Deaths in the 1850s

Mary Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington

1794–1854 (age 60)

Church of St Helen, Sandal

Mary Milborne-Swinnerton-Pilkington was a woman of the English gentry whose family connections reflected the social netw...

Dorothy Jones

1779–1853 (age 74)

Church of the Holy Trinity

Dorothy Jones was respected for her gentle devotion and sustained support of the Holy Trinity parish community.

Thomas Dilke

1797–1853 (age 56)

Church of St Cuthbert, Shustoke

Thomas Dilke was a military officer whose service spanned the Napoleonic era and its aftermath.

Thomas Best Jervis

1796–1857 (age 61)

Church of St John In The Wilderness, Withycombe Raleigh

Thomas Best Jervis was a gifted cartographer whose precise maps reflected both skill and care for the regions he charted...

Sir Edward Gooch, 6th Baronet

1802–1856 (age 54)

Church of St Michael, Benacre

Sir Edward Gooch, 6th Baronet, was a politician whose career advanced the interests of his constituents during the early...

Harvey Combe

1784–1858 (age 74)

Church of St Andrew, Cobham

Harvey Combe blended business acumen with generous civic engagement, earning widespread respect in Cobham and beyond.

Sir Andrew Vincent Corbet, 2nd Bt.

1800–1855 (age 55)

Church of St Bartholomew, Moreton Corbet

Sir Andrew Vincent Corbet, 2nd Baronet, was a member of the Shropshire gentry whose family maintained long-standing loca...

Richard Birch-Wolfe

1789–1859 (age 70)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Arkesden

Richard Birch-Wolfe was a devoted parish supporter whose steady care sustained his community in Arkesden.

Charles Richardson

1767–1850 (age 83)

Church of All Saints

Charles Richardson was a naval officer whose service contributed to British maritime power during the late eighteenth an...

Samuel Rogers

1763–1855 (age 92)

Tower Of Old Parish Church Of St Mary, Hornsey

Samuel Rogers was a celebrated writer whose elegant verse and patronage enriched English letters and inspired generation...

George Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper

1806–1856 (age 50)

Church of St Mary and St John

George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor

1765–1852 (age 87)

Church of St Mary, Great Barrington

George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor, was a Welsh peer and long-serving Lord Lieutenant who guided his estates and his county ...

Frances Townshend

1772–1854 (age 82)

Church of St Mary, Great Barrington

George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey

1773–1859 (age 86)

Church of All Saints, Middleton Stoney

George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, was a peer whose measured leadership and care for rural communities marked hi...

Sarah Dyson

1791–1855 (age 64)

Church of St John the Baptist, Claines

Jacob Astley, 16th Baron Hastings

1797–1859 (age 62)

Church of St Peter, Melton Constable

Jacob Astley, 16th Baron Hastings, combined parliamentary service with conscientious stewardship of his Norfolk estates.

Richard Bagot

1782–1854 (age 72)

Church of St Leonard, Blithfield

William Amcotts-Ingilby

1783–1854 (age 71)

Church of All Saints, Ripley

William Amcotts-Ingilby was a landowner and parliamentarian noted for his quiet dedication to agricultural communities i...

Hester Browne

1767–1855 (age 88)

Church of St Peter, Melton Constable

Albinia Anne Crawley-Boevey

d. 1850

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Flaxley

Albinia Anne Crawley-Boevey was a member of the Flaxley family whose quiet charity sustained the local parish.

William Spooner

1778–1857 (age 79)

St Nicholas' Church, Elmdon

James Foster

1786–1853 (age 67)

Parish Church of St Mary, Oldswinford

James Foster was a 19th-century politician whose steadfast representation reflected his devotion to both industry and th...

John Jervis

1802–1856 (age 54)

Church of St Giles, Shipbourne

John Willes

1778–1852 (age 74)

Church of St Mary, Sutton Valence

John Willes was a pioneering cricketer celebrated for championing the round-arm style.

Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet

1788–1856 (age 68)

St John's Episcopal Churchyard, Princes Street, Edinburgh

Robert Peel

1788–1850 (age 62)

Church of St Peter, Drayton Bassett

Sir Robert Peel was a statesman whose reforms, including the creation of the modern police force, reshaped British gover...

Sir Adam Ferguson

1770–1854 (age 84)

Greyfriars Covenanters Prison

Sir Edward Buxton, 2nd Baronet

1812–1858 (age 46)

Church of St Martin, Overstrand

Sir Edward Buxton, 2nd Baronet, was a liberal-minded country MP and landlord noted for his humane stewardship of church ...

Julia Peel

1795–1859 (age 64)

Church of St Peter, Drayton Bassett

Margaret Stewart

1770–1857 (age 87)

Greyfriars Covenanters Prison

Margaret Stewart was a devoted Covenanter whose life honoured the tradition of steadfast faith.

John Ferguson

1784–1855 (age 71)

Greyfriars Covenanters Prison

Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro

1782–1855 (age 73)

Church of St Laurence, Ramsgate

A distinguished judge whose fairness and steady leadership remained a guiding light for the courts.

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge

1785–1856 (age 71)

Church of St John the Baptist, Penshurst

Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope

1781–1855 (age 74)

Church of St Botolph, Chevening

A principled statesman who brought a thoughtful, reform-minded voice to the House of Lords.

Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Marquess of Ailesbury

1773–1856 (age 83)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Great Bedwyn

John Black

1783–1855 (age 72)

Church of All Saints, Birling

An editor whose steady hand guided public discussion and civic awareness.

John Headlam

1769–1854 (age 85)

Church of St Mary, Wycliffe

Sir Henry Wheatley, 1st Baronet

1777–1852 (age 75)

Parish Church of St John the Baptist

A devoted military officer whose courage and courtesy inspired the soldiers under his command.

William Bagot, 2nd Baron Bagot

1773–1856 (age 83)

Church of St Leonard, Blithfield

John Henning

1771–1851 (age 80)

St Mary-at-Finchley Church

A steady businessperson whose energy helped uplift both trade and the local community.

Harriet Mary Montagu

1805–1857 (age 52)

Church of St John the Evangelist, Northington

Helen Eliza Bayfield

d. 1858

St Gregory's Church, Norwich

Helen Eliza Bayfield is remembered for the quiet grace with which she lived her days.

Peregrine Maitland

1777–1854 (age 77)

Church of St Paul, Tongham

Thomas Wildman

1787–1859 (age 72)

Wildman Memorial 60 Metres North East Of Chapel At Mansfield Cemetery

A courageous officer whose sense of honor and loyalty sustained those he led.

Sir William Cockburn, 11th Baronet

1773–1858 (age 85)

Church of St Nicholas, Kelston

John Conroy

1786–1854 (age 68)

Church of St Bartholomew

A steadfast military man whose calm leadership and care for comrades left a lasting impression.

Richard Shuttleworth Streatfeild

1805–1851 (age 46)

The Parish Church of the Holy Cross, Uckfield

Thomas Charles Hornyold

1791–1859 (age 68)

Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Alphonsus, Hanley Swan

A devoted steward of his Catholic parish whose faith and charity nourished the community.

Ayscoghe Boucherett

1791–1857 (age 66)

Church of St Thomas, North Willingham

Charles Eyston

1790–1857 (age 67)

Catholic Church of St Benet's and Adjoining Priest's House

A devout Catholic whose reverence for sacred life was matched by compassionate service.