Memorial in the Church of St Thomas with St Nicholas, Bedhampton, Hampshire commemorating Commander Albert Elms Kay RN d. 1873
Location
Church of St Thomas with St Nicholas, Bedhampton, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / JAMES OPENSHAW KAY, ESQRE. / OF THE ELMS, BEDHAMPTON: WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, / AUGUST 27TH 1857, AGED 51 YEARS. / THIS SMALL TRIBUTE OF AFFECTION IS RAISED BY HIS / WIDOW AND CHILDREN TO THE MEMORY OF A BELOVED / HUSBAND AND FATHER. / ALSO OF THOMAS-DAVIES, SON OF THE ABOVE, / WHO PERISHED AT SEA, AUGUST 20TH 1857, AGED 14 YEARS. / ALSO OF COMMANDER ALBERT ELMS KAY, R.N. THIRD / SON OF THE ABOVE, WHO DIED OCTR. 24TH 1873, AGED 32 YEARS. / ALSO OF AMELIA, / WIDOW OF JAMES OPENSHAW KAY, ESQRE. DIED FEBRY. 21ST 1900, AGED 88 YEARS'
Details
Description: Quadrant acroteria (one missing). Type: Wall tablet Materials: Black and white marble Artists: A. A. Ellis
People
Kay, Albert Elms Age: 32 Date of Death: 24/10/1873 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy Kay, Thomas-Davies Age: 14 Date of Death: 20/8/1857 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: DOSSIER.
Also of Thomas Kay. d. 1857 Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1997
Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Renwick RN d. 1837 and Lieutenant William Renwick RN d. 1837
Location
Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory of / Lieut Thomas Renwick / of Greenwich Hospital / and late of Her Majesty's Ship 'Wanderer'/ who died 8th September 1837 aged 29 years / Also to the memory of Lieut William Renwick R.N. / Born 17 Janry 1786 Died 1st Octr 1839'
Details
Vessel: HMS Wanderer
People
Renwick, Thomas Age: 29 Date of Death: 8/9/1837 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy Renwick, William Age: 53 Date of Death: 1/10/1839 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Thomas Miller d. 1865 in the loss of the ‘Lelia’
Location
Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'In loving memory of THOMAS MILLER shipbuilder of this city, lost on the foundering of the blockade runner 'LELIA', 14th. January 1865, aged 28 years'
Details
Type: Monument Position: D196 Vessel: Lelia
People
Miller, Thomas Age: 28 Date of Death: 14/1/1865 Cause of Death: Vessel Loss Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder Organisation:
Extra
Notes: SS 'Lelia' left Liverpool for Wilmington, North Carolina but sank in bad weather off the North Wales coast with 46 fatalities. Recorder: Martin Davies 1985
Wall tablet in Catherington, Hampshire dedicated to Admiral Roger Curtis d. 1816
Location
All Saints Church, Catherington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY / OF SIR ROGER CURTIS KNIGHT AND BARONET / KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MOST HONOURABLE / MILITARY ORDER OF THE BATH / AND ADMIRAL OF THE RED / WHO DIED THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1816 / IN THE 71ST YEAR OF HIS AGE / ALSO / OF DAME SARAH CURTIS / WHO DIED THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 1817 / IN THE 65TH YEAR OF HER AGE'
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Henderson d. 1897
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of John HENDERSON, late Chief Engineer, S.S. 'Wong Koi', born June 22nd 1846, died October 11th 1897. Erected by the Captain Officers and Engineers of the S.O. S.S. Co Ltd.'
Details
Description: Column round in section, on plinth. The top (a cross?) seems to be missing. Type: Column Vessel: SS Wong Koi
People
Henderson, John Age: Date of Death: 11/10/1897 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer Organisation: Scottish Oriental SS Co.
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Samuel Wheaton d. 1909
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In / loving memory / of / Daniel Wheaton Pring / who died 4th August 1897 / Aged 65 years / Also of Samuel Wheaton / Master Mariner / who died 12th May 1909 / Aged 86 years / At rest.'
Details
Description: Headstone.
People
Wheaton, Samuel Age: 86 Date of Death: 12/5/1909 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
Tomb at All Saints, Fulham commemorating Captain Andrew Snape Douglas RN d. 1797
Location
All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England
Transcript
'Within this vault are deposited the Remains of Sir Andrew Snape Douglas, Knight, Late captain of His Majesty's Ship Queen Charlotte, And Colonel of Marines, who was born the 8th Day of August 1761 and died on the 14th day of June 1797. Of a life so short in Duration but full of public usefulness and glory seventeen years were spent in the station of a captain in the British Navy. Among various most essential services which signalized his zeal and abilities in his profession His valour and conduct on the first of June 1794 and the 23 June 1795: Two of the proudest days which the Naval History of Britain has to record, were equally conspicuous and important. His ardour and Bravery as an officer were tempered by those gentler virtues Mildness, Affection, Benevolence and Piety which distinguished his character as a man: His memory will long be cherished amidst the affliction and tender regrets of his family and friends. It will live in the gratitude and applause of his country'
Details
Description: Tomb within railings. Type: Tomb Position: Churchyard Vessel: HMS Queen Charlotte
Event
Glorious First of June
Event Date
1794
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War
People
Douglas, Andrew Snape Age: 36 Date of Death: 14/6/1797 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN. Colonel of Marines Organisation: Royal Marines, Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 12, p. 481 and frontispiece, Plate CLXVII, London, 1804).
Memorial at Winchester Cathedral to Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer d. 1956
Location
Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'In memory of Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer G.B.E. K.C.B. Born 1878. Died 1956 who in a naval career of over fifty years made an outstanding contribution to the gunnery of the Fleet and of the Merchant Navy'
Details
Type: Inscribed stone Position: South west corner of dais
People
Dreyer, Frederick Age: Date of Death: 1956 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Admiral Sir Frederick Dreyer, GCB, KCB 1878-1956. Bell of the 'Iron Duke' hangs above the memorial. Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 211 (Greenwich, 1972). Recorder: David Saunders, 1983
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters