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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William T. Chandler d. 1906

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of William T CHANDLER, Master Mariner of Hastings, Sussex, who died October 26th, 1906, aged 55 years.'

Details

Description: Remains of a cross with kerbs round the grave.
Type: Gravestone

People

Chandler, William T.
Age: 55
Date of Death: 26/10/1906
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of William T CHANDLER, Master Mariner of Hastings, Sussex, who died October 26th, 1906, aged 55 years.'",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial at New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Thomas Gibson died 1846?

Location

New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Thomas GIBSON [?] of Liverpool, England, Commander of the Ship 'Jamaica', belonging to that Port, who died in this city on the 25th day of October 1846 [?] aged 41 years...Erected by his widow...'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Jamaica

People

Gibson, Thomas
Age: 41
Date of Death: 25/10/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

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

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  "id": "M2858",
  "location": "New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Thomas GIBSON [?] of Liverpool, England, Commander of the Ship 'Jamaica', belonging to that Port, who died in this city on the 25th day of October 1846 [?] aged 41 years...Erected by his widow...'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at New West Ground, Kingston, Jamaica commemorating Thomas Gibson died 1846?</p>",
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    "position": "",
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    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Captain J.H. Lawrence-Archer 'Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies' (London 1875).",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain William Browell RN d. 1813

Location

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

Transcript

Sacred to the memory of / Captain William Browell / of the Royal Navy / Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital / who died the 21st July 1813 aged 72 years / Also to the memory of Mary Browell / the beloved wife of the above / who died the 19th September 1809 aged 51 years / "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord / from henceforth yea, faith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them"

Details

Position: Mausoleum

People

Browell, William
Age:
Date of Death: 21/7/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: On a tablet listing the monuments destroyed in the 1939-45 .war.
Bibliography: Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618
Recorder: Mr Munday, 1986

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  "id": "M2412",
  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "Sacred to the memory of / Captain William Browell / of the Royal Navy / Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital / who died the 21st July 1813 aged 72 years / Also to the memory of Mary Browell / the beloved wife of the above / who died the 19th September 1809 aged 51 years / \"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord / from henceforth yea, faith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them\"",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating Captain William Browell RN d. 1813</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "On a tablet listing the monuments destroyed in the 1939-45 .war.",
    "bibliography": "Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618",
    "recorder": "Mr Munday, 1986",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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

Memorial formerly at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating the Reverend David Lloyd d. 1845

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of / the Reverend David Lloyd / Chaplain of this Hospital / who died on the 5th September 1845 / aged 72 years / also of Amelia Lloyd his widow who / died on the 18th September 1845 [?] aged 90 years'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Mausoleum (interior south wall)

People

Lloyd, David
Age: 72
Date of Death: 5/9/1845
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chaplain
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Notes: Destroyed in 1939-45 War, transcription in PRO. Greenwich Hospital memorial inscription 99618.

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  "location": "Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of / the Reverend David Lloyd / Chaplain of this Hospital / who died on the 5th September 1845 / aged 72 years / also of Amelia Lloyd his widow who / died on the 18th September 1845 [?] aged 90 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial formerly at Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground, Greenwich commemorating the Reverend David Lloyd d. 1845</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "Destroyed in 1939-45 War, transcription in PRO. Greenwich Hospital memorial inscription 99618.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating John Williams d. 1873, pilot

Location

St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Transcript

'UNDERNEATH / lie the remains of GEORGE son of / John Williams Pilot by Elizabeth / His Wife he Died 27th of Jany 1931 / Aged 6 years / Also / ELIZABTH WILLIAMS / wife of the above JOHN WILLIAMS / died Feby 24th 1858 Aged 75 / Also / the above JOHN WILLIAMS / died February 5th 1873 / AGED 88 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate
Vessel: Neptune

People

Daniels, Williams
Age: 23
Date of Death: 30/1/1790
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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  "id": "M5178",
  "location": "St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales",
  "transcript": "'UNDERNEATH / lie the remains of GEORGE son of / John Williams Pilot by Elizabeth / His Wife he Died 27th of Jany 1931 / Aged 6 years / Also / ELIZABTH WILLIAMS / wife of the above JOHN WILLIAMS / died Feby 24th 1858 Aged 75 / Also / the above JOHN WILLIAMS / died February 5th 1873 / AGED 88 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris commemorating John Williams d. 1873, pilot</p>",
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    "vessel": "Neptune"  },
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  "extra": {
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, England

Memorial in St Brannock’s Church, Braunton, Devon commemorating Philip Rogers d. 1794

Location

St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, England

Transcript

'Philip Rogers of Penrice in Wales, Mariner, who was unfortunately drowned on the 4th day of July 1794 in the 45th year of his age'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard E81

People

Rogers, Philip
Age: 44
Date of Death: 4/7/1794
Cause of Death: Maritime Accident
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Recorder: Mrs J. Benson 1984

JSON

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  "id": "M1423",
  "location": "St Brannock's Church, Braunton, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'Philip Rogers of Penrice in Wales, Mariner, who was unfortunately drowned on the 4th day of July 1794 in the 45th year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Brannock’s Church, Braunton, Devon commemorating Philip Rogers d. 1794</p>",
  "images": [],
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  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Churchyard E81",
    "materials": "",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Rogers, Philip","age":"44","dateofdeath":"4/7/1794","causeofdeath":"Maritime Accident","rankOccupation":"Mariner","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Mrs J. Benson 1984",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Tomb at Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating Henry Weld RN, Assistant Surgeon, d. 1844

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Tomb with anthemion acroteria. Anchor in relief at the end.
Vessel: HMS Formidable, HMS Queen

People

Weld, Henry
Age: 24
Date of Death: 17/3/1844
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died from an infected cut, sustained whilst dissecting a corpse. The inscription on the tomb is partly missing.

JSON

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  "id": "M430",
  "location": "Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Tomb at Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta commemorating Henry Weld RN, Assistant Surgeon, d. 1844</p>",
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  "details": {
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    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Formidable, HMS Queen"  },
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Weld, Henry","age":"24","dateofdeath":"17/3/1844","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Assistant Surgeon RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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    "notes": "Died from an infected cut, sustained whilst dissecting a corpse. The inscription on the tomb is partly missing.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake commemorating Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr d. 1840

Location

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Vice Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (Third son of William John Kerr Fifth Marquis of Lothian) whose remains are interred beneath this tablet. He departed this life Sept. 9th 1840 in the 64th year of his age. Most exemplary as a Christian, a husband, a father and a friend.'

Details

People

Kerr, Mark Robert
Age: 64
Date of Death: 9/9/1840
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "post_id": "6001",
  "id": "M5208",
  "location": "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Vice Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (Third son of William John Kerr Fifth Marquis of Lothian) whose remains are interred beneath this tablet. He departed this life Sept. 9th 1840 in the 64th year of his age. Most exemplary as a Christian, a husband, a father and a friend.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake commemorating Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr d. 1840</p>",
  "images": [],
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Tomb in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Admiral Nicholas Lefebvre d. 1881

Location

Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'... Also in memory of / Nicholas Lefebvre / Admiral RN / Seigneur of Blanchelande / Died 7 Oct 1881 / in the 88th year of his age'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: About 1/4 way down central path

People

Lefebvre, Nicholas
Age: 87
Date of Death: 7/10/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: J. Le Pelley 1981

JSON

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  "id": "M4587",
  "location": "Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'... Also in memory of / Nicholas Lefebvre / Admiral RN / Seigneur of Blanchelande / Died 7 Oct 1881 / in the 88th year of his age'",
  "content": "<p>Tomb in Candie Cemetery, Upland Road, Guernsey commemorating Admiral Nicholas Lefebvre d. 1881</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Chest-tomb",
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    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "J. Le Pelley 1981",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating William Henry Bowen d. 1876

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HENRY BOWEN, / COMMANDER DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR, / OF THE S.S. HOPE / WHO IN ZEALOUS PERFORMANCE OF [HIS] / DUTY AND IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / WAS STRUCK DOWN BY FATIGUE AND EXPOSURE. / IN THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE. AND AFTER 20 YEARS OF PAIN PATIENTLY BORNE / DIED APRIL 20 1876 AGED 52.'

Details

Description: Lead lettering.
Type: Base of cross [now missing]
Materials: Stone
Vessel: SS Hope

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1853-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Bowen, William Henry
Age: 52
Date of Death: 20/04/1876
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh

JSON

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  "id": "M5717",
  "location": "Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England",
  "transcript": "'IN / LOVING MEMORY OF / WILLIAM HENRY BOWEN, / COMMANDER DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR, / OF THE S.S. HOPE / WHO IN ZEALOUS PERFORMANCE OF [HIS] / DUTY AND IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / WAS STRUCK DOWN BY FATIGUE AND EXPOSURE. / IN THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE. AND AFTER 20 YEARS OF PAIN PATIENTLY BORNE / DIED APRIL 20 1876 AGED 52.'",
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  "categories": ["Uncategorised"],
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    "type": "Base of cross [now missing]",
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    "materials": "Stone",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Hope"  },
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    "date": "1853-1856",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters