Deaths in the 1840s
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Robert Thomas Wilson
1777–1849 (age 72)
Westminster Abbey
Robert Thomas Wilson was a distinguished writer whose intellectual contributions enriched early 19th-century British cul...
Joseph Strutt
1765–1844 (age 79)
Derby
Joseph Strutt was a successful Derby businessperson whose enterprise contributed to the region's industrial development.
Thomas Campbell
1777–1844 (age 67)
Westminster Abbey
Thomas Campbell was a Romantic-era writer whose literary achievements earned him burial in Westminster Abbey.
Henry Francis Cary
1772–1844 (age 72)
Westminster Abbey
Henry Francis Cary was a writer and translator of classical works, honored with burial in Westminster Abbey.
Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet
1769–1843 (age 74)
Edinburgh
Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish military officer of distinction.
Robert Whigham
1796–1849 (age 53)
Edinburgh
Esteemed advocate of Edinburgh whose legal work upheld justice and civic charity.
William Horsman
1758–1845 (age 87)
Edinburgh
William Horsman was an Edinburgh physician whose career spanned the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Thomas Clarkson
1760–1846 (age 86)
Suffolk
Resolute abolitionist writer whose labors helped to end the slave trade.
Charles Wedge of Shudy Camps
1746–1842 (age 96)
Cambridgeshire
Enterprising Cambridgeshire farmer who championed practical improvements for the countryside.
Joseph Aston
1762–1844 (age 82)
Greater Manchester
Joseph Aston was a writer active in Greater Manchester during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Thomas Potter
1774–1845 (age 71)
Greater Manchester
Civic-minded leader in Greater Manchester who advanced municipal welfare and industry.
Kevin T. Buggy
1817–1843 (age 26)
Belfast
Kevin T. Buggy was a Belfast journalist whose career was cut short by his early death.
Thomas John Dibdin
1771–1841 (age 70)
Pentonville
Thomas John Dibdin was a prolific writer active in London during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Mary Hays
1759–1843 (age 84)
Abney Park Cemetery
Courageous writer whose advocacy for women’s rights echoed through early feminist literature.
Thomas Burchell
1799–1846 (age 47)
Abney Park Cemetery
Thomas Burchell was a devoted missionary whose evangelical work shaped religious communities in the early nineteenth cen...
Thomas Wilson
1764–1843 (age 79)
Abney Park Cemetery
Thomas Wilson used his means to support charitable causes that uplifted his fellow citizens.
William Hone
1780–1842 (age 62)
Abney Park Cemetery
William Hone was a versatile writer and satirist whose works entertained and provoked nineteenth-century readers.
Thomas Cobden
1794–1842 (age 48)
Abney Park Cemetery
Thomas Cobden shaped the city with elegant architecture rooted in classical forms.
Andrew Pears
1766–1845 (age 79)
Kensal Green
Andrew Pears was an inventor whose entrepreneurial ventures established enduring products in the beauty and personal car...
Mary Campbell, Marchioness of Breadalbane
1770–1845 (age 75)
Finlarig Castle
Mary Campbell, Marchioness of Breadalbane, fostered the arts and charitable causes in the Highlands.
Edwin Butterworth
1812–1848 (age 36)
Oldham
John Rickman
1771–1840 (age 69)
Westminster
John Rickman was an English politician and statistician who served in Parliament during the late 18th and early 19th cen...
David Francis Atcherley
1783–1845 (age 62)
Much Wenlock
George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough
1766–1840 (age 74)
Blenheim Palace
George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, was a prominent English nobleman and politician of the late 18th and ...
Alexander Crombie
1762–1840 (age 78)
St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone
Alexander Crombie was a Scottish philosopher whose work contributed to the intellectual discourse of the early 19th cent...
Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
1774–1844 (age 70)
St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone
Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, was a distinguished English noblewoman of the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.
Joseph Tregoning
1763–1841 (age 78)
Truro
Joseph Tregoning was an English bookseller based in Truro who served the literary needs of the Cornish community.
Thomas Wemyss
1773–1841 (age 68)
Darlington
Robert Benson
1797–1844 (age 47)
Salisbury Cathedral
Robert Benson was an English barrister whose legal career contributed to the administration of justice in early 19th-cen...
Andrew Picken
1815–1845 (age 30)
Highgate Cemetery
Andrew Picken was a 19th-century illustrator whose graceful renderings enriched the pages of contemporary publications.
Robert Richardson
1779–1847 (age 68)
Highgate Cemetery
Robert Richardson was a physician whose steady care and compassionate counsel comforted many in London during the early ...
Andrew Morton
1802–1845 (age 43)
Highgate Cemetery
Andrew Morton was a painter active in early nineteenth-century England whose career was marked by artistic achievement d...
Thomas Morton
1813–1849 (age 36)
Highgate Cemetery
Thomas Morton was a surgeon whose disciplined care helped advance confidence in surgical practice in his day.
James Harington Evans
1785–1849 (age 64)
Highgate Cemetery
James Harington Evans was a Christian minister whose pastoral work spanned the late Georgian and Regency periods.
William Hall
1800–1847 (age 47)
Highgate Cemetery
William Hall was a bookseller who helped connect readers with the ideas and stories that shaped the early Victorian era.
Louis Hayes Petit
1774–1849 (age 75)
Highgate Cemetery
Louis Hayes Petit was a politician active during the late Georgian and Regency periods who contributed to public affairs...
William John Huggins
1781–1845 (age 64)
Highgate Cemetery
William John Huggins was a court painter whose detailed marine works celebrated Britain’s naval tradition.
James Hope
1801–1841 (age 40)
Highgate Cemetery
James Hope (1801-1841) was a British individual buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
Musgrave Watson
1804–1847 (age 43)
Highgate Cemetery
Musgrave Watson (1804-1847) was a British individual buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
Robert Elliot
1790–1849 (age 59)
Highgate Cemetery
Robert Elliot (1790-1849) was a British individual from Wheldrake who was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
Sampson Mordan
1790–1843 (age 53)
Highgate Cemetery
Sampson Mordan (1790-1843) was a British individual buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
William Clift
1775–1849 (age 74)
Highgate Cemetery
William Clift (1775-1849) was a British individual buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
William Dalrymple
1772–1847 (age 75)
Highgate Cemetery
William Dalrymple (1772-1847) was a British individual from Norwich who was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
William Derby
1786–1847 (age 61)
Highgate Cemetery
William Derby (1786-1847) was a British individual from Birmingham who was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
William Fergusson
1773–1846 (age 73)
Highgate Cemetery
William Fergusson (1773-1846) was a Scottish individual from Ayr who was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
William Heath
1794–1840 (age 46)
Highgate Cemetery
William Heath (1794-1840) was a British individual buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
Thomas Rennell
1754–1840 (age 86)
Winchester Cathedral
Thomas Rennell (1754-1840) was a British clergyman buried at Winchester Cathedral.
Frances Elizabeth Dickens
1810–1848 (age 38)
Highgate Cemetery
Frances Elizabeth Dickens (1810-1848) was born in Portsmouth and was buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
Edward Moxhay
1787–1849 (age 62)
Highgate Cemetery
Edward Moxhay (1787-1849) was a British individual buried at Highgate Cemetery in London.
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
1762–1847 (age 85)
Lichfield Cathedral
Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby (1762-1847) was a British nobleman and politician born in London and buried at Lichfi...