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.
Memorial in the Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Robert Friend Samson d. 1861
Location
Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England
Transcript
'IN MEMORY / OF JOHN WILLIAM SAMSON / WHO DIED OF THE 27TH DAY OF / JANUARY 1862 / AGED 46 YEARS / ALSO OF ROBERT FRIEND SAMSON / HIS SON WHO DIED AT NASSAU / IN THE SCHOONER RHODA OF / SALCOMBE ON THE 8TH DAY OF / OCTOBER 1861 AGED 16 YEARS / ALSO OF CATHERINE GILARD / WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 3RD 1876 / AGED 57 YEARS'
Details
Type: Gravestone Position: Churchyard 236.15 row. 2nd in from ledge Vessel: Rhoda
People
Samson, Robert Friend Age: 16 Date of Death: 8/10/1861 Cause of Death: Unknown Rank / Occupation: Unknown Organisation: Unknown
Memorial in the Old English Cemetery, Livorno commemorating Robert Polhill MD d. 1813
Location
Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Robt Polhill Esqr M.D. of Maidstone in Kent / Physician to H.B.M. Naval Hospital & to the British Factory / who departed this life the 17th Jany 1813 aged 59 years & 6 months'
Details
Description: Arms: Quarterly 1 and 4, (or) on a bend (gules) three crosses crosslet (of the first); 2 and 3 (argent) and eagle displayed (sable), beaked and unguled (or) Buckland; over all a crescent for difference, impaling, a lion rampant on a chief a mullet between two roundels.
People
Polhill, Robert Age: 59 Date of Death: 17/1/1813 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Physician Organisation:
Extra
Bibliography: G.G. Milner-Gibson Cullum; Francis Campbell MaCauley 'The inscriptions in the old British cemetery of Leghorn' (Leghorn, 1906) p. 21.
Statue in Valparaiso, Chile depicting Admiral Thomas Cochrane d. 1860
Location
Valparaiso, Chile, Rest of the World
Transcript
'LORD COCHRANE'
Details
Description: Full length statue, in uniform on a plinth. Erected by public subscription in 1873. The original memorial has been enlarged with the addition of ships' prows and an obelisk. Type: Statue Date Erected: 1873 Artists: George Anderson Lawson
Event
War for Chilean Independence
Event Date
1810–1821
Event Category
19th century conflicts in the Pacific
People
Cochrane, Thomas Age: 84 Date of Death: 31/10/1860 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Admiral Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Likeness based on a bust by Canova. Erected by public subscription.
The Scottish born Thomas Cochrane was one of the Royal Navy's most gallant and able officers. He is partially responsible for the independence of Chile, alongside a number of other nations, having served as her Admiral during the War for Independence. Bibliography: 'The Graphic' 22 February 1873.
Memorial plaque at St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury GCB, GCVO, KCSI, RN d.1914
Location
St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Kent, England
Transcript
'Sacred to the memory of / Admiral Sir Charles Carter Drury, / G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.S.I. / Born Aug: 27th 1846, in Rothsay, New Brunswick, / After serving his country for 52 years in the Royal Navy / He made his home at Homewood in this neighbourhood / and died on May 18th 1914, being at that time / Mayor of Tenterden. / This tablet is erected in loving remembrance by his widow / Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, C.B.E., daughter of John Middleton, Esq: / "The glory which Thou gavest me, I have given them" / John XVII 22'
Details
Type: Plaque Materials: brass
People
Drury, Charles Carter Age: Date of Death: 18/5/1914 Cause of Death: Unknown / None Rank / Occupation: Organisation:
Extra
Notes: Brass Plaque erected by his widow, Dame Amy Gertrude Drury, CBE. Recorder: David Saunders 1991
Memorial in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff commemorating Richard Treweek Stevens d. 1910
Location
Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, Wales
Transcript
'In loving memory / of / Richard Treweek Stevens / Master Mariner / Died June 27 1910 Aged 59 years / the day Thou gavest Lord is ended / Also William Dudley, his son / Died July 26 1900 Aged 10 weeks / Also of his son Sydney Treweek Stevens / Died at Daker, West Africa / March 29. 1920, Aged 26 years Also his daughter / Ellen Treweek Stevens Died Oct 19th 1941, Aged 53.'
Details
Description: Headstone. Type: Gravestone
People
Stevens, Richard Treweek Age: 59 Date of Death: 27/6/1910 Cause of Death: Unknown/None Rank / Occupation: Master Mariner Organisation:
Extra
Recorder: David J. Wickham
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
