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Marylebone Parish Church, London, England

Wall tablet commemorating Sir William Fraser HEIC d. 1818

Location

Marylebone Parish Church, London, England

Transcript

‘SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM FRASER BART., F.R.S. / ONE OF THE ELDER BRETHEREN OF THE TRINITY HOUSE / AND FORMERLY A COMMANDER / IN THE HONBLE. EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE. / HE DEPARTED THIS LIFE, AT HIS HOUSE IN BEDFORDSHIRE / ON THE 13TH FEBRUARY 1818, IN THE 78TH YEAR OF HIS AGE / LEAVING A WIDOW / WITH THREE SONS AND ELEVEN DAUGHTERS’

Details

Description: A draped urn in relief above the inscription tablet, coat of arms above, carved oak wreath below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North side of nave
Materials: Marble
Artists: John Bacon Jnr.

People

Fraser, William
Age: 77
Date of Death: 13/2/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 2019
Photographer: B. Tomlinson 2019
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Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Memorial at Shadycombe Church commemorating Marcus Hornden d. 1879

Location

Shadycombe Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

Transcript

'...Marcus Hornden, died on passage from Madagascar to Natal of yellow fever, 18th March 1879 aged 29. Buried in the English Cemetery Natal, 9th April 1879'

Details

Vessel: Golden Fleece

People

Hornden, Marcus
Age: 29
Date of Death: 18/3/1879
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: P. Cove; E.R. Stage
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Gravestone In Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Lieutenant Edward Hornblower RN d. 1888

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to / the memory / of Lieutenant Hornblower / Quarter Master / Commissariat and Transport Store / who died at Hong Kong / on the 25th September 188 / aged 43 years / I am the resurrection and the life / this stone is erected by his / brother officers in China and Straits Settlements.'

Details

Description: Headstone with kerbs and railings in the Chinese style.
Type: Headstone

People

Hornblower, Edward
Age: 43
Date of Death: 25/9/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial at Gateshead to Thomas Emerson Headlam d. 1821

Location

St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'... Thomas Emerson Headlam Esqr.., sometime shipbuilder and ship-owner of this parish ... d. 2nd Oct. 1821, aged 92...'

Details

People

Headlam, Thomas Emerson
Age: 92
Date of Death: 2/10/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation: Headlam & Co

Extra

Recorder: Reverend Graham Trasker 1970
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St Denys' Church, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Wall tablet Sleaford, Lincolnshire commemorating Lieutenant Benjamin Handley d.1813

Location

St Denys' Church, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'FRANCES / THE WIFE OF BENJAMIN HANDLEY / OF THIS TOWN, GENTLEMAN, / DIED DEC. 27TH 1807, AGED 51 YEARS. / HER REMAINS WITH THOSE OF THREE OF THEIR CHILDREN, / BENJAMIN, ANN, AND JANE, / WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY, / ARE DEPOSITED NEAR THIS MARBLE. / ALSO OF BENJAMIN HANDLEY, ESQ., / WHO DIED 25 APRIL, AGED 73 YEARS' [Lower tablet] 'THIS TABLET RECORDS THE MEMORY OF / BENJAMIN, A YOUNGER SON OF THE ABOVE / BENJ'N AND FRANCES HANDLEY. LIEUT. IN / HIS MAJESTY'D 9TH. REGT. LT. DRAGOONS WHO / PERISHED IN THE TAGUS, IN THE 22ND YEAR / OF HIS AGE; BY THE LOSS OF THE BOAT IN / WHICH HE WAS EMBARKED ON THE CONFIDENTIAL / DUTY OF CONVEYING THE STANDARDS OF THE / REGT. FROM THE ADMIRAL'S SHIP TO THE / COMMANDING OFFICER'S TRANSPORT. ON THE / REGT.'S RETURN FROM THE PENINNSULAR WAR; / MAY 22ND. 1813. / HIS REMAINS WERE RECOVERED AND INTERRED / IN THE BRITISH BURIAL GROUND AT LISBON'

Details

Type: Wall tablets
Materials: Stone and slate
Artists: J. Malcott, London

People

Handley, Benjamin
Age: 21
Date of Death: 22/5/1813
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: British Army

Extra

Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial at Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Edward Francis RN d. 1867

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / Edward Francis / Carpenter of H.M.S. / Perseus / who died at Hong Kong [?] / 12th September / 1867 / Erected by his shipmates...'

Details

Vessel: HMS Perseus

People

Francis, Edward
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 12/9/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Carpenter
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas; Patricia Lim, Gwulo.com
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St Mary's Church, Newton Valence, Hampshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Newton Valence commemorating Admiral George Durry Lempriere d. 1864

Location

St Mary's Church, Newton Valence, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'To Admiral George Durry Lempriere of Pelham Place / in this parish obit. 16th January 1864, Aged 70'

Details

Position: Over south door of nave

People

Lampriere, George Durry
Age: 70
Date of Death: 16/1/1864
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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St Mary's Church, Newton Valence, Hampshire, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Newton Valence commemorating Admiral Thomas Dumaresq d. 1802

Location

St Mary's Church, Newton Valence, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'Thomas Dumaresq. Esq., Admiral of the Blue, / Obit. 18th July 1802, Aged 72'

Details

Description: Oval wall tablet with family arms.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: East wall

People

Dumaresq, Thomas
Age: 72
Date of Death: 18/7/1802
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs P. Exton
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St Mary's Church, Clymping, West Sussex, England

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Clymping, West Sussex commemorating Captain John Whitley Dixon RN d. 1932

Location

St Mary's Church, Clymping, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'JOHN WHITLEY / DIXON / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY / BORN 7TH DECEMBER 1847 / DIED 17TH DECEMBER 1932'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Chucrhyard
Materials: Stone

People

Dixon, John Whitley
Age: 85
Date of Death: 17/12/1932
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Kevin Page
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Parish Church, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland

Memorial commemoration Captain Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell RN d. 1865 and Commander Osborne William Dalyell RN d. 1862


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Location

Parish Church, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

‘IN MEMORY OF / SIR WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM CAVENDISH DALYELL BART. / CAPTAIN ROYAL NAVY DIED 14TH FEBY. 1865, AGED 80 YEARS / AND / DAME MARIA, HIS WIFE, DIED 20TH OCT. 1871 AGED 72 YEARS / ALSO OF THEIR CHILDREN / OSBORNE WILLIAM, COMMANDER ROYAL NAVY, KNIGHT / OF THE LEGION OF HONOR ETC DIED 22ND DECR. 1862, AGED 28 YEARS / AND / MARIA CHRISTINA, WIFE OF COLONEL CHARLES TAYLOR DU PLAT / ROYAL ARTILLERY, EQUERRY TO THE QUEEN / DIED 7TH APRIL 1867 AGED 41 YEARS / AND / SIR ROBERT ALEXANDER OSBORNE DALYELL BART. / DIED 21ST JANUARY 1886 AGED 64 YEARS’

Details

Description: Marble wall monument, the full family arms and motto 'RIGHT AND REASON' carved above a granite inscription tablet in a gothic surround.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Interior
Materials: Marble, granite

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-56

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Dalyell, Frederick William Cunningham Cavendish
Age: 80
Date of Death: 14/2/1865
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Royal Navy
Dalyell, Osborne William
Age: 28
Date of Death: 22/12/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Osborn William Dalyell gazetted for services in the Crimea War.
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