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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Bangley Pritchard d. 1864

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Bangley Pritchard Esq. accidentally drowned in the river Mersey 19th August 1864 age 55'

Details

People

Pritchard, John Bangley
Age: 55
Date of Death: 19/8/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 6, p. 65. This cemetery was sited in an old quarry. It has now largely been cleared.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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Dunbar Parish Church., Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Headstone at Dunbar Parish Church commemorating John Grey d. 1881, Fleet Surgeon RN

Location

Dunbar Parish Church., Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF / JOHN GRAY / FLEET SURGEON ROYAL NAVY / BORN AT CHESTERHALL / 1st JUNE 1821 / DIED AT DUNBAR / 26th JUNE 1881 / AND OF/ETHEL / HIS INFANT DAUGHTER / WHO DIED 28th JUNE 1873 / aged 3 1/2 MONTHS / AND OF HIS ONLY SISTER / MARION GRAY / WHO DIED AT DUNBAR / 25th AUGUST 1890 AGED 71 YEARS / ALSO / CHARLOTTE THOMSON / WIFE OF THE ABOVE JOHN GRAY / WHO DIED 6th SEPTEMBER 1923 / AGED 82 YEARS'

Details

Description: Headstone on plinth.
Type: Headstone
Position: 60/70 yards south of SE corner of churchyard
Materials: Grey granite

People

Gray, John
Age:
Date of Death: 26/6/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Fleet Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: John Steele 1988
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St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Wall tablet in St Margaret’s Church, Rochester, Kent, commemorating Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel Cole RM, d. 1837

Location

St Margaret's Church, Rochester, Kent, England

Transcript

'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT COLONEL NATHANIEL COLE; / OF THE ROYAL MARINES; / WHO FAITHFULLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY UPWARDS OF FORTY YEARS, / DURING WHICH TIME, HE HAD THE HONOR OF SHARING IN THE GLORIOUS NAVAL VICTORIES OFF GROIX, 23RD JUNE 1795 / TRAFALGAR, 21 OCTOBER 1805, / L'ORIENT, 22ND MAY 1812 / AND ON VARIOUS MINOR IMPORTANT ACTIONS AT SEA: / ALSO AT THE BATTLES OF BLADENSBURGH, BALTIMORE: / AND THE TAKING OF WASHINGTON IN AMERICA. / AFTER ENDURING A LONG ILLNESS WITH CHRISTIAN PATIENCE / HE DIED AT ROCHESTER / BELOVED AND LAMENTED / ON THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE 1837, AGED 59 YEARS'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus in relief with paw feet and anthemion acroteria.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Gallery
Materials: Marble

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Cole, Nathaniel
Age: 59
Date of Death: 12/6/1837
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant-Colonel RM
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Bibliography: Canon S.W. Wheatley 'Historical Notes: Rochester St Margaret' (Rochester, 1996).
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St Peter's Church, Twineham, West Sussex, England

Wall monument at St Peter’s Church, Twineham, West Sussex commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Howard Molyneaux d. 1847 and Charles Henry Hogarth d. 1857

Location

St Peter's Church, Twineham, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY / OF / LIEUT. THOMAS HOWARD MOLYNEUX, / LATE OF THE FRIGATE SPARTAN: / HE DIED AT BEIROUT [sic], SYRIA, / SEPTEMBER 1847, AGED 25. / ALSO/TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES HENRY HOGARTH, / LATE OF THE BRIG PHESDO: / HE DIED NOVEMBER 1857, AGED 17 / "THY BROTHER SHALL RISE AGAIN"'

Details

Type: Wall monument
Position: Chancel south wall
Materials: Black and white marble
Vessel: HMS Spartan, Phesdo

People

Hogarth, Charles Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Molyneux, Thomas Howard
Age: 25
Date of Death: 9/1847
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Charles Henry Hogarth buried in St James's Cemetery, Camden, London.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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St John's Church, Cardiff, Wales

Gravestone at St John’s Church, Cardiff commemorating Captain William Evans d. 1851

Location

St John's Church, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Capt William Evans / Master of the Maria and Eliza of Cardiff / who died the 23rd of Nov / 1851 aged 45 years / Also Elizabeth his wife / who died February 12th 1875 / Aged 82 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Maria and Eliza

People

Evans, William
Age: 45
Date of Death: 23/1/1851
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Captain John White, HEIC, d. 1789

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Beneath this stone are deposited the remains / of Captain John White / late Commander of the Hon. Company's ship 'Earl of Oxford' / in which ship he was 35 years; / he departed this life 10th October 1789, / in the 47th year of his age; / after a long and tedious illness / which he bore with christian fortitude. / He lived respected and esteemed by all / who knew him, and died universally lamented by all his friends.'

Details

Vessel: 'Earl of Oxford'

People

White, John
Age: 47
Date of Death: 10/10/1789
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.76.
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk commemorating John Woods, Trinity Pilot d.1839

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'John Woods, late Trinity Pilot died 3 Nov 1839 aged 53'

Details

People

Woods, John
Age: 53
Date of Death: 3/11/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Trinity Pilot
Organisation: Trinity House

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967
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St Michael's Church, Minehead, Somerset, England

Gravestone at St Michael’s Church, Minehead commemorating William Cobley d. 1801

Location

St Michael's Church, Minehead, Somerset, England

Transcript

'...Also to the memory of the aforesaid William Cobley who departed this life the 11th of April 1801, Aged 72 years. Tho Boreas' blasts and Neptunes waves / Have tossed me to and fro / in spite of both / by God's decree / I harbour here below / where now at anchor here I lie / with many of our FLEET / in hope one day to sail again / Our Saviour Christ to meet'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Cobley, William
Age: 72
Date of Death: 11/4/1801
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: F. Hancock 'Minehead: in the County of Somerset: a history of the parish, the manor, and the port' (Taunton, 1903).
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Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Gravestone in Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Henry Cook, missionary d.1911

Location

Lowestoft Municipal Cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'HENRY JOHN COOK, missionary of the North Beach Bethel and leader of Open Air Services for 38 years in the town and neighbourhood in connection with the Lowestoft Sailor's Bethel. Went home to God whilst conducting the morning service of the North Beach Bethel, East Street, May 28 1911 aged 60'.

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Plot 17

People

Cook, Henry John
Age: 60
Date of Death: 28/5/1911
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Clergyman
Organisation: Unknown

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Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Tombstone in Stranger’s Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Hewitt d. 1873

Location

Stranger's Cemetery, Fortuneswell, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / ARTHUR HEWITT / Private R.M.L. Inf. / (late of H.M.S.'Achilles') / who died September 27th 1873 / aged 21 years -[4 lines of unreadable verse]-This tombstone was erected by the / officers,non-commissioned officers / gunners and privates R.M.A. and / R.M.L.I. of H.M.S. 'Achilles' as a token / of respect to their departed shipmate'

Details

Position: 102
Vessel: HMS Achilles

People

Hewitt, Arthur
Age: 21
Date of Death: 27/9/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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