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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'

Details

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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  "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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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

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Murchie d. 1875</p>",
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    "notes": "Screw steamer 'Glenartney' built 1873 at Glasgow, 1371 tons.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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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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  "transcript": "'John Collins / P.O. First Class / H.M.S. Gibraltar / died / 6th November 1896'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating John Collins, RN, d. 1896</p>",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Soames, Collector of Customs, d.1815

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Mr William Soames, collector of customs at this port died 10 Nov 1815'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Soames, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/11/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating William Soames, Collector of Customs, d.1815</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster commemorating Rear-Admiral Cornthwaite Ommanney RN d. 1801

Location

Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England

Details

People

Ommanney, Cornthwaite
Age: 65
Date of Death: 26/3/1801
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and was restored as a concert hall.

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  "location": "Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Church of St John the Evangelist, Westminster commemorating Rear-Admiral Cornthwaite Ommanney RN d. 1801</p>",
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    "notes": "The church was badly damaged during the Second World War and was restored as a concert hall.",
    "bibliography": "",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Materials: Granite
Artists: Burke

People

Gordon, James Alexander
Age: 86
Date of Death: 8/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet. Governor of Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "id": "M2388",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'James Alexander Gordon GCB, Admiral of the Fleet, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Died January 8 1869 Aged 86 + Asleep in Christ'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground commemorating Admiral of the Fleet James Alexander Gordon d. 1869</p>",
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Holy Trinity Church, Colchester, Essex, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Colchester commemorating Captain Thomas Pinto RN d. 1851

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Colchester, Essex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Pinto Esq Captain in her Majesty's Royal Navy. Born at Colsterworth March 5th 1772. Died at Colchester December 27th 1851. Also Catherine Elizabeth his wife who died October 18th 1858 aged 72'

Details

People

Pinto, Thomas
Age: 72
Date of Death: 27/12/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Illegitimate son of Dr Henry Topping MD Colchester.
Recorder: John B. Penfold 1982

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Pinto Esq Captain in her Majesty's Royal Navy. Born at Colsterworth March 5th 1772. Died at Colchester December 27th 1851. Also Catherine Elizabeth his wife who died October 18th 1858 aged 72'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Colchester commemorating Captain Thomas Pinto RN d. 1851</p>",
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    "notes": "Illegitimate son of Dr Henry Topping MD Colchester.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "John B. Penfold 1982",
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}

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Vice-Admiral Percy Grace d. 1859

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Details

Date Erected: 1859
Artists: Edward James Physick

People

Grace, Percy
Age:
Date of Death: 1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964). Grace is buried in Catacomb B.

JSON

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Church of St Nicholas and St John, Monkton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Plaque at Church of St Nicholas and St John, Monkton commemorating Joseph King d. 1829

Location

Church of St Nicholas and St John, Monkton, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'In remembrance of Joseph King of H.M. Dockyard, Pembroke,who died 3 June 1829 aged 60 years'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: Churchyard

People

King, Joseph
Age: 60
Date of Death: 3/6/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain
Organisation: HM Dockyard, Pembroke

Extra

Notes: Churchyard now cleared. His daughter Mary Nelson King, Nelson's godaughter. Name anglicisation of Joaquin Mendoza Cardozo.
Bibliography: George Mason 'Historical sketches of Pembroke Dock'.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In remembrance of Joseph King of H.M. Dockyard, Pembroke,who died 3 June 1829 aged 60 years'",
  "content": "<p>Plaque at Church of St Nicholas and St John, Monkton commemorating Joseph King d. 1829</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters