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Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon commemorating George Mackrill, RN, d. 1814

Location

Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / to the MEMORY / of / GEORGE MACKRILL / (Late of the Royal Navy) / who Departed this Life the 17th day / of August 1814 Aged 25 Years / and 5 Months'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

MacKrill, George
Age: 25
Date of Death: 17/8/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Not commissioned officer
Recorder: Lyn Collins
Photographer: Lyn Collins

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / to the MEMORY / of / GEORGE MACKRILL / (Late of the Royal Navy) / who Departed this Life the 17th day / of August 1814 Aged 25 Years / and 5 Months'",
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St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool commemorating Captain Henry Risien d. 1864

Location

St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt Henry Risien died 2nd September 1864 aged 67'

Details

People

Risien, Henry
Age: 67
Date of Death: 2/9/1864
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.4, p.425.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Capt Henry Risien died 2nd September 1864 aged 67'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool commemorating Captain Henry Risien d. 1864</p>",
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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Memorial at Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating James Coates d. 1872

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES COATES Gunner R.M.A. /who died at Spithead May 10th 1872 / on board H.M.S. 'Hercules' aged 37 years'

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Position: 96
Vessel: HMS Hercules

People

Coates, James
Age: 37
Date of Death: 10/5/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

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Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / JAMES COATES Gunner R.M.A.  /who died at Spithead May 10th 1872 / on board H.M.S. 'Hercules' aged 37 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating James Coates d. 1872</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool commemorating Joseph Cash d. 1821

Location

St Mary's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Joseph Cash late Captain of this Port died 3rd May 1821'

Details

People

Cash, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 3/5/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 4, p. 363.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Joseph Cash late Captain of this Port died 3rd May 1821'",
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    "notes": "From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 4, p. 363.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Philip Pritt d. 1839

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Philip Pritt late Officer of Excise died 1st September 1839.'

Details

People

Pritt, Philip
Age:
Date of Death: 1/9/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Excise officer
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Bibliography: Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001)

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  "transcript": "'Philip Pritt late Officer of Excise died 1st September 1839.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Philip Pritt d. 1839</p>",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Albert Brookin d. 1906

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the memory of / WILLIAM ALBERT BROOKIN / Gunner R.M.A. / of / H.M.S. 'Good Hope' / who died December 19th 1906 / aged 25 years / this monument is erected by his shipmates'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 376
Vessel: HMS Good Hope

People

Brookin, William Albert
Age: 25
Date of Death: 19/12/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to / the memory of / WILLIAM ALBERT BROOKIN / Gunner R.M.A. / of / H.M.S. 'Good Hope' / who died December 19th 1906 / aged 25 years / this monument is erected by his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating William Albert Brookin d. 1906</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R & J H Perry, 1987",
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}

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Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain Robert Francis Martin d. 1842

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Captain Robert Francis MARTIN, late Commander of the ship 'Duke of Buccleuch' who departed this life in Macao on the 25th October 1842. Aged 42 years'

Details

Vessel: Duke of Buccleuch

People

Martin, Robert Francis
Age: 42
Date of Death: 25/10/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Captain Robert Francis MARTIN, late Commander of the ship 'Duke of Buccleuch' who departed this life in Macao on the 25th October 1842. Aged 42 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain Robert Francis Martin d. 1842</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Peter Pye d. 1818

Location

St John's Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Peter Pye, sailmaker, died 4th January 1818 age 42'

Details

People

Pye, Peter
Age: 42
Date of Death: 4/1/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.11, p. 609. Church demolished in 1898.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Peter Pye, sailmaker, died 4th January 1818 age 42'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St John’s Church, Old Haymarket, Liverpool commemorating Peter Pye d. 1818</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating William Brown d. 1865

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Brown, William
Age: 49
Date of Death: 18/4/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner?
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Master mariner? Died at Carloforte, Sardinia.

JSON

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St Mary's & St Peter's Church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Headstone at St Mary’s & St Peter’s Church, Montrose commemorating John Cree d. 1778, Surgeon RN

Location

St Mary's & St Peter's Church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

Erected 1843 By Mary S Bruce In Memory of her Grandfather John Cree, Surgeon, R.N. Who died at sea on the 12th of July 1778 aged 42 years And also of his Spouse Mrs Margaret Robertson Who died at Montrose February 25th 1839 aged 92 years. The said Mary S Bruce Died 8th October 1868 aged 72 years.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Cree, John
Age: 42
Date of Death: 12/7/1778
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Cree, John
Age: 42
Date of Death: 12/7/1778
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "Erected 1843 By Mary S Bruce In Memory of her Grandfather John Cree, Surgeon, R.N. Who died at sea on the 12th of July 1778 aged 42 years And also of his Spouse Mrs Margaret Robertson Who died at Montrose February 25th 1839 aged 92 years. The said Mary S Bruce Died 8th October 1868 aged 72 years.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters