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Sydney Cove, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Plaque at Sydney Cove, Sydney, Australia commemorating the arrival of the First Fleet in 1988

Location

Sydney Cove, Sydney, Australia, Rest of the World

Transcript

[Map of Australia F.F.F. on ribbon] 'THIS PLAQUE HONOURS THE PEOPLE WHO SAILED / TO THIS COUNTRY IN THE ELEVEN SHIPS OF THE FIRST / FLEET UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP / THEY LEFT PORTSMOUTH ON 13TH MAY 1787, JOURNEYED VIA / VIA TENERIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO AND CAPETOWN TO / ARRIVE IN BOTANY BAY ON 18TH JANUARY 1788. / THE PEOPLE AND THEIR PROVISIONS WERE LANDED / HERE IN SYDNEY COVE TO SET UP THE FIRST BRITISH / SETTLEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY ON 26TH JANUARY 1788 / SHIPS OF THE FIRST FLEET, SIRIUS SUPPLY GOLDEN GROVE / FISHBURN ALEXANDER CHARLOTTE SCARBOROUGH / PRINCE OF WALES FRIENDSHIP LADY PENRHYN / FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS / 1988 / "THUS EQUIPPED EACH SHIP / LIKE ANOTHER NOAH'S ARK, AWAY / WE STEERED FOR BOTANY BAY" / GEORGE WORGAN / SURGEON, H.M.S. SIRIUS.'

Details

Type: Plaque
Materials: Metal

Event

First Fleet

Event Date

1788

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

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  "transcript": "[Map of Australia F.F.F. on ribbon] 'THIS PLAQUE HONOURS THE PEOPLE WHO SAILED / TO THIS COUNTRY IN THE ELEVEN SHIPS OF THE FIRST / FLEET UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN ARTHUR PHILLIP / THEY LEFT PORTSMOUTH ON 13TH MAY 1787, JOURNEYED VIA / VIA TENERIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO AND CAPETOWN TO / ARRIVE IN BOTANY BAY ON 18TH JANUARY 1788. / THE PEOPLE AND THEIR PROVISIONS WERE LANDED / HERE IN SYDNEY COVE TO SET UP THE FIRST BRITISH / SETTLEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY ON 26TH JANUARY 1788 / SHIPS OF THE FIRST FLEET, SIRIUS SUPPLY GOLDEN GROVE / FISHBURN ALEXANDER CHARLOTTE SCARBOROUGH / PRINCE OF WALES FRIENDSHIP LADY PENRHYN / FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS / 1988 / \"THUS EQUIPPED EACH SHIP / LIKE ANOTHER NOAH'S ARK, AWAY / WE STEERED FOR BOTANY BAY\" / GEORGE WORGAN / SURGEON, H.M.S. SIRIUS.'",
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St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Parish Church, Liverpool commemorating John Roscoe d. 1813

Location

St Peter's Parish Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Roscoe, mariner, died 5th April 1813 aged 82'

Details

People

Roscoe, John
Age: 82
Date of Death: 5/4/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 1, p. 239.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

Memorial tablet at St Martin’s Church, Nacton, Suffolk, commemorating Captain Philip Broke, RN d. 1855

Location

St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR PHILIP BROKE BART / OF BROKE HALL NACTON, / IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, / AND CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / BORN 15TH JANUARY 1804 / DIED 24 FEBRUARY 1855 / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR UNCEASING GRATITUDE AND LOVE, / HIS BEREAVED BROTHER AND SISTER HAVE ERECTED THIS TABLET / TO HIS MEMORY / "THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD". ISA 1. 21'

Details

Type: Tablet
Materials: Marble

Event

War of 1812

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Broke, Philip
Age: 51
Date of Death: 24/2/1855
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: P J Rushbrooke, Knights Templar House, High Street, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9AG

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  "location": "St Martin's Church, Nacton, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR PHILIP BROKE BART / OF BROKE HALL NACTON, / IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, / AND CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY / BORN 15TH JANUARY 1804 / DIED 24 FEBRUARY 1855 / IN TESTIMONY OF THEIR UNCEASING GRATITUDE AND LOVE, / HIS BEREAVED BROTHER AND SISTER HAVE ERECTED THIS TABLET / TO HIS MEMORY / \"THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD\". ISA 1. 21'",
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St Nicholas' Church, Ash, Kent, England

Headstone at St Nicholas’ Church, Ash, Kent commemorating Captain William Brett RN d. 1769

Location

St Nicholas' Church, Ash, Kent, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / WILLIAM BRETT Esq. / Captn. of the Royal Navy / late of Guilton in this PARISH / who died Jany 19: 1769: / aged 51 / Frances his Wife (who / erected this monument) died / Jany 11: 1773 aged 39 / W.F. Brett their son / died March ye 17, 1779 aged 23 / FRANCES their Daughter died July 14 1778 aged 23'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Chancel, north wall
Materials: Black veined yellow marble, white marble

People

Brett, William
Age: 51
Date of Death: 19/1/1769
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER

Bibliography: J.R. Planche 'A Corner of Kent, or, some account of the parish of Ash-next-Sandwich, its historical sites and existing antiquities' (London,1864).
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "transcript": "'In Memory of / WILLIAM BRETT Esq. / Captn. of the Royal Navy / late of Guilton in this PARISH / who died Jany 19: 1769: / aged 51 / Frances his Wife (who / erected this monument) died / Jany 11: 1773 aged 39 / W.F. Brett their son / died March ye 17, 1779 aged 23 / FRANCES their Daughter died July 14 1778 aged 23'",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Benjamin Barber RN d. 1882

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Benjamin Barber RN died 29 April 1882 age 52'

Details

People

Barber, Benjamin
Age: 52
Date of Death: 29/4/1882
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 575.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Benjamin Barber RN died 29 April 1882 age 52'",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
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St Paul's Church, Barbados, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Barbados commemorating John Maclear d. 1841 assistant surgeon

Location

St Paul's Church, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'To the memory of John Maclear Assistant Surgeon of His Majesty's sloop 'Rover' died of yellow fever 3 Oct 1841 age 27 years'

Details

Vessel: HMS Rover

People

Maclear, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 3/10/1841
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "location": "St Paul's Church, Barbados, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'To the memory of John Maclear Assistant Surgeon of His Majesty's sloop 'Rover' died of yellow fever 3 Oct 1841 age 27 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Paul’s Church, Barbados commemorating John Maclear d. 1841 assistant surgeon</p>",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Villiers Francis Hatton d. 1858

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / VICE ADMIRAL / VILLIERS FRANCIS HATTON / BORN AT DROMANA CO. WATERFORD / ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST 1787 / DIED IN LONDON / ON THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY 1858'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Section 112
Materials: Granite

People

Villers, Francis Hatton
Age: 72
Date of Death: 09/02/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "id": "M5726",
  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / VICE ADMIRAL / VILLIERS FRANCIS HATTON / BORN AT DROMANA CO. WATERFORD / ON THE 20TH OF AUGUST 1787 / DIED IN LONDON / ON THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY 1858'",
  "content": "<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5726Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7481\" width=\"325\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5726Large.jpg 500w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/M5726Large-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" /></figure>\n\n\n<p>Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Villiers Francis Hatton d. 1858</p>",
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kingston Parish Church commemorating Captain Thomas Phillips RN d. 1757

Location

St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Details

People

Phillips, Samuel
Age:
Date of Death: 1757
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at the Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating William David d. 1848

Location

Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'William Davis, late of the village (mariner), who died on the 13th day of April 1848 aged 27 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Davis, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 13/4/1848
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1973

JSON

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  "transcript": "'William Davis, late of the village (mariner), who died on the 13th day of April 1848 aged 27 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating William David d. 1848</p>",
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Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Wall tablet at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating Rear-Admiral James Hay d. 1857

Location

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JAMES HAY OF BELTON / REAR ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 3 FEBRUARY 1857 / AGED 71 YEARS / AND/MARY HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF / ROBERT HATHORN STEWART / OF PHYSGILL / SHE DIED 26 APRIL 1880 / AGED 79 YEARS. / THEIR REMAINS REST IN THE VAULT BENEATH / UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY / SONG OF SOLOMON 11 CHAP 17 VERSE / THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED / PROVERBS X CHAP. 7 VERSE. / ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of church above family vault
Materials: Red granite

People

Hay, James
Age: 71
Date of Death: 3/2/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Dunbar Parish church was completely gutted by fire 3/1/1987. Prior to that there was a memorial window in the church commemorating not only Rear Admiral Hay but also his sons Lt. David Hay 22nd Oude Regular Cavalry died 6/6/1868 aged 25 and Commander Edward Hay RN killed in New Zealand 30/4/1864 aged 29. This has been destroyed completely. Rear Admiral Hay said to be chief mourner at funeral of Lt. Sydenham Wylde (q.v.) Aug.1845.

JSON

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  "location": "Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland",
  "transcript": "'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JAMES HAY OF BELTON / REAR ADMIRAL ROYAL NAVY / WHO DIED 3 FEBRUARY 1857 / AGED 71 YEARS / AND/MARY HIS WIFE / DAUGHTER OF / ROBERT HATHORN STEWART / OF PHYSGILL / SHE DIED 26 APRIL 1880 / AGED 79 YEARS. / THEIR REMAINS REST IN THE VAULT BENEATH / UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY / SONG OF SOLOMON 11 CHAP 17 VERSE / THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED / PROVERBS X CHAP. 7 VERSE. / ERECTED BY THEIR CHILDREN'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters