Deaths in the 1800s

Charles Rainsford

1728–1809 (age 81)

Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower Hamlets

Charles Rainsford was an 18th-century military officer buried at the Tower of London.

Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 3rd Baronet

1748–1805 (age 57)

St Alfege Church, Greenwich

Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 3rd Baronet, is remembered as a politician who governed with practical discipline.

William Byrne

1743–1805 (age 62)

St Pancras

William Byrne was an 18th-century printmaker of considerable skill.

Joel Abraham Knight

1754–1808 (age 54)

St Pancras

Joel Abraham Knight was an 18th-century cleric buried at St Pancras.

Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet

1751–1805 (age 54)

Godshill

Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet, is remembered as an enlightened politician and patron of the arts.

John Yorke

1728–1801 (age 73)

Wimpole

John Yorke was an 18th-century politician associated with Wimpole.

William Ellis

1730–1801 (age 71)

Alford

William Ellis was an Alford merchant whose steady enterprise and kind-hearted support made him a pillar of the community...

George Scott, Lord Scott of Whitchester

1798–1808 (age 10)

Warkton

George Scott, Lord Scott of Whitchester, was a Scottish nobleman of the late 18th century.

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

1757–1806 (age 49)

Derby Cathedral

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was an influential 18th-century writer and society figure.

Ann Yearsley

1753–1806 (age 53)

Clifton

Ann Yearsley rose from humble beginnings to become a gifted poet whose verse championed the poor.

Susanna Borrett

1806–1806 (age 0)

Ightham

Susanna Borrett was a resident of Ightham in the early 19th century.

Isabella Pilkington

1780–1809 (age 29)

Wakefield Cathedral

Isabella Pilkington is remembered for her gentle devotion to family and the calm presence she brought to Wakefield.

William Staines

1725–1807 (age 82)

St Giles-without-Cripplegate

William Staines (1725-1807) was a sculptor whose enduring carvings enriched the parish of St Giles-without-Cripplegate.

Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh

1736–1807 (age 71)

St George's Chapel, Windsor

Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736-1807) was a royal duchess known for her warm presence and faithful serv...

Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

1743–1805 (age 62)

St George's Chapel, Windsor

Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, was a senior member of the royal family and uncle to George III.

Walter Churchey

1747–1805 (age 58)

Brecon Cathedral

Walter Churchey (1747-1805) was a lawyer whose measured counsel supported the Brecon Cathedral community.

John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker

1724–1803 (age 79)

Rochester Cathedral

John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker, was an English politician who served in Parliament and was later elevated to the peer...

Anna Maria Colebrooke

1720–1806 (age 86)

Ombersley

Anna Maria Colebrooke was a resident of Ombersley who lived from 1720 to 1806.

John Erskine

1721–1803 (age 82)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

John Erskine was a Scottish author and intellectual who lived from 1721 to 1803.

Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet

1739–1806 (age 67)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Sir William Forbes was a careful banker and philanthropist whose calm leadership steadied those around him.

Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet

1740–1805 (age 65)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Sir James Stirling was a respected banker whose integrity and care for apprentices reflected a lasting commitment to oth...

Robert Boswell

1746–1804 (age 58)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Robert Boswell was a Scottish preacher who served his congregation from the 1760s until his death in 1804.

Andrew Dalzel

1742–1806 (age 64)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Andrew Dalzel was a classical scholar whose warm teaching and devotion to learning inspired a generation of students.

William Robertson

1740–1803 (age 63)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

William Robertson was a distinguished historian whose scholarly works shaped Scottish intellectual discourse.

John Turton

1735–1806 (age 71)

Brasted

John Turton was a devoted physician whose steady care comforted many in Brasted.

Hugh Blair

1718–1800 (age 82)

Greyfriars Kirkyard

Hugh Blair was a writer and preacher whose lectures and sermons shaped Scottish letters.

Robert Roberts

1762–1802 (age 40)

Clynnog Fawr

Robert Roberts served Clynnog Fawr with devoted pastoral care, guiding his parish through everyday hopes and hardships.

Guy Carleton

1724–1808 (age 84)

St Swithun's church, Nately Scures

Guy Carleton led with integrity at home and abroad, seeking to keep peace while safeguarding rights.

Tiberius Cavallo

1749–1809 (age 60)

St Pancras Old Church, Camden

Tiberius Cavallo (1749–1809) was an Italian-born physicist who advanced eighteenth-century scientific knowledge.

Arthur Richard Dillon

1721–1806 (age 85)

St Pancras Old Church, Camden

Arthur Richard Dillon ministered faithfully to the needs of his flock, sustaining their spiritual life with steady pasto...

Joseph Wall

1737–1802 (age 65)

St Pancras Old Church, Camden

Joseph Wall (1737–1802) was an English military officer whose career spanned the eighteenth century.

Michael Angelo Rooker

1743–1801 (age 58)

St Giles in the Fields, Holborn

Michael Angelo Rooker rendered the world with a delicate, disciplined hand, leaving beautiful engravings that still spea...

Daniel Lambert

1770–1809 (age 39)

St Martin's Church, Stamford

Prison officer whose humane bearing and extraordinary presence made him a memorable figure of his age.

Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter

1754–1804 (age 50)

St Martin's Church, Stamford

Elizabeth Storer

1752–1808 (age 56)

St James’s Church, Piccadilly

Piccadilly resident known for steadfast support of her parish and charitable causes.

Jesse Ramsden

1735–1800 (age 65)

St James’s Church, Piccadilly

Daniel Gardner

1750–1805 (age 55)

St James’s Church, Piccadilly

John Boydell

1719–1804 (age 85)

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

John Boydell (1719-1804) was a notable figure from Dorrington Lane buried at St Olave Old Jewry in the United Kingdom.

Thomas Butterworth Bayley

1744–1802 (age 58)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles

Thomas Butterworth Bayley (1744–1802) was a writer commemorated at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles.

Jacintha Catherine Hesketh

1775–1801 (age 26)

Church of St Mary, Bishops Lydeard

Jacintha Catherine Hesketh was a young woman whose brief life in the late eighteenth century left a lasting memory among...

Richard Orlebar

1736–1803 (age 67)

Church of St Mary, Podington

Richard Orlebar was an eighteenth-century figure whose life and burial in Podington connected him to his local community...

Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan

1728–1807 (age 79)

Chelsea Old Church

Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan (1728–1807), was a politician commemorated at Chelsea Old Church.

Gertrude Durnford, Lady Alston

1731–1807 (age 76)

Church of All Saints, Odell

Gertrude Durnford, Lady Alston (1731–1807), is remembered at the Church of All Saints, Odell, for her dignified bearin...

Charles Slingsby Duncombe

1746–1803 (age 57)

Church of All Saints, Helmsley

Charles Slingsby Duncombe was an eighteenth-century gentleman whose life and burial in Helmsley reflected his standing i...

Isabel Soulby

1745–1800 (age 55)

Church of All Saints, Helmsley

Isabel Soulby (1745–1800) is honoured at the Church of All Saints, Helmsley, for her gentle presence.

Elizabeth Panting

1717–1808 (age 91)

Church of All Saints, Lamport

Elizabeth Panting (1717–1808) was a parishioner of Church of All Saints, Lamport.

John Walker

1731–1803 (age 72)

Canongate Kirkyard

John Walker (1731–1803) was a Scottish zoologist and naturalist.

Benjamin Bell

1749–1806 (age 57)

Canongate Kirkyard

Benjamin Bell embodied the steady virtues of rural life, tending the land with care and community-mindedness.

Abraham Newland

1730–1807 (age 77)

Southwark

Abraham Newland (1730–1807) was an English banker.

Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale

1726–1804 (age 78)

All Saints Church, Kedleston

Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726–1804) was an English politician and nobleman.