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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Evan Russell d. 1904, marine engineer

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In loving memory / of / Evan Russell / Marine Engineer / Who died July 31st 1904 / Aged 64 years / Also of / Joseph John Russell / beloved son of / J & M Leonard and grandson of the above / Who died May 11th 1909 / Aged 3 years / Also of Sarah wife of / Evan Russell / Who died Aug 21st 1935 / Aged 90 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone

People

Russell, Evan
Age: 64
Date of Death: 31/7/1904
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Marine Engineer
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St Julian's Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, England

Memorial at St Julian’s Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, commemorating Richard John Hewett, Corporal RN, HMS Trafalgar d. 1899

Location

St Julian's Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, England

Transcript

'Richard John Hewett, Late ships Corporal of H.M.S. Trafalgar, who died at the R.N. Hospital Haslar, June 29th 1899 aged 26 years. His shipmates contributed towards the erection of this stone as a token of respect'

Details

Type: Stone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: HMS Trafalgar

People

Hewett, Richard John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 29/6/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Corporal
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Thompson d. 1910

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'HENRY THOMPSON / Chief Off. Coast Gd Portland Bill / died / 26 June 1910 age 49'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 323

People

Thompson, Henry
Age: 49
Date of Death: 26/6/1910
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Coastguard

Extra

Recorder: R. & J.H. Perry 1987
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Admiral Henry Collins Deacon d. 1869

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL / HENRY COLLINS DEACON / BORN 1ST AUGUST 1788 / ENTERED THE ROYAL NAVY 1800 / SERVED UNDER NELSON / IN THE WEST INDIES 1805 [?] / AND UNDER [LT GENL] WHITELOCK / AT BUENOS AYRES 1807 / AT THE ISLE OF FRANCE 1810 / AT THE CAPTURE OF GUADELOUPE 1815 / AND IN OTHER ENGAGEMENTS / DUE TO WHICH HE RECEIVED 23 WOUNDS / IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY / ATTAINED THE RANK OF ADMIRAL 1862 / AND DIED NOV 1869 / AGED 81 / MARY ANN / WIDOW OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED APRIL 18TH 1879 / AGED 85 YEARS / JULIA BARWELL DEACON / DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE'

Details

Description: Carved with anchor, banner, gun and pile of shot.
Type: Memorial
Position: 19697/125/PS
Materials: Portland stone, sandstone plinth
Artists: J.S. Farley

People

Deacon, Henry Colins
Age: 81
Date of Death: 11/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Grade II listed.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG
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Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Obelisk in Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent commemorating  of Captain James Rolleston RN d. 1875

Location

Woodbury Park Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Transcript

'In memory of / Theodore PRICE Esq., / who died Nov. 4. 1852, / in his 95th. year. / And of / Ann, his wife / who died April 8. 1826, / in her 60th year. / Also of their daughters / Theodora Born Feb. 13. 1801. Died July 1. 1873. / And / Laura, / Born May 30. 1797 / Died Dec. 28. 1886. / Charlotte, / Born April 18. 1796 Died Nov. 8. 1868. / daughter of Theodore and Ann PRICE. / and the loving and beloved sister, / of those who raise / this monument to her memory. / As also to that of other / near and as dear members of their family, / who widely separated in death, / and here united in one most loving / remembrance, and in the humble hope that through the merits of their Saviour, they may be / re-united as one family in Heaven. / In Memory of / Ann Green ROLLESTON, / daughter of Theodore and Ann PRICE / and wife of Capt. ROLLESTON, R.N. / Aged 31. / Also of / Samuel Matthew ROLLESTON, / son of the above / who died in Canada, Aged 39. / And of / Ann Elizabeth GRAYDON / daughter of Capt. ROLLESTON, R.N. / and of Ann Green his wife, / and wife of / Major General GRAYDON, R.A. / Born Aug. 22. 1823. Died March 4. 1874. / In Memory of / Isabella Jane, / wife of Capt. ROLLESTON R.N. / who died May 17. 1874. Aged 82. / Also of the above / Capt ROLLESTON R.N. / who died Dec. 9. 1875, Aged 84 . / Also of / Ann Green Gertrude, / daughter of the above / Capt. ROLLESTON R.N. / and Ann Green his wife / who died March 16 1894. Aged 63. / "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." / Rev.14.13'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Position: 397
Materials: Pink granite

People

Rolleston, James
Age: 84
Date of Death: 9/12/1875
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: H.W. Dodsworth
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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain Richard Phelan d. 1867

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain Richard Phelan (a native of Bermuda) died 15 April 1867 aged 67'

Details

People

Phelan, Richard
Age: 67
Date of Death: 15/4/1867
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. 6, p. 691.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
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St Michael's Cathedral, Barbados, Rest of the World

Headstone at St Michael’s Cathedral, Barbados commemorating Lieutenant George Rickards RN d. 1798

Location

St Michael's Cathedral, Barbados, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Here lies the remains of Lieut George Rickards late of H.M.S. Amphitrite son of William and Jane Rickards of Westcliffe, Kent, England. Died 13 Dec 1798 aged 21 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Vessel: HMS Amphitrite

People

Rickards, George
Age: 21
Date of Death: 13/12/1798
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham
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Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Memorial in the Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon commemorating William Hewitt d. 1858

Location

Church of St Andrew with St Luke, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Hewitt, William
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 3/3/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Son-in-law of John Weekes Esq. Master Mariner. Baptised 11 April 1819 at St Nicholas Deptford. Son of William and Eleanor (nee Walker).
Recorder: Mrs M. Catty
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Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating John Jones d. 1881

Location

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of / John Jones / Beloved husband of Margaret Jones / 11? Pearl Street, Cardiff who met his / death most suddenly on board the / S.S. James Grice December 16th 1881 / Between Sunderland and Plymouth / in the 35 year of his age / He weakened my strength in the way / He shortened my days Psalms Ch 23 / Brought up from his youth on the billow / He sailed over the fathomless deep / And now the cold earth is his pillow / And sound and unbroken his sleep / Here no wind and no waves overtake him / No tempest can ever arise / But the voice of the Saviour shall wake him / And bid him ascend to the skies / In loving memory of Margaret / the beloved wife of Morris Jones / who died at Penarth Villa Cadoxton /June 24th 1894 / Aged 40 years / We cannot Lord Thy purpose see / But all's well that is done by Thee / 'Am hynny byddlwch chwithau badol canys / Yn yr awn ni thtbdidch y day mab y dyn' / Also of John Morgan / Died Jan 16th 1930 Aged 76 years.'

Details

Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: SS James Grice

People

Jones, John
Age: 35
Date of Death: 16/12/1881
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: David J. Wickham
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St Stephen's Church, Bristol, England

Window dedicated to all seafarers who were lost while in service to the Merchant Navy. Located in St Stephen’s Church, Bristol.

Location

St Stephen's Church, Bristol, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORY OF ALL SEAFARERS / WHO SERVED IN THE MERCHANT NAVY'

Details

Description: Red and Blue ensign. Merchant Navy badge below.
Type: Window
Position: South side of the Nave
Materials: Stained glass

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