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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Daniel Roxburgh d. 1877

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Daniel ROXBURGH. Killed on board the S.S. 'DANUBE' on the 16th. of November, 1877. Native of Paisley. Aged 28 years. This stone is erected by his friends as a mark of esteem'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: SS Danube

People

Roxburgh, Daniel
Age: 28
Date of Death: 16/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Memorial at Aberystwyth commemorating Richard Meyrick d. 1852

Location

Parish church, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

Transcript

'Richard Meyrick, of this town, mariner d. 16th March 1852 aged 66'

Details

People

Meyrick, Richard
Age:
Date of Death: 16/3/1852
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1974

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Richard Meyrick, of this town, mariner d. 16th March 1852 aged 66'",
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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain Matthew Hayes d. 1831

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. Matthew Hayes died 2nd. June 1831 aged 79'

Details

People

Hayes, Matthew
Age: 79
Date of Death: 2/6/1831
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, Wm Brown Street. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol.1, p. 133. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Capt. Matthew Hayes died 2nd. June 1831 aged 79'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain Matthew Hayes d. 1831</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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St Thomas, Kingston Jamaica, Rest of the World

Memorial in Kingston Parish Church commemorating Lieutenant Burton Rowley RN d. 1822

Location

St Thomas, Kingston Jamaica, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Lieut. Burton ROWLEY, second son of Rear Admiral Sir Charles ROWLEY, Commander in Chief in the West Indies, who died on the 15th of Septr. 1822, on board H.M.S. 'Sibylle', at Carthagena, in the 20th year of his age'

Details

Type: Wall Tablet
Materials: White marble
Vessel: HMS Sibylle

People

Rowley, Burton
Age: 19
Date of Death: 15/9/1822
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: James Henry Lawrence-Archer 'Memorial Inscriptions of the West Indies'.
Recorder: Reverend E.G. Allsopp 1969

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Lieut. Burton ROWLEY, second son of Rear Admiral Sir Charles ROWLEY, Commander in Chief in the West Indies, who died on the 15th of Septr. 1822, on board H.M.S. 'Sibylle', at Carthagena, in the 20th year of his age'",
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    "recorder": "Reverend E.G. Allsopp 1969",
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St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park commemorating Captain John Griffiths of Glamorgan d. 1804

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Griffiths of Glamorgan interred 4 October 1804 age 42'

Details

People

Griffiths, John
Age: 42
Date of Death: 10/1804
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. 3, p. 289.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain John Griffiths of Glamorgan interred 4 October 1804 age 42'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park commemorating Captain John Griffiths of Glamorgan d. 1804</p>",
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Church of St Peter & St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England

Monument at Cosgrove commemorating Rear-Admiral Robert Mansel d. 1838

Location

Church of St Peter & St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / Rear Adml ROBERT MANSEL / Son of Genl MANSEL / Born MARCH 15th 1773; Died JANUARY 5th 1838. / Also in Memory of / FRANCES CHARLOTTA MANSEL / Wife of REAR ADMIRAL MANSEL / Daughter of THE Revd. WILLM THOROLD / Died MARCH 1st 1846. Aged 62. / Also of / JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL / Son of the above / BORN SEPTEMBER 1st 1813; Died MAY 27TH 1895. / Also of / KATHERINE MARGARET MANSEL / Wife of / JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL / and Daughter of the / The RVD HENRY LONGUEVILLE MANSEL . Late Rector of this Parish / Born APRIL 11. 1819. Died JANY 9: 1896'

Details

Description: One of three tablets to members of the Mansel family in a gothic frame with green man stops.
Type: Wall monument
Position: Nave east wall
Artists: Bedford

People

Mansel, Robert
Age: 74
Date of Death: 5/1/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Brian S.H. Egan 'Signed Monuments in the Church of St Pater and St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire', 'Newsletter, Church Monuments Society' vol. 24, No 1, Summer 2008, p. 13.

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  "location": "Church of St Peter & St Paul, Cosgrove, Northamptonshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In Memory of / Rear Adml ROBERT MANSEL / Son of Genl MANSEL / Born MARCH 15th 1773; Died JANUARY 5th 1838. / Also in Memory of / FRANCES CHARLOTTA MANSEL / Wife of REAR ADMIRAL MANSEL / Daughter of THE Revd. WILLM THOROLD / Died MARCH 1st 1846. Aged 62. / Also of / JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL / Son of the above / BORN SEPTEMBER 1st 1813; Died MAY 27TH 1895. / Also of / KATHERINE MARGARET MANSEL / Wife of / JOHN CHRISTOPHER MANSEL / and Daughter of the / The RVD HENRY LONGUEVILLE MANSEL . Late Rector of this Parish / Born APRIL 11. 1819. Died JANY 9: 1896'",
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Henry Way d. 1843

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Henry Way, native of Brixham from which port he sailed as Master for upwards of thirty years, died on the 15 Nov. 1843 in the 60th year of his age.'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: WP11

People

Way, Henry
Age: 60
Date of Death: 15/11/1843
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Record at Jersey archives.

JSON

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  "location": "Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Henry Way, native of Brixham from which port he sailed as Master for upwards of thirty years, died on the 15 Nov. 1843 in the 60th year of his age.'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Henry Way d. 1843</p>",
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    "notes": "Record at Jersey archives.",
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St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, commemorating George Denman-Dean, RM, d. 1917

Location

St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘To the / Glory of GOD / And in / Loving Memory of / / George Walpole Winthrop Denman-Dean / Lieutenant Royal Marines Aged 21. / Died of Wounds November 7 1917 / At Rouen, France / Pro Patria Mori'

Details

Type: Wall plaque
Materials: marble, wood, brass

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Denman-Dean George
Age: 21
Date of Death: 7/11/1917
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: Royal Marines

Extra

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain Brice D. Thomas OBE d. 1978

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In / loving memory of / Gladys E S Thomas / Died Nov 29th 1965 / Brice D Thomas O.B.E. / Master Mariner / Husband of the above / Died March 6th 1978 / David B Thomas, son of the above / died Feb 13th 1968, Moji, Japan / Mary Thomas, wife of the above / Died Oct 25th 1975 / Agnes John, 1908 / Caleb John, 1948 / Phoebe Williams, 1955 / Susan Margaret May Died June 24th 1994.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: MV Atlantic City

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Thomas, Brice D.
Age:
Date of Death: 6/3/1978
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Reardon-Smith Line

Extra

Notes: Captain Brice Thomas (1892-1978) commanded 'Atlantic City' from 1941-1947. On 26 July 1941 she was damaged by U-141 and temporarily abandoned. The vessel was subsequently re-boarded and salvaged.
Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "location": "Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales",
  "transcript": "'In / loving memory of / Gladys E S Thomas / Died Nov 29th 1965 / Brice D Thomas O.B.E. / Master Mariner / Husband of the above / Died March 6th 1978 / David B Thomas, son of the above / died Feb 13th 1968, Moji, Japan / Mary Thomas, wife of the above / Died Oct 25th 1975 / Agnes John, 1908 / Caleb John, 1948 / Phoebe Williams, 1955 / Susan Margaret May Died June 24th 1994.'",
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St Andrew's Mission Church, Gravesend, Kent, England

St Andrew’s Mission Chapel, Gravesend, Kent, erected as a memorial commemorating Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort RN d. 1857

Location

St Andrew's Mission Church, Gravesend, Kent, England

Details

Description: Seamen's Mission Church built as a memorial to Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort. The chapel is sited beside the River Thames and oriented North to South. It retains its original stained glass. The South window shows the miraculous draught of fishes. The bells were donated by Admiral Sir E. Inglefield. The church was purchased by Gravesham Borough Council in 1975 and is now used as an arts centre.
Type: Chapel
Date Erected: 1871
Artists: George Edmund Street

People

Beaufort, Francis
Age: 83
Date of Death: 17/12/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Canon C.R.E. Robinson was engaged in mission work with local boatmen and emigrants. He suggested in the church press that a bereaved family might like to sponsor a mission hall as a memorial. The daughter of Rear-Admiral Francis Beaufort offered to provide a church. The building was partly funded by public subscription, including a contribution from author, Charles Dickens.
Bibliography: John Newman 'The Buildings of Kent.'

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters