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St Mary's & St Peter's Church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Headstone in Montrose, Angus commemorating Commander William Absolon RN d. 1867

Location

St Mary's & St Peter's Church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Transcript

'THE FAMILY BURYING GROUND OF COMMANDER WILLIAM ABSOLON ROYAL NAVY ANN HANSON DEARSLY HIS WIFE DIED 27TH APRIL 1823 AGED 22 YEARS. CHARLOTTE ANN THEIR DAUGHTER DIED 15TH DECEMBER 1821 AGED 17 MONTHS. CHARLES WILLIAM THEIR SON DIED 23RD NOVEMBER 1826 AGED 4 YEARS. ISABELLA WEBSTER HIS SECOND WIFE DIED 24TH JANUARY 1837 AGED 37 YEARS. DAVID THEIR SON DIED 28TH JULY 1837 AGED 8 YEARS. FRANCES ISABELLA THEIR DAUGHTER DIED 22ND SEPTEMBER 1845 AGED 9 YEARS. WILLIAM ABSOLON DIED 22ND FEBRUARY 1867 IN THE 80TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. WILLIAM HIS SON DIED 26TH FEBRUARY 1873 AGED 47 YEARS. MARGARET THEIR DAUGHTER DIED 19TH MARCH 1914 AGED 81 YEARS. BARBARA THEIR DAUGHTER DIED 24TH JANUARY 1923 AGED 92 YEARS.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Pinnace

People

Absolon, William
Age: 80
Date of Death: 22/2/1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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British Cemetery, Lisbon Portugal

Memorial in British Cemetery, Lisbon Portugal dedicated to Thomas Sparkes. d. 1832

Location

British Cemetery, Lisbon Portugal

Details

Position: A 4 60
Vessel: HMS Naiad

People

Sparkes, Thomas
Age: 14
Date of Death: 12/1823
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: 'British Naval Graves in Lisbon', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 27, p. 340 (Cambridge, 1941).
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St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England

Gravestone in St Endellion, Cornwall dedicated to Nicholas Couch d. 1873

Location

St Endelienta's Church, St Endellion, Cornwall, England

Transcript

'SACRED / TO / THE MEMORY OF / NICHOLAS COUCH/ (Master Mariner) of Port Isaac / who departed this life June 9th / 1873 / Aged 73 Years. / Also to the Memory of / THOMAZIN / Wife of the above named. Who departed this life Septr. 16th / 1878 / Aged 82 Years'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Slate

People

Couch, Nicholas
Age: 73
Date of Death: 9/6/1873
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

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St John the Baptist Church, West Wickham, Kent, England

Memorial at St John the Baptist Church, West Wickham, Kent commemorating Admiral Sir John West, GCB, Admiral of the Fleet  d. 1862

Location

St John the Baptist Church, West Wickham, Kent, England

Transcript

'Here lie interred the remains of Admiral Sir John West, Knight Grand Cross of the most Honourable Order of the Bath and Admiral of the Fleet. Born July 28th 1774 died April 18th 1862. He was the son of Temple West, Esquire, a Lieutenant-Colonel, 1st Regiment of Guards, and representative of the family of the Wests. Formerly of the counties of Buckingham and Northampton to whom a tablet is inscribed in this church.'

Details

Vessel: HMS 'Excellent'

Event

Glorious First of June

Event Date

1794

Event Category

1793-1802 French Revolutionary War

People

West, John
Age: 87
Date of Death: 18/4/1862
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the Fleet
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Admiral West served with distinction throughout the French and Napoleonic Wars. There is a monument commemorating Admiral West in Westminster Abbey.

Bibliography: J. K. Laughton, ‘West, Sir John (1774–1862)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29089, accessed 7 June 2017]
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All Hallow's Church, Tower Hill, London, England

Window in All Hallow’s Church, Tower Hill depicting the heraldry of the shipping companies in the P & O Group

Location

All Hallow's Church, Tower Hill, London, England

Transcript

'THIS WINDOW WAS PRESENTED BY THE P & O GROUP OF COMPANIES' [left hand light] 'STRICK LINE', 'HAIN LINE', 'GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY' [centre light] 'PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY', 'ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY', 'BRITISH INDIA COMPANY' [right hand light]'NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING and FEDERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANIES', 'NOURSE LINE, 'UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'.

Details

Description: Three light window. The centre light with the arms of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. at the top and the motto: 'QUIS NOS SEPARABIT'. Orient Steam Navigation Co. arms with the motto: 'PAR NON LEONINA SOCIETAS' in centre. The British India arms are on a cartouche at the bottom. The two outer lights have the cap badges of the other companies.
Type: Window
Position: Mariner's Chapel
Materials: Glass

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

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Charles Maddick RN d. 1884

Location

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

Transcript

'In memory of Charles MADDICK, ships steward HMS Victor Emmanuel, died 3rd March 1884 aged 38 years'

Details

Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Vessel: HMS Victor Emanuel

People

Maddick, Charles
Age: 38
Date of Death: 3/3/1884
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Ship's Steward RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/53/69154 Born 6 Jan 1845.
Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Mary's Church, Broadwater, West Sussex, England

Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Broadwater, West Sussex commemorating Joseph Sykes d. 1844

Location

St Mary's Church, Broadwater, West Sussex, England

Transcript

'To the memory of Joseph Sykes of Bread St Hill, London who was accidentally killed on board the 'Galatea' while on a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. April 17 1844 Aged 19 years'

Details

Vessel: Galatea

People

Sykes, Joseph
Age: 19
Date of Death: 17/4/1844
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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St Nicholas Church, Bathampton, Bath, England

Wall tablet of Vice-Admiral Arthur Phillip RN, d. 1814 in Bathampton, Bath.

Location

St Nicholas Church, Bathampton, Bath, England

Transcript

'Near this Tablet are the remains / of ARTHUR PHILLIP Esqr. / Admiral of the Blue / First Governor and Founder of the Colony / of NEW SOUTH WALES / who died on the 31st August 1814 / in the 74th Year of his Age'.

Details

Description: Above the inscription table an urn with a length of rope, anchor, cannon, sponge and shot.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Porch
Materials: Marble

Event Category

British colonization of Australia

People

Phillip, Arthur
Age:
Date of Death: 31/8/1814
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Place of burial, another memorial in Bath Abbey Church.

Founded the penal colony that later became Sydney.
Bibliography: 'Dictionary of National Biography'.
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St Peter's Church, Stutton, Suffolk, England

Chest tomb at St Peter’s Church, Stutton, Suffolk commemorating Rear-Admiral William Henry Daniel, RN, d. 1838 and William Henry Daniel, RN, d. 1834

Location

St Peter's Church, Stutton, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM HENRY DANIEL / HE WAS BORN IN LONDON FEBRUARY 25 1765 / AND DIED IN THIS PARISH MAY 5TH 1838 / ALSO OF HIS SECOND SON / WILLIAM HENRY DANIEL R.N. / HE WAS BORN AT BROUGHTON IN THIS COUNTY JUNE 28TH 1809 / AND DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE OFF THE COAST OF CHINA OCTOBER 8TH 1834'

Details

Type: Chest-tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Daniel, William Henry
Age: 75
Date of Death: 5/5/1838
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy
Daniel, William Henry
Age: 25
Date of Death: 8/9/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Recorder: M.T. Morton
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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Robert Davies d. 1888

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In loving memory of Harry L.C. Davies, who died 8th January 1894 aged 62 years. Also Robert, youngest son of the above, who was lost at sea from the barque 'SIR HENRY LAWRENCE', 9th May 1888, aged 18 years and 8 months'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: 5.192
Vessel: Sir Henry Lawrence

People

Davies, Robert
Age: 18
Date of Death: 9/5/1888
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Marin Davies 1985
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