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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at St James’s Cemetery, Liverpool commemorating Captain John Burt d. 1848

Location

St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Capt. John Burt died at sea 27 October 1848'.

Details

People

Burt, John
Age:
Date of Death: 27/10/1848
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.7, p.453.

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St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Gravestone at St Clement’s Church, Leigh-on-Sea, commemorating Admiral Sir Richard Haddock d. 1715

Location

St Clement's Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

Transcript

'...Also ye body of Dame ELIZ. / HADDOCK wife of Sir RICHARD / HADDOCK who / dyed ye 26th of / Feby 1709 aged 59 years / also ye body of Sir RICHARD / HADDOCK Comptroller of His / Majesties Navy who died ye / 26th of Jan. 1714 aged 85 years'

Details

Type: Table tomb
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Stone

People

Haddock, Richard
Age: 85
Date of Death: 26/1/1715
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.

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  "transcript": "'...Also ye body of Dame ELIZ. / HADDOCK wife of Sir RICHARD / HADDOCK who / dyed ye 26th of / Feby 1709 aged 59 years / also ye body of Sir RICHARD / HADDOCK Comptroller of His / Majesties Navy who died ye / 26th of Jan. 1714 aged 85 years'",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Admiral Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield d. 1894

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD AUGUSTUS INGLEFIELD K.C.B., D.C.L., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. / BORN MARCH 27th 1820 ENTERED R.N. 1832. MATE OF HMS THUNDERER AT / BOMBARDMENT OF ST JEAN D'ACRE 1840 / COMMANDED HMS COMUS IN ACTION AT OBLIGADO 1845 / IN CHARGE NAVAL DEPARTMENT GREAT EXHIBITION 1851 / COMMANDED 800M OF NEW COAST / COMMANDED HMS FIREBRAND AT / BOMBARDMENT OF SEVASTOPOL 1855 / EXHIBITED AT ROYAL ACADEMY 1857.65.65 / NAVAL ATTACHE WASHINGTON 1871 / ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT MALTA DOCKYARDS 1872.5 / COMMANDER IN CHIEF NORTH AMERICA / AND WEST INDIES 1878.80 / GRAND WARDEN OF GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND 1891 / ENTERED INTO REST SEPTEMBER 5th 1894.'

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Description: Cross with three stepped base and IHS symbol behind wedge with scroll.
Type: Cross
Position: 22008/124/10
Materials: Stone

Event

Crimea War

Event Date

1854-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Inglefield, Edward Augustus
Age: 74
Date of Death: 05/09/1894
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: An account of Inglefield's exploits on the base of the Plinth. Sybil Inglefield, (18 day old daughter), Eliza Fanny (wife) 15/12/1890, Ernest Hallowell Inglefield (son, 3 years and 9 months old) and Albany Otway Inglefield (10 days old) also commemorated on the plinth. Admiral Inglefield commanded three Arctic expeditions 1852-4 and published 'A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin' 1853 discovering 800 miles of 'new coast'.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

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St Michael's Church, Pitt Street, Liverpool, England

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

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St Margaret's Church, Addington, Kent, England

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

Extra

Recorder: M.C. Richardson

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  "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'",
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The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth commemorating Captain John Olive d. 1877

Location

The Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Captain John Olive Commander in Peninsular and Orient Company died 8th July 1877 age 80'

Details

People

Olive, John
Age: 80
Date of Death: 8/7/1877
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: P & O Line

Extra

Notes: From a MS in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 5, p. 657.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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  "transcript": "'Captain John Olive Commander in Peninsular and Orient Company died 8th July 1877 age 80'",
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Trinity Road cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Gravestone at Trinity Road cemetery, Cleethorpes commemorating Edwin Clark d. 1903

Location

Trinity Road cemetery, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Edwin Clark late captain of steam pilot cutter 'COMMANDER CAWLE' Died 19 May 1903 aged 67 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Commander Cawle

People

Clark, Edwin
Age: 67
Date of Death: 19/5/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: C. Flintham

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  "transcript": "'To the memory of Edwin Clark late captain of steam pilot cutter 'COMMANDER CAWLE' Died 19 May 1903 aged 67 years'",
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St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex, England

Gravestone at Church Norton, West Sussex commemorating Ronald Ernest Greenfield RN d. 1959

Location

St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'In loving memory / of Ronald Ernest Greenfield / Petty Officer RN / Died July 20th 1959 / Aged 26'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Polished granite

People

Greenfield, Ronald Ernest
Age: 26
Date of Death: 20/11/1959
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Mrs Suzanne Gilbert

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory / of Ronald Ernest Greenfield / Petty Officer RN / Died July 20th 1959 / Aged 26'",
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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Cadwaladr Williams RN d. 1910

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In loving memory of Cadwaladr [sic] WILLIAMS, A.B., H.M.S. 'Kent', aged 20 years, who died from the effects of an accidental fall in Hong Kong Dry Dock, 18th. November 1910. This stone was erected by his sorrowing shipmates'

Details

Description: Cross, a flat slab over the grave.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Kent

People

Williams, Cadwaladr
Age: 20
Date of Death: 18/11/1910
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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St Nicholas's Church, Liverpool, England

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

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  "transcript": "'Capt John Caton died 4th Nov 1778 aged 72'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters