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St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, Rest of the World

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.

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Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Gravestone in the Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon commemorating Admiral Abraham Mills Hawkins, RN, d. 1857

Location

Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon, England

Transcript

'ALSO / ADMIRAL MILLS HAWKINS / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 13 1857 / AGED 73 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard

People

Hawkins, Abraham Mills
Age: 73
Date of Death: 13/11/1857
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

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  "transcript": "'ALSO / ADMIRAL MILLS HAWKINS / WHO DIED NOVEMBER 13 1857 / AGED 73 YEARS'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in the Church of St Thomas a Becket, Dodbrooke, Devon commemorating Admiral Abraham Mills Hawkins, RN, d. 1857</p>",
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Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Gravestone at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Henry Fraser d. 1863

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY FRASER Esqre / LATE OF CALCUTTA AND MANY YEARS IN THE MARITIME SERVICE / OF HIS HIGHLY RESPECTED FRIEND / SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY BART OF BOMBAY. WHO DIED IN LONDON THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1863 / AGED 59 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Coped stone carved with masonic emblems.
Type: Coped stone
Position: Section 125
Materials: Granite

People

Fraser, Henry
Age: 59
Date of Death: 21/10/1863
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy & Co

Extra

Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

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  "transcript": "'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / HENRY FRASER Esqre / LATE OF CALCUTTA AND MANY YEARS IN THE MARITIME SERVICE / OF HIS HIGHLY RESPECTED FRIEND / SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY BART OF BOMBAY. WHO DIED IN LONDON THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER 1863 / AGED 59 YEARS.'",
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St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating Thomas Bridge d. 1858

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Harwich, Essex, England

Transcript

'Thomas Bridge, for many years Senior Captain of HM packets at Harwich. He died 29 July 1858 aged 85 years, His remains are interred in the cemetery Kensall Green London'

Details

People

Bridge, Thomas
Age: 85
Date of Death: 29/7/1858
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Senior Captain of HM Packets, Harwich.
Recorder: William Donnan, 29/9/1969

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  "transcript": "'Thomas Bridge, for many years Senior Captain of HM packets at Harwich. He died 29 July 1858 aged 85 years, His remains are interred in the cemetery Kensall Green London'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial at St Nicholas’s Church, Harwich, Essex, commemorating Thomas Bridge d. 1858</p>",
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Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Sydney Brooks d. 1907

Location

Naval and Military cemetery, Portland, Dorset, England

Transcript

'SYDNEY BROOKS / Stoker H.M.S. 'Duke of Edinburgh' / died / 24 Oct 1907 aged 27'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Church of England (old) 357
Vessel: HMS Duke of Edinburgh

People

Brooks, Sydney
Age: 27
Date of Death: 24/10/1907
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: R & J H Perry, 1987

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  "transcript": "'SYDNEY BROOKS / Stoker H.M.S. 'Duke of Edinburgh' / died / 24 Oct 1907 aged 27'",
  "content": "<p>Gravestone in Portland, Dorset, commemorating Sydney Brooks d. 1907</p>",
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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

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'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard 214 14th row

People

Adams, Samuel
Age: 17
Date of Death: 23/1/1872
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Notes: Died at Paraiba, Brazil.
Recorder: Lyn Collins

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  "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'",
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Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

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.'

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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

Extra

Recorder: T.W. Wilson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "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.'",
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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 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.

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All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile at All Saints’ Church, Brightlingsea, commemorating Charles Beck Osborne d. 1924

Location

All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'Charles Beck Osborne / aged 53 / drowned from / motor vessel “Linton” / in Woolwich Reach / March: 15 1924'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: MV Linton

People

Osborne, Charles Beck
Age: 53
Date of Death: 15/3/1924
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

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  "location": "All Saints' Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'Charles Beck Osborne / aged 53 / drowned from / motor vessel “Linton” / in Woolwich Reach / March: 15 1924'",
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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

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:

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

JSON

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  "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'",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters