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All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile at All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Walter B. Dines d. 1915

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Walter B. Dines / Aged 29 / Accidentally killed on H. M. / Patrol Yacht ‘Clementina' / Buried at Cushendall'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Clementina

People

Dines, Walter B.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 20/9/1915
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Engineer
Organisation: Royal Naval Reserve

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rest of the World

Monument in the English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil commemorating Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour d. 1835

Location

English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rest of the World

Details

Description: Ledger with Seymour arms carved above the inscription.
Type: Ledger

People

Seymour, Michael
Age:
Date of Death: 9/7/1835
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Another tablet in the dockyard chapel at Portsmouth
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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  "location": "English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Monument in the English cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil commemorating Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour d. 1835</p>",
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  "details": {
    "description": "Ledger with Seymour arms carved above the inscription.",
    "type": "Ledger",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
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    "notes": "Another tablet in the dockyard chapel at Portsmouth",
    "bibliography": "'Dictionary of National Biography'.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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.

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  "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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    "notes": "",
    "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.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras) India, commemorating Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, RN d. 1814.</p>",
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    "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)<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDaniel 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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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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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Alex Chatwin 1982",
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}

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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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    "bibliography": "David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 90.",
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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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  "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.'",
  "content": "<p>Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating Edward Caston, Master Mariner d. 1833</p>",
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    "notes": "Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
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Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Gravestone at Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, commemorating Lieutenant William Staines RN d. 1797 and Captain Sir Thomas Staines RN d. 1830

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England

Transcript

'...Also William son of Thomas and Margaret STAINES, late a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy who died at Haslar hospital Oct 17th 1797 aged 27 years and lies at Gosport... Sacred to the memory of the above named Margaret STAINES relict of Thomas STAINES who died 21st April 1814 aged 68 years. Also of Sir Thomas STAINES Knight son of the above, a captain in the Royal Navy Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath and St Ferdinand and Merit. Born February 22nd 1774 died July 13th 1830 after a life devoted to the honour of his King and Country'

Details

Position: West side of churchyard

People

Staines, William
Age: 27
Date of Death: 17/10/1797
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy
Staines, Thomas
Age: ca. 54
Date of Death: 13/7/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Also dedicated to Captain Thomas Staines. d. 1830

JSON

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  "id": "M3109",
  "location": "Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'...Also William son of Thomas and Margaret STAINES, late a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy who died at Haslar hospital Oct 17th 1797 aged 27 years and lies at Gosport... Sacred to the memory of the above named Margaret STAINES relict of Thomas STAINES who died 21st April 1814 aged 68 years. Also of Sir Thomas STAINES Knight son of the above, a captain in the Royal Navy Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath and St Ferdinand and Merit. Born February 22nd 1774 died July 13th 1830 after a life devoted to the honour of his King and Country'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Church of St John the Baptist, Margate, Kent, commemorating Lieutenant William Staines RN d. 1797 and Captain Sir Thomas Staines RN d. 1830</p>",
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    "notes": "Also dedicated to Captain Thomas Staines. d. 1830",
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Penal burial ground , Georgetown, Guyana, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Penal Burial Ground, Georgetown, Guyana commemorating Captain Peter Poustie d. 1862

Location

Penal burial ground , Georgetown, Guyana, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of Capt Poustie of the barque 'Rosanna' who died 7th Oct 1862 aged 50 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: Rosanna

People

Poustie, Peter
Age: 50
Date of Death: 7/10/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

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  "id": "M2268",
  "location": "Penal burial ground , Georgetown, Guyana, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Capt Poustie of the barque 'Rosanna' who died 7th Oct 1862 aged 50 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the Penal Burial Ground, Georgetown, Guyana commemorating Captain Peter Poustie d. 1862</p>",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters