Wall monument in St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating Captain Benjamin Young, RN, d. 1670 and Robert Young d. 1732
Location
Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Transcript
'Within / these Walls / lie interred the remains of / ROBRT YOUNG who faithfully discharg'd the / duty of an officer in the Dock Yard in this / Parish near 40 Years, and departed this life / March 12 : 1732. aged 70. He was Son of / Captain BENJAMIN YOUNG, Commander of, / and Slain in His Majesty's Ship Advice A.D. 1670 / fighting in defence of his King and Country. / Unaffected Piety, and Strict Justice, Compassion to / the poor and Benevolence to all, were qualitys / which adorned His character. He was Industrious / in and handsomly Contributed to the Enlarging / and beautifying this Church / The Remains of Mrs ANN YOUNG who departed / this life January 21 1741 aged 78, lie interr'd / near those of Mr ROBERT YOUNG her Husband. / She was Daughter of GEORGE WOODYEAR of Shorn / in the County of Kent Esqr. a Woman excell'd by few or none. / They were eminent examples of Conjugal affection / and fidelity. Of their Children, a Son and a Daughter / were interr'd here, Six Sons and one Daughter Survived them / In duty and gratitude their Children pay this / small tribute to the Memory of their worthy Parents'
Details
Description: Three cherubs heads in clouds above the inscription which is flanked by pilasters. There is a broken pediment above with an urn in the centre, arms on the apron below.
Type: Wall monument Materials: Marble Vessel: HMS Advice
People
Young, Benjamin Age: Unknown Date of Death: 1670 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain Organisation: Royal Navy Young, Robert Age: 70 Date of Death: 12/3/1732 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Officer HM Dockyard Organisation: HM Dockyard
Extra
Notes: Benjamin Young was killed in action with seven Algerine men-of-war.
Bibliography: William Laird Clowes 'The Royal Navy, a history' vol ii, p.438-9 (London 1996). Recorder: Mrs M. Catty
Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Menai Bridge, Anglesey commemorating Evan Rowlands d. 1817 surgeon HEIC
Location
St Mary's Church, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales
Transcript
'Evan Rowlands, Surgeon on board the East India Company Ship Alexander, 3rd son of Richard Rowlands, died 3 December 1817 aged 24'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Vessel: HEIC Alexander
People
Rowlands, Evan Age: 24 Date of Death: 3/12/1817 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon HEIC Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Donald McLean RN d. 1847
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'No. 663 / SACRED / To the Memory of / DONALD MCLEAN ESQRE., / Master Royal Navy, / died on the 6th February 1847 / Aged 61 Years / ALSO MARY CANNON / died on the 20th March 1887 / Aged 84 Years / ALSO ISABELLA / Widow of Joseph Cannon / died on the 22nd April 1892 / Aged 77 Years.'
McLean, David Age: 61 Date of Death: 6/2/1847 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 7, p. 57. Sighted B. Tomlinson 2011. The cemetery is in an old quarry behind the Anglican Cathedral, now St James's Park. Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Wall tablet at the Church of St Michael the Archangel, Mere commemorating Thomas Latimer d. 1832 former a naval surgeon
Location
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Mere, Wiltshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory / of Thomas Latimer Gent, / formerly of the navy, and / nearly fifty years surgeon / of this place / whose mortal remains are / deposited near this tablet. / He died Nov 12th 1832 / aged 77 years. / Also to the memory / of Elizabeth, wife of / Thomas Latimer,who departed / this life May 1st 1844. / aged 82 years.'
Details
Description: White marble on a black base. Neoclassical style with a pediment containing an open book. The tablet is mounted on a single bracket. Type: Wall tablet Position: Interior Materials: Marble
People
Latimer, Thomas Age: 77 Date of Death: 12/11/1832 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Gravestone in Eastleigh, Hampshire commemorating Sydney Smith d. 1901
Location
Old burial ground, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'In Loving Memory of / SIDNEY SMITH, / OF THE (LATE) INDIAN NAVY, / AND INDIAN POLICE FORCE. / BORN JANUARY 9TH 1843, / FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS, / NOVEMBER 12TH 1901, / HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP. / THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS, WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM. / I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I AWAKE / IN THY LIKENESS. / ALSO OF / ELIZA BURGES SMITH / HIS DEARLY LOVED WIFE / DAUGHTER OF THE LATE REVD R.M. LAMB C.M.S. / MISSIONARY, / AND WIDOW OF THE LATE LIEUT. A.F. CUMBERLEGE R.A. / BORN FEBRUARY 17TH 1848 / FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS AUGUST 2ND 1912 / FATHER I WILL THAT THOSE WHOM THOU HAST GIVEN ME / BE WITH ME WHJERE I AM. / WITH CHRIST WHICH IS VERY FAR BETTER. TOGETHER. / FOR EVER WITH THE LORD.'
Details
Description: Erect headstone with text in lead lettering. Traditional naval 'fouled anchor' design cut into the top between first line and rest of text. Type: Gravestone Materials: Stone
People
Smith, Sidney Age: 58 Date of Death: 12/11/1901 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Indian Navy
Cross in St Kew, Cornall dedicated to John Pinch d. 1870.
Location
Church of St James the Great, St Kew, Cornwall, England
Transcript
'IN / AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF / JOHN, / SON OF (THE LATE) / JAMES PINCH, / AND ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE, / WHO WAS BORN / AT HIGH WAY, IN THIS PARISH, / Ist MARCH 1849 / AND WAS LOST AT SEA ON THE 20th SEPtr 1870 / NO MORTAL EYE HATH SEEN HIS BED, / NOR YET CONCEIVED WHERE RESTS HIS HEAD / BUT ONE THERE IS WHO SEES HIS TOMB / LOW HIDDEN IN THE OCEAN'S WOMB / THERE SHALL HE LIE IN PEACEFUL REST / TILL CALLED FROM THENCE AT GOD'S BEHEST'
Details
Type: Cross Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone
People
Pinch, John Age: 21 Date of Death: 20/9/1870 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Seaman Organisation:
Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating George Wilding d. 1955
Location
All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England
Transcript
'George Wilding, Purser, S.S. Duke of York, from Captain, Officers and Crew of S.S. Duke of York, S.S. Amsterdam and S.S. Vienna. Died 30 April 1955 aged 62 [?]'
Details
Position: Churchyard Vessel: SS Duke of York, SS Amsterdam, SS Vienna
People
Wilding, George Age: Date of Death: 30/4/1955 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Purser Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters