Sea captain. Looking for a trade route, the North-East Passage, a 3 ship expedition set sail, from Harwich, with Willoughby in charge and captain of the 'Bona Esperanza'. The Esperanza and the 'Bona Confidentia' were separated from the third ship, the 'Edward Bonaventure' captained by Stephen Borough and carrying the chief pilot, Richard Chancellor. The two lost ships got no further than an area near Murmansk where the bodies were found by Russian fishermen many months later. The precise cause of their demise is not known.
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Sir Hugh Willoughby
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This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Bor...
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Thomas Plater
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
George Williams
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Admiral George Anson
Admiral. Born Staffordshire. 1740-4 circumnavigated the globe. Captured a Spanish galleon loaded with gold and silver (aren't they all?) and returned home a wealthy man. Died at home, Moor Par...
1 memorial
Captain John Smith
Citizen and cordwainer (cobbler), first among the leaders of the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia from which began the overseas expansion of the English speaking peoples. Born Lancashire. 16 year...
2 memorials
Alexander Paterson
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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