Deaths in the 1850s

Thomas Bellot

1806–1857 (age 51)

Cheshire

Thomas Bellot was a Cheshire surgeon of the early nineteenth century.

Thomas George Fonnereau

1789–1850 (age 61)

Aldenham

Thomas George Fonnereau was an Aldenham writer whose steady prose reflected his thoughtful nature.

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.

Griffith Davies

1788–1855 (age 67)

Abney Park Cemetery

Teacher Griffith Davies shared knowledge with students and is remembered among the trees of Abney Park.

John Pye-Smith

1774–1851 (age 77)

Abney Park Cemetery

John Pye-Smith was a nineteenth-century theologian of considerable scholarly distinction.

Joanna Vassa

1795–1857 (age 62)

Abney Park Cemetery

Joanna Vassa, daughter of Olaudah Equiano, upheld her father's legacy and is commemorated at Abney Park Cemetery.

John Morison

1791–1859 (age 68)

Abney Park Cemetery

John Morison was a nineteenth-century pastor of devoted spiritual leadership.

Josiah Conder

1789–1855 (age 66)

Abney Park Cemetery

Josiah Conder composed cherished hymns and rests in Abney Park Cemetery.

Samuel Bagster the Elder

1772–1851 (age 79)

Abney Park Cemetery

Samuel Bagster the Elder was a distinguished nineteenth-century publisher.

Thomas Caulker

1846–1859 (age 13)

Abney Park Cemetery

Young Thomas Caulker of the Caulker family is remembered for the promise of his brief life and is laid to rest at Abney ...

John Harris

1802–1856 (age 54)

Abney Park Cemetery

John Harris was a nineteenth-century teacher of dedicated educational service.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

1769–1852 (age 83)

St. Paul's Cathedral

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was the celebrated soldier-statesman whose victory at Waterloo and tenure as P...

J. M. W. Turner

1775–1851 (age 76)

St. Paul's Cathedral

J. M. W. Turner was a revolutionary nineteenth-century landscape artist of unparalleled genius.

Edward Parry

1798–1854 (age 56)

Chester

Edward Parry was a Chester publisher whose presses helped circulate ideas in the early 19th century.

Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford

1783–1857 (age 74)

Buckinghamshire

Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, was a nineteenth-century noblewoman of considerable social prominence.

Elizabeth Ogborne

1760–1853 (age 93)

St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone

Elizabeth Ogborne wrote on history and is commemorated at St Marylebone Parish Church.

Emily Bowes

1806–1857 (age 51)

Abney Park Cemetery

Emily Bowes was a nineteenth-century illustrator of considerable artistic talent.

Walter Henry Medhurst

1796–1857 (age 61)

Abney Park Cemetery

Missionary Walter Henry Medhurst helped translate scriptures in China and is remembered at Abney Park Cemetery.

Ebenezer Henderson

1784–1858 (age 74)

Abney Park Cemetery

Ebenezer Henderson was a Scottish missionary and biblical scholar of the early nineteenth century.

Anthony Lockwood

1775–1855 (age 80)

Stepney

Anthony Lockwood was a devoted Stepney politician who upheld the welfare of his constituents with steady leadership thro...

Clement Taylor Smythe

1792–1852 (age 60)

Maidstone

Clement Taylor Smythe was a respected solicitor practicing in Maidstone during the nineteenth century.

William Edward Parry

1790–1855 (age 65)

Greenwich

William Edward Parry made enduring contributions as a botanical collector, expanding the knowledge housed in Greenwich�...

Joseph Phillimore

1775–1855 (age 80)

St. Paul's Cathedral

Joseph Phillimore was a notable politician who served in Parliament during the early nineteenth century.

Edward Denison

1801–1854 (age 53)

Salisbury Cathedral

Edward Denison was an Anglican priest at Salisbury Cathedral who combined deep faith with committed pastoral service.

Atkinson Morley

1781–1858 (age 77)

Highgate Cemetery

Atkinson Morley was a prominent businessman active in nineteenth-century London.

George Brettingham Sowerby

1788–1854 (age 66)

Highgate Cemetery

George Brettingham Sowerby was a naturalist whose detailed work advanced the study of mollusks and enriched natural hist...

John William Griffith

1789–1855 (age 66)

Highgate Cemetery

John William Griffith was a skilled architect whose work shaped the nineteenth-century built environment.

William Stroud

1789–1858 (age 69)

Highgate Cemetery

William Stroud was a writer whose reflective works offered perspective on the moral and cultural questions of his day.

Samuel Sparshott

1783–1851 (age 68)

Highgate Cemetery

Samuel Sparshott was a naval officer whose service spanned the Napoleonic era and beyond.

James Holman

1787–1857 (age 70)

Highgate Cemetery

James Holman was a writer whose travel narratives and reflections inspired readers with courage and curiosity.

Charles Joseph Hullmandel

1789–1850 (age 61)

Highgate Cemetery

Charles Joseph Hullmandel was an innovative illustrator and lithographer of the nineteenth century.

Agostino Aglio

1777–1857 (age 80)

Highgate Cemetery

Agostino Aglio was a painter whose refined works celebrated architectural beauty and classical elegance.

Andrew Ure

1778–1857 (age 79)

Highgate Cemetery

Andrew Ure was a notable astronomer and natural philosopher of the nineteenth century.

George Wombwell

1777–1850 (age 73)

Highgate Cemetery

George Wombwell was a zoologist who encouraged public fascination with wildlife and promoted early animal study.

John James Chalon

1778–1854 (age 76)

Highgate Cemetery

John James Chalon was a respected painter active during the nineteenth century.

Emma Martin

1811–1851 (age 40)

Highgate Cemetery

Emma Martin was a writer whose advocacy and literary voice championed social reform and equality.

Gabriele Rossetti

1783–1854 (age 71)

Highgate Cemetery

Gabriele Rossetti was a distinguished writer and intellectual of the nineteenth century.

John Dalrymple

1803–1852 (age 49)

Highgate Cemetery

John Dalrymple was an ophthalmologist respected for his care and contributions to sight-saving medicine.

Henry Thomas Alken

1784–1851 (age 67)

Highgate Cemetery

Henry Thomas Alken was an accomplished engraver of the early nineteenth century.

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett

1811–1856 (age 45)

Highgate Cemetery

Charles Norris

1779–1858 (age 79)

Tenby

Charles Norris was an accomplished etcher of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Harry Osborn Cureton

1785–1858 (age 73)

Highgate Cemetery

Michael Prendergast

1795–1859 (age 64)

Highgate Cemetery

Michael Prendergast was a lawyer who practiced during the nineteenth century.

Stephen Geary

1797–1854 (age 57)

Highgate Cemetery

John Dickens

1785–1851 (age 66)

Highgate Cemetery

John Dickens was a journalist whose career spanned the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Albert Darasz

1808–1852 (age 44)

Highgate Cemetery

Dora Annie Dickens

1850–1851 (age 1)

Highgate Cemetery

Dora Annie Dickens was a writer whose life was cut short in infancy.

Charles Bentley

1806–1854 (age 48)

Highgate Cemetery