Memorial at Brompton Cemetery, London commemorating Bennet Woodcroft d. 1879
Location
Brompton Cemetery, London, England
Transcript
‘IN MEMORY OF / BENNET WOODCROFT, F.R.S. / AND CHIEF OF HER MAJESTY’S PATENT OFFICE / BORN 20TH DECR 1803 DIED 7TH FEBY 1873 / HE WAS THE INVENTOR OF THE INCREASING AND VARYING / PITCH SCREW PROPELLERS / ALSO OF THE IMPROVED … LOOMS / THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL WORKS AND FOUNDER / OF THE PATENT OFFICE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM / ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW / AGNES BERTHA WOODCROFT / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / BORN 17TH SEPTEMBER 1833 DIED 10TH MARCH 1903.’
Details
Description: Headstone with grave cover and railings. Type: Gravestone
People
Woodcroft, Bennet Age: Date of Death: 1879 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Professor of Machinery Organisation: University College London
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Notes: Inventor of screw propeller for steamships, 1832. Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham 1981) p. 86.
Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Jonathan Jarvis Weymouth, d. 1862
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / NATHANIEL WM WEYMOUTH / WHO DIED JANUARY THE 25TH 1870 / AGED 69 YEARS / ALSO OF / JONATHAN JARVIS HIS SON / WHO DIED ON BOARD THE BARQUE / ZODIAC ON HER VOYAGE FROM / CALINGAPATAM TO LONDON / MAY THE 16 1862 / AGED 19 YEARS / ALSO OF / JEMIMA ADAMS / WIFE OF THE ABOVE / NATHANIEL W WEYMOUTH, / WHO DIED APRIL 12TH 1884 / AGED 78 YEARS'
Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Wolstanton commemorating Admiral Smith Child d. 1813
Location
St Margaret's Church, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
Transcript
'Elizabeth, widow of John Child, Esq, late of Newfield died April 11th MDCCCLI, Aged LXX years. Smith Child, Esq: Admiral of the Blue ob XXI Jany MDCCCXIII Ae LXXXIII. Margaret relict of Admiral Smith Child died 15th January 1826 aged 83'
Details
People
Child, Smith Age: 83 Date of Death: 21/1/1813 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Blue Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool commemorating Charles D. Howard Prosser d. 1861
Location
St Mary's Church, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of FREDERICK PROSSER, who departed this life on the 11th of July, 1862, aged 51 years. Also of CHARLES D. HOWARD PROSSER, his dear son, who was drowned...miles west of the...Buoy in the Barque 'PROMPT', on the ...November 1861.' [Slab broken and not fully readable.]
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: South of church Vessel: Prompt
People
Prosser, Charles D Howard Age: Date of Death: 11/1861 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Stoke d’Abernon commemorating Captain Thomas Smith RN d. 1847
Location
St Mary's Church, Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, England
Transcript
'IN A VAULT / NEAR THIS SPOT LIE THE REMAINS OF / CAPTAIN THOMAS SMITH, / ROYAL NAVY, / OF WOODLANDS IN THIS PARISH. / YOUNGEST SON / OF THE LATE HUGH SMITH ESQR / OF STOKE HOUSE / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE / SEPTEMBER 19TH 1847 / AGED 57 YEARS. / THIS SACRED MEMORIAL IS ERECTED / AS A SMALL TRIBUTE OF AFFECTIONATE DEVOTION / BY HIS DEEPLY AFFLICTED WIDOW. / AND HIS WIDOW / ISABELLA SMITH / BORN 6TH AUGUST 1798 / DIED 28TH AUGUST 1884'
Details
Description: Carved with a foul anchor above inscription tablet. Below the anchor a snake between two flower heads. Shield of arms and crest on the apron below. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Black and white marble
People
Smith, Thomas Age: 57 Date of Death: 19/9/1847 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1984 Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India commemorating George Humphreyes, d. 1816
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of / Mr George Humphreyes, / a native of Newington in Kent / and Branch Pilot in the H.C. Marine / who departed this life 29 April 1816 / aged 48 years. / This stone what few marble can, may truly say, here lies an honest man.'
Details
People
Humphreyes, George Age: 48 Date of Death: 29/4/1816 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Branch Pilot Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
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Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.112.
Memorial at Anfield cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Miles Moss d. 1868
Location
Anfield cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'William Miles Moss, son of the late Joseph Moss of Liverpool who was drowned in the execution of his duty on board the steamer Garonne near Penzance 22nd May 1868 age 27'
Details
Vessel: SS Garonne
People
Moss, William Miles Age: 27 Date of Death: 22/5/1868 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
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Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 9, p. 91. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Rochester, Kent commemorating George Wilson, Principal master RN d. 1629
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Rochester, Kent, England
Details
Description: Figures of a man and woman kneeling at a desk representing George Wilson and his wife. Type: Monument Position: South west corner, chancel
People
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Notes: 'One of the four masters of the Royal Navy. Principal masters of the Navy were established in the reign of Elizabeth I and initially were employed only at Chatham. About 1635 they were called Masters Attendant as they attended quarterly in rotation, to oversee the boatswains and shopkeepers and to ensure that the ships were properly rigged and fitted and sailed safely in and out of harbour. The four masters were the only officers of the Navy who had specific places in coronation and other royal processions.'
