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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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  "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'",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "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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  "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",
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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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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Founded Valhalla figurehead collection. Neg D1042/2.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "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.

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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.",
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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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  "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'",
  "content": "<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24893\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P1000385-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P1000385-204x300.jpg 204w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P1000385-768x1128.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P1000385-697x1024.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" /></p>\n<p>Monument in All Saints Church, Ockham commemorating Vice-Admiral George Murray d. 1797</p>",
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    "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",
    "dateErected": "1800",
    "artists": "John Bacon",
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    "category": ""  },
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    "bibliography": "",
    "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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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Kingston parish church, Jamaica commemorating W.B.P. Thompson RN d. 1873</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend E.G. Allsopp 1969",
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St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Peter’s Church, Port Royal, Jamaica commemorating Captain Samuel Morrish RN d. 1861

Location

St Peter's Church, Port Royal, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Erected by Commodore Dunlop, C.B. & Officers H.M.S. 'Imaum' in memory of Capt. Samuel MORRISH, late of that ship, who died 30th Sep 1861 & was buried at Half Way Tree Church, in the Parish of St Andrew's'

Details

Vessel: HMS Imaum

People

Morrish, Samuel
Age: 47
Date of Death: 30/9/1861
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London, 1875).

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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial in Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia dedicated to Edward Munn, RN d. 1815

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

’SACRED / To The Memory Of / EDWARD MUNN / Late servant to / Rear Admiral / Sir Thomas Cochrane K.C.B. / who died on board / H.M.S. Agincourt / Off Penang on / 9th April 1815. / Aged 20 years. / Erected by his messmates who sincerely grieve his loss'

Details

Vessel: HMS Agincourt

People

Munn, Edward
Age: 20
Date of Death: 9/4/1815
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Servant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p. 326, (Greenwich, 1982).

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  "transcript": "’SACRED / To The Memory Of / EDWARD MUNN /  Late servant to / Rear Admiral / Sir Thomas Cochrane K.C.B. / who died on board / H.M.S. Agincourt / Off Penang on / 9th April 1815. / Aged 20 years. / Erected by his messmates who sincerely grieve his loss'",
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    "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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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

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters