Wall monument in Kingston Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Captain Edward Rowley RN, d.1817 at Nassau, Bahamas
Location
St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Captain Edward Rowley, third son of Sir William Rowley, Bart. of Tendring Hall, in the county of Norfolk; who died at Nassau, New Providence, on the 8th. of July 1817, while commanding H.M. Brig 'Shearwater', and was buried at that place, on the 15th of the same month. Born the 16th. of April 1792'
Details
Type: Wall monument Vessel: HMS Shearwater
People
Rowley, Edward Age: 25 Date of Death: 8/7/1817 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Monument in Waltham Abbey, Essex commemorating Robert Smith d. 1697
Location
Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Transcript
'Sub hoc marmore sepultae iacent exuviae Roberti Smith Navis Onerariae quondam Gubernatoris qui diversas mundi plagas visitavit Unde famam reportavit etiam et divitias. Vir fuit Integer vitae scelisque purus Utpote qui Inter marium hostiumque discrimine fortitudinem nunquam amisit inter res pecuniarias Probitem semper serravit Res humanas et cunque secundas tandem pertasus Villam prope ab hoc Templo sitam Solitudinis gratia petiit. Ubi procul negotiis dum Agricultura se dedit Otium egit non ignobile. Natos fuit apud BANBURY in agro OXONIENSI Nones Februariae Aerae Christi MDCXXXVII ex familia antiqua quidem et olim satis opulenti. Quam postea inclinatam et ad angustias Fortunae quo dammodo redactam Ipse vivens pie sustantavit et moriens probe curavit Calendis Martii anno Domini MDCXCVII Quiem vis sex lustra complererat Dum ad Sacra ex more suo frequentanda se comparabat Apoplexia percussus Ex integra Valetudine celeri pede ad beatam transiit immortalitatem. MARIAM DUFFEILD e MEDMENHAM in Comitatu Buckinghamiensi Unicam habuit ex que prolim quidem nullam suscipit... '
Details
Description: Sarcophagus with an urn above. There are four cherubs' heads at the corners above shields of arms. On the sarcophagus within a garland of gun, pistol, crown, astrolabe, cross staff, back staff, sounding lead, sand glass; a relief of a ship labelled 'Industria' avoiding a rock labelled 'Socordia'. Inscription and urn carved on the black marble lid. Type: Table tomb Position: North chancel aisle Materials: Alabaster, black marble Artists: Grinling Gibbons
People
Smith, Robert Age: Date of Death: 1697 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: E. Higgs 'Waltham Abbey' (Pitkin 1979); K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 97, 120 (illustration). Recorder: Timothy H. Wilson 1979
Gravestone in Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, commemorating Lieutenant Sidney Hampden Buckler d. 1852, Indian Navy and John Hampden Buckler d. 1863 in the loss of the ‘Bussorah’
Location
Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Lieut Sidney Hampden Buckler (I.N.) who died Dec 23rd 1852 aged 40' [verse] 'Also John Hampden Buckler 3rd son of the above who was lost in the screw steamer 'Bussorah' on the West of Scotland in Jan 1863 aged 18.'
Details
Description: Vessel lost off Island of Islay. Type: Gravestone Position: Q3 Vessel: Bussorah
People
Buckler, Sidney Hampden Age: 40 Date of Death: 23/12/1852 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Organisation: Indian Navy Buckler, John Hampden Age: 18 Date of Death: 1/1863 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation: British India Steam Navigation Co
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
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
