Deaths in the 1860s

Alexander George Fraser

1786–1865 (age 79)

Highgate Cemetery

Alexander George Fraser captured the texture of everyday life in genre paintings that graced London exhibitions.

Alfred Lamert Dickens

1822–1860 (age 38)

Highgate Cemetery

Alfred Lamert Dickens was a 19th-century engineer whose work contributed to the industrial development of his era.

Algernon Sydney Thelwall

1795–1863 (age 68)

Highgate Cemetery

Algernon Sydney Thelwall devoted himself to missionary work and steady Christian leadership.

Ann Charlotte Bartholomew

1800–1862 (age 62)

Highgate Cemetery

Ann Charlotte Bartholomew was a 19th-century painter who contributed to the artistic heritage of her era.

Benjamin Greene

1780–1860 (age 80)

Highgate Cemetery

Benjamin Greene founded Greene King brewery, helping to sustain Bury St. Edmunds through steady industry.

Benjamin Hawes

1797–1862 (age 65)

Highgate Cemetery

Benjamin Hawes was a 19th-century politician whose legislative work contributed to British governance and reform.

Edward Henry Wehnert

1813–1868 (age 55)

Highgate Cemetery

Edward Henry Wehnert (1813-1868) was a London-born artist and illustrator who was buried at Highgate Cemetery.

Ebenezer Landells

1808–1860 (age 52)

Highgate Cemetery

Ebenezer Landells (1808-1860) was an engraver and illustrator best known for founding Punch magazine, buried at Highgate...

Michael Faraday

1791–1867 (age 76)

Highgate Cemetery

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was a pioneering physicist and chemist from Newington Butts who made groundbreaking discover...

Henry Gray

1827–1861 (age 34)

Highgate Cemetery

Henry Gray (1827-1861) was a London-born anatomist and surgeon best known for authoring the medical textbook Gray's Anat...

Edward Hodges Baily

1788–1867 (age 79)

Highgate Cemetery

Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867) was a Bristol-born sculptor known for creating the statue of Admiral Nelson atop Nelson'...

Abraham Cooper

1787–1868 (age 81)

Highgate Cemetery

Abraham Cooper (1787-1868) was a London-born painter specializing in horses and battle scenes, buried at Highgate Cemete...

John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst

1772–1863 (age 91)

Highgate Cemetery

John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863) was a Boston-born British lawyer and politician who served three times as L...

Elizabeth Siddal

1829–1862 (age 33)

Highgate Cemetery

Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862) was a Holborn-born artist, poet, and artists' model who was the wife of Dante Gabriel Rosse...

John Proctor Luce

1827–1869 (age 42)

Malmesbury

John Proctor Luce (1827-1869) was a Malmesbury native buried in his hometown.

Isabella A. Allen

1810–1865 (age 55)

Madresfield

Isabella A. Allen (1810-1865) lived and was buried in Madresfield.

Edward James

1807–1867 (age 60)

Highgate Cemetery

Edward James (1807-1867) was buried at Highgate Cemetery.

Effingham Wilson

1785–1868 (age 83)

Highgate Cemetery

Effingham Wilson (1785-1868) was a Ravensworth-born publisher and bookseller known for his radical political publication...

Frederick Thomas Pelham

1808–1861 (age 53)

Highgate Cemetery

Frederick Thomas Pelham (1808-1861) was buried at Highgate Cemetery.

Frederick William Collard

1772–1860 (age 88)

Highgate Cemetery

Frederick William Collard (1772-1860) was a piano manufacturer and member of the prominent Collard & Collard piano-makin...

George Foggo

1793–1869 (age 76)

Highgate Cemetery

George Foggo was a painter and advocate for accessible art whose work celebrated history with fidelity.

George Jones

1786–1869 (age 83)

Highgate Cemetery

George Jones (1786–1869) was an artist buried at Highgate Cemetery.

George Osbaldeston

1786–1866 (age 80)

Highgate Cemetery

George Osbaldeston, the spirited politician and sportsman, left an indelible mark on both public life and rural sport.

Henry Herbert Southey

1783–1865 (age 82)

Highgate Cemetery

Henry Herbert Southey (1783–1865) was a physician buried at Highgate Cemetery.

James Bunstone Bunning

1802–1863 (age 61)

Highgate Cemetery

James Bunstone Bunning shaped London's civic architecture through careful and steady stewardship.

James Mathews Leigh

1808–1860 (age 52)

Highgate Cemetery

James Mathews Leigh (1808–1860) was a painter buried at Highgate Cemetery.

James Tibbits Willmore

1800–1863 (age 63)

Highgate Cemetery

James Tibbits Willmore's masterful engravings spread the beauty of Romantic art across Victorian Britain.

John Cross

1819–1861 (age 42)

Highgate Cemetery

John Cross (1819–1861) was a painter buried at Highgate Cemetery.

John Hampden Gurney

1802–1862 (age 60)

Highgate Cemetery

John Hampden Gurney enriched the Church of England with hymns prized for their lyrical warmth.

Mary Bell

1832–1860 (age 28)

Leamington Spa

Mary Bell (1832–1860) was a resident of Leamington Spa.

John William Salter

1820–1869 (age 49)

Highgate Cemetery

John William Salter advanced geology and paleontology through meticulous field study and published monographs.

John Wykeham Archer

1806–1864 (age 58)

Highgate Cemetery

John Wykeham Archer (1806–1864) was a writer buried at Highgate Cemetery.

Joseph Henry Green

1791–1863 (age 72)

Highgate Cemetery

Joseph Henry Green was a surgeon and educator who preserved Coleridge's writings and advanced surgical teaching.

Joseph Hodgson

1788–1869 (age 81)

Highgate Cemetery

Joseph Hodgson (1788–1869) was a physician buried at Highgate Cemetery.

Joseph Stirling Coyne

1803–1868 (age 65)

Highgate Cemetery

Joseph Stirling Coyne delighted Victorian audiences with comedies that paired wit with keen social observation.

Matthew Cotes Wyatt

1777–1862 (age 85)

Highgate Cemetery

Matthew Cotes Wyatt was an English artist and sculptor of the late Georgian and Victorian periods.

Octavius Oakley

1800–1867 (age 67)

Highgate Cemetery

Octavius Oakley was a painter celebrated for his thoughtful portrayals of people and places.

Peter Laurie

1778–1861 (age 83)

Highgate Cemetery

Peter Laurie was an English politician active during the late Georgian and Victorian periods.

Samuel Lucas

1811–1865 (age 54)

Highgate Cemetery

Samuel Lucas pursued journalism with integrity, becoming a respected voice of his day.

Sir James Anderson, 1st Baronet

1792–1861 (age 69)

Highgate Cemetery

Sir James Anderson, 1st Baronet was a distinguished English engineer of the nineteenth century.

Thomas Joshua Platt

1788–1862 (age 74)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Joshua Platt was a judge known for measured judgments and a sense of duty.

Henry Howard

1795–1868 (age 73)

Lichfield Cathedral

Henry Howard was an English translator of the nineteenth century.

Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey

1797–1869 (age 72)

Lichfield Cathedral

Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, served his country with steadfast leadership.

Thomas Frederick Cooper

1789–1863 (age 74)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Frederick Cooper was an English gentleman of the late Georgian and Victorian periods.

James Locke

1800–1867 (age 67)

Highgate Cemetery

James Locke was a devoted figure in public life, remembered for his steady care.

J. R. Hancorn

1808–1861 (age 53)

Highgate Cemetery

J. R. Hancorn was an English writer of the Victorian period.

C. Stanfield James

1832–1868 (age 36)

Highgate Cemetery

C. Stanfield James wrote plays that combined thoughtfulness with social observation.

George William Featherstonhaugh

1780–1866 (age 86)

Royal Tunbridge Wells

George William Featherstonhaugh was a prominent English geologist of the nineteenth century.

Jeffery Hale

1803–1864 (age 61)

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Jeffery Hale gave generously of himself, fostering compassion through his philanthropy.

Sam Cowell

1820–1864 (age 44)

Blandford Forum

Sam Cowell was an English actor of the Victorian period.