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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'

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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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  "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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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

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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

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  "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'",
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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

Extra

Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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  "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'",
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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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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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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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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Church of St Ffraed, Llanon, Ceredigion commemorating William David d. 1848</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1973",
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Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England

Memorial at Charlton Cemetery commemorating Captain Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell RN d. 1865

Location

Charlton Cemetery, Charlton, London, England

Transcript

[Left panel] SIR WILLIAM / C.C. DALYELL BT. / OF BINNS N.B. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / DIED 16TH FEBRUARY 1865 / AGED 81 YEARS' [Centre] 'TO / THE MEMORY / OF' [Right panel] 'MARIA / WIDOW OF / SIR W.C.C. / DALYELL, BART. / DIED OCT. 20TH 1871 / AGED 72 YEARS'

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Description: Altar tomb supported on granite pillars.
Type: Tomb

People

Dalyell, William Cunningham Cavendish
Age: 80
Date of Death: 16/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander Greenwich Hospital
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Born 1784. Fought in Napoleonic War and imprisoned in France 1805-14. Exhumed from Greenwich Royal Hospital Cemetery. Commander Greenwich Hospital 1840-65. Another memorial in Abercorn Church.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 100.

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  "transcript": "[Left panel] SIR WILLIAM / C.C. DALYELL BT. / OF BINNS N.B. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / DIED 16TH FEBRUARY 1865 / AGED 81 YEARS' [Centre] 'TO / THE MEMORY / OF' [Right panel] 'MARIA / WIDOW OF / SIR W.C.C. / DALYELL, BART. / DIED OCT. 20TH 1871 / AGED 72 YEARS'",
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    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 100.",
    "recorder": "",
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St Mary Abchurch, City of London, London, England

Wall tablet at St Mary Abchurch, City of London commemorating Commander Thomas Borradaile HEIC d. 1822

Location

St Mary Abchurch, City of London, London, England

Transcript

'...Also to the memory of / Thomas Borradaile, / fifth son of the above named / William and Ann Borradaile, / Commander of the Hon. E. I. Company's ship / Inglis / who died at sea 3rd February 1822 / in the 29th year of his age.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Right of Altar
Materials: Marble
Vessel: Inglis

People

Borradaile, Thomas
Age:
Date of Death: 3/2/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: Mrs P Blackett Barker, 8 June 2005

JSON

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Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis, commemorating Captain Joseph Daley d. 1856

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Joseph Daley died 16 October 1856 age 44 as a result of accidentally falling in the hold of the ship Sir Charles Napier'

Details

Vessel: Sir Charles Napier

People

Daley, Joseph
Age: 44
Date of Death: 16/10/1856
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8. p. 591. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters