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St Ishmael's Church, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Gravestone at St Ishmael”s Church, Dale, Pembrokeshire commemorating Captain Hugh Williams d. 1777

Location

St Ishmael's Church, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Transcript

'Here lieth the Body of Captain Hugh Williams who [with?] ready faith & firm reliance on the Promised Land bore up with fortitude agaist the tryalls of this life and attained in the fifty fourth year of his age the promised land, Jan 11th Anno Domini 1777'

Details

Description: Carved with an anchor.
Type: Gravestone

People

Williams, Hugh
Age: 53
Date of Death: 11/1/1777
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

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  "transcript": "'Here lieth the Body of Captain Hugh Williams who [with?] ready faith & firm reliance on the Promised Land bore up with fortitude agaist the tryalls of this life and attained in the fifty fourth year of his age the promised land, Jan 11th Anno Domini 1777'",
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St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, commemorating Captain James Watt, RN, d. 1782

Location

St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Capt. James Watt, late Commander of his Majesty's ship 'Sultan'.

Details

Position: Compound, St Mary's Church
Vessel: Pearl 32, Sulphur 8, Sultan 74

Event

Battle of Providien, Battle of Negapatam, Battle of Trincomalee

Event Date

1782, 1782

Event Category

1775-1783 American Revolutionary War

People

Watt, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 13/9/1782
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.27.

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Albert Hawkins d. 1907

Location

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

Transcript

'IHS Albert Hawkins, R.M. died 4th. January 1907

Details

Type: Cross

People

Hawkins, Albert
Age:
Date of Death: 24/1/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "transcript": "'IHS Albert Hawkins, R.M. died 4th. January 1907",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Albert Victor Bourne d. 1904

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory of / ALBERT VICTOR BOURNE / Gunner R.M.S. / H.M.S. Victorious / who died October 26th 1904 / aged 22 years / Erected as a mark / of respect by the ship's / company'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 312
Artists: J. Reforne Stone
Vessel: HMS Victorious

People

Bourne, Albert Victor
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/10/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner RMA
Organisation: Royal Marine Artillery

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

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  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory of / ALBERT VICTOR BOURNE / Gunner R.M.S. / H.M.S. Victorious / who died October 26th 1904 / aged 22 years / Erected as a mark / of respect by the ship's / company'",
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Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Headstone in the Memorial Garden next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, commemorating John Brown d. 1916

Location

Memorial Garden, Next to Walton-Le-Soken Parish church, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England

Transcript

'IHS / John Brown / Engine Room Artificer 4th class / Died / March 28th 1916 / Aged 31 years'

Details

Description: Headstones arranged in two parallel lines.
Type: War Graves Commission headstone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

Brown, John
Age: 31
Date of Death: 28/3/1916
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Engine Room Artificer 4th class
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.
Recorder: Captain M.T. Morton 1981

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    "notes": "Crew members drowned in capsize of whaler.",
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    "recorder": "Captain M.T. Morton 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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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

Extra

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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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Holy Trinity Church, Barsham, Suffolk, England

Memorial window in Holy Trinity Church, Barsham, Suffolk dedicated to Captain Maurice Suckling RN d. 1778; William Suckling, Comptroller of Customs d. 1798 and Captain Robert William Suckling RN d. 1881

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Barsham, Suffolk, England

Transcript

[Roundel A] 'In memory of / Maurice Suckling D.D. / Prebendary of Westminster, Rector of this Psh 1711-1730. Interred in ye / chancel 23 Sept. 1730 & of Anne his / widow, daughter of Sir Charles Turner / Bt. who died at Burnham Thorpe, / Norfolk, Jan 5, 1763, & liethe here / buried; & of their three children' [B] 'Maurice Suckling / Captn R.N.; M.P. for Portsmouth; / died 17th July 1778 aged 52. / William Suckling, Comptroller of Customs. Died Dec. 15, 1798 aged 68; both here buried' [Base panel] 'Catherine Suckling, baptised here May 27, 1725; / married at Beccles to the Revd. Edmund Nelson, / May 11, 1749; buried at Burnham Thorpe, / Dec 30, 1767 aged 42, she was the mother of / Admiral Lord Nelson who died in the / hour of Victory Oct. 21, 1805.' [C] 'To the glory of / God & the beloved memy / of the Revd. Horace Suckling / (grandson of the Revd. Maurice / Suckling D.D.); Rector of this Parish / 1767-1828; interred in this Church / Apl 12, 1828, aged 57; & of Catherine / his wife who died July 7, 1861 / & their six children.' [wreath] ' i. Horace / George Suckling / Died 6, Sept 1828 / aged 29 / ii. Elizabeth / wife of the/Revd J.W. Flavell / Died 30th July 1833 / aged 29 / iii. Revd Richard Randall Suckling/Died 28 March 1858 / aged 43 / iv. Henry Suckling / Died 28 March 1858 / aged 43 / [D] 'Robert William Suckling / Captain Royal Navy. / Died December 24, 1881 / aged 71 / [Base panel] 'Mary Anne Suckling / wife of / Lieutenant Colonel Edward Farrer Acton / of Gatacre Park Salop. Died July 7, 1890. / aged 81'

Details

Description: Window of two lights and one tracery light with inscribed roundels and heraldic shield on a background of clear glass quarries painted with honeysuckle (canting on the name Suckling).
Type: Window
Position: Nave South Wall
Materials: stone, glass; lead
Artists: F.C. Eden

Event

Seven Years' War

People

Suckling, Maurice
Age: 52
Date of Death: 14/7/1778
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Suckling, William
Age: 68
Date of Death: 15/12/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Comptroller of Customs
Organisation:
Suckling, Robert William
Age: 71
Date of Death: 24/12/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Window made for Captain Thomas Acton, grandson of the Revd. Horace Suckling, Rector of Barsham and Mrs Florence Suckling.

Bibliography: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

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  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Barsham, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "[Roundel A] 'In memory of / Maurice Suckling D.D. / Prebendary of Westminster, Rector of this Psh 1711-1730. Interred in ye / chancel 23 Sept. 1730 & of Anne his / widow, daughter of Sir Charles Turner / Bt. who died at Burnham Thorpe, / Norfolk, Jan 5, 1763, & liethe here / buried; & of their three children' [B] 'Maurice Suckling / Captn R.N.; M.P. for Portsmouth; / died 17th July 1778 aged 52. / William Suckling, Comptroller of Customs. Died Dec. 15, 1798 aged 68; both here buried' [Base panel] 'Catherine Suckling, baptised here May 27, 1725; / married at Beccles to the Revd. Edmund Nelson, / May 11, 1749; buried at Burnham Thorpe, / Dec 30, 1767 aged 42, she was the mother of / Admiral Lord Nelson who died in the / hour of Victory Oct. 21, 1805.' [C] 'To the glory of / God & the beloved memy / of the Revd. Horace Suckling / (grandson of the Revd. Maurice / Suckling D.D.); Rector of this Parish / 1767-1828; interred in this Church / Apl 12, 1828, aged 57; & of Catherine / his wife who died July 7, 1861 / & their six children.' [wreath] ' i. Horace / George Suckling / Died 6, Sept 1828 / aged 29 / ii. Elizabeth / wife of the/Revd J.W. Flavell / Died 30th July 1833 / aged 29 / iii. Revd Richard Randall Suckling/Died 28 March 1858 / aged 43 / iv. Henry Suckling / Died 28 March 1858 / aged 43 / [D] 'Robert William Suckling / Captain Royal Navy. / Died December 24, 1881 / aged 71 / [Base panel] 'Mary Anne Suckling / wife of / Lieutenant Colonel Edward Farrer Acton / of Gatacre Park Salop. Died July 7, 1890. / aged 81'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters