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'
Details
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)
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
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
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 ...'
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
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.