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Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man commemorating William Henry Crawford Careful RN d. 1859

Location

Old Church, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In / affectionate remembrance / of / James CAREFUL died March 24th 1835 aged 26 years / Jane CAREFUL/died suddenly ...1838 aged 44 years / William CAREFUL her husband / died March 9th 1859 aged 66 years / In memoriam / William H.C. CAREFUL son of the above / died on voyage home from China / on board H.M.S. Sybele February 1st 1859 / aged 26 years / Jane CAREFUL / daughter of the above / William and Jane CAREFUL / died July 21st 1892 aged 62 years / "With Christ which is far better" / Esther CAREFUL / died January 1852 aged 54 years

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Sybele

People

Careful, William Henry Crawford
Age: 26
Date of Death: 1/2/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain Hans Charles d. 1829

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Hans Charles of the ship Agnes died 27th. May 1829 at Calabar aged 54.'

Details

Vessel: Agnes

People

Charles, Hans
Age: 54
Date of Death: 27/5/1829
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. 1, p. 85. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Scotch Presbyterian church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Scotch Presbyterian church, Oldham Street, Liverpool commemorating William Riddock d. 1808

Location

Scotch Presbyterian church, Oldham Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'William Riddock of Colvent, Kirkudbright and late of Liverpool. Master's mate in the Zealous in the Battle of the Nile and received a silver medal as a token that he had done his duty to the satisfaction of Great Nelson died 12 February 1808 age 45'

Details

Vessel: HMS Zealous

Event

Battle of the Nile

Event Date

1798

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

Riddock, William
Age: 45
Date of Death: 12/2/1808
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master's mate
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5. p. 29. Reinterred Everton Cemetery 1919. Gravestone does not survive.
Bibliography: Graham Dean and Keith Evans 'Nelson's Heroes' (Norwich, 1994) p.127.
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating James Isaac Riches d. 1851

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE / MEMORY OF CAPTAIN J.I. RICHES / S. SHIP 'IMAM OF MUSCAT' / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / 9TH OCTOBER 1851 AGED / 48 YEARS'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Imaum of Muscat

People

Riches, James Isaac
Age: 48
Date of Death: 9/10/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas 1985
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Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Gravestone at the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire commemorating Edward Collins d. 1785

Location

Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To / the Memory of / Captain Edward COLLINS / Who / was drown'd in Emsworth harbour / By his Boat overseting / on the 17th August 1785, / Aged 56 Years / In Emsworth Harbour I was drown'd / For many Hours could not be found / But by the Peoples watchful care / Was taken up and Buried here'

Details

Description: Relief showing an empty boat with the face and hat of the drowning Collins to the right.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Collins, Edward
Age: 56
Date of Death: 17/8/1785
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER and sketch. Not in Commissioned Sea Officers List presumably merchant.
Recorder: K.J. Linder
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St Cuthberts Burial Ground, Kingstables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wall monument in St Cuthbert’s burial ground, Edinburgh, commemorating Captain Alexander Robert Kerr RN d. 1831 and Admiral Robert Kerr d. 1886

Location

St Cuthberts Burial Ground, Kingstables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN ALEX ROBERT KERR R.N. / COMPANION OF THE MOST HONORABLE / MILITARY ORDER OF / THE BATH / WHO DIED AT STONEHOUSE DEVON / ON THE 4TH AUGUST 1831 / AGED 61 YEARS / CHARLOTTE MAULE / HIS WIFE / DIED 20TH NOVEMBER 1852 AGED 70 YEARS / JESSIE / THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER / DIED 17TH FEBRUARY 1808 AGED 13 MONTHS / MATILDA ANN / 3D DAUGHTER / DIED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1835 AGED 17 YEARS / JOHN HUNTER / YOUNGEST SON DIED AT MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / 6TH FEBRUARY 1874 AGED 53 YEARS / CHARLES MAULE / SECOND SON DIED 27TH JULY 1886 / AGED 74 YEARS / ADMIRAL ROBERT KERR / ELDEST SON / DIED AT CHELTENHAM 2[?]TH OCTOBER 1886 / AGED 8[?] YEARS / ANNA MARIA BERESFORD / THEIR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER / DIED 12TH NOVEMBER 1900 AGED 76 YEARS'

Details

Type: Wall monument
Position: 50 yards east of gate at Kingstables Rd, Monument faces south overlooking B.R.Railway Tunnel below and to West of Edinburgh Castle. 10yds from edge of tunnel.
Materials: Yellow sandstone. White marble inset at bottom of centre?
Artists: A. Ritchie

People

Kerr, Alexander Robert
Age: 61
Date of Death: 4/8/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Kerr, Robert
Age:
Date of Death: 10/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: (Sea Officers List) Kerr, Alexander Robert: Lieutenant 15/11/1790, Commander 29/4/1802, Captain 22/1/1806. See DOSSIER for other family members.
Bibliography: John Marshall 'Royal Naval Biography' vol. ix, p. 34 (London, 1823-30).
Recorder: John Steele 1988
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St Berian's Church, St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Tomb in St Buryan, Cornwall commemorating Augustus Smith d. 1872

Location

St Berian's Church, St Buryan, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / AUGUSTUS SMITH ESQ. / 38 YEARS / LORD PROPRIETOR OF THE ISLES OF SCILLY / DIED AT PLYMOUTH JULY 31 1872 / AGED 68'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: By south west corner of tower
Materials: Granite

People

Smith, Augustus
Age: 68
Date of Death: 31/7/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Founded Valhalla figurehead collection. Neg D1042/2.
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Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Charlton Cemetery, London commemorating Admiral George Perceval d. 1874

Location

Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Details

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Perceval, George
Age: 80
Date of Death: 1874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Sixth Earl of Egmont. Served as Midshipman at Battle of Trafalgar 1805.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 100.
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All Saints Church, Ockham, Surrey, England

Monument in All Saints Church, Ockham commemorating Vice-Admiral George Murray d. 1797

Location

All Saints Church, Ockham, Surrey, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / The Honble GEORGE MURRAY, / Brother to his Grace John Duke of Athol, / and Vice Admiral of the White in the Navy of Great Britain / He married Wilhelmina, Daughter of the Right Honble Lord King, / and died without issue, October 22nd 1797, / in the 56th Year of his Age / Sincerely regretted by all who knew him/as an honest and Worthy Man, / as well as / an able brave and experienced Officer'

Details

Description: Inscription within pilasters, a cornice above with anthemion acroteria. At the top an urn with a hatched coat of arms in a roundel flanked by naval emblems- an anchor, flags and a laurel wreath.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave, north aisle, north.wall
Materials: White and grey marble
Date Erected: 1800
Artists: John Bacon

People

Murray, George
Age: 55
Date of Death: 22/10/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Another memorial opposite to Wilhelmina Murray d. Dec.28th 1795 aged 58. DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
Photographer: B. Tomlinson
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St Thomas Church, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kingston parish church, Jamaica commemorating W.B.P. Thompson RN d. 1873

Location

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

Details

People

Thompson, W. B. P.
Age:
Date of Death: 1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend E.G. Allsopp 1969
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