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Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at the Ancient Chapel of Toxteth commemorating John Kennion d. 1785

Location

Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John Kennion Collector of Customs in Liverpool died 20th. June 1785, age 59'

Details

People

Kennion, John
Age: 59
Date of Death: 20/6/1785
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: From an MS in Liverpool. Record Office. Compiled by James Gibson d.1886, vol. 5, p. 541.
Recorder: Captain J. P. Brand

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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 Commander Thomas Poynting, HEIC, d. 1783

Location

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

Transcript

'At the instance of Capt. Thos. Larkins / and the Memory of / Thomas Poynting, Esq. / Commander of the ship 'Resolution' / in the service of the United Company of / Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, / who most bravely defended / the 'Resolution' against thirty sail of the Mahratta / fleet. / He died esteemed and honored by those who knew / him / the 28th day of August 1783 aged 53 years.'

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Vessel: Resolution

People

Poynting, Thomas
Age: 53
Date of Death: 28/8/1783
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Commander
Organisation: Honourable East India Company

Extra

Bibliography: 'The Bengal Obituary or a record to perpetuate the memory of departed worth' (Calcutta, 1848) p.72

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  "transcript": "'At the instance of Capt. Thos. Larkins / and the Memory of / Thomas Poynting, Esq. / Commander of the ship 'Resolution' / in the service of the United Company of / Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, / who most bravely defended / the 'Resolution' against thirty sail of the Mahratta / fleet. / He died esteemed and honored by those who knew / him / the 28th day of August 1783 aged 53 years.'",
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Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Wall tablet in the Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, commemorating Rear Admiral Edward Walpole Browne d. 1846

Location

Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England

Transcript

'S.M. of / Mary Fuller wife of / Rear Admiral / Edward Walpole Browne / and da. of the late William BOYS Esq., of Sandwich; / ob. 27th of Sept., 1837, / Aged 68 yrs. / Edward Walpole BROWNE., Rear Admiral of the Red / b. Jan. 16th A.D. 1766, / ob. at Spittal, Durham, Oct. 15th, A.D. 1846. /

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Type: Wall tablet
Position: North wall of nave

People

Browne, Edward Walpole
Age: 80
Date of Death: 15/10/1846
Cause of Death: Unknown / None
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral of the Red
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: See DOSSIER for details of arms.

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  "location": "Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, England",
  "transcript": "'S.M. of / Mary Fuller wife of / Rear Admiral / Edward Walpole Browne / and da. of the late William BOYS Esq., of Sandwich; / ob. 27th of Sept., 1837, / Aged 68 yrs. / Edward Walpole BROWNE., Rear Admiral of the Red / b. Jan. 16th A.D. 1766, / ob. at Spittal, Durham, Oct. 15th, A.D. 1846. /",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in the Church of the Blessed Mary, Walmer, Kent, commemorating Rear Admiral Edward Walpole Browne d. 1846</p>",
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Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Gravestone in Highland Road Cemetery, Portsmouth commemorating John Robarts VC d. 1888

Location

Highland Road cemetery, Portsmouth, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of / JOHN ROBARTS V.C. R.N. / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNE E.V. ROBARTS / WHO DIED OCTOBER 17TH 1888 / AGED 68 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM CECIL ROBARTS ...'

Details

Description: Gothic gravestone carved with flowers and flanked by pillars.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limestone

People

Robarts, John
Age: 68
Date of Death: 17/10/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Died of heart disease.

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  "transcript": "'In loving memory of / JOHN ROBARTS V.C. R.N. / THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF / ANNE E.V. ROBARTS / WHO DIED OCTOBER 17TH 1888 / AGED 68 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM CECIL ROBARTS ...'",
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    "notes": "Victoria Cross winner. Died of heart disease.",
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Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon, England

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

Extra

Recorder: Lyn Collins

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  "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'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in the Holy Trinity Church, Salcombe, Devon commemorating Robert Friend Samson d. 1861</p>",
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Old English Cemetery, Via Giuseppe Verdi, Livorno, Italy, Rest of the World

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.

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  "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'",
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Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Headstone at Arbroath Abbey commemorating James Keill d. 1816, Gunner RN

Location

Abbey, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

[Front] 'P.H. / Erected / By Elizabeth / Cargill in memory of her / Husband James Kiell Late / Gunner in the Royal Navy / who died 30th March 1816 / aged 83 years' [Back] '1817 / JK / EC'

Details

Description: The reverse is carved with a naval cannon in relief
Type: Gravestone
Position: Kirkyard
Materials: Sandstone

People

Kiell, James
Age: 83
Date of Death: 30/3/1816
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Gunner
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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  "transcript": "[Front] 'P.H. / Erected / By Elizabeth / Cargill in memory of her / Husband James Kiell Late / Gunner in the Royal Navy / who died 30th March 1816 / aged 83 years' [Back] '1817 / JK / EC'",
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Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating James Chignell, RN, d. 1867

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'James Chignell / H.M.S. High Flyer / died / 10 July 1867'

Details

Description: Marble plaque set into concrete cross.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble, concrete
Vessel: HMS High Flyer

People

Chignell, James
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 10/7/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Slaney RN d. 1869

Location

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

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of William SLANEY, Ship Steward of H.M.S. Juno. Died at Hong Kong August 21st 1869. Aged 35 years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Juno

People

Slaney, William
Age: 35
Date of Death: 21/8/1869
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: For reverse of gravestone see George Sackett d. 27/8/1869.
Recorder: Christine Thomas

JSON

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  "location": "Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World",
  "transcript": "'Sacred to the memory of William SLANEY, Ship Steward of H.M.S. Juno. Died at Hong Kong August 21st 1869. Aged 35 years'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating William Slaney RN d. 1869</p>",
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    "notes": "For reverse of gravestone see George Sackett d. 27/8/1869.",
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    "recorder": "Christine Thomas",
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High Street, Dundee, Scotland

Statue in the High Street, Dundee depicting Admiral of the Fleet, Adam Viscount Duncan d. 1804

Location

High Street, Dundee, Scotland

Details

Type: Statue
Artists: Janet Scrymgeour

People

Duncan, Adam
Age: 73
Date of Death: 4/8/1804
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown.
Bibliography: 'Navy News' (Sept 1997).

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    "notes": "Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown.",
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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters