Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Samuel Adams d. 1872
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'IN / MEMORY OF / JOHN ADAMS / WHO DIED FEBRUARY 21 AGED 66 / ALSO SAMUEL SON OF THE ABOVE / JOHN ADAMS AND MARY PACK HIS WIFE / WHO DIED AT PARAIBA / JANUARY 23RD 1872 AGED 17 YEARS'
Wall monument in Winchester Cathedral commemorating Captain Isaac Townsend RN d. 1731
Location
Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Transcript
'M.S. / ISAACI TOWNSEND Equitis Aurati, / Qui munijs Nauticis per Sexaginta annos functus est / Mari, / Per triginta quinque annos in Classe Regia versatus fuit / In Qua. Plurimis Principalibus praefuit Navibus, / Navarchus Dignissimus. / Terra / Unus e primarijs rei Navalis procurandae Praefectis / Per viginti et quinque annos extitit, / Rei navalis vere Providus; / Utpote Ubique et Mari et Terra, / Principi et Patriae vere Fidus; / In omni Vitae Studio, Vir Probus et Integer, / Obijt vicesimo-sexto die Maij; Anno Salutis 1731 Aetatis 75 / Gravissimi Doloris Hoc posuit monumentum / Moerens Vidua.'
Details
Description: Carved with military trophies at one end of the base and a ship portrait at the other. The inscription is flanked with panels carved with cherubs' heads, flowers and ship's equipment. The top of the base has a flaming urn at each end. A rectangular chest in the centre, carries Townsend's arms and is topped with a larger flaming urn. Type: Wall monument Position: Beneath south tower arch Materials: Marble
People
Townsend, Isaac Age: 75 Date of Death: 6/5/1731 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Captain RN Organisation: Royal Navy
Memorial at South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India commemorating Charles Saunders, HEIC, d.1815
Location
South Park Street Cemetery, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the Memory of Charles Saunders, Esq. / third officer of the H.C. ship 'Minerva' / who died the 8th Dec. 1815, aged 25 years / Erected as a mark of esteem by his brother officers'
Details
Vessel: Minerva
People
Saunders, Charles Age: 25 Date of Death: 8/12/1815 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: 3rd Officer Organisation: Honourable East India Company
Extra
Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.127.
Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon dedicated to John Adams d. 1877
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'Mary Pack Adams wife of John Adams, Master Mariner died July 20 1877 aged 59...James Dawe their son who died on a voyage from Bahia to Plymouth May 11 1871 aged 22 years'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard no 215
People
Adams, James Dawe Age: 22 Date of Death: 11/5/1871 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master mariner Organisation:
Wall tablet in St Ann’s Church, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard commemorating Rear-Admiral Charles John Austen d. 1852
Location
St Ann's Church, Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, England
Transcript
'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CHARLES JOHN AUSTEN. ESQR. / REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED COMPANION OF THE BATH, AND / COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF H.M. NAVAL FORCE IN THE EAST / INDIES, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE OFF PROME, IN THE / RIVER IRRAWADDY, WHILST CONDUCTING THE NAVAL PART / OF THE ATTACK ON THE BURMESE EMPIRE. / OF DISTINGUISHED ZEAL, AND UNIMPEACHABLE INTEGRITY / AS A PUBLIC OFFICER DURING 37 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE / RESPECTED AND BELOVED BY ALL HIS ACQUAINTANCE, / AND DEEPLY REGRETTED BY HIS AFFLICTED WIDOW, FAMILY / AND RELATIVES; HE DIED IN THE SURE HOPE OF A JOYFUL / RESURRECTION, ON THE 7TH OCTOBER, 1852, AGED 73 YEARS. / FOR WE KNOW, THAT IF OUR EARTHLY HOUSE OF THIS / TABERNACLE WERE DISSOLVED, WE HAVE A BUILDING OF / GOD, AN HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS, ETERNAL IN THE HEAVANS. 2 COR. v.1.'
Details
Type: Wall tablet Materials: Stone Vessel: HMS Bellerophon
Event
Oriental Crisis, Second Burma War,
Event Date
1840, 1852-53
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Asia
People
Austen, Charles John Age: 73 Date of Death: 7/10/1852 Cause of Death: Infectious disease Rank / Occupation: Rear-Admiral of the Red Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Brother to Jane Austen. Commanded HMS 'Bellerophon' during the undeclared war against the vali (Governor) of Egypt during the oriental crisis of 1840. Recorder: B. Tomlinson Photographer: B. Tomlinson
Memorial in St Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk commemorating William Albrow, d. 1817
Location
St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Transcript
'William ALBROW, husband of Margaret Albrow, who was unfortunately drowned out of a wherry near the seven mile house River Waveney, on 18 July 1817 aged 23'
Details
Position: Churchyard
People
Albrow, William Age: 23 Date of Death: 18/7/1817 Cause of Death: Maritime accident Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Unknown
Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India commemorating Titus Oates, d. 1723
Location
St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Here lies interred the body of TITUS OATES son of Samuel and Mary Oates of Yarmouth who was sometime Pilote of Bengall River, he departed this life ye 3rd June 1723 in ye 45 year of his age.'
Details
Position: Compound, St Mary's Church
People
Oates, Titus Age: 45 Date of Death: 3/6/1723 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Pilot Organisation: Bengal Pilot Service
Extra
Bibliography: Julian James Cotton 'List of Inscriptions on tombs or monuments in Madras possessing historical or archaeological interest' (Madras, 1905) p.17.
