Cornwall

Samuel Scoville

1872–1950 (age 78)

Cornwall

Samuel Scoville (1872-1950) was a Norwich clergyman and religious writer.

Annie MacDonald Langstaff

1887–1975 (age 88)

Cornwall

Jonathan Hornblower

1753–1815 (age 62)

Cornwall

Jonathan Hornblower was a Cornish engineer whose inventive work on steam machinery advanced the Industrial Revolution.

John Whitaker

1735–1808 (age 73)

Cornwall

John Whitaker was the Cornish historian whose meticulous studies preserved local and national memory.

Philip Rashleigh

1729–1811 (age 82)

Cornwall

Philip Rashleigh was a Cornish politician whose long parliamentary career represented regional interests.

Malachy Hitchins

1741–1809 (age 68)

Cornwall

Malachy Hitchins was a Cornish astronomer whose scientific observations advanced astronomical knowledge.

Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell

1780–1846 (age 66)

Cornwall

Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell preserved Cornish antiquities while chronicling distant shores.

John Carne

1789–1844 (age 55)

Cornwall

John Carne (1789-1844) was a Cornish writer whose literary work contributed to the cultural and intellectual life of his...

Thomas Bond

1765–1837 (age 72)

Cornwall

Thomas Bond charted the landscapes and history of Cornwall with attentive care.

William Hennah

1768–1832 (age 64)

Cornwall

William Hennah was a Cornish figure of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Charles Valentine Le Grice

1773–1858 (age 85)

Cornwall

Charles Valentine Le Grice was a Cornish writer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset

1781–1855 (age 74)

Cornwall

Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset, dutifully oversaw Cornish affairs with a calm sense of public service.

John Rogers

1778–1856 (age 78)

Cornwall

John Rogers was a Cornish botanist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

John Douglas Cook

1808–1868 (age 60)

Cornwall

Journalist who elevated public conversation with responsible reporting.

Goldsworthy Gurney

1793–1875 (age 82)

Cornwall

Goldsworthy Gurney was a pioneering Cornish architect whose inventive spirit enlivened the region's public spaces.

Neville Northey Burnard

1818–1878 (age 60)

Cornwall

Neville Northey Burnard was a Cornish sculptor admired for his portrait busts and public monuments.

Charles Foster Barham

1804–1884 (age 80)

Cornwall

Charles Foster Barham was a Cornish physician, known for combining meticulous study with compassionate care for his comm...

Edward Hearle Rodd

1810–1880 (age 70)

Cornwall

Edward Hearle Rodd (1810-1880) was a Cornish antiquarian and naturalist from St Just in Roseland who contributed to the ...

John Harris

1820–1884 (age 64)

Cornwall

John Harris (1820-1884) was a Cornish writer and poet from Bolenowe known for his dialect poetry and contributions to Co...

William Bonython Moffatt

1812–1887 (age 75)

Cornwall

William Bonython Moffatt (1812-1887) was a Cornish figure whose life and work remain associated with Cornwall in the mid...

John Jope Rogers

1816–1880 (age 64)

Cornwall

John Jope Rogers (1816-1880) was a Cornish geologist and mineralogist who made significant contributions to the study of...

William Bottrell

1816–1881 (age 65)

Cornwall

William Bottrell (1816-1881) was a Cornish writer and antiquarian from St Levan, best known for collecting and publishin...

Thomas Lobb

1811–1894 (age 83)

Cornwall

Thomas Lobb (1817–1894) was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for t...

James Piers St Aubyn

1815–1895 (age 80)

Cornwall

James Piers St Aubyn (6 April 1815 – 8 May 1895), often referred to as J P St Aubyn, was an English architect of the V...

John Gott

1830–1906 (age 76)

Cornwall

John Gott shepherded Cornish congregations with humility, melding pastoral care and thoughtful leadership.

Joseph Trewavas

1835–1905 (age 70)

Cornwall

Joseph Henry Collins

1841–1916 (age 75)

Cornwall

Joseph Henry Collins advanced Cornwall's mining and geological knowledge with tireless engineering insight.

Florence Carter-Wood

1888–1914 (age 26)

Cornwall

Florence Carter-Wood's luminous paintings preserved the soulful landscapes of Cornwall despite her brief life.

Charles John Bowen Cooke

1859–1920 (age 61)

Cornwall

Charles John Bowen Cooke was a Cornish engineer whose technical innovations contributed to nineteenth-century industrial...

Edmund Harold Sedding

1863–1921 (age 58)

Cornwall

Edmund Harold Sedding was a distinguished architect whose work honored Gothic traditions in Cornwall.

Elizabeth Maria Molteno

1852–1927 (age 75)

Cornwall

Elizabeth Maria Molteno was a Cornish human rights defender whose advocacy advanced the cause of social justice.

Mabel Quiller-Couch

1866–1924 (age 58)

Cornwall

Mabel Quiller-Couch was a cherished writer whose Cornish tales delighted and uplifted young readers.

William Matthews

1844–1922 (age 78)

Cornwall

William Matthews was a Cornish engineer whose technical innovations advanced industrial and infrastructural development.

John Coulson Tregarthen

1854–1933 (age 79)

Cornwall

Ralph Dunstan

1857–1933 (age 76)

Cornwall

Cornish musicologist Ralph Dunstan preserved and championed the county's musical traditions.

Sir Francis Layland-Barratt, 1st Baronet

1860–1933 (age 73)

Cornwall

Sir Francis Layland-Barratt, 1st Baronet was a British baronet who lived from 1860 to 1933 and was buried at the Church ...

Charlotte Mary Matheson

1889–1937 (age 48)

Cornwall

Cornwall-born novelist Charlotte Mary Matheson brought rural life to vivid literary expression.

Arthur Boscawen

1862–1939 (age 77)

Cornwall

Bernard Walke

1874–1941 (age 67)

Cornwall

Arthur Quiller-Couch

1863–1944 (age 81)

Cornwall

Writer and mentor whose passion for literature inspired generations.

Stanhope Forbes

1857–1947 (age 90)

Cornwall

Painter and teacher who captured the light of Cornwall with kindness.

Pamela Colman Smith

1878–1951 (age 73)

Cornwall

Robert Morton Nance

1873–1959 (age 86)

Cornwall

Annie Walke

1877–1965 (age 88)

Cornwall

Arthur Agar-Robartes, 8th Viscount Clifden

1887–1974 (age 87)

Cornwall

Harold Wilson

1916–1995 (age 79)

Cornwall

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (11 March 1916 – c.

A. L. Rowse

1903–1997 (age 94)

Cornwall

Alfred Leslie Rowse (4 December 1903 – 3 October 1997) was a British historian and writer, best known for his work on...

Brenda Wootton

1928–1994 (age 66)

Cornwall

Brenda Wootton (née Ellery) (10 February 1928 – 11 March 1994) was a Cornish folk singer and poet and was seen as an ...

Adelaide Ross

1896–1993 (age 97)

Cornwall

Adelaide Ross was a Cornish writer whose attentive words celebrated community and inspired younger voices.

Charles Causley

1917–2003 (age 86)

Cornwall