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Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Wall tablet in Exeter Cathedral commemorating William Weston, HEIC, d. 1773

Location

Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

Transcript

'In memory of William Weston Esq / Youngest son of Stephen Weston Bp of Exeter / Many years Capt of an Indiaman & at his death / Registrar of this diocese / This monument is dedicated / by Charles Weston Prebent of Durham / His nephew & exor / Ob 30 June 1773 Aetat 62'

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Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble

People

Weston, William
Age: 62
Date of Death: 30/6/1773
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

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  "transcript": "'In memory of William Weston Esq / Youngest son of Stephen Weston Bp of Exeter / Many years Capt of an Indiaman & at his death / Registrar of this diocese / This monument is dedicated / by Charles Weston Prebent of Durham / His nephew & exor / Ob 30 June 1773 Aetat 62'",
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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

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  "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>",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
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    "recorder": "J. Le Pelley 1981",
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Rye, East Sussex, England

Memorial at Rye, East Sussex commemorating James Hoad d. 1831

Location

Rye, East Sussex, England

Details

People

Hoad, James
Age: 63
Date of Death: 5/2/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Shipbuilder
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Mrs Joyce Hoad

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Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Wall tablet in Westminster Abbey commemorating Rear-Admiral Sir George Hope RN d. 1818

Location

Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE HOPE K.C.B. / ERECTED BY SEVERAL CAPTAINS OF THE ROYAL NAVY / WHO SERVED UNDER HIM AS MIDSHIPMEN'

Details

Description: Inscription panel supported on brackets with lions heads, trophies above.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North west tower
Materials: Marble
Artists: Peter Turnerelli
Vessel: HMS 'Defence'

People

Hope, George
Age: 50
Date of Death: 2/5/1818
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Rear Admiral of the White
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).

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    "notes": "Rear Admiral of the White",
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St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Commander Charles King, RN d.1825

Location

St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Charles King, Esq, Commander Royal Navy, died 17 Aug 1825 aged 72'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

King, Charles
Age: 72
Date of Death: 17/8/1825
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "'Charles King, Esq, Commander Royal Navy, died 17 Aug 1825 aged 72'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating Commander Charles King, RN d.1825</p>",
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Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, commemorating Captain Thomas Aubone, d.1725

Location

Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lyeth the body of Captain THOMAS AUBONE Commander of ye 'James and Mary', who departed this life the 19th day of August 1725, in the 49th year of his age.'

Details

Position: Compound, St Mary's Church
Vessel: James and Mary

People

Aubone, Thomas
Age: 49
Date of Death: 19/8/1725
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.19.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Here lyeth the body of Captain THOMAS AUBONE Commander of ye 'James and Mary', who departed this life the 19th day of August 1725, in the 49th year of his age.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, commemorating Captain Thomas Aubone, d.1725</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.19.",
    "recorder": "",
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Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Stanley Swinburn, Able Seaman, d.1940

Location

Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'S. Swinburn, Able Seaman MN S.S. Firecrest 6th Oct 1940 aged 38'

Details

Vessel: SS 'Firecrest'

Event

1939 - 1945 Second World War

Event Date

1940

People

Swinburn, Stanley
Age: 38
Date of Death: 6/10/1940
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Merchant Navy

Extra

Notes: The SS 'Firecrest' was damaged by enemy gunfire on 6th October 1940
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

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  "id": "M2714",
  "location": "Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'S. Swinburn, Able Seaman MN S.S. Firecrest 6th Oct 1940 aged 38'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Ipswich Old Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Stanley Swinburn, Able Seaman, d.1940</p>",
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    "notes": "The SS 'Firecrest' was damaged by enemy gunfire on 6th October 1940",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Thomas Cairns d. 1905

Location

Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'JOHN THOS CAIRNS / Boy H.M.S. "Boscawen III" died / 8th Jan'y 1905 aged 16'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 339
Vessel: HMS Boscawen III

People

Cairns, John Thomas
Age: 16
Date of Death: 8/1/1905
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Boy
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Parry 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Naval and Military Cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'JOHN THOS CAIRNS / Boy H.M.S. \"Boscawen III\" died / 8th Jan'y 1905 aged 16'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating John Thomas Cairns d. 1905</p>",
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Parry 1987",
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Candlish d. 1855

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Candlish died Bahia 22nd March 1855 age 39'

Details

People

Candlish, John
Age: 39
Date of Death: 22/3/1855
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. 6, p. 681.
Recorder: Captain J.P. Brand

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Captain John Candlish died Bahia 22nd March 1855 age 39'",
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Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Wall tablet in Bath Abbey, Bath, commemorating William Oliver d. 1716

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / WILLIAM OLIVER MD FRS / He was descended from the / Family of TREVARNOE in the County of Cornwall / while he was prosecuting ye Study of Physick in Foreign Universities / The Miseries of his Country call'd for a Deliverer. / He was ambitious of contributing his Mite to so great a Work. / He came into England an Officer in King William's Army in 1688 / He was appointed Physician to the Fleet in 1693 / And continued in that Station till the Year 1702. / He was appointed Physician to the Hospital for / Sick and Wounded Seamen at Chatham 1709: / And in the Year 1714 / He had ye pleasure to have his Old Fellow Sailors committed to his Care / He being then appointed Physician to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich / In which honourable Employment he died a Batchelor. / April 4th 1716; His Love to this City, where he practised Physic many Years / Appears in his Writings.'

Details

Description: Simple rectangular tablet, surmounted by a quill or a feather
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Aisle wall
Materials: Marble

People

Oliver, William
Age:
Date of Death: 4/4/1716
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval physician
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Bibliography: W. P. Courtney, ‘Oliver, William (bap. 1658, d. 1716)’, rev. S. Glaser, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20735, accessed 7 June 2017]

JSON

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  "id": "M6451",
  "location": "Bath Abbey, Bath, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / WILLIAM OLIVER MD FRS / He was descended from the / Family of TREVARNOE in the County of Cornwall / while he was prosecuting ye Study of Physick in Foreign Universities / The Miseries of his Country call'd for a Deliverer. / He was ambitious of contributing his Mite to so great a Work. / He came into England an Officer in King William's Army in 1688 / He was appointed Physician to the Fleet in 1693 / And continued in that Station till the Year 1702. / He was appointed Physician to the Hospital for / Sick and Wounded Seamen at Chatham 1709: / And in the Year 1714 / He had ye pleasure to have his Old Fellow Sailors committed to his Care / He being then appointed Physician to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich / In which honourable Employment he died a Batchelor. / April 4th 1716; His Love to this City, where he practised Physic many Years / Appears in his Writings.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters