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Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Wall monument in Falmouth, Cornwall dedicated to Captain James Bull d. 1821

Location

Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of / CAPTAIN JAMES BULL / who departed this Life on the 22nd Day of Septr. 1821 / aged 80 Years / Also / to the Memory of MARY BULL, his Wife / who died on the 30th Day of September 1797 / aged 62 Years / This monument is erected by the eldest Son / and his most affectionate but / greatly afflicted Daughter' [apron] 'Seed sewn by God shall ripen / in the heart'

Details

Description: A black pyramid above the inscription tablet bearing an urn garlanded by a female mourner with the Bull arms above. Pilasters flank the inscription, and two cut sheaves of wheat are carved below.

Type: Wall monument
Position: South side Nave
Materials: White marble
Artists: Isbell

People

Bull, James
Age: 80
Date of Death: 22/9/1821
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Packet captain
Organisation: Post office

Extra

Notes: Obituary in the 'Gentleman's Magazine' (Oct, 1821) p. 380 describes him as formerly commander of one of his Majesty's Packets.

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  "location": "Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth, Cornwall, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of / CAPTAIN JAMES BULL / who departed this Life on the 22nd Day of Septr. 1821 / aged 80 Years / Also / to the Memory of MARY BULL, his Wife / who died on the 30th Day of September 1797 / aged 62 Years / This monument is erected by the eldest Son / and his most affectionate but / greatly afflicted Daughter' [apron] 'Seed sewn by God shall ripen / in the heart'",
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Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Ledger at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating Samuel Lazenby, Commodore of the Humber Pilots d. 1819

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England

Transcript

'Samuel Lazenby, Commodore of the Humber Pilots who died 27 June 1819, aged 75. His wife, Mary, died 6 March 1819, aged 84'

Details

Type: Ledger

People

Lazenby, Samuel
Age: 75
Date of Death: 27/6/1819
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Pilot
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Hull, England",
  "transcript": "'Samuel Lazenby, Commodore of the Humber Pilots who died 27 June 1819, aged 75. His wife, Mary, died 6 March 1819, aged 84'",
  "content": "<p>Ledger at Holy Trinity Church, Hull commemorating Samuel Lazenby, Commodore of the Humber Pilots d. 1819</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George J. Green RN d. 1888

Location

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

Transcript

'George J. Green Captain Forecastle H.M.S. OSPREY died at sea Aug 1888 age 52'

Details

Vessel: HMS Osprey

People

Green, George J.
Age: 52
Date of Death: 12/7/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain of the Forecastle
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'George J. Green Captain Forecastle H.M.S. OSPREY died at sea Aug 1888 age 52'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating George J. Green RN d. 1888</p>",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating William E. Horton, RN d. 1871

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred to the Memory / of / William Horton, / Leading Seaman HMS Rinaldo / Who died at Penang July 11th 1871 / From wounds received at Selangore. / Placed over the grave of a good and brave seaman by his shipmates'

Details

Vessel: HMS Rinaldo

Event

Klang War

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Horton, William E.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 11/7/1871
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p.325, (Greenwich, 1982). ADM 38/6988.

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  "location": "Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred to the Memory / of / William Horton, / Leading Seaman HMS Rinaldo / Who died at Penang July 11th 1871 / From wounds received at Selangore. / Placed over the grave of a good and brave seaman by his shipmates'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating William E. Horton, RN d. 1871</p>",
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    "bibliography": "John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p.325, (Greenwich, 1982). ADM 38/6988.",
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Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Wall tablet in the Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon commemorating John Tracey, RN, d. 1811

Location

Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SMITH TRACEY, / FOR MANY YEARS SECRETARY IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DIED AT BARBADOES / THE 26TH DECR 1811; AGED 36 YEARS, / THIS TABLET OF AFFECTION TO ONE, / WHO WAS GENERALLY BELOVED / AND ESTEEMED, / IS ERECTED BY HIS SISTER'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: South aisle centre Top
Materials: Marble

People

Tracey, John Smith
Age: 36
Date of Death: 26/12/1811
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Secretary RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

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  "id": "M1317",
  "location": "Church of St Mary The Virgin, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN SMITH TRACEY, / FOR MANY YEARS SECRETARY IN THE ROYAL NAVY, / WHO DIED AT BARBADOES / THE 26TH DECR 1811; AGED 36 YEARS, / THIS TABLET OF AFFECTION TO ONE, / WHO WAS GENERALLY BELOVED / AND ESTEEMED, / IS ERECTED BY HIS SISTER'",
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    "notes": "DOSSIER",
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    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
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Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Captain Henderson, d. 1833

Location

Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / CAPTAIN HENDERSON / of the ship RENOWN / who died at SINGAPORE / on the 8th March 1833'

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: South boundary wall A118
Artists: H. Kyte
Vessel: Renown

People

Henderson
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 8/3/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 73.

JSON

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  "id": "M476",
  "location": "Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / CAPTAIN HENDERSON / of the ship RENOWN / who died at SINGAPORE / on the 8th March 1833'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at Fort Canning Green Cemetery, Singapore commemorating Captain Henderson, d. 1833</p>",
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    "position": "South boundary wall A118",
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    "bibliography": "Alan Harfield 'Early Cemeteries in Singapore' (Putney, 1988) p. 73.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Mary's Church, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras) India, commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, RN d. 1814.

Location

St Mary's Church, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'NEAR THIS PLACE ARE LAID THE REMAINS OF / VICE-ADMIRAL SIR SAMUEL HOOD, / KNIGHT OF THE BATH AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF / HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE EAST INDIES / AN OFFICER OF DISTINGUISHED MERIT, WHOSE GREAT PUBLIC SERVICES / WILL LIVE IN THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY / BUT IN THE AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF HIS FRIENDS WERE LOST IN THE RECOLLECTION OF / HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES.'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus-shaped white marble wall tablet with guilloche decoration
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Artists: Francis Legatt Chantrey

People

Hood, Samuel
Age: c. 51 - 52
Date of Death: 1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Ordered by Lady Hood March 12 1818.
Bibliography: 'List of Statues, Monuments and Busts Erected in Madras' (Madras, 1898) pp. 14f; Alison Yarrington, Ilene D. Lieberman, Alex Potts and Malcolm Baker 'An Edition of the Ledger of Sir Francis Chantrey R.A...', 'The Fifty Sixth Volume of the Walpole Society' p. 50 (1991-1992)

Daniel A. Baugh, Michael Duffy, ‘Hood, Samuel, first Viscount Hood (1724–1816)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13678, accessed 7 June 2017]

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'NEAR THIS PLACE ARE LAID THE REMAINS OF / VICE-ADMIRAL SIR SAMUEL HOOD, / KNIGHT OF THE BATH AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF / HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE EAST INDIES / AN OFFICER OF DISTINGUISHED MERIT, WHOSE GREAT PUBLIC SERVICES / WILL LIVE IN THE ANNALS OF HIS COUNTRY / BUT IN THE AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF HIS FRIENDS WERE LOST IN THE RECOLLECTION OF / HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES.'",
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All Saints Church, Owston, South Yorkshire, England

Memorial in All Saints Church, Owston commemorating Anthony Henry Cooke RN d. 1823

Location

All Saints Church, Owston, South Yorkshire, England

Transcript

'....Anthony Henry Cooke RN, Born August 6th 1801. Died at Trincomalee in the island of Ceylon February 11th 1823'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: South wall of chancel

People

Cooke, Anthony Henry
Age:
Date of Death: 11/2/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1982

JSON

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  "id": "M3325",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Owston, South Yorkshire, England",
  "transcript": "'....Anthony Henry Cooke RN, Born August 6th 1801. Died at Trincomalee in the island of Ceylon February 11th 1823'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in All Saints Church, Owston commemorating Anthony Henry Cooke RN d. 1823</p>",
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Norton, Durham, England

Memorial in Norton, Durham commemorating Captain Robert Gregory RN d. 1774

Location

Norton, Durham, England

Transcript

'...who bore with manly fortitude a long and painfull illness, the consequence of a broken constitution acquired in the service of his country'

Details

People

Gregory, Robert
Age: 39
Date of Death: 1774
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 90.

JSON

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  "id": "M3272",
  "location": "Norton, Durham, England",
  "transcript": "'...who bore with manly fortitude a long and painfull illness, the consequence of a broken constitution acquired in the service of his country'<br />\r\n<br />",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Norton, Durham commemorating Captain Robert Gregory  RN d. 1774</p>",
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Edward Caston, Master Mariner d. 1833

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / MARTHA the wife of EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner / who departed this life / the 2nd of April 1817 / Aged 37 years / Sacred to the memory of / EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner, who departed this life / September 6th 1833, aged 57 years / Also RHODA SUSANNA widow of the above EDWD CASTON / who died 18th August 1845, aged 65 years.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Caston, Edward
Age: 57
Date of Death: 6/9/1833
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master and Mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / MARTHA the wife of EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner / who departed this life / the 2nd of April 1817 / Aged 37 years / Sacred to the memory of / EDWARD CASTON / master and mariner, who departed this life / September 6th 1833, aged 57 years / Also RHODA SUSANNA widow of the above EDWD CASTON / who died 18th August 1845, aged 65 years.'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters