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Congregational Chapel, Great George's Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Congregational Chapel, Liverpool commemorating Captain Henry Hough d. 1825

Location

Congregational Chapel, Great George's Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Henry Hough, died 27th March 1825 aged 51'

Details

People

Hough, Henry
Age: 51
Date of Death: 27/3/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 369.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 369.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Anders Halvorsen d. 1903

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Anders Halvorsen / Master Mariner / Born 31st Dec 1860 in Vaage Norway / Died 2nd Jan 1903 / Gud er Kjaerlighed / Velsignet er Dit Minde.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Sandstone

People

Halvorsen, Anders
Age: 43
Date of Death: 2/1/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master Mariners
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

JSON

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  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Anders Halvorsen / Master Mariner / Born 31st Dec 1860 in Vaage Norway / Died 2nd Jan 1903 / Gud er Kjaerlighed / Velsignet er Dit Minde.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Anders Halvorsen d. 1903</p>",
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    "materials": "Sandstone",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Frederick Holden d. 1867

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Fredk HOLDEN, Engineer of H.M.S. 'Rifleman', died at Hong Kong February 2nd, 1867 age 28 [?] years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: RMS Rifleman

People

Holden, Frederick
Age:
Date of Death: 2/2/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Fredk HOLDEN, Engineer of H.M.S. 'Rifleman', died at Hong Kong February 2nd, 1867 age 28 [?] years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Frederick Holden d. 1867</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Headstone",
    "position": "",
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    "vessel": "RMS Rifleman"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Holden, Frederick","age":"","dateofdeath":"2/2/1867","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Engineer","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, India, commemorating Captain William Warden RN, d. 1807

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here are deposited the remains of / Capt. William Warden / who died in command of his Majesty's / ship ' Rattlesnake' in the Bay of Bengal, on the 5th June 1807, aged 28 years. / To commemorate the private worth and professional / merits of the promising officer, this / Monument is erected by his Commander-in-Chief / as a tribute of regard to his memory.'

Details

Vessel: Rattlesnake

People

Warden, William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 5/6/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.91.

JSON

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  "id": "M6075",
  "location": "South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Here are deposited the remains of / Capt. William Warden / who died in command of his Majesty's / ship ' Rattlesnake' in the Bay of Bengal, on the 5th June 1807, aged 28 years. / To commemorate the private worth and professional / merits of the promising officer, this / Monument is erected by his Commander-in-Chief / as a tribute of regard to his memory.'",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.91.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Holy Trinity Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Norman d. 1842

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'In memory of / JOHN NORMAN, / Master Mariner, / who departed this life / September 9th 1842 / aged 52 years / doom'd o'er the watery waste to roam, / full oft the brav'd the tempest's strife / til his redeemer call'd him home / and he was shipwreck'd into life'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Norman, John
Age: 52
Date of Death: 9/9/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev Francis Haslewood in 1883. Transcript Suffolk Record Office.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of / JOHN NORMAN, / Master Mariner, / who departed this life / September 9th 1842 / aged 52 years / doom'd o'er the watery waste to roam, / full oft the brav'd the tempest's strife / til his redeemer call'd him home / and he was shipwreck'd into life'",
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    "event":"",
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    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Norman, John","age":"52","dateofdeath":"9/9/1842","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Master mariner","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Recorded by the Rev Francis Haslewood in 1883. Transcript Suffolk Record Office.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Matthias Church, The Savannah of St Ann, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Matthias Church, The Savannah of St Ann, Barbados commemorating the officers and crew of HMS ‘Dauntless’ who died of yellow fever in 1852

Location

St Matthias Church, The Savannah of St Ann, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

[West panel] 'Around this tomb rest the remains of fifteen officers and the Captain's Steward of H.M. Screw Frigate 'Dauntless' who, together with thirty eight seamen, ten marines, and ten boys buried in this garrison; and one officer, three seamen, six marines and one boy committed to the deep; all perished by yellow fever which broke out at sea on leaving the harbour of St. Thomas on the 10th November 1852' 'Petty Officers / T. HEAD Ship's Cook / J. RICKETTS Seaman, Schoolmaster / J. PAYNE Caulker / J. LIGHTFOOT Blacksmith / C. KNIGHT Gunner's mate / J. CATOR Captain Foretop / J. PAGE Sailmaker's mate / J. BUIST Captain Mizen top / J. STRINGNELL Captain Main top' [South panel] 'At this island a generous refuge was at once afforded and by the unceasing care of its civil, military and medical authorities the ship with her surviving crew restored to health was enabled to sail homewards on the 21st. March, 1853. Col. Sir William M.G. Colebrooke C.B., K.H. Governor in Chief. Lieut-Gen William Wood, C.B., Commanding the Troops, the Thirty Fourth Regiment. The Sixty Ninth Regiment. William Munro Esqre., Inspector General of Hospitals, Revd. William W. Jackson M.A., Chaplain of the Forces. William Denny, Esqre, Surgeon 34th Regiment. Alexander B. Cleland, Esqre, M.D., Surgeon 69th Regiment' [East panel] 'This hallowed spot was purchased and enclosed and this monument inscribed in honoured memory to all, by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Captain and surviving officers of the ship, and by the sorrowing relatives and Friends of those who rest below that their sacred and beloved remains should persist in undisturbed repose for the coming of that great day, when all graves shall be summoned to give up their dead' [North panel] 'Ross Moore FLOUD First Lieutenant Aet 37 Obiit 28th. Nov. 1852 / Charles KENT Second Lieutenant 28 2nd Dec. / Alfred NEALE Third Lieutenant 25 22nd Nov. / William SIMPSON Lieutenant 23 17 Nov. / Alexander LANGLANDS Chief Engineer 32 22nd Nov. / Arthur J. COUPER (buried off the port) Mate 21 17 Nov. / Henry I. NUTTALL Second Master 28 23 Nov. / Edwin DEATH Captain's Clerk 27 6th Dec. / George Gordon BUSHBY Midshipman 20 14th Dec. / Joseph CRISPIN Midshipman 15 1st. Dec. / Fleetwood Pellew HASWELL Masters Assistant 18 14th Dec. / Charles MARTIN Assistant Engineer 28 25th Dec./ St George G.S. DAVIS Assistant Engineer 25 2nd Dec. / James T. HENWOOD Assistant Engineer 21 18th Nov. / Walter W.H. RICHARDS Assistant Engineer 21 24th Nov. / William WELMAN Carpenter 40 15th Dec. / James VENABLES Captain's Steward 23 12th Dec. / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord'

Details

Description: Curved top, a profile of the ship within a bronze rope border at the end.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Dauntless

People

Bushby, George Gordon
Age: 20
Date of Death: 14/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Couper, Arthur C.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 17/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Crispin, Joseph
Age: 15
Date of Death: 1/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Davis, George G. S.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 2/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Death, Edwin
Age: 27
Date of Death: 6/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain's clerk
Organisation: Royal Navy
Floud, Ross Moore
Age: 37
Date of Death: 28/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: 1st Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Haswell, Fleetwood Pellew
Age: 18
Date of Death: 14/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master's assistant
Organisation: Royal Navy
Henwood, James T.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 18/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Kent, Charles
Age: 28
Date of Death: 2/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Langlands, Alexander
Age: 32
Date of Death: 22/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Martin, Charles
Age: 28
Date of Death: 25/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Neale, Alfred
Age: 25
Date of Death: 22/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Nuttall, Henry I.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 23/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Master
Organisation: Royal Navy
Richards, Walter W. H.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 24/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Simpson, William
Age: 23
Date of Death: 17/11/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Venables, James
Age: 23
Date of Death: 12/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Captain's steward
Organisation: Royal Navy
Welman, William
Age: 40
Date of Death: 15/12/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875); 'Illustrated London News' (5 Feb 1853) p. 347.

JSON

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    "recorder": "",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Alfred Phelps d. 1903

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ALFRED PHELPS / A.B. H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / died / 5th Oct'r 1903 aged 23'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 342
Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Phelps, Alfred
Age: 23
Date of Death: 5/10/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'ALFRED PHELPS / A.B. H.M.S. 'Agincourt' / died / 5th Oct'r 1903 aged 23'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Alfred Phelps d. 1903</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 342",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Agincourt"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Phelps, Alfred","age":"23","dateofdeath":"5/10/1903","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Able Seaman","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Old Protestant cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau commemorating Henry Jones USN d. 1851

Location

Old Protestant cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'A Native of Denmark. Seaman US Ship Marion. Died 13th March 1851 aged 37 years. Erected by his countryman and messmate Herman Rawlings'

Details

Vessel: USS Marion

People

Jones, Henry
Age: 37
Date of Death: 13/3/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: United States Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 371 (Greenwich, 1981).

JSON

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  "post_id": "551",
  "id": "M389",
  "location": "Old Protestant cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'A Native of Denmark. Seaman US Ship Marion. Died 13th March 1851 aged 37 years. Erected by his countryman and messmate Herman Rawlings'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Old Protestant Cemetery, Macau commemorating Henry Jones USN d. 1851</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "USS Marion"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Jones, Henry","age":"37","dateofdeath":"13/3/1851","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":"United States Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Lawrence Phillips 'British and American Naval Tombs on the China Coast', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 67, p. 371 (Greenwich, 1981).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Shephard RN d. 1893

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the Memory of / JOHN SHEPHARD O.S. / H.M.S. CAROLINE / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / AT HONG KONG ON 2ND JANUARY 1893 / AGED 19 YEARS / IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M.S. CAROLINE'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Caroline

People

Shephard, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 2/1/1893
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com

JSON

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  "post_id": "552",
  "id": "M121",
  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the Memory of / JOHN SHEPHARD O.S. / H.M.S. CAROLINE / WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED / AT HONG KONG ON 2ND JANUARY 1893 / AGED 19 YEARS / IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH / ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M.S. CAROLINE'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Shephard RN d. 1893</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "description": "Cross on stepped plinth.",
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St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Memorial at St Nicholas’ Church, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland commemorating the officer and crew of HM Sloop ‘Nimrod’ who died 15th August 1825

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St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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'Sacred to the Memory / of / Lieutenant James Everard / William Todd, Robert Henderson and John Boyd / Seamen of this Place; late Belonging to / His Majesty's Sloop Nimrod / Who were drowned in Belfast Lough / By the upsetting of a boat, Augst 15th 1825 / As a Tribute of Respect for / An amiable Young Man and highly meritorious officer / and for three worthy seamen / The Captain, Officers, and Ship's Company of the Nimrod / Have erected this Tablet'

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Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: HMS Nimrod

People

Boyd, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 25/8/1825
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Everard, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 15/8/1825
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Henderson, Robert
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 15/8/1825
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Todd, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 15/8/1825
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See biography NMM MSS/89/060 and MSS/89/061.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters