Category Archives: Vessel Loss

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Headstone at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Christopher Mill d. 1860 and Thomas Wheeler Mill d. 1885 in the loss of the telegraph ship ‘Magneta’

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Christopher MILL, late Commander of the Screw Steam Ship 'PACTOLUS', who died during the passage from Alexandria to this port, on the 20th. March 1860, aged 40 years. Also of Thomas Wheeler, youngest son of the above, Chief Officer of the Telegraph Steamer 'MAGNETA', who was lost at sea, March 1885, aged 27 years'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: M400
Vessel: Magneta, SS Pactolus

People

Mill, Christopher
Age: 40
Date of Death: 20/3/1860
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:
Mill, Thomas Wheeler
Age: 27
Date of Death: 3/1885
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Chief Officer
Organisation: Eastern Extension Australasian and China Telegraph Company, Ltd

Extra

Notes: 'Magneta' thought to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay.
Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

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    "notes": "'Magneta' thought to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay.",
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    "recorder": "Martin Davies 1985",
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Vessel Loss

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Memorial in Westoe Cemetery, South Shields commemorating Robert A. Young d. 1869 in the loss of SS ‘Edith’

Location

Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England

Details

Vessel: SS Edith

People

Young, Robert A.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 27/2/1869
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost at sea by foundering of SS 'Edith'.

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Vessel Loss

St John’s Church, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Memorial at St John’s Church, Islandmagee, County Antrim commemorating Captain William Wilson and Eliza Wilson, d. 1833

Location

St John’s Church, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Transcript

'Captain William Wilson (age 30) and his wife Eliza (29) lost in the schooner Water Witch of Belfast on their return from St Michael to Dublin 1833 (son of James and Sarah Wilson)'

Details

Vessel: Water Witch

People

Wilson, William
Age: 30
Date of Death: 19/12/1833
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Unknown
Wilson, Eliza
Age: 29
Date of Death: 19/12/1833
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

Bibliography: 'Gravestone Inscriptions Co. Antrim: Island Magee' vol. 1.

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Vessel Loss

St Mary's Church, Kington, Herefordshire, England

Memorial in Kington, Herefordshire commemorating Albert Parker d. 1874

Location

St Mary's Church, Kington, Herefordshire, England

Transcript

'In memory of Albert, Fourth son of Francis & Jane Parker born March 18 1853 who with 78 others was lost in the ship British Admiral in the Bass Strait, May 23, 1874'

Details

Vessel: British Admiral

People

Parker, Albert
Age: 21
Date of Death: 23/5/1874
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: David Saunders 1991

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Albert, Fourth son of Francis & Jane Parker born March 18 1853 who with 78 others was lost in the ship British Admiral in the Bass Strait, May 23, 1874'",
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Vessel Loss

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Captain Robert S. Wilson d. 1879

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In affectionate remembrance of Captain ROBERT S. WILSON, aged 36 years, who was drowned in the foundering of the steamship 'CITY OF LONDON', during the voyage from London to New York, November 1879'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: P353
Vessel: SS City of London

People

Wilson, Robert S.
Age: 36
Date of Death: 11/1879
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation: Inman Line

Extra

Recorder: Martin Davies 1985

JSON

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    "recorder": "Martin Davies 1985",
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Fishing, Vessel Loss

Old Parish Church burial ground, Wick, Highlands, Scotland

Gravestone at Old Parish Church burial ground, Wick commemorating John Maskell of Greenwich, Kent d. 1802

Location

Old Parish Church burial ground, Wick, Highlands, Scotland

Transcript

[Not exact] 'John Maskell of Greenwich, Kent wrecked in his fishing smack 'Prince of Wales' of London in Sinclair's Bay 8 January 1802 in his 60th year'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: 'Prince of Wales'

People

Maskell, John
Age: 60
Date of Death: 8/1/1802
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Fisherman
Organisation: Unknown

Extra

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  "content": "<p>Gravestone at Old Parish Church burial ground, Wick commemorating John Maskell of Greenwich, Kent d. 1802</p>",
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Vessel Loss

St Peter's Church, Sark, Channel Islands

Wall tablet at St Peter’s Church, Sark commemorating Eugene Grut Victor Cachemaille d. 1872 in the loss of the ‘Ariel’

Location

St Peter's Church, Sark, Channel Islands

Transcript

'In memory of Eugene Grut Victor Cachemaille, second son of the Rev J L V Cachemaille, Vicar of Sark, born January 14th 1840 and lost at sea in command of the 'Ariel' which left London for Sidney in February 1872 and was heard of no more, "He was not, for God took him" Gen V.24'

Details

Type: Tablet
Vessel: Ariel

People

Cachemaille, Eugene Grut Victor
Age:
Date of Death: 2/1872
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Master
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: D. Kreckeler 1982

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In memory of Eugene Grut Victor Cachemaille, second son of the Rev J L V Cachemaille, Vicar of Sark, born January 14th 1840 and lost at sea in command of the 'Ariel' which left London for Sidney in February 1872 and was heard of no more, \"He was not, for God took him\" Gen V.24'",
  "content": "<p>Wall tablet at St Peter’s Church, Sark commemorating Eugene Grut Victor Cachemaille d. 1872 in the loss of the ‘Ariel’</p>",
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    "notes": "",
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    "recorder": "D. Kreckeler 1982",
    "photographer": ""  }
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Vessel Loss

St Mary's Church, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

Gravestone at St Mary’s Church, Cardigan commemorating Thomas Jones d. 1850 in the loss of the ‘Pomona’

Location

St Mary's Church, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales

Details

Position: Churchyard
Vessel: Pomona

People

Jones, Thomas
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1850
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Lost with all hands on coast of Scotland.
Bibliography: David Saunders 'Maritime Memorials & Mementoes' (Yeovil, 1996) p. 154.

JSON

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Vessel Loss

Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Memorial at Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, commemorating John Messer Grant d. 1917 in loss of HMS ‘Aragon’

Location

Embankment Road Cemetery, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Transcript

'In / Ever Loving Memory / OF MY DEAR FATHER / WILLIAM GRANT / WHO DIED JUNE 21ST 1902 / AGED 56 YEARS / AT REST / ALSO OF MY ONLY BROTHER / JOHN MESSER GRANT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE AT SEA / ON H.M.S. ARAGON, DEC. 30TH 1917 / AGED 20 YEARS. / FOR HIS COUNTRY'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Aragon

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Grant, John Messer
Age: 20
Date of Death: 30/12/1917
Cause of Death: Vessel loss
Rank / Occupation: Unknown
Organisation: British Army

Extra

Notes: HMS 'Aragon', a troopship torpedoed off Alexandria on 30 December 1917. Same date of death as that given by CWGC for John William James Messer. He was serving with the Dorsetshire Regiment.
Recorder: Lyn Collins

JSON

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  "transcript": "'In / Ever Loving Memory / OF MY DEAR FATHER / WILLIAM GRANT / WHO DIED JUNE 21ST 1902 / AGED 56 YEARS / AT REST / ALSO OF MY ONLY BROTHER / JOHN MESSER GRANT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE AT SEA / ON H.M.S. ARAGON, DEC. 30TH 1917 / AGED 20 YEARS. / FOR HIS COUNTRY'",
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Vessel Loss

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Memorial at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating passengers John and Mary Jane Debenham lost at sea in 1866

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'SACRED IN THE MEMORY OF / CAROLINE DEBENHAM,/BORN 17TH OCTOBER 1835 / DIED 19TH JUNE 1836 / ALSO OF MARY DEBENHAM. / BORN 20TH MARCH 1842 / DIED 1[1]TH FEBRUARY 1846 / ALSO OF EDWARD DEBENHAM. / BORN 5TH DE 1844 / DIED 12TH AP 1846 / ALSO OF / WILLIAM DEBENHAM ESQre / FATHER OF THE ABOVE / DIED 24TH SEPT 1863 / AGED 69 YEARS, / ALSO OF [gothic style] / JOHN DEBENHAM / 3RD SON OF THE ABOVE / AGED 36 YEARS / AND OF EMILY JANE / HIS WIFE / AGED 29 YEARS / WHO WERE LOST AT SEA / [11] JANUARY 1866 / ALSO OF / CAROLINE DEBENHAM / WIDOW OF / WILLIAM DEBENHAM / DIED /... AUGUST 1880 / AGED 86 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Debenham family vault.
Type: Chest tomb and railings
Position: Section 92
Materials: Stone
Vessel: London

People

Debenham, John
Age: 36
Date of Death: 1/1866
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:
Jane, Emily
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1/1866
Cause of Death: Vessel Loss
Rank / Occupation: Passenger
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: The two passengers were probably drowned during the loss of the 'London' in the Bay of Biscay on 11 January 1866.
Recorder: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters