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St Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas, Conwy, Wales

Gravestone at St Cynbryd’s Church, Llanddulas commemorating Captain Hugh Evans d. 1878

Location

St Cynbryd's Church, Llanddulas, Conwy, Wales

Transcript

'In / memory of / CAPT. HUGH EVANS, / OF RHYD-Y-FOEL, / LLANDDULAS, / WHO WAS DROWNED ON / THE 22ND MARCH 1878, / AGED 40 YEARS. / HERE I DO AT ANCHOR LIE / WITH MANY OF MY FLEET / BUT ONCE MORE I MUST SAIL / MY SAVIOUR FOR TO MEET.', 'ALSO ELEANOR EVANS, BELOVED WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED AUG. 28TH 1915 AGED 86 YEARS / AT ALPINE VILLA, COLWYN BAY / 'THE RIGHTEOUS HATH HOPE IN HIS DEATH' [Flat stone added below headstone] 'ALSO ELLEN BLANCHE DAVIES / NIECE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED JUNE 8TH 1949 / AGED 84 YEARS / 'PEACE PERFECT PEACE'

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Description: Headstone shaped as piled rocks or boulders. Anchor with chain carved in relief.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone conglomerate

People

Evans, Hugh
Age: 40
Date of Death: 22/3/1878
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, England

Wall tablet in St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, commemorating Lieutenant William Hicks RN d. 1874, a Trafalgar veteran

Location

St Mary, Sturmer, Essex, England

Transcript

'To the Glory of God / In Memory of / William HICKS M.A. Mag. Coll. Camb. / Ret. Lieut. Royal Navy / 44 years Rector of this Parish / Born 16 Dec. 1788 died 11 Jan 1874. / As a midshipman he fought / on H.M.S. Conqueror / at the Battle of Trafalgar / 21 October 1805 / The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord Ps. 37.'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Nave

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hicks, William
Age: 86
Date of Death: 16/1/1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval officer; clergy man
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating William Cole d. 1828

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Cole, shipwright, died 10th May 1828 age 63'

Details

People

Cole, William
Age: 63
Date of Death: 10/5/1828
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: MS held in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 199.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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St Nicholas's Church, Studland, Dorset, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Studland, Dorset, commemorating Admiral Charles Edward Nugent d. 1844

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Studland, Dorset, England

Details

Position: South east boundary wall of churchyard

People

Nugent, Charles Edward
Age: 86
Date of Death: 7/1/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Overgrown and hard to find.
Bibliography: J.D. Spinney 'Some Naval Memorials in Dorset', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 73, p. 191 (Greenwich,1987).

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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating W. Trevelyan d. 1835

Location

Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / W. Trevelyan master of the / Brig Tom Bowlin of Penzance / who departed this life on Saturday / the 5th of September 1835 aged 59'

Details

Vessel: Tom Bowlin

People

Trevelyan, W.
Age: 59
Date of Death: 5/9/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.3.

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in the  Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating W. Trevelyan d. 1835</p>",
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St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore commemorating Commander William Maitland, RN, d. 1846

Location

St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / COMMANDER WILLIAM MAITLAND, RN / who died on board / HM Steamer Spiteful / in Singapore Roadstead / on 10th of August 1846 / Aged 40 years / His earthly remains were / deposited in this churchyard / His spirit is with God.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Vessel: HMS Spiteful

People

Maitland, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 10/8/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 340.

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / COMMANDER WILLIAM MAITLAND, RN / who died on board / HM Steamer Spiteful / in Singapore Roadstead / on 10th of August 1846 / Aged 40 years / His earthly remains were / deposited in this churchyard / His spirit is with God.'",
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    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 340.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Tablet in St Dunstan’s, Stepney commemorating Abraham Rallings d. 1644

Location

St Dunstan's Church, Stepney, London, England

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Staircase to north gallery

People

Rallings, Abraham
Age:
Date of Death: 1644
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: A.E. Daniell 'London Riverside Churches' (London, 1897) p. 264.

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St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk commemorating John Holdgate d. 1712

Location

St Margaret's Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Here lyeth in tard [sic] the Body of / IOHN HOLDGATE the son of WILLIAM / HOLDGATE who Departed this / life the 17 day of october ANNO DOM / 1712 in the 27 year of his age / He hath gained his port and is at ease / and hath escapd ye danger of ye seas / his glass is Run his life is gone / which to my thought never did / no man no wronge'

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Description: Sandstone headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Holdgate, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/10/1712
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "'Here lyeth in tard [sic] the Body of / IOHN HOLDGATE the son of WILLIAM / HOLDGATE who Departed this / life the 17 day of october ANNO DOM / 1712 in the 27 year of his age / He hath gained his port and is at ease / and hath escapd ye danger of ye seas / his glass is Run his life is gone / which to my thought never did / no man no wronge'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Murchie d. 1875

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of John MURCHIE late Chief Engineer S.S. 'GLENARTNEY, a native of Ayrshire, who departed this life at sea on 12th March 1875. Aged 37'

Details

Description: Headstone flanked by pillars. Compass, set square and circle carved above the inscription.
Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Glenartney

People

Murchie, John
Age: 37
Date of Death: 12/3/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Screw steamer 'Glenartney' built 1873 at Glasgow, 1371 tons.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating John Collins, RN, d. 1896

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'John Collins / P.O. First Class / H.M.S. Gibraltar / died / 6th November 1896'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Gibraltar

People

Collins, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 6/11/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer 1st Class
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters