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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Baker d. 1839

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the Memory of / Captain JOHN BAKER / who died at ST JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND / 28 November 1839 and was there interred / Aged 44 years / Also JANE his daughter who died / 29 May 1840 aged 2yrs & 2 Mths / Also JENNY Relict of W L PAGE / late of Dartmouth Shipbuilder / who died 23rd August 1842 Aged 80 Years / Also Wm L P BAKER / son of the above Captain BAKER / who died 22nd September 1850 aged 30 Years'

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People

Baker, John
Age: 44
Date of Death: 28/11/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Bibliography: Ed. James Stevens Curl 'Kensal Green Cemetery: the origins and development of the cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green, London 1824-2001' (Chichester, 2001)
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Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Wall tablet in Chichester Cathedral commemorating Captain James Alms RN d. 1791

Location

Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / JAMES ALMS Esqr. / Captain in the royal Navy, / who, reared, from early youth, to that profession / uniformly discharged, on the most trying occasions / its important duties, with zeal, fortitude / and knowledge; and, by a long series of active and meritorious services, in both / the Indies, on occasions most important / and in dangers extreme, gained honor/to himself and credit to his Country'

Details

Description: The inscription tablet surmounted by an urn, naval trophies and foul anchor in relief, the arms of the Alms family below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Sailor's Chapel
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Monmouth

Event

Battle of Trincomalee

Event Date

1782

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War

People

Alms, James
Age:
Date of Death: 1791
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sketch.
Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘Alms, James (1728–1791)’, rev. A. W. H. Pearsall, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/420, accessed 12 July 2017]
Photographer: Rina Prentice
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Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon commemorating Vice-Admiral Shuldham Peard, RN, d. 1832

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'Near this spot are deposited the remains of Shuldham Peard Esqr. Vice Admiral of the White, who departed this life December 27th 1832. This monument is erected by his widow, as a tribute of affection, to the memory of a beloved husband.'

Details

Position: South aisle

People

Peard, Shuldham
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 27/12/1832
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders
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St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Gravestone in St George’s Church, Deal, Kent, commemorating Lancelot Burton RN, d. 1750

Location

St George's Church, Deal, Kent, England

Transcript

'Lancelot Burton, Naval Officer of this place d. Oct 12th 1750'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Burton, Lancelot
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 12/10/1750
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Storekeeper
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Lancelot Burton -Muster master and storekeeper at Deal.
Bibliography: John Laker 'History of Deal' (Deal 1917).
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Jones d. 1839

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt John Jones of Conway lost his life in the gale of 7 January 1839 age 55'

Details

People

Jones, John
Age: 41
Date of Death: 7/1/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.7, p.195.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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White Ensign Club, South Street, Exeter, Devon, England

Memorial in the White Ensign Club, South Street, Exeter, Devon commemorating Admiral William Shield, RN, d. 1842

Location

White Ensign Club, South Street, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'NEAR THIS SACRED SPOT / LIE THE MORTAL REMAINS OF / WILLIAM SHIELD ESQUIRE / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON OF H.M. FLEET / HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH ZEAL AND FIDELITY / FOR LXX YEARS / AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE WITH A LIVELY FAITH / IN CHRIST / ON THE XXV JUNE A.D. MDCCCXLII / AGED LXXX YEARS / MY FLESH SHALL REST IN HOPE ...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Grounds
Materials: Marble

People

Shield, William
Age: 80
Date of Death: 25/6/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Bibliography: 'Express & Echo' (5 Sept 1997)
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Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Headstone at Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar commemorating  Lieutenant William Marshall RN d. 1853

Location

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / LIEUT WILLIAM MARSHALL R.N. / DIED AT DUNBAR 6 OCT 1853 AGED 75 / ALSO OF HIS WIFE / FRANCES MACKENZIE / DIED AT EDINBURGH 18 FEB 1878 AGED 82 / AND OF HIS CHILDREN / ELIZABETH / DIED 14 MARCH 1825 AGED 5 / WILLIAM/DIED 15 DEC 1835 AGED 18 / ROBERT/DIED 23 SEP 1837 AGED 9 MONTHS / JAMES/OF H.M. CUSTOMS / DIED AT BANFF 26 JULY 1868 AGED 44 / AND IS INTERRED THERE / CHARLES / DIED AT GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE 24 JUNE 1890 AGED 63 / AND IS INTERRED THERE / FRANCES MACKENZIE / WIFE OF JOHN PATTISON W.S. / DIED 27 JANUARY 1892 AGED 70 / AND IS INTERRED AT ST CUTHBERT'S EDINBURGH / MARY/DIED AT EDINBURGH 18 JUNE 1892 AGED 58 / ALSO HIS MOTHER IN LAW / ELIZABETH RICHARDSON / DIED 28 DEC 1834 AGED 80 / JOHN DAVID MARSHALL HIS SON / WHO DIED AT MELBOURNE 9TH AUGUST 1905 / AGED 76 YEARS / AGNES HOOD MARSHALL HIS DAUGHTER / WHO DIED AT EDINBURGH 26TH OCT 1906 AGED 72 YEARS'

Details

Description: Headstone on plinth.
Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Marshall, William
Age: 75
Date of Death: 6/10/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Memorial in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Frederick William Tubb d. 1913

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Frederick William Tubb / Able Seaman H.M.S. PRINCESS ROYAL / died 9th July 1913 aged 36'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 399
Vessel: HMS Princess Royal

People

Tubb, Frederick William
Age: 36
Date of Death: 9/7/1913
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J. H. Perry 1987
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All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Gravestone at All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk commemorating Susannah Bolton, sister of Admiral Lord Nelson, d. 1813

Location

All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Transcript

SUSANNAH BOLTON / The Wife of / THOMAS BOLTON ESQ / And Sister of / HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. / DIED 13TH JULY 1813 / AGED 58 YEARS.

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Bolton, Susannah
Age: 58
Date of Death: 13/7/1813
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Lord Nelson's sister, born 12th June 1755 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Sister of Edmund, Maurice, William and five others. Married Thomas Bolton. Mother of six children.
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Mesirah, Muscat, Oman, Rest of the World

Memorial at Mesirah, Muscat, Oman commemorating the men of the ‘Baron Innerdale’ killed after the ship was stranded in 1904

Location

Mesirah, Muscat, Oman, Rest of the World

Transcript

'IN MEMORY / OF / THOSE / OF THE BARON INNERDALE / WHO WERE MASSACRED / AT THIS POINT / IN THE YEAR / 1904'

Details

Description: A cross on a rock.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: Baron Innerdale

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. 'Baron Innerdale' 1896, stranded 5/8/1904, captain and all Greek crew massacred.
Bibliography: 'Lloyd's Weekly Shipping Index' vol. ii, Aug-Dec 1904; 'Times' 31 August 1904; 'Times' 4 Nov 1904.
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