Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating James Downie RN d. 1835
Location
Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Charlotte Downie, wife of James Downie Esq. 27th September 1834 aged ... years. Also to the above James Downie Esq. who served as Master in the Royal Navy, 36 years and who departed this life on the 8th August 1835'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: N4
People
Downie, James Age: Date of Death: 8/8/1835 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William P. Collings d. 1868
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of William P. COLLINGS, Storeman of H.M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong, China, who departed this life on the 2nd June 1868, aged 25 years'
Details
Description: Compass and set square carved above the inscription. Type: Headstone
People
Collings, William P. Age: 25 Date of Death: 2/6/1868 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Storeman Organisation: H M Dockyard, Hong Kong
Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Thomas Mellow d. 1860
Location
Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of Thomas Mellow, late boilermaker of the P & O Co., who departed this life 18th July 1860, aged 28 years. A native of Londonderry, Ireland. This stone is erected as a token of esteem by his friends'
Details
Type: Headstone
People
Mellow, Thomas Age: 28 Date of Death: 18/5/1860 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Boiler maker Organisation: P & O Line
Memorial in the Church of St Martin & St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon commemorating Lieutenant Robert Reid RN d. 1836
Location
Church of St Martin & St Mary, Chudleigh, Devon, England
Transcript
'Sacred / to the memory of / Mrs Maria Isabella Reid / many years resident in this parish / who departed this life / on the 25th day of April 1859 / aged 71 years. / Also of Robert Thomas Reid / her eldest son a Lieut. in the Royal Navy / who died on the 10th day of October 1836 / aged 35 years. / Also Isabella S. Reid died Sept. 12th 1890 Aged 79 years'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Position: South aisle Materials: White marble with black marble surround
People
Reid, Robert Thomas Age: 35 Date of Death: 10/10/1836 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
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)
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, commemorating George William Wall, HCBM, d. 1837
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Anne Martha Wall / who died 4th of August 1833, aged 7 years and 7 days / Also Harriet Jane Wall / died 23rd July 1834, aged 2 years and 8 months / And George William Wall, / Volunteer H.C.B. Marine, who was drowned / 19th October 1837, while learning to swim, / aged 14 years, 8 month and 17 days. / His unassuming manners and mild disposition / endeared him to all who knew him, particularly / his disconsolate parents, who are left to / bewail his loss. / 'The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away / blessed be the name of the Lord.'
Details
People
Wall, George William Age: 14 Date of Death: 19/10/1837 Cause of Death: Drowned Rank / Occupation: Volunteer Organisation: Bombay Marine
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.156.
