Category Archives: Vessel Loss

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in Mumby, Lincolnshire commemorating John Bearman d. 1914 in the battle of Coronel and George Bearman d. 1916

Location

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'Walter John BEARMAN H.M.S. Good Hope / died 1st November, 1914 aged 20 / Also / George BEARMAN H.M.S. Pembroke / died 15/3/1916 aged 24'

Details

Vessel: HMS Good Hope, HMS Pembroke

Event

Battle of Coronel

Event Date

1914

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Bearman, Walter John
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1/11/1914
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy
Bearman, George
Age: 24
Date of Death: 15/3/1916
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Pembroke' the RN barracks at Chatham.
Recorder: William Donnan. 1969

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2287",
  "id": "M3170",
  "location": "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Walter John BEARMAN H.M.S. Good Hope / died 1st November, 1914 aged 20 / Also / George BEARMAN H.M.S. Pembroke / died 15/3/1916 aged 24'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Mumby, Lincolnshire commemorating  John Bearman d. 1914 in the battle of Coronel and George Bearman d. 1916</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Good Hope, HMS Pembroke"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Coronel",
    "date": "1914",
    "category": "1914-1918 First World War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Bearman, Walter John","age":"20","dateofdeath":"1/11/1914","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":"Royal Navy"},{"name":"Bearman, George","age":"24","dateofdeath":"15/3/1916","causeofdeath":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "HMS 'Pembroke' the RN barracks at Chatham.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan. 1969",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

Church of St John the Baptist, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England

Wall tablet in Church of St John the Baptist, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire commemorating Thomas Halsey d. 1854 in the loss of the ‘Ercolano’ steam packet

Location

Church of St John the Baptist, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'Sacred / to the memory / of / Thomas Plumer Halsey, / aged 39, / Member of Parliament for this County. / Also of Frederica Halsey, his wife ,/ aged 35. / And of Ethelbert Arthur Sackville Halsey, / their youngest son, aged 4 years. / "Of such is the kingdom of heaven." / They were all swallowed up in the great deep / in one instant, on their passage from Genoa / to Marsailles, in the Erculano steam packet / which was sunk with almost all the passengers / by a dreadful collision with another vessel / off Antibes, on the night of / April 24th 1854. / And the sea gave up the dead which were in it. Rev.xx.13. / They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in death they were not divided / 2 Sam.1.23. / In Rama there was a voice heard, lamentation and weeping / and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and/would not be comforted because they are not. Matt.11.18:'

Details

Description: Inscription in gothic frame, a crest above and shield of arms below.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel north wall east
Artists: White
Vessel: Ercolano

People

Halsey, Thomas Plumer
Age: 39
Date of Death: 24/4/1854
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Halsey, Frederica
Age: 35
Date of Death: 24/4/1854
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Halsey, Ethelbert Arthur Sackville
Age: 4
Date of Death: 24/4/1854
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS)

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2206",
  "id": "M2313",
  "location": "Church of St John the Baptist, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England",
  "transcript": "'Sacred / to the memory / of / Thomas Plumer Halsey, / aged 39, / Member of Parliament for this County. / Also of Frederica Halsey, his wife ,/ aged 35. / And of Ethelbert Arthur Sackville Halsey, / their youngest son, aged 4 years. / \"Of such is the kingdom of heaven.\" / They were all swallowed up in the great deep / in one instant, on their passage from Genoa / to Marsailles, in the Erculano steam packet / which was sunk with almost all the passengers / by a dreadful collision with another vessel / off Antibes, on the night of / April 24th 1854. / And the sea gave up the dead which were in it. Rev.xx.13. / They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in death they were not divided / 2 Sam.1.23. / In Rama there was a voice heard, lamentation and weeping / and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and/would not be comforted because they are not. Matt.11.18:'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet in Church of St John the Baptist, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire commemorating Thomas Halsey d. 1854 in the loss of the ‘Ercolano’ steam packet</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Inscription in gothic frame, a crest above and shield of arms below.",
    "type": "Wall tablet",
    "position": "Chancel north wall east",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "White",
    "vessel": "Ercolano"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Halsey, Thomas Plumer","age":"39","dateofdeath":"24/4/1854","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Halsey, Frederica","age":"35","dateofdeath":"24/4/1854","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Halsey, Ethelbert Arthur Sackville","age":"4","dateofdeath":"24/4/1854","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "The Arts Society (NADFAS)",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Memorial in St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire commemorating Captain Frank Brandt RN d. 1914

Location

St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Frank Brandt, Captain RN who on 1 November 1914, off Coronel, Chile, died at his post in command of H.M.S. Monmouth a unit of the squadron led by Admiral Cradock, H.M.S. Good Hope against an overpowering German squadron. Both vessels sank in flames, with them perished admiral, officers men all willing to die rather than surrender. Born 1871. Elder son of Francis Brandt ICS and of Lucy Sophia his wife'

Details

Type: Tablet
Position: Wall, east end of aisle
Materials: Copper

Event

Battle of Cape Coronel

Event Date

1914

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Brandt, Frank
Age:
Date of Death: 1/11/1914
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: William Donnan, 27/10/1970

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2162",
  "id": "M1805",
  "location": "St Matthew's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England",
  "transcript": "'Frank Brandt, Captain RN who on 1 November 1914, off Coronel, Chile, died at his post in command of H.M.S. Monmouth a unit of the squadron led by Admiral Cradock, H.M.S. Good Hope against an overpowering German squadron. Both vessels sank in flames, with them perished admiral, officers men all willing to die rather than surrender. Born 1871. Elder son of Francis Brandt ICS and of Lucy Sophia his wife'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in St Matthew’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire commemorating Captain Frank Brandt RN d. 1914</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Tablet",
    "position": "Wall, east end of aisle",
    "materials": "Copper",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": ""  },
  "event": {
    "event":"Battle of Cape Coronel",
    "date": "1914",
    "category": "1914-1918 First World War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Brandt, Frank","age":"","dateofdeath":"1/11/1914","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Captain RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "William Donnan, 27/10/1970",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Memorial in Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Henry Blevin d. 1859 in the wreck of ‘Royal Charter’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In memory of Hannah Blevin, the beloved wife of James Blevin, / who died January 26th. 1862, aged 53 years, Also Henry Molyneux Blevin, second son of the above, who was lost / in the Steamship 'ROYAL CHARTER', October 26th 1859, aged 22 years / and 11 months'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Position: Headstone L 504
Vessel: SS Royal Charter

People

Blevin, Henry Molyneux
Age: 22
Date of Death: 26/10/1859
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' (26 November 1859); 'Illustrated London News' (5 November 1869) p. 448; Bill Fevyer 'Joseph Rogers, seaman of the Royal Charter', 'The Lifesaving Awards Research Journal' no. 38, pp. 18-22 (Feb 2000).
Recorder: Martin Davies. April, 1985

JSON

{
  "post_id": "2127",
  "id": "M4462",
  "location": "Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Hannah Blevin, the beloved wife of James Blevin, / who died January 26th. 1862, aged 53 years, Also Henry Molyneux Blevin, second son of the above, who was lost / in the Steamship 'ROYAL CHARTER', October 26th 1859, aged 22 years / and 11 months'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Henry Blevin d. 1859 in the wreck of ‘Royal Charter’</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "Headstone L 504",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS Royal Charter"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Blevin, Henry Molyneux","age":"22","dateofdeath":"26/10/1859","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "'Illustrated London News' (26 November 1859); 'Illustrated London News' (5 November 1869) p. 448; Bill Fevyer 'Joseph Rogers, seaman of the Royal Charter', 'The Lifesaving Awards Research Journal' no. 38, pp. 18-22 (Feb 2000).",
    "recorder": "Martin Davies. April, 1985",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England

Plaque in St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire commemorating Rupert Ingles-Chamberlayne d. 1914

Location

St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

RUPERT HENRY INGLES-CHAMBERLAYNE R.N. / MIDSHIPMAN H.M.S. HAWKE. / HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE NORTH SEA / OCTOBER 15 1914 AGED 17 YEARS / “THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD” / “NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING”

Details

Type: Plaque
Position: South wall of nave
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Hawke

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Ingles-Chamberlayne, Rupert Henry
Age: 17
Date of Death: 15/10/1914
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Midshipman RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: The 'Hawke' was on patrol off Aberdeen on the 15 October when it was sunk by a torpedo fired for the German submarine 'U-9'. The torpedo struck 'Hawke' and she quickly capsized. She was lost alongside 524 officers and men.
Recorder: David Saunders 1983

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1806",
  "id": "M4298",
  "location": "St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England",
  "transcript": "RUPERT HENRY INGLES-CHAMBERLAYNE R.N. / MIDSHIPMAN H.M.S. HAWKE. / HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE NORTH SEA / OCTOBER 15 1914 AGED 17 YEARS / “THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD” / “NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING”",
  "content": "<p>Plaque in St Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire commemorating Rupert Ingles-Chamberlayne d. 1914</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Plaque",
    "position": "South wall of nave",
    "materials": "Marble",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "HMS Hawke"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": "1914-1918 First World War"  },
  "people": [{"name":"Ingles-Chamberlayne, Rupert Henry","age":"17","dateofdeath":"15/10/1914","causeofdeath":"War casualty","rankOccupation":"Midshipman RN","organisation":"Royal Navy"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "The 'Hawke' was on patrol off Aberdeen on the 15 October when it was sunk by a torpedo fired for the German submarine 'U-9'. The torpedo struck 'Hawke' and she quickly capsized. She was lost alongside 524 officers and men.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "David Saunders 1983",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex commemorating David Day d. 1872

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'DAVID DAY / aged 15 / lost with his Father / in the Schooner William / off Hartlepool / Dec, 9 1872'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: William

People

Day, David
Age: 15
Date of Death: 9/12/1872
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Elspeth McAdam 'Peril on the Sea','Family Tree' vol. 5, p. 30 (Jan 1989); Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan
Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1808",
  "id": "M1638",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'DAVID DAY / aged 15 / lost with his Father / in the Schooner William / off Hartlepool / Dec, 9 1872'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex commemorating David Day d. 1872</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45039\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-150x150.jpg 150w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-297x300.jpg 297w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-768x775.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974.jpg 2004w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" /></figure>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1015x1024.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-150x150.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-297x300.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-768x775.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Memorial tile",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "William"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Day, David","age":"15","dateofdeath":"9/12/1872","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Unknown","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Elspeth McAdam 'Peril on the Sea','Family Tree' vol. 5, p. 30 (Jan 1989); Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)<br />",
    "recorder": "Reverend William Henry Donnan",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
}

Lifesaving, Vessel Loss

Holy Trinity Church, Castle Macadam, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland

Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Castle Macadam, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland commemorating Thomas Belton, Patrick Leban and Thomas Burke, d. 1908

Location

Holy Trinity Church, Castle Macadam, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland

Transcript

[Front] 'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JAMES THOMAS BELTON / S.S. CITY OF DUNDEE / BY WHOSE DEVOTED GALLANTRY ALL THE / PASSENGERS WERE SAVED, WHEN, DURING / A FOG, THE VESSEL WAS RUN INTO & SUNK / IN THE BAY OF CARDIGAN / EARLY ON THE MORNING OF 4TH OCT. 1908 / 'WHEN THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE / WATERS, I WILL BE WITH THEE''

[Back] 'THE REMAINS WERE WASHED ASHORE / AT ENNEREILLY / AND HERE BY LOVING HANDS / LAID TO REST ON HALLOW EVE / HIS NAME IS ONE OF THE FIRST INSCRIBED / ON THE / CARNEGIE TRUST ROLL OF HEROES / BORN AT HULL 20TH NOV. 1863'

[Right panel] 'THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / BY HIS BROTHER CAPTAINS, / OFFICERS AND FRIENDS / TO COMMERATE / THE HEROIC DEED OF A BRAVE / AND NOBLE ENGLISH SAILOR'

[Left panel] 'TWO OF HIS OFFICERS, BOTH IRISHMEN, / PATRICK HENRY LEBAN, AGED 45 YEARS / SECOND OFFICER / AND / THOMAS BURKE, AGED 47 YEARS / QUARTER MASTER / SHARED THE SAME GLORIOUS END, / GOING DOWN WITH THE SHIP'

Details

Description: Plinth surmounted by cross with anchor and chain twined round.
Type: Memorial; Cross
Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS City of Dundee

People

Belton, James Thomas
Age: 42
Date of Death: 4/10/1908
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Ellerman’s City Line
Burke, Thomas
Age: 47
Date of Death: 4/10/1908
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Quartermaster
Organisation: Ellerman’s City Line
Leban, Patrick Henry
Age: 45
Date of Death: 4/10/1908
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: 2nd Officer
Organisation: Ellerman’s City Line

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER. The City of Dundee was in collision with Elders & Fyffes MATINA in St George's Channel, Bay of Cardigan. The passengers were all rescued.
Bibliography: The Ship’s List
Recorder: Alfred Farnell

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1756",
  "id": "M1761",
  "location": "Holy Trinity Church, Castle Macadam, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland",
  "transcript": "[Front] 'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN JAMES THOMAS BELTON / S.S. CITY OF DUNDEE / BY WHOSE DEVOTED GALLANTRY ALL THE / PASSENGERS WERE SAVED, WHEN, DURING / A FOG, THE VESSEL WAS RUN INTO & SUNK / IN THE BAY OF CARDIGAN / EARLY ON THE MORNING OF 4TH OCT. 1908 / 'WHEN THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE / WATERS, I WILL BE WITH THEE'' <br />\r\n<br />\r\n[Back] 'THE REMAINS WERE WASHED ASHORE / AT ENNEREILLY / AND HERE BY LOVING HANDS / LAID TO REST ON HALLOW EVE / HIS NAME IS ONE OF THE FIRST INSCRIBED / ON THE / CARNEGIE TRUST ROLL OF HEROES / BORN AT HULL 20TH NOV. 1863' <br />\r\n<br />\r\n[Right panel] 'THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / BY HIS BROTHER CAPTAINS, / OFFICERS AND FRIENDS / TO COMMERATE / THE HEROIC DEED OF A BRAVE / AND NOBLE ENGLISH SAILOR' <br />\r\n<br />\r\n[Left panel] 'TWO OF HIS OFFICERS, BOTH IRISHMEN, / PATRICK HENRY LEBAN, AGED 45 YEARS / SECOND OFFICER / AND / THOMAS BURKE, AGED 47 YEARS / QUARTER MASTER / SHARED THE SAME GLORIOUS END, / GOING DOWN WITH THE SHIP'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Castle Macadam, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland commemorating Thomas Belton, Patrick Leban and Thomas Burke, d. 1908</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Lifesaving","Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "Plinth surmounted by cross with anchor and chain twined round.",
    "type": "Memorial; Cross",
    "position": "Churchyard",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "SS City of Dundee"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Belton, James Thomas","age":"42","dateofdeath":"4/10/1908","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":"Ellerman\u2019s City Line"},{"name":"Burke, Thomas","age":"47","dateofdeath":"4/10/1908","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Quartermaster","organisation":"Ellerman\u2019s City Line"},{"name":"Leban, Patrick Henry","age":"45","dateofdeath":"4/10/1908","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"2nd Officer","organisation":"Ellerman\u2019s City Line"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "DOSSIER. The City of Dundee was in collision with Elders & Fyffes MATINA in St George's Channel, Bay of Cardigan.  The passengers were all rescued.",
    "bibliography": "The Ship’s List",
    "recorder": "Alfred Farnell",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Fishing, Vessel Loss

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in Grimsby, Lincolnshire commemorating Charles Bates and Charles Roger Bates d. 1860 lost in the smack ‘Fortitude’

Location

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Charles James Bates late captain of the smack 'Fortitude'. Age 41 years. Also Charles Roger Bates age 14 years. Both were unfortunately drowned on the 7th Feb 1860'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Fortitude

People

Bates, Charles James
Age: 41
Date of Death: 7/2/1860
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:
Bates, Charles Roger
Age: 14
Date of Death: 7/2/1860

Warning: Undefined property: stdClass::$causeofdeath in /www/wp-content/themes/twentyfourteen-memorials/content.php on line 146
Cause of Death:
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The smack 'Fortitude' foundered 1860.
Recorder: C. Flintham

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1631",
  "id": "M2454",
  "location": "Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England",
  "transcript": "'In memory of Charles James Bates late captain of the smack 'Fortitude'. Age 41 years. Also Charles Roger Bates age 14 years. Both were unfortunately drowned on the 7th Feb 1860'",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in  Grimsby, Lincolnshire commemorating Charles Bates and Charles Roger Bates d. 1860 lost in the smack ‘Fortitude’</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Fishing","Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Gravestone",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Fortitude"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Bates, Charles James","age":"41","dateofdeath":"7/2/1860","causeofdeath":"Vessel loss","rankOccupation":"Master","organisation":""},{"name":"Bates, Charles Roger","age":"14","dateofdeath":"7/2/1860","Vessel loss":"Unknown/None","rankOccupation":"","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "The smack 'Fortitude' foundered 1860.",
    "bibliography": "",
    "recorder": "C. Flintham",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Vessel Loss

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex commemorating David Day d. 1872

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'DAVID DAY / aged 49 / lost with his vessel / the Schooner ‘William’ / off Hartlepool / Dec, 9 1872"

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: William

People

Day, David
Age: 49
Date of Death: 9/12/1872
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: Elspeth McAdam 'Peril on the Sea','Family Tree' vol. 5, p. 30 (Jan 1989); Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)

Photographer: P Lacey

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1566",
  "id": "M1639",
  "location": "All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England",
  "transcript": "'DAVID DAY / aged 49 / lost with his vessel / the Schooner ‘William’ / off Hartlepool / Dec, 9 1872\"",
  "content": "<p>Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex commemorating David Day d. 1872</p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"980\" src=\"http://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-1024x980.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45238\" srcset=\"https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-1024x980.jpg 1024w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-300x287.jpg 300w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-768x735.jpg 768w, https://memorials.rmg.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1.jpg 1885w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" /></figure>",
  "images": ["/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-1024x980.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-300x287.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1-768x735.jpg","/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3974-1.jpg"],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "Memorial tile",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "William"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Day, David","age":"49","dateofdeath":"9/12/1872","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Unknown","organisation":"Unknown"}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "",
    "bibliography": "Elspeth McAdam 'Peril on the Sea','Family Tree' vol. 5, p. 30 (Jan 1989); Alfred L. Wakeling and Peter Moon 'Tiles of Tragedy' (Brightlingsea, 2001)<br />",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": "P Lacey"  }
}

Vessel Loss

West Ham Cemetery, London, England

Memorial in West Ham Cemetery, London, England commemorating George Barrett and his wife Catherine d. 1878 in the loss of the ‘Princess Alice’

Location

West Ham Cemetery, London, England

Details

Vessel: Princess Alice

People

Barrett, George
Age:
Date of Death: 1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Barrett, Catherine
Age:
Date of Death: 1878
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Sank after collision with 'Bywell Castle'.
Also of Catherine Barrett. d. 1878
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 279.

JSON

{
  "post_id": "1337",
  "id": "M1026",
  "location": "West Ham Cemetery, London, England",
  "transcript": "",
  "content": "<p>Memorial in West Ham Cemetery, London, England commemorating George Barrett and his wife Catherine d. 1878 in the loss of the ‘Princess Alice’</p>",
  "images": [],
  "categories": ["Vessel Loss"],
  "details": {
    "description": "",
    "type": "",
    "position": "",
    "materials": "",
    "dateErected": "",
    "artists": "",
    "vessel": "Princess Alice"  },
  "event": {
    "event":"",
    "date": "",
    "category": ""  },
  "people": [{"name":"Barrett, George","age":"","dateofdeath":"1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""},{"name":"Barrett, Catherine","age":"","dateofdeath":"1878","causeofdeath":"Vessel Loss","rankOccupation":"Passenger","organisation":""}],
  "extra": {
    "notes": "Sank after collision with 'Bywell Castle'.<br />\r\nAlso of Catherine Barrett. d. 1878",
    "bibliography": "Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 279.",
    "recorder": "",
    "photographer": ""  }
}

Location

Transcript

Details

Event

Event Date

Event Category

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

Event

Event Date

Event Category

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

Event Category

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Transcript

Details

People

Extra

Location

Details

People

Extra

Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters