John Frederick Jansson
Talking Stones
If stones could talk, what stories would they share about the person buried or commemorated at Danygraig Cemetery?
IN LOVING MEMORY
CAPTAIN JOHN FREDERICK JANSSON
Of Swansea, Late
of Sweden
THE BELOVED
HUSBAND OF SARAH JANSSON
WHO DIED AT MONTE
VIDEO DECEMBER 8TH
1887, AGED 45
YEARS
AND WAS INTERRED
AT THE ENGLISH
CEMETERY, MONTE
VIDEO DECEMBER 9TH 1887
HE WAS SPARED THE PATH OF PARTING TEARS
HE WAS SPARED ALL MORTAL STRIFE
IT WAS SCARLETLY DYING HE ONLY PASSED
IN A MOMENT TO ENDLESS LIFE
ALSO OF SARAH JANSSON
RELICT OF THE
ABOVE
WHO DIED JUNE 21ST
1891
AGED 59 YEARS
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
ROBERT RENKIN
NEPHEW OF THE
ABOVE
WHO DIED NOVEMBER
10TH 1886
AGED 11 YEARS &
10 MONTHS
WE HAVE TO MOURN THE LOSS OF OEN
WE DID OUR BEST TO SAVE
BELOVED ON EARTH, REGRETTED, GONE
REMEMBERED IN THE GRAVE
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| John Frederick Jansson Commemorated Danygraig Cemetery |
The initial documentation of John Frederick Jansson is his Second Mate Certificate, issued in March 1869.
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| Second Mate Certificate |
Subsequently, he received his First Mate Certificate in 1872 while he was in Liverpool.
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| First Mate Certificate |
In 1874, John, now residing in Swansea, received his Master Certificate.
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| Master Certificate |
His First Mate Certificate was reissued in 1887.
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| First Mate Certificate |
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| Naturalisation Certificate |
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| Port of Montevideo, 1886 |
Montevideo, Uruguay was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, the Governor of Buenos Aires, to halt Portuguese expansion from Brazil.
The city originated as a Spanish garrison. When the Spanish
Crown granted Puerto de Montevideo the exclusive right to serve as the region's
sole slave port, it experienced its initial period of economic prosperity.
In 1776, it became Spain's main naval base in the South
Atlantic, overseeing the Falklands and the Argentine coast. Near the end of the
colonial era, merchants from Puerto de Montevideo were influential in Uruguay's
independence. The Puerto de Montevideo was designated as Uruguay's capital in
1828.
In the early 19th century, Spanish, British,
Argentine, Brazilian, and Portuguese armies occupied the Puerto de Montevideo.
During this period, both population and trade decreased. Despite Uruguay
gaining independence in 1830, stability remained elusive.
Influenced by Brazilian, Argentine, and local factions, the
Puerto de Montevideo was besieged and blockaded by a combined Uruguayan
Argentine army from 1843 until 1851. British and French forces assisted the
city's defenders during this period. Despite these challenges, the Puerto de
Montevideo prospered and remained the most significant port in the Rio de la
Plata region.
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, quickly developed into a
centre of economic activity. Though not founded until 1726, Montevideo's
excellent port facilitated its growing prominence in both regional and
international trade.
In the 1800s, Uruguay's capital became a preferred
trans-shipment point over Buenos Aires due to its better port facilities, until
improvements were made to Buenos Aires in the 1870s.
It was in Montevideo that John Frederick Jansson passed away
and was interred at the English Cemetery, also known as the British Cemetery.
However, it wouldn’t be a year later, in 1888, that the
Monthly Lists of Deaths of Seamen, 1886-1890, was published, which stated that
John died that year, December 1888, and he was the Master of the Sydenham. The cause of his death was an overdose of laudanum,
which was taken accidentally and used as a sleeping draught.
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| Monthly Lists of Deaths of Seamen, 1886-1890 |
John left a Will, leaving his wife, Sarah, £839. His accident at the time of his death was at 171 St. Helens Avenue.
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| Liverpool Mercury |
Sarah died in June 1891 at 5 Orient Street, Liverpool. Her death was reported in the Liverpool Mercury, and she was buried at Danygraig Cemetery.
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