Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating Samuel Hughes d. 1832 and his brother Daniel d. 1839
Location
Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Samuel Hughes (son of John Hughes who died 6 April 1830 age 50) who was drowned from the pilot boat No 10 near the floating light 29 November 1832 age 14. Also Daniel (son of the above John Hughes) who was washed overboard from the ship Heywood Lat 42N Long 49W 27 March 1839 age 24'
Details
Vessel: Heywood, Pilot boat No.10
People
Hughes, Samuel Age: 14 Date of Death: 29/11/1832 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation: Hughes, Daniel Age: 24 Date of Death: 27/3/1839 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 723. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Headstone at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Fife commemorating John Morrison d. 1855
Location
St Andrews Cathedral, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Transcript
'TO THE MEMORY OF / JANE MORRISON DAUGHTER OF / JOHN MORRISON SHIPMASTER / St ANDREWS WHO DIED / THE 13TH OF AUGUST 1829 IN / THE FIFTH YEAR OF HER AGE / ALSO JANE MORRISON DIED 10TH JUNE 1832, / AGED 4 YEARS 6 MONTHS. / ALSO ALEXANDER MORRISON DIED OCTr 6TH 1834 / AGED 2 YEARS 4 MONTHS. / AND HELEN GOURLAY, HIS WIFE / DIED 29TH SEPr 1849, AGED 58 YEARS. / THE SAID JOHN MORRISON, DIED AT SHIELDS, / 13TH OCTr 1855, AGED 61 YEARS. / ALSO JOHN MORRISON SON OF THE ABOVE / DIED 16TH APRIL 1902, AGED 84. / AGNES BENNET, WIFE OF JOHN MORRISON, / DIED 11TH OCTOBER 1910, AGED 82. / JESSIE, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF JOHN MORRISON, / DIED 5TH JAN. 1922. / HELEN DUNCAN DAUGHTER OF JOHN MORRISON, / DIED 3RD OCTOBER 1944.'
Details
Description: Headstone with square top corners and wavy edge top, an incised line running around all edges. A sailing ship motif appears at top centre, in relief. Lettering is incised. Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard Materials: Stone
People
Morrison, John Age: 61 Date of Death: 13/10/1855 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, commemorating Henry Sond, RN and Henry Luke, RN, d. 1875
Location
Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World
Transcript
'In memory of / Henry Sond A.B. / and / Henry Luke A.B. / both of H.M.S. London / died 1875'
Details
Type: Gravestone Vessel: HMS London
People
Luke, Henry Age: Unknown Date of Death: 1875 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy Sond, Henry Age: Unknown Date of Death: 1875 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman Organisation: Royal Navy
Wall tablet in St Nicholas’s Church, Tooting, London commemorating Captain Philip Gidley King RN d. 1808
Location
St Nicholas, Tooting, London, England
Transcript
[Wall tablet] 'IN A VAULT NEAR THIS PLACE / ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF / PHILIP GIDLEY KING CAPTAIN R.N. / LATE GOVERNOR OF HIS MAJESTY'S TERRITORY / NEW SOUTH WALES / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3 1808 / AGED 49 YEARS' [brass plate] 'THE STONE COVERING THE VAULT TO WHICH THIS TABLET REFERS / WAS INSTALLED IN THE CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE / ST MARYS' NEW SOUTH WALES IN 1988 AS A MEMORIAL TO / CAPTAIN P.G. KING R.N. THE THIRD GOVERNOR OF THE COLONY / (1800-1806) / DURING THE BICENTENARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE / FIRST FLEET IN JANUARY 1788 IN WHICH HE SERVED / BORN AT LAUNCESTON CORNWALL 23RD APRIL 1758 / DIED AT TOOTING 3RD SEPTEMBER 1808 / The Vault and Tablet were originally inside the ancient / church demolished after completion of the new Church in 1832'
Details
Description: White marble neoclassical memorial with anthemion acroteria. Brass plate placed below it.
Type: Wall tablet; plaque Position: South Transept Materials: Marble, brass
Event Category
British colonization of Australia
People
King, Philip Gidley Age: 3/9/1808 Date of Death: 49 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy