Gravestone in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Captain D. Edwards of St Ives, Cornwall d. 1917
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In / loving memory / of / Charlotte / the beloved wife of / Capt. D. Edwards / St Ives. Cornwall / Who departed this life June 30th 1906 / In her 74th year / Safe in the arms of Jesus / Also the above / Capt. D. Edwards / who passed away Oct 22nd 1917 / In his 65th year / Interred in St Ives, Cornwall / They rest in the Lord.'
Details
Description: Headstone.
Type: Gravestone
People
Edwards, D. Age: Date of Death: 22/10/1917 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Also of his wife Charlotte. d. 1906. Recorder: David J. Wickham
Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating Captain Thomas Thompson d. 1707
Location
Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Here lies Capt Thomas / Thompson Comm. of the Perle Gally [sic] who dep'd this Life / on the 15th July in the / year of Our Lord 1707 / et [sic] of his age 51'
Details
Description: Arms: A fess embattled counter-embattled between three falcons. Vessel: Pearl Galley
People
Thompson, Thomas Age: 51 Date of Death: 15/7/1707 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Commander Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p.23. Letters of marque for a vessel of this name issued in 1709.
Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Caton d. 1778
Location
St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'Capt John Caton died 4th Nov 1778 aged 72'
Details
People
Caton, John Age: 72 Date of Death: 4/11/1778 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.1, p.143. Church destroyed by enemy action in 1940. Rebuilt in 1952 but only two non-maritime memorials retained. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Headstone at Anwoth Old Kirkyard, Gatehouse of Fleet to David Broadfoot d. 1813 customs official and his sons Robert d. 1843, David d. 1853 and Grandson John d. 1867
Location
Anwoth Old Kirkyard, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Transcript
'ERECTED BY / AGNES LOGIE TO THE MEMORY OF / her husband / John Broadfoot / Tidesman [Gothic letters] / who died 18th Decr. 1813. Aged 47 years / Also Robert, their Son / who died 23rd Septr.1809, Aged 4 years / Also Robert, their Son / COMMANDER OF THE SHIP DAVENPORT OF LIVERPOOL / who died at Macoe in China 5th August 1843 / Aged 30 years / Also Eliza, their Daughter / wife of Ebenezer Gladstone, Wine Merchant / of Liverpool who died 3rd January 1845 / Aged 33 years / DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN MANCHESTER, ON THE 23RD / JAN. 1861, IN THE 42ND YEAR OF HER AGE. ELIZABETH / WIFE OF CAPT. JOHN BROADFOOT AND THIRD / DAUGHTER OF JOHN GLADSTONE, ESQ,. ENGINEER' [Back of Headstone] 'ALSO OF / CAPN. DAVID BROADFOOT / SECOND SON OF THE SAID JOHN BROADFOOT / WHO DIED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA / 11TH OCTOBER 1853 AGED 46 YEARS / ALSO OF / AGNES BROADFOOT / RELICT OF THE ABOVE NAMED JOHN BROADFOOT / WHO DIED AT MANCHESTER 21 MARCH 1858 / AGED 78 YEARS / CAPTAIN JOHN BROADFOOT / THEIR SON WHO DIED AT LAUREL BANK GATEHOUSE / 11TH APRIL 1867, AGED 57 YEARS / EUPHENIA ROSE BROADFOOT / RELICT OF THE ABOVE NAMED CAPT. JOHN BROADFOOT / DIED THERE 11TH JUNE 1898 AGED 76 YEARS / JOHN FRASER BROADFOOT ONLY SON OF THE SAID / CAPTAIN JOHN BROADFOOT, DIED AT GATEHOUSE / 30TH APRIL 1913 AGED 48 YEARS'
Details
Description: The surround and headstone are of red sandstone. The surround used to have metal railings all around, but have since disappeared. Type: Gravestone Vessel: Davenport
People
Broadfoot, John Age: 47 Date of Death: 18/12/1813 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Tidesman Organisation: Broadfoot, Robert Age: 30 Date of Death: 5/8/1843 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Broadfoot, David Age: 46 Date of Death: 11/10/1853 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation: Broadfoot, John Age: 57 Date of Death: 11/4/1867 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Organisation:
Headstone at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating William Hill d. 1891
Location
St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'IN LOVING MEMORY OF / MY DEAR HUSBAND / WILLIAM HILL / MASTER MARINER OF THIS CITY / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 28 AUGT 1891 / AGED 71 / FOR MANY YEARS A FAITHFUL SERVENT TO / THE LIVERPOOL SALVAGE ASSOCIATION / THE TOILSOME VOYAGES NOW ARE PAST / THE WEARIED MARINER RESTS AT LAST / AND WHEN THE LAST TRUMPETS CALL SHALL SOUND / MAY HE AMONG THE BLEST BE FOUND / ALSO EMMA WIFE OF THE ABOVE / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 11TH JULY 1897 / AGED 89 / NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING / SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING / ELLEN HILL DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / DEPARTED THIS LIFE 18TH MARCH 1936 / AGED 72 / ROCK OF AGES CLEFT FOR ME / LET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEE.'
Details
Description: Headstone carved with an anchor on a rock above inscription.. Type: Gravestone Materials: Slate
People
Hill, William Age: 71 Date of Death: 28/8/1891 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
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Notes: The cemetery, in an old quarry behand the Anglican Cathedral, is now St James's Park. Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Wall Tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Dockyard commemorating Lieutenant Charles Brownlow MacDonald RN d. 1887
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'Sacred / TO THE MEMORY OF / LIEUT. CHARLES BROWNLOW MACDONALD R.N. / H.M.S. RANGER / KILLED IN ACTION BURMA / JANUARY 9TH 1887 / AND TO THE OFFICR, SEAMEN AND / MARINES H.M.S RANGER / WHO DIED DURING HER COMMISSION / IN THE EAST INDIES 1884-1887 / ERECTED / BY THEIR SHIPMATES.'
Details
Description: Oval white marble tablet with a rope twist border on a black marble base. A foul anchor in white marble is applied to the upper part of the base. There is a cross in relief above the inscription. Type: Wall tablet Materials: Marble Artists: Baker Vessel: HMS Ranger
Event
Third Anglo-Burmese War
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
MacDonald, Charles Brownlow Age: Date of Death: 9/1/1887 Cause of Death: War casualty Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at St Michael’s Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool commemorating John Robinson d. 1852
Location
St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England
Transcript
'John Robinson, died in Africa, on board of the ship Tapley, 29th November 1852 age 21'
Details
Vessel: Tapley
People
Robinson, John Age: 21 Date of Death: 29/11/1852 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office, compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 3, p. 551. The church was demolished in 1946, a new one stands on the same site. Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand
Memorial at St Margaret’s Church, Addington, Kent commemorating William Locker, Captain RN, Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital d. 1800
Location
St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England
Transcript
'Under this Stone are deposited the Remains / of Mrs LUCY LOCKER the amiable and affectionate / wife of WILLIAM LOCKER Esq (Captain of the / Royal Navy) of this Parish who died the / 27 March 1780. Aged 30 years. / Sincere to all and undisguised by Art / Beset with the kindest and tenderest heart. / With unaffected Pride and Graceful Ease / With every Virtue, every Power to please / With every requisite for Social Life / The warmest Friend, the prudent virtuous wife. / Here LUCY lies. Divine assurance given / Such worth we know will meet reward in Heaven' [South side] 'This monument is also sacred to the / memory of WILLIAM LOCKER Esq / (Lieutenant Governor of / Greenwich Hospital) the affectionate / Husband of Mrs. LUCY LOCKER / He was born February the 17th 1730/1 / and departed this life December / 26th 1800'
Details
Type: Obelisk Position: Churchyard
People
Locker, William Age: Date of Death: 26/12/1800 Cause of Death: Unknown / None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN. Lieut Governor of Greenwich Hospital Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Royal Navy