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St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Seriol’s Church, Holyhead commemorating Thomas Ellis d. 1866

Location

St Seriol's Church, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Ellis, Sailmaker of Holyhead who departed this life January 10th 1866 aged 62 years also Jane Ellis who departed this life July 10 1868 aged 62 years also of the children of John Ellis...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Ellis, Thomas
Age: 62
Date of Death: 10/1/1866
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sailmaker
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders, 1983

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Ellis, Sailmaker of Holyhead who departed this life January 10th 1866 aged 62 years also Jane Ellis who departed this life July 10 1868 aged 62 years also of the children of John Ellis...'",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "David Saunders, 1983",
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St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Memorial headstone at St Edmund’s Church, Southwold, Suffolk commemorating Benjamin Herrington, d. 1922

Location

St Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN / SON OF / BENJAMIN AND ANN / HERRINGTON / BORN JUNE 1840 / DIED MAY 1922 / PEACE PERFECT PEACE / ALSO / EDITH LOUISA HERRINGTON / THE DEVOTED SISTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO PASSED TO A CLEARER IDEA OF LIFE / AUGUST 15TH 1942 / AGED 82 YEARS / FAITHFUL'

Details

Description: Carved with a fishing vessel in profile above the inscription. LT835 on the sail. This was the 2 1/2 ton longshore boat 'Rapid' (information Lowestoft Record Office). Herrington was one of five joint owners.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Herrington, Benjamin
Age: 82
Date of Death: 1922
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Occupation given in 1871 census as fisherman
Photographer: B. Tomlinson, P. Lacey

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN / SON OF / BENJAMIN AND ANN / HERRINGTON / BORN JUNE 1840 / DIED MAY 1922 / PEACE PERFECT PEACE / ALSO / EDITH LOUISA HERRINGTON / THE DEVOTED SISTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO PASSED TO A CLEARER IDEA OF LIFE / AUGUST 15TH 1942 / AGED 82 YEARS / FAITHFUL'",
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    "notes": "Occupation given in 1871 census as fisherman",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Robert Cambell Scott d. 1837

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Robert Cambell Scott died 17 April 1837 age 34'

Details

People

Scott, Robert Cambell
Age: 34
Date of Death: 17/4/1837
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. 6, p. 433.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain Robert Cambell Scott died 17 April 1837 age 34'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Robert Cambell Scott d. 1837</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 433.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London, England

Window at All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London commemorating Lieutenant George Leslie Drewry VC, RNR d. 1918

Location

All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London, England

Details

Type: Window

Event

Gallipoli Campaign

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Drewry, George Leslie
Age:
Date of Death: 2/8/1918
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RNR
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Family gravestone in the City of London Cemetery.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 99.

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Window at All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London commemorating Lieutenant George Leslie Drewry VC, RNR d. 1918</p>",
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    "date": "",
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner. Family gravestone in the City of London Cemetery.",
    "bibliography": "John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 99.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Church of St Thomas A Becket, Warblington, Hampshire commemorating Edward Collins d. 1785</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "description": "Relief showing an empty boat with the face and hat of the drowning Collins to the right.",
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    "materials": "Limestone",
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    "artists": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER and sketch. Not in Commissioned Sea Officers List presumably merchant.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "K.J. Linder",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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

JSON

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Wall monument in St Cuthbert’s burial ground, Edinburgh, commemorating Captain Alexander Robert Kerr RN d. 1831 and Admiral Robert Kerr d. 1886</p>",
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    "bibliography": "John Marshall 'Royal Naval Biography' vol. ix, p. 34 (London, 1823-30).",
    "recorder": "John Steele 1988",
    "photographer": ""  }
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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.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / AUGUSTUS SMITH ESQ. / 38 YEARS / LORD PROPRIETOR OF THE ISLES OF SCILLY / DIED AT PLYMOUTH JULY 31 1872 / AGED 68'",
  "content": "<p>Tomb in St Buryan, Cornwall commemorating Augustus Smith d. 1872</p>",
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    "notes": "Founded Valhalla figurehead collection. Neg D1042/2.",
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    "recorder": "",
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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.

JSON

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    "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.",
    "recorder": "",
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St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England

Memorial at St George’s Church, Beckington, Somerset to Robert Emery Porch d. 1922 in the loss of Submarine ‘H 42’

Location

St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF MY HUSBAND / ROBERT EMERY PORCH. / (SUBMARINE COXSWAIN) WHO PERISHED AT SEA / MARCH 23RD 1922 / IN H.M. SUBMARINE H.42. / AGED 28 YEARS.', 'Only Good-Night Beloved', / 'ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING WIFE'

Details

Description: Inscribed with illustration of an H class submarine.
Type: Plaque
Position: South aisle
Materials: Brass
Vessel: H42

People

Porch, Robert Emery
Age: 28
Date of Death: 23/3/1922
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Submarine Coxswain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: H42 was sunk by accident during exercises off Gibraltar when she surfaced under the bows of the destroyer, 'HMS Versatile'.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "St George's Church, Beckington, Somerset, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF MY HUSBAND / ROBERT EMERY PORCH. / (SUBMARINE COXSWAIN) WHO PERISHED AT SEA / MARCH 23RD 1922 / IN H.M. SUBMARINE H.42. / AGED 28 YEARS.', 'Only Good-Night Beloved', / 'ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING WIFE'",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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}

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St Mark's Church, Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Mark’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Joseph Hayton d. 1826

Location

St Mark's Church, Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Joseph Hayton (Export Surveyor) of His Majesty's excise of this Port, died 4th August 1826 age 55 / O silent grave, to thee I trust / this generous pile of worthy dust. / Oh keep it safe, you sacred tomb. / Until a wife shall ask for room'

Details

People

Hayton, Joseph
Age: 55
Date of Death: 4/8/1826
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Export surveyor
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 602. Church demolished in 1913.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 602. Church demolished in 1913.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters