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St Peter's Roman Catholic church, Seel Street, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Peter’s Roman Catholic church, Seel Street, Liverpool commemorating Captain Francis Turnbull d. 1847

Location

St Peter's Roman Catholic church, Seel Street, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Francis Turnbull died at Cork 4th March 1847 on his voyage from Calcutta to London age 27'

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People

Turnbull, Francis
Age: 27
Date of Death: 4/3/1847
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. 9, p. 487.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain Francis Turnbull died at Cork 4th March 1847 on his voyage from Calcutta to London age 27'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Peter’s Roman Catholic church, Seel Street, Liverpool commemorating  Captain Francis Turnbull d. 1847</p>",
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    "notes": "From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 9, p. 487.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Bone d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'ARTHUR BONE / A.B. H.M.S. 'Antrim' / died / 19 Sept'r 1905 aged 20'

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Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 277
Vessel: HMS Antrim

People

Bone, Arthur
Age: 20
Date of Death: 19/9/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

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  "transcript": "'ARTHUR BONE / A.B. H.M.S. 'Antrim' / died / 19 Sept'r 1905 aged 20'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Arthur Bone d. 1905</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 277",
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    "vessel": "HMS Antrim"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "R & J H Perry, 1987",
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Gravestone at Bath Abbey, Bath, dedicated to Captain David Brodie, d. 1787

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Details

People

Brodie, David
Age:
Date of Death: 1787
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial.
Bibliography: 'Biographical memoir of David Brodie', 'Naval Chronicle' vol.iii, pp. 81-110 (London, 1800); 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Bath Abbey, Bath, dedicated to Captain David Brodie, d. 1787</p>",
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    "notes": "Place of burial.",
    "bibliography": "'Biographical memoir of David Brodie', 'Naval Chronicle' vol.iii, pp. 81-110 (London, 1800); 'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
    "recorder": "",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Samuel Ball Sherston d. 1782

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Here lieth buried who / died April 7th 1799, aged 66/Mary / widow of Samuel Ball Surgston {Shirston or Sherston] / Surgeon in the Navy / He was buried June 17th 1792 [1782] / At Minster in the Isle of Sheppey'

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum (east wall)

People

Sherston, Samuel Ball
Age:
Date of Death: 6/1782
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: PRO Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618. PROB 11/1092

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  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Here lieth buried who / died April 7th 1799, aged 66/Mary / widow of Samuel Ball Surgston {Shirston or Sherston] / Surgeon in the Navy / He was buried June 17th 1792 [1782] / At Minster in the Isle of Sheppey'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Samuel Ball Sherston d. 1782</p>",
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    "notes": "PRO Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618. PROB 11/1092",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Appleton d. 1874

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Appleton Shipwright of the town, killed by falling from the schooner 'Laura Ann' in Canning Graving Dock. 16 March 1874 age 65'

Details

Vessel: Laura Ann

People

Appleton, John
Age: 65
Date of Death: 16/3/1874
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Shipwright
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 6, p. 521.
Recorder: J.P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'John Appleton Shipwright of the town, killed by falling from the schooner 'Laura Ann' in Canning Graving Dock. 16 March 1874 age 65'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating John Appleton d. 1874</p>",
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    "notes": "From an MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 6, p. 521.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J.P. Brand",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating G. R. Versey d. 1946

Location

All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, England

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Prague

People

Versey, G. R.
Age: 57
Date of Death: 11/5/1946
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Greaser
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, Essex, commemorating G. R. Versey d. 1946</p>",
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    "vessel": "Prague"  },
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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}

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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Commander Joseph James Corbyn RN d. 1852

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Joseph James Corbyn / Commander RN / Died September 11th 1852 / Aged 72 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Corbyn, Joseph James
Age: 72
Date of Death: 11/9/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1981

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  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Joseph James Corbyn / Commander RN / Died September 11th 1852 / Aged 72 years'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at the Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Commander Joseph James Corbyn RN d. 1852</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "B. Tomlinson 1981",
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Peard Hocken of Polruan d. 1907

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In memory of / William Pearde Hocken / Master Mariner of Polruan / 26th Feb 1830 - 17th Nov 1906 / Also his wife / Fanny Hocken / 28th Dec 1831-4th May 1907 / their daughter / Emily Ada Rogers / 28th Jan 1870-9th Aug 1903 / and her husband / Frederick James Rogers / Died 6th March 1924, Aged 56 years'

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Description: Headstone
Type: Gravestone

People

Hocken, William Peard
Age: 76
Date of Death: 17/11/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Maste Mariner
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "post_id": "6113",
  "id": "M6242",
  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In memory of / William Pearde Hocken / Master Mariner of Polruan / 26th Feb 1830 - 17th Nov 1906 / Also his wife / Fanny Hocken / 28th Dec 1831-4th May 1907 / their daughter / Emily Ada Rogers / 28th Jan 1870-9th Aug 1903 / and her husband / Frederick James Rogers / Died 6th March 1924, Aged 56 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating William Peard Hocken of Polruan d. 1907</p>",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David J. Wickham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Memorial at S’a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman commemorating William Henry Adams RN d. 1880

Location

S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World

Transcript

'ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND CREW / IN / AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF / WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS / WHO DIED ON BOARD / H.M.S. WOODLARK / AT MASKAT [SIC], ARABIA / NOVEMBER 28TH 1880 / AGED 18 YEARS'

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Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Woodlark

People

Adams, William Henry
Age: 18
Date of Death: 28/11/1880
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Broken.

JSON

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  "location": "S'a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'ERECTED BY OFFICERS AND CREW / IN / AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / OF / WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS / WHO DIED ON BOARD / H.M.S. WOODLARK / AT MASKAT [SIC], ARABIA / NOVEMBER 28TH 1880 / AGED 18 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at S’a Ali Bay Cemetery, Western Cove, Khor Jabber, Oman commemorating William Henry Adams RN d. 1880</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Broken.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Mount Young Cemetery, San Juan Island, USA, Rest of the world

Gravestone at Mount Young Cemetery, San Juan Island, USA commemorating Private Charles Wood RMLI and Private James Wensley RMLI, who both died in 1869

Location

Mount Young Cemetery, San Juan Island, USA, Rest of the world

Transcript

'In Memory / of / 109 Co. Charles Wood Pte. / who died Jan. 8th 1869 / Aged 28 years / Also / 27th Co. James Wensley Pte. / who was accidentally drowned in the / adjacent harbour April 7th 1869 / His body was not found / Therefore be ye also ready / Erected as a mark of esteem by their fellow comrades of the above co. of the RMLI'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Wensley, James
Age:
Date of Death: 7/4/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Wood, Charles
Age: 28
Date of Death: 8/1/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Private RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

Extra

Recorder: J. A. Lavin 1988

JSON

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  "id": "M3818",
  "location": "Mount Young Cemetery, San Juan Island, USA, Rest of the world",
  "transcript": "'In Memory / of / 109 Co. Charles Wood Pte. / who died Jan. 8th 1869 / Aged 28 years / Also / 27th Co. James Wensley Pte. / who was accidentally drowned in the / adjacent harbour April 7th 1869 / His body was not found / Therefore be ye also ready / Erected as a mark of esteem by their fellow comrades of the above co. of the RMLI'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Mount Young Cemetery, San Juan Island, USA commemorating Private Charles Wood RMLI and Private James Wensley RMLI, who both died in 1869</p>",
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    "recorder": "J. A. Lavin 1988",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters