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St Stephen's Church, Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Headstone at St Stephen’s Church, Llanstephan commemorating William Griffiths d. 1877

Location

St Stephen's Church, Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM GRIFFITHS / Mariner of this village, / who died Nov. 17. 1877 / Aged 64 Years / Also / of Martha, wife of the above, / who died Dec.5. 1896, Aged 71 years.'

Details

Description: Gothic headstone
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Griffiths, William
Age: 84
Date of Death: 17/11/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Gail Thomas 2011
Photographer: Gail Thomas 2011

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  "transcript": "'IN MEMORY OF / WILLIAM GRIFFITHS / Mariner of this village, / who died Nov. 17. 1877 / Aged 64 Years / Also / of Martha, wife of the above, / who died Dec.5. 1896, Aged 71 years.'",
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Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Memorial at Charlton Cemetery to 52 men and boys of HMS ‘Firebrand’ who died from yellow fever in the West Indies in 1861

Location

Charlton Cemetery, London, England

Details

Description: Urn on large plinth.
Type: Memorial
Vessel: HMS Firebrand

Extra

Notes: Monument to 52 men and boys who died from yellow fever in the West Indies in 1861.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 98.

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  "content": "<p>Memorial at Charlton Cemetery to 52 men and boys of HMS ‘Firebrand’ who died from yellow fever in the West Indies in 1861</p>",
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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

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Capt Poustie of the barque 'Rosanna' who died 7th Oct 1862 aged 50 years'",
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    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
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St Peter's Church, Colchester, Essex, England

Tablet at St Peter’s Church, Colchester, commemorating Third Officer Herbert Conrad Wire d. 1860

Location

St Peter's Church, Colchester, Essex, England

Transcript

'Herbert Conrad Wire, late 3rd officer, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship 'Cadiz' who was drowned during a gale of wind in the China Sea on the 27th July 1860 in the Gallant discharge of his duty aged 22 years. This tablet is erected by the passengers and officers of the ship at that time to commemorate his many noble qualities and record their grief for his loss'

Details

Vessel: SS Cadiz

People

Wire, Herbert Conrad
Age: 22
Date of Death: 27/7/1860
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: 'Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea' Drowned Yellow Sea 26/7/60.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

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  "location": "St Peter's Church, Colchester, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Herbert Conrad Wire, late 3rd officer, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship 'Cadiz' who was drowned during a gale of wind in the China Sea on the 27th July 1860 in the Gallant discharge of his duty aged 22 years. This tablet is erected by the passengers and officers of the ship at that time to commemorate his many noble qualities and record their grief for his loss'",
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    "notes": "'Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea' Drowned Yellow Sea 26/7/60.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970",
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All Saints Church, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Memorial in Marlow, Buckinghamshire commemorating Vice-Admiral, Sir James Nicoll Morris d. 1830

Location

All Saints Church, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / VICE ADMIRAL SIR JAMES NICOLL MORRIS K.C.B. / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT HIS RESIDENCE THAMES BANK, GREAT MARLOW / THE 13TH APRIL 1830, AGED 66 YEARS. / HE WAS A SINCERE CHRISTIAN IN HIS BELIEF AND PRACTICE / BOTH BEING ALIKE DISTINGUISHED BY A SIMPLICITY AND SINGLENESS OF HEART / FOR WHICH HE WAS REMARKABLE / HIS BENEFICENCE WAS OF THAT SORT WHICH IS RATHER FELT THAN SEEN. / HE WAS A FIRM AND ZEALOUS FRIEND AND IN THE VARIOUS RELATIONS OF LIFE MOST EXEMPLARY / WHILST HIS STRICT SENSE OF HONOUR IN THE DISCHARGE OF HIS SEVERAL / DUTIES RENDERED HIM UNIVERSALLY / RESPECTED, ESTEEMED AND REGRETTED. / HE MARRIED IN 1802 MARGARETTA SARAH / DAUGHTER OF THOMAS SOMERS COCKS ESQR. / WHO ERECTS THIS TABLET TO RECORD HIS WORTH / AND HER SUBMISSIVE BUT UNFEIGNED GRIEF / AND NOW LORD WHAT IS MY HOPE : TRULY MY HOPE IS EVEN IN THEE. PSALM 38: V. 8.'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus-shaped, A relief of a cross on its side in the pediment.
Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1830
Artists: John Ternouth
Vessel: HMS Colossus

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Morris, James
Age: 66
Date of Death: 13/4/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Vice-Admiral Sir James Nicoll Morris, KCB 1763-1830.
Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964). J. K. Laughton, ‘Morris, Sir James Nicoll (1763?–1830)’, rev. Roger Morriss, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19306, accessed 31 May 2017]

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    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "1830",
    "artists": "John Ternouth",
    "vessel": "HMS Colossus"  },
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    "date": "1805",
    "category": "1803-1815 Napoleonic War"  },
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    "notes": "Vice-Admiral Sir James Nicoll Morris, KCB 1763-1830.",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Jefferson Mackey d. 1850

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

Vessel: Moseley

People

Mackey, Jefferson
Age: 37
Date of Death: 1850
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost his life on the brig 'Mosley' in the Atlantic.

JSON

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  "id": "M4057",
  "location": "Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Jefferson Mackey d. 1850</p>",
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    "notes": "Lost his life on the brig 'Mosley' in the Atlantic.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Mary's Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk commemorating Rear-Admiral Thomas Western, RN d. 1814

Location

St Mary's Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Rear Admiral Thomas Western, Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Died 26 December 1814 aged 52'

Details

Description: Carved with a seated female figure, a flag and an anchor
Type: Monument
Artists: John Flaxman

People

Western, Thomas
Age: 52
Date of Death: 26/12/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1976

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'Rear Admiral Thomas Western, Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Died 26 December 1814 aged 52'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Tattingstone, Suffolk commemorating Rear-Admiral Thomas Western, RN d. 1814</p>",
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    "bibliography": "Rupert Gunnis 'Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851' (London, 1964).",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1976",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Margaret's Church, Leiston, Suffolk, England

Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Leiston, Suffolk commemorating William Parker, coastguard, d. 1872

Location

St Margaret's Church, Leiston, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'William Parker, late of the coastguard service died 27 Jan 1872 aged 49'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Parker, William
Age: 49
Date of Death: 27/1/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Coastguard
Organisation: HM Coastguard

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967

JSON

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  "location": "St Margaret's Church, Leiston, Suffolk, England",
  "transcript": "'William Parker, late of the coastguard service died 27 Jan 1872 aged 49'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at St Margaret’s Church, Leiston, Suffolk commemorating William Parker, coastguard, d. 1872</p>",
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    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1967",
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Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Gravestone in the Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon commemorating John Rhodes, RN, d. 1864

Location

Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Rhodes, John Henry
Age: 75
Date of Death: 1864
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Patricia Barber 1987

JSON

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  "location": "Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in the Church of St John The Baptist, Bishopsteignton, Devon commemorating John Rhodes, RN, d. 1864</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Rhodes, John Henry","age":"75","dateofdeath":"1864","causeofdeath":"Unknown","rankOccupation":"Unknown","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
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Cantonment Cemetery, Rangoon, Myanmar, Rest of the World

Memorial in the Cantonment Cemetery, Rangoon, Myanmar commemorating Fred Morgan RN d. 1852 Assistant Surgeon

Location

Cantonment Cemetery, Rangoon, Myanmar, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Fred Morgan (Asst. Surgeon) aged 32. R.N. H.M. Ship Fox. who was present in every engagement with the enemy on Board, and on detached service during the war; worn out by his exertions on behalf of others he fell a victim to cholera on 22nd Sept. 1852.'

Details

Vessel: HMS Fox

Event

Second Anglo-Burmese War

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Morgan, Frederick
Age: 32
Date of Death: 22/9/1852
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Assistant Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters