Deaths in the 1820s
2,800+ memorials
Charles Symmons
1749–1826 (age 77)
Bath Abbey
A Georgian poet whose verses reflected the literary sensibilities of his era and earned him recognition among his peers.
Manley Power
1773–1826 (age 53)
Bath Abbey
Military officer honored for his steady leadership and devotion to those under his command.
Thomas Stanhope Badcock
1749–1821 (age 72)
Bath Abbey
Community-minded gentleman remembered for his steady presence and conscientious service to Bath.
James Drought
1738–1820 (age 82)
Bath Abbey
Community figure remembered for his steady support of Bath’s civic life and his considerate service to others.
Brownlow North
1741–1820 (age 79)
Winchester Cathedral
Brownlow North shepherded Winchester Cathedral with steady pastoral care and an abiding generosity.
George Pretyman Tomline
1750–1827 (age 77)
Winchester Cathedral
George Pretyman Tomline was a respected Anglican priest who served the Church of England throughout the late 18th and ea...
Magdalen Hall
1793–1822 (age 29)
Salcombe Regis
Magdalen Hall was a woman of the early 19th century whose life was marked by her family connections.
Thomas Belsham
1750–1829 (age 79)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Thomas Belsham was an esteemed English pastor and religious scholar who contributed significantly to dissenting Protesta...
Joseph Nightingale
1775–1824 (age 49)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Joseph Nightingale was a writer whose reflective works sought to blend scholarship with spiritual encouragement.
John Martin
1741–1820 (age 79)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
John Martin was an English priest whose lengthy ministry spanned nearly eighty years of dedicated ecclesiastical service...
Charles Taylor
1756–1823 (age 67)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Charles Taylor was a printer dedicated to sharing texts that nourished learning and faith.
Alexander Waugh
1754–1827 (age 73)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Alexander Waugh was a missionary whose life embodied compassionate proclamation of the Gospel.
William Shrubsole
1759–1829 (age 70)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
William Shrubsole composed hymns that helped generations enter into communal praise.
Isaac Buxton
1773–1825 (age 52)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Isaac Buxton was a physician remembered for compassionate care and advocacy for the sick.
Elizabeth Manners, Duchess of Rutland
1780–1825 (age 45)
Belvoir Castle
A steadfast duchess who upheld the traditions and duties of Belvoir Castle with serene resolve.
Robert Woodhouse
1773–1827 (age 54)
Gonville and Caius College
A Cambridge scholar whose clear exposition deepened understanding of celestial motion.
Eleanor Coade
1733–1821 (age 88)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
An enterprising manufacturer whose Coade stone brought lasting elegance to architecture of her era.
William Blake
1757–1827 (age 70)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
William Blake was a renowned writer, poet, and artist who lived from 1757 to 1827 and was buried at Bunhill Fields Buria...
Abraham Rees
1743–1825 (age 82)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Scholar and encyclopedist who fused botanical insight with a passion for spreading knowledge.
Apsley Pellatt
1763–1826 (age 63)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
An inventive engineer whose glass-making innovations supported both science and design.
Henry Fauntleroy
1784–1824 (age 40)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
A banker whose complex story underscores the serious duties of financial trust.
John Hyatt
1767–1826 (age 59)
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
A theologian whose steady ministry encouraged faith and compassion among his flock.
Auld Dubrach
1714–1824 (age 110)
Braemar
Auld Dubrach was a long-lived figure of the Scottish Highlands who lived to be 110 years old.
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
1743–1827 (age 84)
Elgin Cathedral
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, was a Scottish nobleman and politician of considerable influence.
Adam Mansfeldt de Cardonnel-Lawson
1746–1820 (age 74)
Cramlington
Adam Mansfeldt de Cardonnel-Lawson tended the sick of Cramlington with steady expertise and compassion.
Charles François Dumouriez
1739–1823 (age 84)
Henley-on-Thames
Charles François Dumouriez was a French writer who spent his later years in England and died in 1823.
George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
1759–1827 (age 68)
Wilton
George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke, was a prominent English nobleman and politician of considerable influence.
Francis Charles Laird
1768–1824 (age 56)
St Bride's Church, City of London
Francis Charles Laird was a gifted writer whose works reflected the spirit of London.
Anne Dorothea Wilbraham-Bootle
1757–1825 (age 68)
Holyrood Abbey
Anne Dorothea Wilbraham-Bootle was a late 18th-century woman of gentry status buried at the historic Holyrood Abbey in E...
Eva Marie Veigel
1724–1822 (age 98)
Poets' Corner
Eva Marie Veigel was a celebrated ballet dancer whose artistry enchanted audiences.
Philip Anglin Scarlett
1767–1823 (age 56)
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Philip Anglin Scarlett was a late 18th-century gentleman buried at the distinguished St Martin-in-the-Fields church in L...
John Reeves
1752–1829 (age 77)
Temple Church, London
John Reeves was a distinguished judge whose fairness upheld the law around Temple Church.
Richard Richards
1752–1823 (age 71)
Temple Church, London
Richard Richards was an 18th-century judge whose legal career contributed to the development of British jurisprudence.
George Isted
1754–1821 (age 67)
Temple Church, London
George Isted was a lawyer who served faithfully at Temple Church.
Helen McLehose
1739–1820 (age 81)
Glasgow Necropolis
Helen McLehose was an 18th-century Scottish woman of letters and wit, remembered for her correspondence with poet Robert...
James Towers
1757–1820 (age 63)
Glasgow Necropolis
James Towers was a Glasgow obstetrician of the late 18th century.
Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi
1757–1821 (age 64)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi is remembered as a printmaker who brought Italian finesse to English patrons.
Richard Twining
1749–1824 (age 75)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Richard Twining was a Georgian-era figure buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.
John Buckner
1734–1824 (age 90)
Chichester Cathedral
Reverend John Buckner is celebrated for his steadfast devotion to Chichester Cathedral.
Richard Parkes Bonington
1802–1828 (age 26)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Richard Parkes Bonington was an early 19th-century artist of considerable talent.
John Crewe, 1st Baron Crewe
1742–1829 (age 87)
Barthomley
John Crewe, 1st Baron Crewe, is remembered as a public-spirited politician guided by moderation.
John Nicholson Inglefield
1748–1828 (age 80)
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
John Nicholson Inglefield was a naval officer of the late 18th century.
Samuel Rimington
1739–1826 (age 87)
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Samuel Rimington was an 18th-century military officer buried at St Alfege Church.
William Kitchiner
1774–1827 (age 53)
St Clement Danes
William Kitchiner is remembered as an inventive writer who brought elegance to household pursuits.
Matthew Murray
1765–1826 (age 61)
Holbeck
Matthew Murray was an inventive engineer whose machines helped drive the early Industrial Revolution in Yorkshire.
William Chafy
1746–1826 (age 80)
Sturry
William Chafy was an Anglican priest serving at Sturry for much of his long life.
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
1758–1824 (age 66)
Derby Cathedral
Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was an 18th and early 19th-century writer of aristocratic prominence.
Isabella Rawstorne
1747–1823 (age 76)
Wakefield Cathedral
Isabella Rawstorne was a woman of Yorkshire whose life spanned the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Shute Barrington
1734–1826 (age 92)
St John the Baptist's Church, Mongewell
Shute Barrington was an Anglican priest whose long career exemplified devoted ecclesiastical service during the Georgian...
Edward Northey
1755–1828 (age 73)
St George's Chapel, Windsor
Edward Northey was a priest who served at the prestigious St George's Chapel, Windsor during the Georgian era.