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All Saints Church, Kingston, Surrey, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, Kingston-upon-Thames commemorating Captain Thomas Price HEIC d. 1789.

Location

All Saints Church, Kingston, Surrey, England

Transcript

'Here lieth the body of Capt Thomas Price Commander of the Ceres East Indiaman who died on the 20th of June 1789 aged 43 years. He was a good just and tender father and a sincere friend. Also Mrs Ann Sherrer wife of Mr John Sherrer of Mark Lane and second daughter of the above Capt Thomas Price. Died 4th January 1802 aged 26 years. Also Mrs Ann Price relict of the above Capt Thomas Price. Died 26 January 1805 aged 60 years'

Details

Vessel: HEIC Ceres

People

Price, Thomas
Age: 43
Date of Death: 20/6/1789
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: A. Anderson 'History and Antiquities of Kingston-upon-Thames' (Kingston, 1818) pp. 93-94.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1994

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Kingston, Surrey, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lieth the body of Capt Thomas Price Commander of the Ceres East Indiaman who died on the 20th of June 1789 aged 43 years. He was a good just and tender father and a sincere friend. Also Mrs Ann Sherrer wife of Mr John Sherrer of Mark Lane and second daughter of the above Capt Thomas Price. Died 4th January 1802 aged 26 years. Also Mrs Ann Price relict of the above Capt Thomas Price. Died 26 January 1805 aged 60 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in All Saints Church, Kingston-upon-Thames commemorating Captain Thomas Price HEIC d. 1789.</p>",
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    "bibliography": "A. Anderson 'History and Antiquities of Kingston-upon-Thames' (Kingston, 1818) pp. 93-94.",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1994",
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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London commemorating Captain Henry Priestman RN d. 1712

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

‘MS / TO THE MEMORY OF HENRY PRIESTMAN ESQR COMMANDER IN CHIEF / OF A SQUADRON OF SHIPS OF WAR IN THE REIGNE OF KING CHARLES THE / IID. A COMMISSIONER OF THE NAVY AND ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS / FOR EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF / ENGLAND IN THE REIGNE OF KING WILLIAM IIID / OB XX AUG. MDCCXII AET LXV HEU PRISCA FIDES’

.'

Details

Description: Carving with a round profile portrait surrounded by cannon, anchors and navigational instruments.
Type: Wall monument
Position: North aisle
Materials: White marble
Artists: Francis Bird
Vessel: Commissioner of the Navy

People

Priestman, Henry
Age: c.65
Date of Death: 20/8/1712
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: First Naval Lord
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: C7101/6

Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946), 98; 'An Inventory of the historical Monuments in London' vol. i 'Westminster Abbey' (London, 1925-9) 54b.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "‘MS / TO THE MEMORY OF HENRY PRIESTMAN ESQR COMMANDER IN CHIEF / OF A SQUADRON OF SHIPS OF WAR IN THE REIGNE OF KING CHARLES THE / IID. A COMMISSIONER OF THE NAVY AND ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS / FOR EXECUTING THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF / ENGLAND IN THE REIGNE OF KING WILLIAM IIID / OB XX AUG. MDCCXII AET LXV HEU PRISCA FIDES’<br />\r\n<br />\r\n.'",
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    "type": "Wall monument",
    "position": "North aisle",
    "materials": "White marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Francis Bird",
    "vessel": "Commissioner of the Navy"  },
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    "notes": "C7101/6<br />",
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    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "B. Tomlinson"  }
}

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Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Memorial at Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon commemorating John Hornden d. 1880

Location

Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Transcript

'John HORNDEN who was drowned at sea Feb 16th 1880 aged 74'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Hornden, John
Age: 74
Date of Death: 16/2/1880
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage

JSON

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  "location": "Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'John HORNDEN who was drowned at sea Feb 16th 1880 aged 74'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Bowcombe Church, Kingsbridge, Devon commemorating John Hornden d. 1880</p>",
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    "recorder": "P. Cove; E.R. Stage",
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St Mary's Church, Barnes, London, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Barnes, London commemorating Captain William Dawson RN d. 1859

Location

St Mary's Church, Barnes, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT WILLIAM DAWSON ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / NOVEMBER 14TH 1859 / AGED 65 YEARS'

Details

Description: Anchor and Union Flag above the inscription tablet which has a mourning female figure and a midshipman to one side. A book and a wreath below.
Type: Wall memorial
Position: Exterior wall of Langton Chapel

People

Dawson, William
Age: 65
Date of Death: 14/11/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The churchyard also contains an altar tomb with fouled anchors at the base of each angle covering the Dawson family vault. A tablet inside the church to Letitia Dawson d. 1843 showing the loss of the ship 'Isis' in relief by J. Bedford was largely destroyed in a fire in 1978. See 'The Monumental Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St. Mary's Barnes, Surrey'. Warren Dawson 1932 (unpublished).
Bibliography: Richard Ames-Lewis 'St Mary's Church Barnes: A guide for visitors and friends' (Barnes, 1996).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF CAPT WILLIAM DAWSON ROYAL NAVY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / NOVEMBER 14TH 1859 / AGED 65 YEARS'",
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    "notes": "The churchyard also contains an altar tomb with fouled anchors at the base of each angle covering the Dawson family vault. A tablet inside the church to Letitia Dawson d. 1843 showing the loss of the ship 'Isis' in relief by J. Bedford was largely destroyed in a fire in 1978. See 'The Monumental Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St. Mary's Barnes, Surrey'. Warren Dawson 1932 (unpublished).",
    "bibliography": "Richard Ames-Lewis 'St Mary's Church Barnes: A guide for visitors and friends' (Barnes, 1996).",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson",
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}

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Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Temperton, d. 1829

Location

Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory / of / William TEMPERTON / Ship Wright / who departed this life / on the 25th May / in the year of our Lord / 1829 / Aged 50 years / He was an affectionate husband / and a sincere friend / to all who knew him'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: South east wall SE 19 A47
Artists: Higgs & Hunter

People

Temperton, William
Age: 50
Date of Death: 25/5/1829
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 229.

JSON

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  "id": "M481",
  "location": "Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory / of / William TEMPERTON / Ship Wright / who departed this life / on the 25th May / in the year of our Lord / 1829 / Aged 50 years / He was an affectionate husband / and a sincere friend / to all who knew him'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Cemetery, Singapore commemorating William Temperton, d. 1829</p>",
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    "event":"",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney 1988) p. 229.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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 Herman Glenfield, RN d. 1878

Location

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

Transcript

'Herman Glanfield A.R.M.P. / H.M.S. London / died 15th October 1878'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Glanfield, Herman
Age: 33
Date of Death: 5/10/1878
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Armourer's crew
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/11/44170 Date of birth 15/3/1845, died of 'dysentry'.

JSON

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  "id": "M5282",
  "location": "Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Herman Glanfield A.R.M.P. / H.M.S. London / died 15th October 1878'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Herman Glenfield, RN d. 1878</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "notes": "ADM 188/11/44170 Date of birth 15/3/1845, died of 'dysentry'.",
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    "recorder": "",
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Stratton, Cornwall, England

Memorial in Cornwall dedicated to James Couch d. 1852

Location

Stratton, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'In memory of Mary Eliza Couch who resigned this life the 7th day of Sept 1856 age 35 years... Also her lamented brother James Couch Captain of the ship 'OWEN GLENDOWER' who died of yellow fever at Santiago de Cuba Oct 2nd 1852 age 35 years'

Details

Vessel: Owen Glendower

People

Couch, James
Age: 35
Date of Death: 2/10/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: E.R. Stage

JSON

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  "post_id": "522",
  "id": "M4301",
  "location": "Stratton, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Mary Eliza Couch who resigned this life the 7th day of Sept 1856 age 35 years... Also her lamented brother James Couch Captain of the ship 'OWEN GLENDOWER' who died of yellow fever at Santiago de Cuba Oct 2nd 1852 age 35 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cornwall dedicated to James Couch d. 1852</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "E.R. Stage",
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St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating Richard Jones d. 1875 and John Jones d. 1875

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the memory of RICHARD JONES / son of RICHARD JONES Mariner / by JANE his Wife / born September 7th 1838 / and met a Watery Grave / in Princess Dock Liverpool / September 11th 1849 / Also the above RICHARD JONES who / died April 28th 1875 / Aged 58 YEARS. / and Also of JOHN. / Son of the above / who met with a Watery Grave / on Jordon Flats near Liverpool / on the 6th of August 1875 / Aged 25 Years. / The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away / JOB. Ch. IV. 21'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Jones, Richard
Age: 58
Date of Death: 28/4/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:
Jones, John
Age: 25
Date of Death: 6/8/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Stone laid flat.

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to / the memory of RICHARD JONES / son of RICHARD JONES Mariner / by JANE his Wife / born September 7th 1838 / and met a Watery Grave / in Princess Dock Liverpool / September 11th 1849 / Also the above RICHARD JONES who / died April 28th 1875 / Aged 58 YEARS. / and Also of JOHN. / Son of the above / who met with a Watery Grave / on Jordon Flats near Liverpool / on the 6th of August 1875 / Aged 25 Years. / The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away / JOB. Ch. IV. 21'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating Richard Jones d. 1875 and John Jones d. 1875</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England

Monument at Great Malvern to Lieutenant Thomas Woodyatt RN, d. 1841

Location

Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOMAS WOODYATT ESQUIRE / OF HOLLY MOUNT IN THIS PARISH LATE A LIEUTENANT IN THE ROYAL NAVY / ELDEST SURVIVING SON OF GEORGE WOODYATT OF WORCESTER MD BY HANNAH HIS WIFE / ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THOMAS FREEMAN OF SUCKLEY IN THIS COUNTY ESQUIRE / AT AN EARLY AGE HE ENTERED THE NAVY IN WHICH FOR SIXTEEN YEARS / HE WAS EMPLOYED IN ACTIVE AND VARIED SERVICE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE WAR / ENDUED WITH TALENTS OF NO COMMON ORDER / AND OF A DISPOSITION NATURALLY ARDENT AND LIBERAL / HE WAS FOREMOST IN PROMOTING EVERY SCHEME OF UTILITY AND IMPROVEMENT / WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELFARE OR ORNAMENT OF HIS NEIGHBOURHOOD / WARM HEARTED GENEROUS AND SINCERE / AND FREE IN A REMARKABLE DEGREE FROM THE BANE OF SELFISHNESS / HE SPARED NOT HIMSELF SO THAT HE MIGHT SERVE AND PROFIT OTHERS / HE MARRIED IN 1818 HARRIET / THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF MICHAEL BIDDULPH ESQUIRE / OF LEDBURY IN THE COUNTY OF HEREFORD AND COPTON HALL IN THIS COUNTY / BY WHOM HE HAD NO ISSUE / HE DIED GREATLY LAMENTED ON THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE 1841 / IN THE 50TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / AND HIS REMAINS WEREBY HIS OWN DESIRE INTERRED IN THE ADJOINING CHURCHYARD / THIS MEMORIAL OF AFFECTION WAS ERECTED / BY HIS SURVIVING WIDOW WHO IN MUCH SORROW DEDICATES THIS MARBLE / TO RECORD HER OWN BEREAVEMENT AND HER HUSBAND'S WORTH. / HIS WIDOW DIED ON THE 31ST JANUARY 1863 IN HER 88TH YEAR / AND WAS BURIED IN THE SAME VAULT. '

Details

Description: Stele with anthemion acroteria at the top. Above the inscription tablet, a relief of seated mourning female figure, beside a draped urn with a relief portrait of Woodyatt.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Aisle
Materials: White marble
Artists: Peter Hollins

Event

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Woodyatt, Thomas
Age: 50
Date of Death: 6/6/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Commissioned Lieutenant 7 Feb 1811
Photographer: Norman Hammond

JSON

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    "position": "Aisle",
    "materials": "White marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "Peter Hollins",
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    "event":"1803-1815 Napoleonic War",
    "date": "",
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    "notes": "Commissioned Lieutenant 7 Feb 1811",
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}

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Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Tomb in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Admiral Alexander Graeme d. 1818

Location

Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'HERE LIES INTERRED / ALEXANDER GRAEME / OF GRAEMESHALL / ONE OF THE ADMIRALS OF THE WHITE / SQUADRON IN HIS MAJESTYS FLEET / BORN AT GRAEMESHALL 9TH DECR 1741 / DIED AT EDINBURGH 5TH AUGUST 1818'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: 50 yards north west of church
Materials: Sandstone

People

Graeme, Alexander
Age: 77
Date of Death: 5/8/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988

JSON

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  "post_id": "481",
  "id": "M555",
  "location": "Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'HERE LIES INTERRED / ALEXANDER GRAEME / OF GRAEMESHALL / ONE OF THE ADMIRALS OF THE WHITE / SQUADRON IN HIS MAJESTYS FLEET / BORN AT GRAEMESHALL 9TH DECR 1741 / DIED AT EDINBURGH 5TH AUGUST 1818'",
  "content": "<p>Tomb  in Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh commemorating Admiral Alexander Graeme d. 1818</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Chest-tomb",
    "position": "50 yards north west of church",
    "materials": "Sandstone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Graeme, Alexander","age":"77","dateofdeath":"5/8/1818","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Admiral of the White","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "John Steele 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters