Deaths in the 1850s

Charles Turner

1774–1857 (age 83)

Highgate Cemetery

Charles Turner was an accomplished printmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Edward Fitzgibbon

1803–1857 (age 54)

Highgate Cemetery

Frank Stone

1800–1859 (age 59)

Highgate Cemetery

Frank Stone was a painter whose work enriched nineteenth-century British art.

Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock

1786–1857 (age 71)

Highgate Cemetery

John Sadleir

1813–1856 (age 43)

Highgate Cemetery

John Sadleir was a politician who served in Parliament during the nineteenth century.

Isaac Robert Cruikshank

1789–1856 (age 67)

Highgate Cemetery

John Beecham

1787–1856 (age 69)

Highgate Cemetery

John Beecham was a nineteenth-century resident of London.

John Farey, Jr.

1791–1851 (age 60)

Highgate Cemetery

James Grant

1778–1852 (age 74)

Hayes

James Grant was a military personnel who served in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Henry Fitzmaurice Hallam

1824–1850 (age 26)

Clevedon

John Landseer

1769–1852 (age 83)

Highgate Cemetery

John Landseer was an accomplished English printmaker of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Joshua Milne

1776–1851 (age 75)

Highgate Cemetery

Joshua Milne was a mathematician whose actuarial tables became a foundation for nineteenth-century life assurance.

Loftus William Otway

1775–1854 (age 79)

Highgate Cemetery

Loftus William Otway was a British military officer with a career spanning the Napoleonic era.

Maxim Gauci

1774–1854 (age 80)

Highgate Cemetery

Maxim Gauci was a painter-lithographer celebrated for his natural history illustrations.

Richard Cromwell Carpenter

1812–1855 (age 43)

Highgate Cemetery

Richard Cromwell Carpenter was a Victorian-era architect whose career, though brief, left a notable mark on English desi...

Richard Garnett

1789–1850 (age 61)

Highgate Cemetery

Richard Garnett was a librarian who preserved rare collections for future generations.

Samuel Freeman

1773–1857 (age 84)

Highgate Cemetery

Samuel Freeman was a respected English engraver whose career spanned the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.

Thomas Edwards

1779–1858 (age 79)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Edwards was a lexicographer committed to clarity and careful scholarship.

Thomas Hudson Turner

1815–1852 (age 37)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Hudson Turner was an early Victorian archaeologist who advanced the study of Britain's historical heritage.

Thomas Kibble Hervey

1799–1859 (age 60)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Kibble Hervey was a poet and critic known for his cultivated verse and fair-minded reviews.

Thomas Woolley

1809–1858 (age 49)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Woolley was a 19th-century English businessman active during the Industrial Revolution.

William Bald

1789–1857 (age 68)

Highgate Cemetery

William Bald was an engineer whose surveys and roads shaped the nineteenth-century landscape.

William Haseldine Pepys

1775–1856 (age 81)

Highgate Cemetery

William Haseldine Pepys was an English chemist who contributed to the development of chemical science.

William Henry Ashurst

1792–1855 (age 63)

Highgate Cemetery

William Henry Ashurst was a lawyer devoted to defending civil liberties.

William Lillywhite

1792–1854 (age 62)

Highgate Cemetery

William Lillywhite was an English cricketer who played during the formative years of organized cricket.

Henry Room

1802–1850 (age 48)

Highgate Cemetery

Henry Room was a painter celebrated for dignified portraits and narrative scenes.

Joseph Haydn

1788–1856 (age 68)

Highgate Cemetery

Joseph Haydn was an English writer active during the 19th century.

William Daniel Conybeare

1787–1857 (age 70)

Llandaff Cathedral

William Daniel Conybeare was a geologist and clergyman who advanced earth science through careful study.

John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

1778–1857 (age 79)

Belvoir Castle

John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, was an English nobleman and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Edmond Wodehouse

1784–1855 (age 71)

Norwich Cathedral

Edmond Wodehouse was a politician known for dignified service to his constituency.

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

1768–1854 (age 86)

Lichfield Cathedral

Distinguished military officer and 1st Marquess of Anglesey who served with prominence during the Napoleonic Wars.

Benjamin Wyon

1802–1858 (age 56)

Highgate Cemetery

Sculptor Benjamin Wyon dignified British institutions with medallic art and public monuments.

Frederick Mackenzie

1787–1854 (age 67)

Highgate Cemetery

Skilled draftsperson active in early 19th-century London.

Mary Warner

1804–1854 (age 50)

Highgate Cemetery

Actor Mary Warner inspired audiences and younger performers with nuanced characterizations and generous mentorship.

Samuel Noble

1779–1853 (age 74)

Highgate Cemetery

Dedicated priest who served his congregation throughout the early 19th century.

William Sewell

1781–1853 (age 72)

Highgate Cemetery

Veterinarian William Sewell advanced animal care with compassionate practice and practical scholarship.

James Wadmore

1782–1853 (age 71)

Highgate Cemetery

Accomplished art collector who contributed to the cultural life of early 19th-century England.

Gesualdo Lanza

1779–1859 (age 80)

Highgate Cemetery

Composer Gesualdo Lanza nurtured London’s musical culture through elegant works and dedicated teaching.

George Darnell

1799–1857 (age 58)

Highgate Cemetery

Dedicated schoolmaster who contributed to education in early 19th-century England.

John Gibbons

1777–1851 (age 74)

Highgate Cemetery

Industrialist John Gibbons promoted economic growth with thoughtful leadership and community concern.

Henry Robertson Hartley

1777–1850 (age 73)

Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

Individual of the late 18th and early 19th centuries buried at Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.

Samuel Alfred Warner

1793–1853 (age 60)

Brompton Cemetery

Inventor Samuel Alfred Warner stirred the imagination with ambitious maritime and signaling ideas.

Marianne Croker

1791–1854 (age 63)

Brompton Cemetery

Accomplished writer who contributed to the literary culture of early 19th-century England.

Thomas Hetherington Henry

1816–1859 (age 43)

Brompton Cemetery

Brewer Thomas Hetherington Henry refined his craft while supporting community well-being.

John Montagu

1797–1853 (age 56)

Brompton Cemetery

Politician who served in public office during the early 19th century.

Dawson Turner

1775–1858 (age 83)

Brompton Cemetery

Banker Dawson Turner fostered financial stability while encouraging cultural and scientific inquiry.

Augustus Meves

1785–1859 (age 74)

Brompton Cemetery

Accomplished pianist who contributed to the musical culture of early 19th-century London.

James Atkinson

1780–1852 (age 72)

Brompton Cemetery

Surgeon James Atkinson eased suffering through skillful practice and shared knowledge.

Caroline Charlotte Otter

1809–1856 (age 47)

Brompton Cemetery

Individual of early 19th-century England buried at Brompton Cemetery.

Isaac Gompertz

1774–1856 (age 82)

Brompton Cemetery

Poet Isaac Gompertz offered thoughtful verse that comforted readers and supported fellow writers.