Category Archives: Vessel Loss

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Memorial in the Liverpool Necropolis commemorating brothers John and Britain Blackburn d. 1840

Location

Liverpool Necropolis, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'John age 26 and Britain Blackburn (age 20) sons of Thos and Ann Blackburn of Liverpool, lost at sea on their return from Brazil. They sailed from Rio de Janiero for Newport 9 February 1840 and were never heard of more'

Details

People

Blackburn, John
Age: 26
Date of Death: 2/1840
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Blackburn, Britain
Age: 20
Date of Death: 2/1840
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: From a manuscript in Liverpool Record Office compiled by James Gibson d. 1886, vol. 8, p. 1. Liverpool Necropolis closed in 1898 and a public garden was later laid out on the site.
Recorder: J.P. Brand
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St Mary's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ledger in St Mary’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England commemorating John Ballinger d. 1807

Location

St Mary's Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Transcript

'Beneath this stone / are interr'd the remains of / John Ballinger / who died Feby 22nd 1819 / aged 44 years / welcome to heaven in your Redeemer's breast / here all your toils here all your suffering res[t] / This tablet is also inscribed / to the memory of / George Ballinger / who died in Demerera in the / West Indies 1805 aged 33 years. / Also Charles Ballinger / who perished in the ship Argo / on his passage to England / 1807 aged 27 years / Likewise of his children / who died in their infancy / Requiescat in Pace'

Details

Type: Ledger
Position: Church
Vessel: Argo

People

Ballinger, John
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1807
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Church, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Memorial in Fareham, Hampshire, commemorating John Beardmore d. 1875

Location

Church, Fareham, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'John Beardmore only son of the above born May 7th 1856 was drowned in the ship Dante Dec 29 1875'

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: SS Dante

People

Beardmore, John
Age: 19
Date of Death: 29/12/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Notes: Lost in SS 'Dante' in collision with Norwegian barque 'Gonsvaer', 29/12/1875. Collision took place in St George's Channel.
Recorder: Mr. J. Walia
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Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Memorial in Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby commemorating Robert Barnett d. 1882 in the loss of the smack ‘Forward’

Location

Doughty Road Old Cemetery, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Transcript

'IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROBERT BARNETT WHO WAS DROWNED AT SEA IN COLLISION WITH THE SMACK 'FORWARD' OF GR. GRIMSBY AND THE S.S. 'WATER GEUS' OF FLUSHING JAN 17, 1882 AGE 44 YEARS'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: Forward, SS Watergent

People

Barnett, Robert
Age: 44
Date of Death: 17/1/1882
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

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Recorder: C. Flintham
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St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Windows in St Nicholas’s Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire dedicated to Rear-Admiral Noel Grant d. 1914

Location

St Nicholas's Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England

Transcript

'In . proud . and . loving . memory / of . my beloved . husband - / Rear Admiral Noel Grant / C.B. who . commanded / H.M.S. Carmania . when . she / sank the . Cap Trafalgar: / in . the . Great War . Sep. 14th / 1914 . Died . March . 6th . 1920'

Details

Description: The windows depict Christ walking on the water and St Peter.
Type: Two windows
Position: South aisle, south wall
Artists: William Morris & Co
Vessel: HMS Carmania

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Grant, Noel
Age:
Date of Death: 6/3/1920
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Rear Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: The Arts Society (NADFAS) 1999
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea commemorating Robert W. Brasted d 1875

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ROBERT W BRASTED / aged 55 / Lost in the Brigantine / 'Merchant’ / off Hartlepool / Oct, 14 1875'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Merchant (brigantine)

People

Brasted, Robert W.
Age: 55
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

Photographer: P Lacey
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Memorial in Taunton, Somerset dedicated to Lieutenant John Onebye Bliss RN d. 1828 in the loss of HMS ‘Acorn’

Location

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, Somerset, England

Transcript

'TO THE MEMORY OF / JOHN ONEBYE BLISS R.N. / YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE REVEREND PHILLIP BLISS, M.A. / RECTOR OF FRAMPTON COTTERELL AND OF DODINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER / HE SAILED AS LIEUTENANT OF HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP OF WAR ACORN / AND WAS LOST TOGETHER WITH THE WHOLE SHIPS COMPANY / IN A HURRICANE BETWEEN BERMUDA AND HALIFAX / APRIL XV MDCCCXXVIII AGED XXVIII / ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTER / AS A TESTIMONY OF HIS EXEMPLARY WORTH AND THEIR SINCERE AFFECTION'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus-shaped with acroteria. Above the inscription, waves are carved in high relief, amidst which is the stern of a vessel.
Type: Wall tablet
Position: North Aisle, east End
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Acorn

People

Bliss, John Onebye
Age: 28
Date of Death: 15/4/1828
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 'Acorn' ship sloop, 18 guns, 455 tons built at Chatham in 1826. Sailed from Burmuda to Halifax with £10, 00 on board, last seen on 14 April in a storm and presumed foundered soon after with all hands.
Recorder: Saunders Milford Hara.
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St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Memorial in Whitechapel, London commemorating Edward Baruch Blaker d. 1885

Location

St Paul's Church, Whitechapel, London, England

Transcript

'To Edward Baruch Blaker, d. 1885, commander of the ship Shannon lost with all hands, bound for Calcutta'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Vessel: Shannon

People

Blaker, Edward Baruch
Age:
Date of Death: 1885
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

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Recorder: RP. Dulling,
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All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Memorial tile in All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex commemorating Alfred P. Tranham d. 1875

Location

All Saints Church, Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Transcript

'ALFRED P TRANHAM / aged 33 / lost in the 'Merchant’ / off Hartlepool / Oct, 14 1875 / and buried in Seaton Churchyard'

Details

Type: Memorial tile
Vessel: Merchant (brigantine)

People

Tranham, Alfred P.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 14/10/1875
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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

Photographer: P Lacey
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Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Memorial at Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon commemorating Peter Lakey Ellwood d. 1898

Location

Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Transcript

'...Also PETER LAKEY / their dearly loved son / born Feby 2 1871 / lost at sea on or about July 1898 / God shall wipe away all tears /

Details

Type: Gravestone

People

Ellwood, Peter Lakey
Age: 27
Date of Death: 7/1898[?]
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: Unknown

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Recorder: Lyn Collins
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