Deaths in the 1850s

Mary Berry

1763–1852 (age 89)

St Peter's Church, Petersham

English writer and woman of letters who contributed to 19th-century literature and maintained prominent social and intel...

John Smith

1781–1852 (age 71)

St Nicholas, Aberdeen

Architect John Smith helped shape Aberdeen’s built environment with enduring care.

Sir James Gordon, 1st Baronet

1772–1851 (age 79)

Knighton

Military officer and 1st Baronet who served with distinction during the Napoleonic Wars and early 19th-century campaigns...

Alexander Brunton

1772–1854 (age 82)

Kirk of the Canongate

Alexander Brunton was a civil servant and churchgoer who kept civic duties steady.

Henry Jardine

1766–1851 (age 85)

Kirk of the Canongate

Scottish ecclesiastical figure who served the Church of Scotland throughout the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.

Clements Lumsden

d. 1853

St Nicholas, Aberdeen

Clements Lumsden of Aberdeen is remembered through family recollections tied to St Nicholas.

Gavin Hadden

1770–1857 (age 87)

St Nicholas, Aberdeen

Scottish resident of Aberdeen whose life spanned the late 18th and mid-19th centuries.

John Duffus

1780–1855 (age 75)

St Nicholas, Aberdeen

John Duffus was a devoted Aberdonian whose presence supported the life around St Nicholas.

John Broster

1769–1852 (age 83)

St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham

English printer who contributed to the production and dissemination of printed materials during the late 18th and early ...

Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton

1769–1856 (age 87)

St. Leonard's Church, Wollaton

Digby Willoughby, 7th Baron Middleton, served as a naval officer and peer throughout the late eighteenth and early ninet...

Joanna Baillie

1762–1851 (age 89)

St John-at-Hampstead

Joanna Baillie was a celebrated Scottish dramatist and poet of the Romantic era whose innovative plays exploring human p...

Eliza Acton

1799–1859 (age 60)

St John-at-Hampstead

Eliza Acton was a groundbreaking culinary author who elevated domestic cookery with precision and grace.

Elizabeth Simcoe

1762–1850 (age 88)

Wolford Chapel

Elizabeth Simcoe was a writer and diarist whose detailed journals and correspondence provide important historical record...

Sir Charles Abney-Hastings, 2nd Baronet

1792–1858 (age 66)

Willesley

Sir Charles Abney-Hastings was a conscientious public servant whose dignity and care for his community left a lasting im...

James Montgomery

1771–1854 (age 83)

Sheffield General Cemetery

James Montgomery was a prolific poet, hymn writer, and social reformer whose literary works and advocacy for justice mad...

Agnes Reston

1773–1856 (age 83)

Southern Necropolis, Glasgow

Agnes Reston was a devoted wartime nurse whose bravery and kindness comforted soldiers in their darkest hours.

Robert Jameson

1774–1854 (age 80)

Warriston Cemetery

Robert Jameson was a distinguished Scottish geologist and mineralogist whose scientific work and teaching significantly ...

William Nicol

1770–1851 (age 81)

Warriston Cemetery

William Nicol was an inventive physicist whose work on the Nicol prism advanced the study of light and optics.

Walerian Krasiński

1795–1855 (age 60)

Warriston Cemetery

Walerian Krasiński was a Polish politician and intellectual whose engagement with 19th-century political and cultural m...

David Low

1786–1859 (age 73)

Warriston Cemetery

David Low was a devoted farmer whose commitment to land and community fostered resilience and respect for agricultural l...

John Siveright

1779–1856 (age 77)

Warriston Cemetery

John Siveright was a Scottish businessperson whose commercial enterprises and economic activities contributed to Scotlan...

Patrick Neill

1776–1851 (age 75)

Warriston Cemetery

Patrick Neill was a devoted naturalist whose love of plants and gardens enriched Edinburgh’s horticultural community.

William Archibald Cadell

1775–1855 (age 80)

Warriston Cemetery

William Archibald Cadell was a Scottish writer whose literary contributions reflected the intellectual interests and cul...

Thomas Jameson Torrie

d. 1858

Warriston Cemetery

Thomas Jameson Torrie was an observant artist whose work celebrated Scotland’s landscapes and natural wonders.

James Morrell

1773–1855 (age 82)

St Clement's Church, Oxford

James Morrell was an English brewer whose commercial enterprise in the brewing industry contributed to England's industr...

Harriet Rushout

1776–1851 (age 75)

St James' Church, Longborough

Harriet Rushout was a devoted parish supporter whose quiet faith and care helped strengthen her community.

Richard Egerton

1783–1854 (age 71)

St Helen's Church, Tarporley

Richard Egerton was a British military officer whose service during the Napoleonic Wars and subsequent period contribute...

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere

1800–1857 (age 57)

St Mark's Church, Worsley

Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, was a noble patron and writer devoted to fostering the arts and the public good.

John Inglis

1776–1850 (age 74)

St Mary's Church, Battersea

John Inglis was an Anglican priest whose pastoral ministry and ecclesiastical service contributed to the spiritual life ...

James Howie Junior

1820–1855 (age 35)

Warriston Cemetery

James Howie Junior was a pioneering photographer whose careful work helped document the lives of his era.

Warrulan

1830–1855 (age 25)

Warstone Lane Cemetery

Warrulan was a saddler who practiced his trade in the early nineteenth century.

Jabez Bunting

1779–1858 (age 79)

Wesley's Chapel

Jabez Bunting was a leading Wesleyan pastor whose leadership helped stabilize the Methodist connexion in the early ninet...

Thomas Joseph Clifton

1788–1851 (age 63)

St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham

Thomas Joseph Clifton was an English resident of the late eighteenth century.

John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley

1766–1850 (age 84)

St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley

John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, was a principled politician and peer noted for his interest in reform and t...

Sir James Musgrave, 9th Bt.

1785–1858 (age 73)

St Mary's Church, North Leigh

Sir James Musgrave, 9th Baronet, was a member of the English landed gentry.

Wilbraham Egerton

1781–1856 (age 75)

St Mary's Church, Rostherne

Wilbraham Egerton served as a committed public servant whose stewardship in Cheshire left a lasting impression on local ...

Elizabeth Sykes

1778–1853 (age 75)

St Mary's Church, Rostherne

Elizabeth Sykes was an English woman of the late eighteenth century.

Charlotte Brontë

1816–1855 (age 39)

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Haworth

Charlotte Brontë was a novelist of profound empathy whose work such as Jane Eyre remains a touchstone of Victorian lite...

Sake Dean Mahomed

1759–1851 (age 92)

St. Nicholas' Church, Brighton

Sake Dean Mahomed was a pioneering author and one of the first Indian-born writers to publish in English.

Sir John Robert Cave-Browne-Cave, 10th Bt.

1798–1855 (age 57)

St Michael's Church, Stretton en le Field

Sir John Robert Cave-Browne-Cave, 10th Baronet, was a steward of his family’s estates and a respected figure in the Le...

Thomas Cave-Browne-Cave

1801–1854 (age 53)

St Michael's Church, Stretton en le Field

Thomas Cave-Browne-Cave was an English gentleman of the nineteenth century.

John Feilden

1769–1859 (age 90)

St Oswald's Church, Backford

John Feilden was a respected local gentleman remembered for his steady presence in Cheshire civic life.

Thomas De Quincey

1785–1859 (age 74)

St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

Thomas De Quincey was a celebrated English writer best known for his autobiographical works and literary innovations.

William Home Lizars

1788–1859 (age 71)

St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

William Home Lizars was a celebrated Scottish painter and engraver whose work helped broaden public appreciation for ana...

Susan Edmonstone Ferrier

1782–1854 (age 72)

St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

Susan Edmonstone Ferrier was a distinguished Scottish novelist known for her witty social commentary and literary contri...

Patrick Robertson, Lord Robertson

1794–1855 (age 61)

St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh

Patrick Robertson, Lord Robertson, sat with distinction on the Scottish bench and was admired for his legal insight and ...

Manuel John Johnson

1805–1859 (age 54)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Manuel John Johnson was an astronomer whose scientific work contributed to nineteenth-century astronomical knowledge.

James Adey Ogle

1792–1857 (age 65)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

James Adey Ogle was a physician and academic who advanced medical teaching in the mid-nineteenth century.

Mary Shelley

1797–1851 (age 54)

St Peter's Church, Bournemouth

Mary Shelley was the acclaimed author of "Frankenstein" and one of the nineteenth century's most influential writers.

Jonathan Blewitt

1782–1853 (age 71)

St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

Jonathan Blewitt composed music for the stage and church, bringing melodious expression to London audiences.