William Jessop
1822–1885 (age 63)
Biography
William Jessop was born in 1822 and lived through much of the nineteenth century, witnessing significant changes in British society and industry. He passed away in 1885 at the age of sixty-three, leaving behind a life lived during a period of great transformation.
His final resting place in Ryde Cemetery on the Isle of Wight reflects his connection to that community. Jessop's long life spanned decades of progress and change in Victorian England.