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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai commemorating Herbert Edgar Hobson, Chinese Maritime Customs d. 1922

Location

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In Memoriam, Herbert Edgar Hobson (nephew of the Rev. John Hobson, M.A., late British Chaplain of Shanghai). An Englishman who for 50 years 1862 to 1912 faithfully served in the Chinese Maritime Customs and consistently upheld the best traditions of Great Britain. Born 1844 Died 1922'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South transept
Materials: Bronze

People

Hobson, Herbert Edgar
Age:
Date of Death: 1922
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs

Extra

JSON

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Royal Mission to Seamen, Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Plaque in Newlyn, Cornwall dedicated to Captain Richard Nicholls d. 1868

Location

Royal Mission to Seamen, Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'To honour Capt. RICHARD NICHOLLS and / the Epic voyage of the Lugger MYSTERY / which sailed from this harbour on the 18th / November 1854, and arrived in Melbourne / Australia 1854 116 days later, on 14th March 1855 / Members of the Gallant crew were / Capt. RICHARD NICHOLLS / JOB KELYNACK, WILLIAM BADCOCK / RICHARD BADCOCK, CHARLES BOAZE / P. C. MATTHEWS. LEWIS LEWIS / THIS PLAQUE IS ERECTED / To the memory of our GRANDFATHER / CAPTAIN RICHARD NICHOLLS / By V. MAY WILLS and N.C. K. WILLS'

Details

Description: Slate plaque, the lettering gilded, a profile portrait of the lugger at the top.

Type: Plaque
Position: Exterior
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Mystery

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

People

Badcock, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:
Badcock, William
Age: 85
Date of Death: 1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Boaze, Charles
Age:
Date of Death: 1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Kelynack, Job
Age:
Date of Death: 1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation:
Lewis, Lewis
Age: 50
Date of Death: 7/3/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Matthews, Philip Curnow
Age:
Date of Death: 13//11/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Nicholls, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Msaster mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Members of several related Cornish families, who during a period of hardship in the fishing and mining industries, sailed to Australia in a small fishing boat which they sold on arrival.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'To honour Capt. RICHARD NICHOLLS and / the Epic voyage of the Lugger MYSTERY / which sailed from this harbour on the 18th / November 1854, and arrived in Melbourne / Australia 1854 116 days later, on 14th March 1855 / Members of the Gallant crew were / Capt. RICHARD NICHOLLS / JOB KELYNACK, WILLIAM BADCOCK / RICHARD BADCOCK, CHARLES BOAZE / P. C. MATTHEWS. LEWIS LEWIS / THIS PLAQUE IS ERECTED / To the memory of our GRANDFATHER / CAPTAIN RICHARD NICHOLLS / By V. MAY WILLS and N.C. K. WILLS'",
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Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Wall tablet at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating William Newton d. 1886, shipowner

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'ERECTED / IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY / OF / WILLIAM NEWTON / STEAM SHIP OWNER; / FORMERLY MASTER MARINER OF THIS PORT / BORN AT HULL, NOVR. 19TH, 1839, / DIED AT HAVERSTOCK HILL, LONDON / 16TH JUNE, 1886 / OF RIPE AND VARIED COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE. / HE UNITED WITH THE FACULTY / OF RETAINING OLD FRIENDSHIPS / THE PLEASING POWER OF ATTRACTING THE CONSIDERATION / OF ALL WITH WHOM HE CAME IN CONTACT / AND WAS NOTABLY DISTINGUISHED / FOR THE MANLY WAY IN WHICH HE TREATED / THE OFFICERS, CREWS AND WORK PEOPLE / UNDER HIS CHARGE / WHEN THE SHORE IS WON AT LAST WHO SHALL COUNT THE BILLOWS PAST / KEBLE'

Details

Description: Inscription tablet within a gothic arch, an anchor, block and tackle carved below, Newton's crest above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of Nave
Materials: Marble

People

Newton, William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 16/6/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner. Ship owner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
Photographer: Dr Pieter van der Merwe 2020

JSON

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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Holmes RN d. 1870

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Edward HOLMES, Engineer R.N., H.M.S.'Zebra', who died at Hong Kong May 10th 1870 aged 27 years. This stone is erected by his brother officers as a token of their sincere esteem'

Details

Description: Celtic cross on plinth
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Zebra

People

Holmes, Edward
Age: 27
Date of Death: 10/5/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Edward HOLMES, Engineer R.N., H.M.S.'Zebra', who died at Hong Kong May 10th 1870 aged 27 years. This stone is erected by his brother officers as a token of their sincere esteem'",
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Brass at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating the captain and three men of HMS ‘Narcissus’ who died in a boat accident in 1896

Location

St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF THE CAPTAIN AND THREE MEN / OF H.M.S. NARCISSUS / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / THROUGH THE GALLEY SWAMPING / AT GROSSEVITCHA BAY SEPT. 11TH 1896. / CAPT. B. LANG / JESSE OUSELEY A.B. / JOHN FLANNAGAN A.B. / JOHN PEARCE A.B. / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. NARCISSUS / "THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD, / AND THERE SHALL NO TORMENT TOUCH THEM."

Details

Description: Decorated with unofficial ships badge depicting the legend of Narcissus and with narcissus flowers. Gothic surround to the inscription with a border of roundels and foliage.
Type: Plaque
Materials: Brass
Vessel: HMS Narcissus

People

Flannagan, John
Age:
Date of Death: 11/9/1896
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Lang, H.B.
Age:
Date of Death: 11/9/1896
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ouseley, Jesse
Age:
Date of Death: 11/9/1896
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Pearce, John
Age:
Date of Death: 11/9/1896
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "id": "M6327",
  "location": "St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF THE CAPTAIN AND THREE MEN / OF H.M.S. NARCISSUS / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / THROUGH THE GALLEY SWAMPING / AT GROSSEVITCHA BAY SEPT. 11TH 1896. / CAPT. B. LANG / JESSE OUSELEY A.B. / JOHN FLANNAGAN A.B. / JOHN PEARCE A.B. / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. NARCISSUS / \"THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD, / AND THERE SHALL NO TORMENT TOUCH THEM.\"",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6327Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7784\" width=\"336\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6327Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M6327Large-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Brass at St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating the captain and three men of HMS ‘Narcissus’ who died in a boat accident in 1896</p>",
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    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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St Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall, England

Memorial in Penzance, Cornwall commemorating Walter Tremenheere d. 1855

Location

St Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of General Walter Tremenheere, RM, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and Aide-de-camp to his late Majesty William IV. He entered the army in 1779; served in the North Sea; in the Channel Fleet; and in the West Indies. He was for some time Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Curacoa, and received the thanks of the inhabitants for his able administration. He commanded the Chatham division of his distinguished Corps from 1830 to 1837. Born at Penzance 10th Septr. 1761; died at his residence in London 7th Augst. 1855. His long life, passed in honour, was closed amidst the regrets of his sorrowing family and friends. His remains were deposited in the Cemetery of Kensal Green, London. His widow Frances, third daughter of Thomas Apperley, Esqre., heir of Mary Westfaling, of Rudall, Herefordshire; died April 3rd 1863; aged 83 years. Her attached sons and daughters were deeply indebted to her affection and virtues.'

Details

People

Tremenheere, Walter
Age:
Date of Death: 7/8/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: General RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of General Walter Tremenheere, RM, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and Aide-de-camp to his late Majesty William IV. He entered the army in 1779; served in the North Sea; in the Channel Fleet; and in the West Indies. He was for some time Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Curacoa, and received the thanks of the inhabitants for his able administration. He commanded the Chatham division of his distinguished Corps from 1830 to 1837. Born at Penzance 10th Septr. 1761; died at his residence in London 7th Augst. 1855. His long life, passed in honour, was closed amidst the regrets of his sorrowing family and friends. His remains were deposited in the Cemetery of Kensal Green, London. His widow Frances, third daughter of Thomas Apperley, Esqre., heir of Mary Westfaling, of Rudall, Herefordshire; died April 3rd 1863; aged 83 years. Her attached sons and daughters were deeply indebted to her affection and virtues.'",
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Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating Alfred Hollingsworth d. 1893

Location

Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Alfred Hollingsworth (master mariner) who was lost at sea from SS 'Nottingham' 3 Dec 1893 age 50 year.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS Nottingham

People

Hollingsworth, Alfred
Age: 50
Date of Death: 3/12/1893
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of Alfred Hollingsworth (master mariner) who was lost at sea from SS 'Nottingham' 3 Dec 1893 age 50 year.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone  at Trinity Road Cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating Alfred Hollingsworth d. 1893</p>",
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St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England

Memorial commemorating Rear-Admiral William Skipsey d. 1846, in St Nicholas’s Church, Brighton.

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England

Transcript

'William Skipsey Esq Rear Admiral died March 18 1846 aged 88 years, for 77 years in the Royal Navy'

Details

People

Skipsey, William
Age: 88
Date of Death: 18/3/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "post_id": "931",
  "id": "M1657",
  "location": "St Nicholas's Church, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England",
  "transcript": "'William Skipsey Esq Rear Admiral died March 18 1846 aged 88 years, for 77 years in the Royal Navy'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial commemorating Rear-Admiral William Skipsey d. 1846, in St Nicholas’s Church, Brighton.</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Smith d. 1911

Location

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

Transcript

'In remembrance of James SMITH, 2nd. Engineer of R.M.S. 'Empress of Japan', who died at Hong Kong 15th April 1911, aged 40 years'

Details

Description: Headstone, grave with kerbs.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: RMS Empress of Japan

People

Smith, James
Age: 40
Date of Death: 15/4/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: 'Empress of Japan' Passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1890, Naval Construction and Armament co, Barrow, 5905 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In remembrance of James SMITH, 2nd. Engineer of R.M.S. 'Empress of Japan', who died at Hong Kong 15th April 1911, aged 40 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Smith d. 1911</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "notes": "'Empress of Japan' Passenger liner, Canadian Pacific, built 1890, Naval Construction and Armament co, Barrow, 5905 tons.",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Henry May, Trinity Pilot, d. 1840

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘In Memory of / HENRY MAY / Trinity Pilot / who died in London / Jun 20 1840 / Aged 60 / Matilda / His Wife / Died October 22 1868 / Aged 77 Years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

May, Henry
Age: 77
Date of Death: 20/6/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
Photographer: P Lacey

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  "post_id": "934",
  "id": "M4090",
  "location": "St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "‘In Memory of / HENRY MAY / Trinity Pilot / who died in London / Jun 20 1840 / Aged 60 /  Matilda / His Wife / Died October 22 1868 / Aged 77 Years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Henry May, Trinity Pilot, d. 1840</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0876_1024-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46146\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0876_1024-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0876_1024-200x300.jpg 200w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thumb_IMG_0876_1024.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" /></figure>",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"May, Henry","age":"77","dateofdeath":"20/6/1840","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Trinity Pilot","organisation":"Trinity House"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters