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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Memorial at Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon commemorating Captain John Halsted, RN, d. 1830

Location

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree, Devon, England

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory of / Capt. JOHN HALSTED RN / third son of the late / Capt ANTHONY HALSTED RN / who died at Exeter / on the 2 day of November 1830 / Deeply and deservedly lamented by his afflicted family / Also to the memory of / Lieut LAWRENCE WILLIAM HALSTED / of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Eldest son of the above / who was accidentally killed by falling from a Window / in Chester Castle on the 14th of March 1829 / His remains are interred in the Cathedral of that city / where a Monument is erected by his Brother officers / to record their sorrow at his melancholy fate'

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Type: Tomb
Position: South side of churchyard

People

Halstead, John
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 2/11/1830
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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  "transcript": "‘Sacred / to the memory of / Capt. JOHN HALSTED RN / third son of the late / Capt ANTHONY HALSTED RN / who died at Exeter / on the 2 day of November 1830 / Deeply and deservedly lamented by his afflicted family / Also to the memory of / Lieut LAWRENCE WILLIAM HALSTED / of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, Eldest son of the above / who was accidentally killed by falling from a Window / in Chester Castle on the 14th of March 1829 / His remains are interred in the Cathedral of that city / where a Monument is erected by his Brother officers / to record their sorrow at his melancholy fate'",
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Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Abraham Gosset RN d. 1839

Location

Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Abraham Gosset, Esq. Commander R.N. died 31 December 1839 aged 67 years; also Jane youngest daughter of the above who died September 21 1841 aged 37 years; and Elizabeth Pipon his wife who died January 4 1848 aged 72 years 11 months...'

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Type: Gravestone

People

Gosset, Abraham
Age: 67
Date of Death: 31/12/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Record at Jersey archives.

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  "location": "Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of Abraham Gosset, Esq. Commander R.N. died 31 December 1839 aged 67 years; also Jane youngest daughter of the above who died September 21 1841 aged 37 years; and Elizabeth Pipon his wife who died January 4 1848 aged 72 years 11 months...'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Green Street Cemetery, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Commander Abraham Gosset RN d. 1839</p>",
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    "notes": "Record at Jersey archives.",
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Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Memorial in Greenwich, London commemorating Lieutenant Pierce Welch RN d. 1709

Location

Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground (nurses home), Greenwich, London, England

Transcript

'Here lies ye body of Mr Pierce Welch / Lieutenant of Her Majs Ship Salesbury / In ye year 1703 on ye 10th April thay / Engaged a part of ye Dunkirk Squadron / in wch he lost his lower jaw and part of his / Tongue by a musket ball after which he lived / six years 4 months and 12 days by liquids / only. He was First Lieutenant of the / Royal Hospital at Greenwich / and died ye 22 August 1709 / aged 59 years. / Tho' Boras Blasts & Neptuns waves / have tost me to and fro / In spite of both by God's decree I / harbour here below / wher I do now at anchor ride with / many of our fleet / yet once again I must set saile / Our Admiral Christ to meet. / Here lieth ye body of Eliz Welch widow of life December 27 1723 aged...'

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Type: Inscribed stone
Position: Floor of mausoleum
Vessel: HMS Salisbury

People

Welch, Pierce
Age: 59
Date of Death: 22/8/1709
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Destroyed in 1939-45 war? Transcription in PRO Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618. Arms a jess between six martlets.

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  "transcript": "'Here lies ye body of Mr Pierce Welch / Lieutenant of Her Majs Ship Salesbury / In ye year 1703 on ye 10th April thay / Engaged a part of ye Dunkirk Squadron / in wch he lost his lower jaw and part of his / Tongue by a musket ball after which he lived / six years 4 months and 12 days by liquids / only. He was First Lieutenant of the / Royal Hospital at Greenwich / and died ye 22 August 1709 / aged 59 years. / Tho' Boras Blasts & Neptuns waves / have tost me to and fro / In spite of both by God's decree I / harbour here below / wher I do now at anchor ride with / many of our fleet / yet once again I must set saile / Our Admiral Christ to meet. / Here lieth ye body of Eliz Welch widow of life December 27 1723 aged...'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Greenwich, London commemorating Lieutenant Pierce Welch RN d. 1709</p>",
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    "notes": "Destroyed in 1939-45 war? Transcription in PRO Greenwich Hospital Memorial Inscriptions 99618. Arms a jess between six martlets.",
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St Mary's Church, Heworth, York, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Heworth, York commemorating Freddy Gray d. 1915

Location

St Mary's Church, Heworth, York, England

Transcript

'Frederick Gray: Steam tug owner. Beloved husband of Jane Gray who died 21 May 1915 aged 66 years. The above Jane Gray died 26 Jan 1950 aged 88 years'

Details

Type: Memorial
Position: Churchyard

People

Gray, Frederick
Age: 66
Date of Death: 21/5/1915
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Owner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: At least seven Gray names recorded on this large stone at east end of churchyard.
Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Heworth, York, England",
  "transcript": "'Frederick Gray: Steam tug owner. Beloved husband of Jane Gray who died 21 May 1915 aged 66 years. The above Jane Gray died 26 Jan 1950 aged 88 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Heworth, York commemorating Freddy Gray d. 1915</p>",
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    "notes": "At least seven Gray names recorded on this large stone at east end of churchyard.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1970",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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:

Extra

Recorder: David J. Wickham

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  "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.'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Evan Russell d. 1904, marine engineer</p>",
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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'

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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

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972

JSON

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  "post_id": "5744",
  "id": "M2886",
  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Julian’s Church, Kingston Buci, Kent, commemorating Richard John Hewett, Corporal RN, HMS Trafalgar d. 1899</p>",
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  "people": [{"name":"Hewett, Richard John","age":"26","dateofdeath":"29/6/1899","causeofdeath":"Unknown / None","rankOccupation":"Ship's Corporal","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1972",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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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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  "location": "Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England",
  "transcript": "'HENRY THOMPSON / Chief Off. Coast Gd Portland Bill / died / 26 June 1910 age 49'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Henry Thompson d. 1910</p>",
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    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Church of England (old) 323",
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    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
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  "people": [{"name":"Thompson, Henry","age":"49","dateofdeath":"26/6/1910","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"Chief Officer","organisation":"Coastguard"}],
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    "recorder": "R. & J.H. Perry 1987",
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St Clement's Church, Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Sutton on Sea commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Christopher John Martin Sage RN d. 1965

Location

St Clement's Church, Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Sub/Lieut Christopher John Martin SAGE RN who died 16th Oct 1965 aged 21, and Alice Rose Sage who died 30th Oct 1965 aged 79, Grandmother of the above'

Details

Position: Churchyard

People

Sage, Christopher John Martin
Age: 21
Date of Death: 16/10/1965
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Sub Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969

JSON

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  "post_id": "5713",
  "id": "M4313",
  "location": "St Clement's Church, Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sub/Lieut Christopher John Martin SAGE RN who died 16th Oct 1965 aged 21, and Alice Rose Sage who died 30th Oct 1965 aged 79, Grandmother of the above'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Clement’s Church, Sutton on Sea commemorating Sub-Lieutenant Christopher John Martin Sage RN d. 1965</p>",
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  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

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St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Pughe Williams d. 1868

Location

St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Pughe Williams born 16 Mar 1811 died 14 May 1868'

Details

People

Williams, John Pughe
Age: 56
Date of Death: 14/5/1868
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. 3, p. 299.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

JSON

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  "location": "St James's Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'Captain John Pughe Williams born 16 Mar 1811 died 14 May 1868'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St James’s Church, Toxteth Park, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Pughe Williams d. 1868</p>",
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    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "Captain J. P. Brand",
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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

JSON

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    "recorder": "Mrs M. Catty",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters