCE / AND COMBINING ENERGY OF WILL / WITH THE EXERCISE OF A STRONG INTELLECT / HE ENDEARED HIMSELF TO ALL BY HIS WARMTH OF HEART / AND BY HIS UNSWERVING PRINCIPLE OF / INTEGRITY AND JUSTICE. / THIS TABLET IS INSCRIBED BY HIS SORROWING WIDOW, / IN TESTIMONY OF HIS ZEALOUS EMPLOYMENT / OF THESE TALENTS / WITH WHICH GOD IN HIS BOUNTY HAD ENDOWED HIM, / IN ORDER TO / MAKE HIM \"WISE UNTO SALVATION, AND USEFUL IN HIS GENERATION.\"/ HE DIED AT TORQUAY, JANUARY 6th 1859. AGED 59 YEARS \"THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED\"'",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (Nurses Home), Greenwich London, England

Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating W.G. Smith, d. 1822

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (Nurses Home), Greenwich London, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of W.G. Smith / late Assistant Dispenser of the / Royal Hospital at Greenwich / Eldest son of Jn. Smith Surgeon / Lowestoft Suffolk / He departed this life on the 29th November 1822 / in the 32nd year of his age. / This tablet is erected by his father / As a just tribute / to the memory of an affectionate son'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Mausoleum (north wall)

People

Smith, W. G.
Age: 31
Date of Death: 29/11/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Dispenser
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: PRO Greenwich Hospital Inscriptions 99618.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of W.G. Smith / late Assistant Dispenser of the / Royal Hospital at Greenwich / Eldest son of Jn. Smith Surgeon / Lowestoft Suffolk / He departed this life on the 29th November 1822 / in the 32nd year of his age. / This tablet is erected by his father / As a just tribute / to the memory of an affectionate son'",
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St Michael's Church, Rushmere, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Rushmere, Suffolk commemorating Thomas Cooke, RN, d. 1964

Location

St Michael's Church, Rushmere, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Thomas George Cooke RN Born 8 June 1888 Died 1 April 1964'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Cooke, Thomas George
Age: 75
Date of Death: 1/4/1964
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Rev. William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Morris Davies d. 1846

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Morris Davies Master Mariner d...1846 aged 50'

Details

People

Davies, Morris
Age: 50
Date of Death: 1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1974

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  "transcript": "'Morris Davies Master Mariner d...1846 aged 50'",
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St Sampson's Church, St Sampson's, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at St Sampson’s, Guernsey commemorating James Burnell d. 1876

Location

St Sampson's Church, St Sampson's, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'To the memory / of James Burnell / master of the ketch Rapid of Plymouth / who was accidentally killed / by falling into the hold / November 4th 1876 / aged 52 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Black slate
Vessel: Rapid

People

Burnell, James
Age: 52
Date of Death: 4/11/1876
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Accident occured at St Sampson's harbour, Guernsey.
Bibliography: David Kreckeler 'Nineteenth Century Monumental Memorials in Guernsey and their history of nautical interest' (typescript).

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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Vice Admiral John Baker RN d. 1716

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

‘M.S. / To the Memory of JOHN BAKER Esq. Vice Admiral of ye WHITE / Squadron of the British FLEET: Who when he Commanded in the / MEDITERRANEAN / Dyed at Port Mahon the 10th of Novemr 1716. AET 56 / He was a Brave, Judicious And Experienced Officer / A Sincere Friend, And a true Lover of his Country. / Manet post Funera Virtus'

Details

Description: A sarcophagus in relief bearing the inscription, surmounted by a rostral column flanked by antique trophies.
Type: Monument
Position: North aisle wall
Materials: White, blue and black marble
Artists: Francis Bird

People

Baker, John
Age: 56
Date of Death: 10/11/1716
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Buried at Port Mahon in Minorca.

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'; K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 98.

Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1980

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters