Headstone at the Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, Cardiff commemorating William Rees d. 1912
Location
Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, The Hayes, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory of Elizabeth, wife of William Rees (late Master, Trinity Service) who departed this life April 21 1901 aged 66 years / Also their two children Henry and William who died in infancy / Also Henry son of the above died Jany 24th 1886 aged 16 years / Interred at Yarmouth / Also Levi their son died Jany 14th 1892 aged 18 years, Interred at Harwich / In the midst of life we are in death / Also of the above William Rees who died Oct 11th 1912 aged 78 years.'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone
People
Rees, William Age: 66 Date of Death: 21/4/1901 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Trinity House Rees, Henry Age: 16 Date of Death: 24/1/1886 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Rees, Levi Age: 18 Date of Death: 14/1/1892 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Wall tablet at St Michael’s Church, Stanton Harcourt commemorating Thomas Cox RMLI d. 1862
Location
St Michael's Church, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Cox Royal Marine Light Infantry who departed this life at Port Royal Jamaica on the 25th August 1862 aged 39 years. This tablet was erected by his comrades serving on board H.M.S. Agamemnon as a token of respect to his memory'
Details
Description: Carved with globe and laurel 'Per mare per terram' (badge and motto of the Royal Marines). Type: Wall tablet Position: Nave Vessel: HMS Agamemnon
People
Cox, Thomas Age: 39 Date of Death: 25/8/1862 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Wall memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Captain George Hardinge d. 1808
Location
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
Transcript
'TO GEO. N. HARDINGE / CAPT. OF THE S. FIORENZO 36 GUNS 186 MEN / WHO ATTACKED ON THREE SUCCESSIVE DAYS LA PIEDMONTAISE. 50 GUNS 566 MEN, / AND FELL, NEAR CEYLON, IN THE PATH TO / VICTORY / 8. MARCH 1808, AGED 28 YEARS'
Details
Description: A sarcophagus draped with an ensign staff. Below, the inscription is flanked by figures of a mourning Indian and winged Victory. Type: Wall monument Artists: Charles Manning Vessel: HMS San Fiorenzo
People
Hardinge, George Nicholas Age: 28 Date of Death: 8/3/1808 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Buried in Colombo. National monument, voted by Parliament, contract 7/10/1810, value £1, 575. Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London 1964) p. 241.
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
Extra
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'
Details
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
Wall tablet in Pembroke Dock Cemetery commemorating Captain William Pryce Cumby RN d. 1837
Location
Pembroke Dock cemetery, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Transcript
'HERE LIE THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN WILLIAM PRYCE CUMBY, R.N. C.B. OF H.M. YACHT / ROYAL SOVEREIGN AND CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF PEMBROKE / DOCK YARD. AN OFFICER WHOSE ZEAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / AT TRAFALGAR AND AT ST. DOMINGO DESERVED AND RECEIVED / THE APPROBATION OF HIS COUNTRY. HIS ACTIVE KINDNESS / IN PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF OTHERS PROCURED HIM / THE AFFECTIONATE REGARD OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM / THE LOSS OF ONE SO KIND AND GOOD HAS TAUGHT HIS / RELATIONS AND FRIENDS HOW VAIN IS EVERY CONSOLATION / BUT THAT AFFORDED BY RELIGION, BY CHRISTIAN SUBMISSION. BY CHRISTIAN HOPE / BORN XX MARCH MDCCLXXI / DIED XXVIIth SEPTEMBER MDCCCXXXVII'
Details
Type: Wall plaque
Event
Battle of Trafalgar 1805
People
Cumby, William Pryce Age: 66 Date of Death: 27/9/1837 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai, India, commemorating Thomas Taylor, HEIC, d. 1804
Location
St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Thomas Rumbold Taylor Esq, departed this life the 4th March 1804, aged 28 years.'
Details
Position: Compound, St Mary's Church Vessel: Glory
People
Taylor, Thomas Rumbold Age: 28 Date of Death: 4/2/1804 Cause of Death: Killed in a duel Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.28; Public Department Proceedings 1804.
Memorial in Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China commemorating Captain William Marquis, HEIC, d. 1842
Location
Protestant Cemetery, Macau, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Captain William MARQUIS, Honourable East India Company's Service who died at Macao 4th December 1842 Aged 42 years'
Details
People
Marquis, William Age: 42 Date of Death: 4/12/1842 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master HEIC Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Naval temple in Monmouthshire, Wales dedicated to those Admirals who fought for Britain in the American and French Revolutionary Wars.
Location
Kymin, Monmouthshire, Wales
Transcript
'THIS NAVAL TEMPLE / WAS ERECTED AUGUST 1ST 1800 / TO PERPETUATE THE NAMES OF THOSE / NOBLE ADMIRALS / WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY THEIR / GLORIOUS VICTORIES FOR ENGLAND / IN THE LAST AND PRESENT WARS / AND IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO / HER GRACE DUCHESS OF BEAUFORT / DAUGHTER OF / ADMIRAL BOSCAWEN'
Details
Description: Small building with Britannia on the arch the above roof. Two alcoves with seats.
Type: Temple Date Erected: 1801
Event Category
1793-1802 French Revolutionary War, 1803-1815 Napoleonic War
People
Boscawen, Edward Age: Date of Death: 10/1/1761 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Cornwallis, William Age: Date of Death: 1819 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Duncan, Adam Age: Date of Death: 4/8/1804 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet Organisation: Royal Navy Elphinstone, George Age: Date of Death: 1823 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Gell, John Age: Date of Death: 1806 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Hawke, Edward Age: Date of Death: 17/10/1781 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet Organisation: Royal Navy Hood, Samuel Age: Date of Death: 1816 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Hood, Alexander Age: Date of Death: 1814 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Howe, Richard Age: 73 Date of Death: 5/8/1799 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet Organisation: Royal Navy Jervis, John Age: 89 Date of Death: 13/3/1823 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet Organisation: Royal Navy Mitchell, Andrew Age: Date of Death: 1806 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Nelson, Horatio Age: 47 Date of Death: 21/10/1805 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Parker, Hyde Age: Date of Death: 1807 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Rodney, George Brydges Age: 74 Date of Death: 24/5/1792 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Thompson, Charles Age: Date of Death: 1799 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy Warren, John Borlase Age: Date of Death: 22/2/1822 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
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Notes: DOSSIER. Built in order to celebrate British naval victories. Sixteen admirals commemorated on medallions set in walls. Boscawen, Bridport, Cornwallis, Duncan, Gell, Hawke, Hood, Howe, Keith, Mitchell, Nelson, Parker, Rodney, St Vincent, Warren, Thompson. Bibliography: 'Seascape' (Aug 1987) p. 6.
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
