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Anwoth Old Kirkyard, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: M T Martin, 1988

JSON

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St James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England

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:

Extra

Notes: The cemetery, in an old quarry behand the Anglican Cathedral, is now St James's Park.
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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  "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.'",
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St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England

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

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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St Maughold's Church, Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man

Gravestone at Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man commemorating William Christian d. 1876 and Robert Edward Christian d. 1890

Location

St Maughold's Church, Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of / WILLIAM / Second son of / Captain ROBERT EDWARD CHRISTIAN / of Balldromma / third officer of the ship Beechwood / of Liverpool / who was washed overboard in the / South Pacific Ocean / on the 19th Jan 1876 / aged 19 years / also / ROBERT EDWARD / brother of the above / late Captain of the ship PRIMERA / of Liverpool / who died May 22nd 1890 / aged 35 years / In the midst of life we are in death'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Beechwood, Primera

People

Christian, Robert Edward
Age: 35
Date of Death: 22/5/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Christian, William
Age: 19
Date of Death: 19/1/1876
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Third Officer
Organisation:

Extra

JSON

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  "location": "St Maughold's Church, Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man",
  "transcript": "'In affectionate remembrance of / WILLIAM / Second son of / Captain ROBERT EDWARD CHRISTIAN / of Balldromma / third officer of the ship Beechwood / of Liverpool / who was washed overboard in the / South Pacific Ocean / on the 19th Jan 1876 / aged 19 years / also / ROBERT EDWARD / brother of the above / late Captain of the ship PRIMERA / of Liverpool / who died May 22nd 1890 / aged 35 years / In the midst of life we are in death'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man commemorating  William Christian d. 1876 and Robert Edward Christian d. 1890</p>",
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Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating mariners James Stephen Coxon d. 1867, Robert Gladstone d. 1859, Charles Matthewson d. 1829? George Nelson d. 1836

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

People

Coxon, James Stephen
Age: 21
Date of Death: 10/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Gladstone, Robert
Age: 49
Date of Death: 31/5/1859
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:
Matthewson, Charles
Age: 30
Date of Death: 24/1/1829?
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Nelson, George
Age: 34
Date of Death: 1836
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Drowned at sea.

JSON

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  "content": "<p>Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating mariners James Stephen Coxon d. 1867, Robert Gladstone d. 1859, Charles Matthewson d. 1829? George Nelson d. 1836</p>",
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    "notes": "Drowned at sea.",
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Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Msida Bastion cemetery, Malta commemorating Rear Admiral Alexander Shippard d. 1841

Location

Msida Bastion Cemetery, Malta, Rest of the World

Transcript

SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER SHIPPARD / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE BRITISH NAVY / WHO DIED AT VALLETTA ON THE 4TH APRIL 1841 / AGED 70 YEARS / HAVING PASSED THROUGH LIFE AS MUCH DISTINGUISHED FOR / PROFESSIONAL ZEAL AS HE WAS RESPECTED FOR HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES. / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / JANE / HIS WIFE WHO SURVIVED HIM ONLY SEVEN MONTHS / HAVING DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 10TH OF NOVEMBER 1842 / AGED… YEARS’

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Materials: Stone

People

Shippard, Alexander
Age: 70
Date of Death: 4/4/1841
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Alexander Shippard born 3/3/1771. Wall tablet in worn condition.

JSON

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  "transcript": "SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXANDER SHIPPARD / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE BRITISH NAVY / WHO DIED AT VALLETTA ON THE 4TH APRIL 1841 / AGED 70 YEARS / HAVING PASSED THROUGH LIFE AS MUCH DISTINGUISHED FOR / PROFESSIONAL ZEAL AS HE WAS RESPECTED FOR HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES. / ALSO / TO THE MEMORY OF / JANE / HIS WIFE WHO SURVIVED HIM ONLY SEVEN MONTHS / HAVING DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 10TH OF NOVEMBER 1842 / AGED… YEARS’<br />",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at the  Msida Bastion cemetery, Malta commemorating Rear Admiral Alexander Shippard d. 1841</p>",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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    "notes": "Alexander Shippard born 3/3/1771. Wall tablet in worn condition.",
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Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon, England

Memorial in Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon commemorating Charles Garnsworthy d. 1896

Location

Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon, England

Transcript

[East face of plinth] 'IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES EDWARD GARNSWORTHY BORN FEBRUARY 1ST 1858 ENTERED INTO REST AT BUENOS AIRES MARCH 21ST 1896 WHILE COMMANDING THE S.S. 'DAVENTRY' [South face] 'IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES STANLEY GARNSWORTHY HIS ONLY SON. BORN NOVEMBER 10TH 1888. LOST AT SEA WHILST SERVING

Details

Description: Cross on three tier plinth. Anchor with short length of chain on cross. Incised letters leaded.
Type: Cross
Position: Near path towards north east corner
Materials: Limestone
Vessel: SS Daventry, HMS Clan MacNaughton

People

Garnsworthy, Charles Edward
Age: 38
Date of Death: 21/3/1896
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown
Garnsworthy, Charles Stanley
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 3/2/1918
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: F.M.M. Lewes 1994

JSON

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  "location": "Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devon, England",
  "transcript": "[East face of plinth] 'IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES EDWARD GARNSWORTHY BORN FEBRUARY 1ST 1858 ENTERED INTO REST AT BUENOS AIRES MARCH 21ST 1896 WHILE COMMANDING THE S.S. 'DAVENTRY' [South face] 'IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF CHARLES STANLEY GARNSWORTHY HIS ONLY SON. BORN NOVEMBER 10TH 1888. LOST AT SEA WHILST SERVING",
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    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
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South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating William Allen, d. 1839

Location

South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the Memory of William Allen, Esq. / Formerly of the H.C. Maritime Service / and late Inspector of Customs at this port who / departed this life on the 27th September 1839, / in the 49th year of his age.'

Details

People

Alllen, William
Age: 49
Date of Death: 27/9/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Inspector of Customs
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.173.

JSON

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  "transcript": "'Sacred to the Memory of William Allen, Esq. / Formerly of the H.C. Maritime Service / and late Inspector of Customs at this port who / departed this life on the 27th September 1839, / in the 49th year of his age.'",
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St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent, England

Memorial in St Mary’s Church, Chatham commemorating Kenrick Edisbury d. 1638

Location

St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent, England

Details

Description: With half-length bust of Edisbury.

People

Edisbury, Kenrick
Age:
Date of Death: 27/8/1638
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Paymaster of Navy
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Edisbury is also mentioned in monument to his mother Jane in St Nicholas Church, Deptford.

Bibliography: J. Summerson 'Monuments in St Nicholas Deptford', 'Mariners Mirror' vol. 27, pp. 277-289 (Cambridge,1941).
Recorder: Timothy Wilson, 1979

JSON

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  "location": "St Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent, England",
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  "content": "<p>Memorial  in St Mary’s Church, Chatham commemorating Kenrick Edisbury d. 1638</p>",
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    "event":"",
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    "recorder": "Timothy Wilson, 1979",
    "photographer": ""  }
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St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England

Place of burial in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, London of Rear-Admiral John Willett Payne RN d. 1803

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St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England

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Vessel: HMS 'Impetueux'

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American Revolutionary War; French Revolutionary Wars

People

Payne, John Willett
Age: 51
Date of Death: 17/11/1803
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Notes: Place of burial.

Bibliography: 'Monthly Register of Naval Events', 'Naval Chronicle' vol. 10, pp. 429-440, (London, 1803).

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