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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:

Extra

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

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  "transcript": "'Peter Pye, sailmaker, died 4th January 1818 age 42'",
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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.

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    "notes": "Master mariner? Died at Carloforte, Sardinia.",
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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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Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Memorial at Lancaster Priory, Lancaster commemorating William Lindow d. 1786

Location

Lancaster Priory, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Transcript

[Not exact] [South side] 'Henry Rawlinson departed this life XXIII Jan AD MDCLXXXVI aged XLII; also his grandchildren, M.M. & F.E. Hesketh, who died in their infancy MDCCXCIII and Edward Fleetward Hesketh who died XIV MARCH MDCC... aged II [?] years and VII months; also Maria Hesketh who died XXVIII June A.D. MDCCCI, aged XIII months.' [East side] 'In the vault beneath lie the Mortal Remains of Abraham Rawlinson late of Fakenham in the County of Norfolk, Esquire, eldest son of Thomas Rawlinson late of this Borough and of Morcambe Lodge in this County, Esquire. He was born on the XI Day of February MDCCLXXXIX and departed this life on the XIX day of Augst MDCCCXXIX in the forty first Year of his age.' [North side] 'William Lindow departed this life XVIII, May AD MDCCLXXXVI age LX years: in the same vault are deposited the remains of his wife, Abigale, eldest daughter of the late Abram Rawlinson who died XXXI January A.D. MDCCXCI. [West side] 'Ellen Ainslie wife of the Rev. G. Ainslie & daughter of the late Henry Rawlinson, died March the IX MDCCXCI'

Details

Description: Urn and pedestal over vault
Type: Vault
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

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Extra

Notes: Lettering very worn

Bibliography: Kenneth H. Dolton 'The tombstones and memorials in the churchyard of St Mary's Priory Church Lancaster' (Lancaster, 1972)
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "[Not exact] [South side] 'Henry Rawlinson departed this life XXIII Jan AD MDCLXXXVI aged XLII; also his grandchildren, M.M. & F.E. Hesketh, who died in their infancy MDCCXCIII and Edward Fleetward Hesketh who died XIV MARCH MDCC... aged II [?] years and VII months; also Maria Hesketh who died XXVIII June A.D. MDCCCI, aged XIII months.' [East side] 'In the vault beneath lie the Mortal Remains of Abraham Rawlinson late of Fakenham in the County of Norfolk, Esquire, eldest son of Thomas Rawlinson late of this Borough and of Morcambe Lodge in this County, Esquire. He was born on the XI Day of February MDCCLXXXIX and departed this life on the XIX day of Augst MDCCCXXIX in the forty first Year of his age.' [North side] 'William Lindow departed this life XVIII, May AD MDCCLXXXVI age LX years: in the same vault are deposited the remains of his wife, Abigale, eldest daughter of the late Abram Rawlinson who died XXXI January A.D. MDCCXCI. [West side] 'Ellen Ainslie wife of the Rev. G. Ainslie & daughter of the late Henry Rawlinson, died March the IX MDCCXCI'",
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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial in Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating crew of HMS ‘Queen’ who perished in the years 1849 and 1850

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Queen

Extra

Notes: With 61 names of crew who died 1849/50 mostly of cholera.

JSON

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  "location": "Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World",
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Tsukayama Park, Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan, Rest of the World

Memorial Tsukayama Park, Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan commemorating William Adams d. 1620

Location

Tsukayama Park, Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan, Rest of the World

Details

Description: His grave is on Hirado, Nagasaki is marked by a boulder carved with an inscription in Japanese and a cross.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Liefde

People

Adams, William
Age: 55
Date of Death: 16/5/1620
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Navigator
Organisation: Voorcompagnie

Extra

Bibliography: Derek Massarella, ‘Adams, William (1564–1620)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
Recorder: James Walter. Recorded in 1872.

JSON

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  "location": "Tsukayama Park, Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan, Rest of the World",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial Tsukayama Park, Hirado, Nagasaki,  Japan commemorating  William Adams d. 1620</p>",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Turner Baker RN d. 1840

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / JOHN TURNER BAKER R.N. / who departed this life / the 29th of March 1840 / Aged 69 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Baker, John Turner
Age: 69
Date of Death: 29/3/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Turner Baker RN d. 1840</p>",
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St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Memorial in St Martin’s Church, Cheriton, Kent, commemorating Captain Frederick Echlin RN, d. 1906

Location

St Martin's Church, Cheriton, Kent, England

Transcript

'To the / beloved memory / of FREDERICK Echlin / Captain Royal Navy / who died Dec 21st 1906 aged 63 / "So he bringeth then unto the haven / where they would be."'

Details

Description: Carved with a cross decorated with a sword belt and tassel
Type: Memorial
Position: N492

People

Echlin, Frederick
Age: 63
Date of Death: 21/12/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Pauline Davey 'St Martin's Church, Cheriton Monumental inscriptions' part II, p.45 no. N492. (Folkestone and District Family History Society 1985).

JSON

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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Vault in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Commander Bonamy Mansell RN d. 1868

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / BONAMY MANSELL / COMMANDER R.N. / WHO DIED ON THE 4TH JANUARY 1868 / IN THE 82ND YEAR OF HIS AGE / SINCERELY REGRETTED BY ALL HIS FRIENDS'

Details

Type: Vault
Materials: Limestone

People

Mansell, Bonamy
Age: 82
Date of Death: 4/1/1868
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / BONAMY MANSELL / COMMANDER R.N. / WHO DIED ON THE 4TH JANUARY 1868 / IN THE 82ND YEAR OF HIS AGE / SINCERELY REGRETTED BY ALL HIS FRIENDS'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters