Gravestone at the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire commemorating Lockhart Francis Stephens d. 1852
Location
Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'To / the Memory of / EDWARD LEWINGTON / who departed this Life / the 24 Day of May 1824 / in the 56th Year of his age / Also of LOCKHART FRANCIS STEPHENS R.N. / Acting Master of H.M.S. Driver / Second son of DANIEL WELLS / and MARY STEPHENS / and Grandson of the above / who Died on His Passage from / V[alparaiso] to England / April 24th 1852 [?] Aged 24 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Limestone Vessel: HMS Driver
People
Wells, Lockhart Francis Stephens Age: 24 Date of Death: 24/4/1852 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Acting Master Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: DOSSIER. Uncertainty whether date 1832 or 1852. Presumably HMS 'Driver' 1840 as the 1797 HMS 'Driver' a convict ship in 1832. Recorder: Josephine Hallett 1997
Ledger in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington commemorating Admiral James Piggott d. 1822
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington, Surrey, England
Transcript
'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / JAMES PIGOTT / ADMIRAL OF THE R[ED]/DIED SEPTEMBER 26TH [182]2 / AGED 71 YEARS / AND OF SARAH HIS WIDO[W] / DIED JUNE 7TH 184[1] / AGED 74 YEARS'
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Type: Ledger Position: Tower by west wall and vestry Materials: Stone
People
Pigott, James Age: 71 Date of Death: 26/9/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: H.W. Pointer 'Coats of Arms in Surrey churches' p.39. Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1995
Memorial obelisk at Curds Hall Estate, Fransham, Little Dunham, Norfolk commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805
Location
Curds Hall Estate, Fransham, Little Dunham, Norfolk, England
Transcript
[Oval plaque half way up ESE face of obelisk] ‘NELSON / of / the NILE. / TRAFALGAR / Obir 21. of Oct. / 1805 / AEtatis 47’
‘In / Commemoration of / PEACE / JOHN DROSIER Esqr. / Erected this / OBILISK [sic]) / Anno Domini/ MDCCCXIV.'
Details
Type: Obelisk Materials: Limestone, Norfolk Whites brick Date Erected: 1814
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Nelson, Horatio Age: 47 Date of Death: 5/10/1805 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: When erected the Obelisk was at the WMW end of an avenue of trees which framed the main front view westward from Curds Hall which was demolished at some time between 1935 and 1950. The parkland has now reverted to arable field. Memorial is 1.5 km from the nearest road but is accessible on public footpaths from Great Fransham and Little Dunham. The final 250m to the monument is on a signposted path from the north (not marked on map) along the western side of the field boundary. In Blomfield's 'History of Norfolk' the Curds Hall estate is recorded as being owned by William Nelson of Dunham Parva - this same William Nelson owned other property in both parishes and was the elder brother of Edmund Nelson, Horatio Nelson's grandfather (who was christened in Little Dunham church on 4 Nov 1693). William Nelson died in 1775 and John Drosier appears to have acquired Curds Hall from his estate. Mary Drosier (Drozier) was Nelson’s aunt.
Memorial at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Henry Simpson, Trinity Pilot, d. 1844
Location
St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England
Transcript
‘IN / MEMORY OF / HENRY SIMPSON / (TRINITY PILOT) / WHO DIED JAN. 29 1844 / AGED 66 YEARS. / ALSO ELIZABETH HIS WIFE / WHO DIED MARCH 17. 1865 / AGED 85 YEARS'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Simpson, Henry Age: 66 Date of Death: 29/1/1844 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot Organisation: Trinity House
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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967 Photographer: Pippa Lacey, 2018
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Selway d. 1897
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of / Eliza / dearly loved wife of / William Selway, late of Bristol / and Cardiff, pilot, died at Grangetown / Sept 26th 1897, aged 69 years / Why should we grieve now she is gone / from sickness and from pain / Rather rejoice because our loss / Is her eternal gain / Also the above / William Selway / who died suddenly Nov 1st 1902 / aged 76 years / Forever with the Lord / Also of Frank Selway the dearly / loved eldest son of J.C.& S. Lawson / and grandson of the above / who died Dec 16th 1910 / aged 24 years / Until the day breaks and the shadows / flee away.'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone
People
Selway, William Age: 76 Date of Death: 1/11/1902 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation:
Memorial in Tetbury, Gloucestershire commemorating Commander Walter Wiltshire RN d. 1849
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Transcript
'To the memory of Walter Wiltshire Pike, Commander Royal Navy, son of the late Thomas and Sarah Pike of this Parish. He died at Bristol Decr. 7th 1849, aged 64 and his remains lie interred within this church. Captain Pike served as lieutenant in the Euryalus frigate at the memorable Battle of Trafalgar and was not less respected in his profession as an officer than he was esteemed by a large circle of friends in private life as a gentleman'
Details
Position: Aisle Vessel: HMS Euryalus
Event
Battle of Trafalgar
Event Date
1805
Event Category
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Pike, Walter Wiltshire Age: 64 Date of Death: 7/12/1849 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p.119.
Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington commemorating Patrick Maxwell Shaw Stewart RN d. 1846
Location
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beddington, Surrey, England
Transcript
'IN THE VAULT BENEATH / LIE THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / PATRICK MAXWELL SHAW STEWART, R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF CAPT HOUSTON STEWART, R.N.C.B. / HE WAS BORN 9TH AUGUST 1832 AND KILLED JUNE 25TH 1846 / BY THE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF A FOWLING PIECE, / AT BEDDINGTON PARK / INNOCENT AMIABLE AND WARM HEARTED, / HE WAS LOVED AND LAMENTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM, / IN LIFE HE NEVER CAUSED HIS FOND PARENTS / TO SHED ONE TEAR OF SORROW, / AND THEY HAVE NOW THE BLESSED CONVICTION / THAT HE IS SAFE IN DEATH'
Details
Description: Carved with flowers in the corners, a roundel at the top with a crown and anchor. Type: Wall tablet Position: Carew Chapel west wall Materials: White marble on black marble base
People
Stewart, Patrick Maxwell Shaw Age: 14 Date of Death: 25/6/1846 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating John Alexander RN d. 1892
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF / JOHN ALEXANDER STOKER / OF H.M.S. 'IMPERIEUSE' / WHO DIED FROM THE EFFECTS / OF BURNS RECEIVED WHILST / ON DUTY 9TH JANUARY 1892 / AGE 28 YEARS / HERE WHERE I AT ANCHOR LIE / WITH MANY OF OUR FLEET / BUT ONCE AGAIN I MUST SET SAIL / OUR SAVIOUR CHRIST TO MEET'
Details
Description: Gothic headstone with carved border of flowers, a foul anchor over the inscription. Type: Headstone Vessel: HMS Imperieuse
People
Alexander, John Age: 28 Date of Death: 9/1/1892 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Stoker Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial headstone at Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland commemorating William Hassan, d.1847
Location
Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Transcript
‘Erected / by / W. H. HASSAN, / IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER / WILLIAM HASSAN, / MASTER MARINER / LOST FROM THE SHIP Wm PERRY, / BOUND FROM DANZIG IN OCTOBER 1847, / AGED 29 YEARS. / ALSO HIS MOTHER / HANNAH HASSAN, / WHO DIED ON THE 5TH OF MAY 1912, / IN HER 94TH YEAR. / ALSO HIS AUNT / CHARLOTTE McMEEKAN, / WHO DIED ON THE 11TH OF OCTOBER 1911, / IN HER 98TH YEAR. / ALSO HIS BROTHER / JAMES HASSAN, / WHO DIED YOUNG. / ALSO THE ABOVE / W.H.HASSAN, / DIED 20TH MAY 1927. / AGED 83 YEARS.'
Details
Description: Headstone with a triangular top - black granite with grey specks; light grey granite base. Attractive ivy leaf motif surrounds the inscription. Inscription is incised. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Granite Vessel: William Perry
People
Hassan, William Age: 29 Date of Death: 1847 Cause of Death: Maritime Accident Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation: Unknown
Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Lieutenant Peregrine Bowen RN d. 1848
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'To the memory of Sarah ENH / the beloved wife of / N A Braquehais of Dieppe, France / who departed this life on the 23rd May 1846 / aged 25 years / Lieut P Bowen, RN late of / Pope Hill Pembrokeshire / and father of the above died 23rd / February 1848, Aged 61 years'
Details
People
Bowen, Peregrine Age: 61 Date of Death: 23/2/1848 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared. Bowen was the Admiralty agent on board packets plying between Liverpool and Dublin. He was accused of forging the will of his brother William Bowen and committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial. Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) pp. 33-4; Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001); 'Liverpool Mercury' 25 February 1848.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
