Deaths in the 1850s

Sir Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Baronet

1783–1858 (age 75)

St Mary's Church, Tissington

Sir Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Baronet, was a distinguished lawyer and member of the English baronetcy.

William Brummell

d. 1853

The Church of St Mary, Wivenhoe

William Brummell is memorialized at the Church of St Mary in Wivenhoe for his attentive service to the parish community.

Sir John Pelly, 1st Baronet

1777–1852 (age 75)

St Mary's Church, Plaistow

Sir John Pelly, 1st Baronet, was a writer and literary figure of the late eighteenth century.

Richard Janion Nevill

1785–1856 (age 71)

St Cennych's Church

Richard Janion Nevill was a businessperson whose honest enterprise and generosity left a lasting mark on his community.

David Davies Evans

1787–1858 (age 71)

Pontrhydyrun Baptist Chapel

David Davies Evans was a Christian minister in the Baptist tradition during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth cen...

John Jenkins

1779–1853 (age 74)

Hen Dy Cwrdd; Hengoed Welsh Baptist Chapel

John Jenkins was a printer whose careful craft sustained the worship and fellowship of the Hen Dy Cwrdd congregation.

John Page

1830–1852 (age 22)

St Beuno's Church

John Page was a young poet whose brief life was marked by literary promise.

Marian Jones

1785–1852 (age 67)

St Beuno's Church

Marian Jones is remembered for her gentle hospitality and faithful presence at St Beuno's Church.

Robert Williams Vaughan

1803–1859 (age 56)

St. Machreth's Church, Llanfachreth

Robert Williams Vaughan was a Welsh scholar of the nineteenth century.

William Leveson-Gower

1779–1851 (age 72)

Church of St James, Clapham

William Leveson-Gower is honored at the Church of St James, Clapham, for his steady civic-mindedness and generosity.

Anna Maria Mostyn

1777–1858 (age 81)

St. Machreth's Church, Llanfachreth

Hannah Cohen

1783–1850 (age 67)

Brady Street Cemetery, Whitechapel

Hannah Cohen is remembered for her steadfast presence in the Whitechapel community around Brady Street Cemetery.

Anna Maria Parkhurst

1763–1853 (age 90)

Church of All Saints, Bigby

Jane Stirling

1804–1859 (age 55)

Dunblane Cathedral and precinct, buried remains

Jane Stirling is honoured for her work as a composer and generous supporter of fellow artists.

Patrick Chalmers

1802–1854 (age 52)

Aldbar Chapel

Elizabeth Yorke, Countess of Hardwicke

1763–1858 (age 95)

St Andrew Churchyard, Wimpole

Elizabeth Yorke, Countess of Hardwicke, is remembered for her compassionate stewardship of community and country life.

Harriott Manningham

1763–1854 (age 91)

St Andrew Churchyard, Wimpole

Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey

1781–1859 (age 78)

Church of St John the Baptist, Flitton

Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, is remembered as a patient statesman in times of political change.

George Round

1803–1857 (age 54)

Colchester Cemetery

Edward Bedwell Kemble

1787–1850 (age 63)

West Hanningfield (St. Mary and St. Edward) Churchyard

Edward Bedwell Kemble is remembered for conducting business with integrity and kindness.

Harriet Vashon Ballard

1814–1854 (age 40)

St Nicholas Churchyard

Susan Webb Cushman

1822–1859 (age 37)

Liverpool Necropolis

Susan Webb Cushman is remembered for her heartfelt presence on the stage and her ability to unite audiences across dista...

Catherine Hotchkin

1798–1856 (age 58)

Memorial to Thomas Barnes and Catherine Barnes (nee Hotchkin)

Helen Ritchie Wilson

1819–1853 (age 34)

Wellogate Cemetery

Helen Ritchie Wilson is remembered for her gracious spirit and care for the Wellogate community.

Evan Owen Allen

1805–1852 (age 47)

Llanfwrog Chapel

James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline

1776–1858 (age 82)

Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh

James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline, is honoured for his fair stewardship as Speaker of the House of Commons.

Hugh Miller

1802–1856 (age 54)

Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh

Alexander Cowan

1775–1859 (age 84)

Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh

Alexander Cowan is remembered as an innovative entrepreneur whose business and philanthropy strengthened Edinburgh's civ...

Hugh Cheape

1808–1855 (age 47)

Strathmiglo Cemetery

Golding Bird

1814–1854 (age 40)

Woodbury Park Cemetery

Golding Bird is remembered for his pioneering curiosity that advanced early photography and visual science.

Henry Thomas Austen

1771–1850 (age 79)

Woodbury Park Cemetery

Henry Thomas Austen was a British military officer of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Jacob Bell

1810–1859 (age 49)

Woodbury Park Cemetery

Jacob Bell, a pharmaceutical chemist and parliamentarian, championed professional standards in pharmacy and represented ...

Lady Margaret Perceval

1769–1854 (age 85)

St Margaret Churchyard

Lady Margaret Perceval was a noblewoman who lived through the Georgian and early Victorian periods.

George Peacock

1791–1858 (age 67)

Ely Cemetery

George Peacock, mathematician and Dean of Ely, advanced the teaching of algebra and astronomy while reforming Cambridge ...

Charles Arkwright

1786–1850 (age 64)

St Mary's Church Yard, Cromford

Charles Arkwright was an English gentleman of the industrial era.

Mary Wilmot-Sitwell

1786–1858 (age 72)

St Mary's Church Yard, Cromford

Mary Wilmot-Sitwell, a respected member of the Sitwell family, devoted herself to supporting church and community life i...

Mary Russell Mitford

1787–1855 (age 68)

All Saints' Churchyard

Mary Russell Mitford was a celebrated English writer of novels, plays, and poetry during the Romantic era.

Sir Isaac Goldsmid, 1st Baronet

1778–1859 (age 81)

Kingsbury Road Cemetery

Sir Isaac Goldsmid, 1st Baronet, was a financier and Jewish emancipation advocate whose philanthropy reached across comm...

John Urpeth Rastrick

1780–1856 (age 76)

Extra-Mural Cemetery

John Urpeth Rastrick was a pioneering British engineer of the Industrial Revolution.

Sir Roger Martin, 5th Baronet

1778–1854 (age 76)

St Mary's Churchyard Burnham Westgate

Sir Roger Martin, 5th Baronet, oversaw the Burnham Westgate estate with dedication to parish life and local improvement.

Anna Maria Martin

1770–1853 (age 83)

St Mary's Churchyard Burnham Westgate

Anna Maria Martin was an English woman who lived through the Georgian and Victorian periods.

Alexander Leith

1774–1859 (age 85)

Towie Churchyard

Alexander Leith, a veteran officer of the Napoleonic era, earned respect for his leadership and care for soldiers before...