Deaths in the 1870s

Auguste Monnin-Japy

1799–1878 (age 79)

Grave of Louis Auguste Monnin Japy

Auguste Monnin-Japy was a French politician who lived from 1799 to 1878.

Édouard Gosselin

1811–1876 (age 65)

cimetière Saint-Gervais

Joseph-Augustin-Eugène Daguerre

1814–1879 (age 65)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 22

Joseph-Augustin-Eugène Daguerre was a military officer who lived from 1814 to 1879.

Maciej Rybiński

1784–1874 (age 90)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 31

Émile Perrodon

1794–1872 (age 78)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 31

French military officer of the nineteenth century.

Achille Jubinal

1810–1875 (age 65)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 15

Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut

1785–1870 (age 85)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 2

French nobleman and politician of the nineteenth century.

Jean Gaston Marie Blache

1799–1871 (age 72)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 4

Charles Ferdinand Blondel

1807–1877 (age 70)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 17

Étienne-Théodore Dommey

1801–1872 (age 71)

Cimetière de Montmartre - Division 21

Evan James

1809–1878 (age 69)

Wales

A beloved Welsh writer whose works celebrated the spirit of his homeland.

Richard Davies

1833–1877 (age 44)

Wales

Richard Davies was a Welsh poet who lived from 1833 to 1877.

Edward Shepherd Creasy

1812–1878 (age 66)

London

A judge and historian whose clear insight brought the past vividly to life.

George Gilbert Scott

1811–1878 (age 67)

Westminster Abbey

George Gilbert Scott was a renowned nineteenth-century architect.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

1803–1873 (age 70)

Westminster Abbey

A prolific writer whose imaginative works resonated across the Victorian world.

Rowland Hill

1795–1879 (age 84)

Westminster Abbey

Rowland Hill was an influential teacher and educational reformer.

George Pollock

1786–1872 (age 86)

Westminster Abbey

A distinguished military leader remembered for steadfast duty and calm resolve.

Charles Lyell

1797–1875 (age 78)

Westminster Abbey

Charles Lyell was a prominent writer and geologist of the nineteenth century.

Charles Dickens

1812–1870 (age 58)

Westminster Abbey

A beloved storyteller whose compassionate portraits of Victorian life continue to resonate.

James Clerk Maxwell

1831–1879 (age 48)

Westminster Abbey

James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish physicist and mathematician whose groundbreaking work on electromagnetism and statist...

John Frederick William Herschel

1792–1871 (age 79)

Westminster Abbey

An astronomer and scientist whose keen insight widened our view of the universe.

David Livingstone

1813–1873 (age 60)

Westminster Abbey

David Livingstone was a celebrated explorer and writer of the nineteenth century.

William Sterndale Bennett

1816–1875 (age 59)

Westminster Abbey

A gifted composer whose lyrical voice uplifted audiences and students alike.

George Grote

1794–1871 (age 77)

Westminster Abbey

George Grote was a prominent historian and writer of the nineteenth century.

Lord Henry Percy

1817–1877 (age 60)

Westminster Abbey

A public servant who modeled dignity and thoughtful commitment in politics.

Anna Sewell

1820–1878 (age 58)

Norfolk

Anna Sewell was an English writer whose novel "Black Beauty" became a classic work advocating for animal welfare.

Goldsworthy Gurney

1793–1875 (age 82)

Cornwall

Goldsworthy Gurney was a pioneering Cornish architect whose inventive spirit enlivened the region's public spaces.

James Renforth

1842–1871 (age 29)

Tyne and Wear

James Renforth was a skilled English rower from Tyne and Wear who achieved prominence in Victorian competitive rowing.

Robert Emery

1794–1871 (age 77)

Northumberland

Robert Emery was a Northumbrian writer who preserved the spirit of his home region through song and satire.

Titus Salt

1803–1876 (age 73)

West Yorkshire

Titus Salt was a West Yorkshire businessperson and philanthropist who founded the model industrial village of Saltaire.

Daniel Davies

1797–1876 (age 79)

Swansea

Daniel Davies was a devoted Swansea minister whose faithful preaching strengthened his congregation.

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

1810–1876 (age 66)

Devon

Samuel Sebastian Wesley was a renowned English composer from Devon celebrated for his contributions to sacred and church...

Neville Northey Burnard

1818–1878 (age 60)

Cornwall

Neville Northey Burnard was a Cornish sculptor admired for his portrait busts and public monuments.

Charles La Trobe

1801–1875 (age 74)

Sussex

Charles La Trobe was an English politician from Sussex who contributed to nineteenth-century British political life.

Cornelia Connelly

1809–1879 (age 70)

Sussex

Cornelia Connelly was a Sussex-based nun who founded the Society of the Holy Child Jesus to advance girls' education.

Henry Huth

1815–1878 (age 63)

Sussex

Henry Huth was a Sussex banker who achieved prominence in the financial world during the nineteenth century.

Lydia Miller

1811–1876 (age 65)

Edinburgh

Lydia Miller was an Edinburgh writer whose works offered compassionate insight into Scottish life.

John Cameron

1817–1878 (age 61)

Southampton

John Cameron was a military officer from Southampton who served in the nineteenth-century British armed forces.

Herbert Haines

1826–1872 (age 46)

Gloucestershire

Herbert Haines was a Gloucestershire archaeologist who brought local antiquities to broader notice.

Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner

1788–1872 (age 84)

Surrey

Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner was a Surrey gentleman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

James Thompson

1817–1877 (age 60)

Leicester

James Thompson was a Leicester historian whose meticulous chronicles preserved regional heritage.

Robert Halley

1796–1876 (age 80)

Abney Park Cemetery

Robert Halley was an English academic of the nineteenth century recognized for his scholarly contributions.

Thomas Binney

1798–1874 (age 76)

Abney Park Cemetery

Thomas Binney was a pastor laid to rest at Abney Park who championed liberal Christianity.

William Brock

1807–1875 (age 68)

Abney Park Cemetery

William Brock was an English abolitionist dedicated to ending slavery and advancing human freedom.

William Adolphus Knell

1801–1875 (age 74)

Abney Park Cemetery

William Adolphus Knell was an artist interred at Abney Park noted for his vivid marine paintings.

Henry Vincent

1813–1878 (age 65)

Abney Park Cemetery

Henry Vincent was a dedicated abolitionist whose activism and advocacy contributed significantly to the movement against...

Кэтрин Смитис

1791–1878 (age 87)

Abney Park Cemetery

Katherine Smithis devoted herself to philanthropy, nurturing education and relief initiatives for her neighbours.

Barbara Henry Farquhar

1815–1875 (age 60)

Abney Park Cemetery

Barbara Henry Farquhar was a nineteenth-century writer whose literary contributions reflected the intellectual culture o...

Фредерик Смит

1805–1879 (age 74)

Finchley

Frederick Smith chronicled the flora of London with steady scholarship, inspiring others to cherish the natural world.

Thomas Keightley

1789–1872 (age 83)

Erith

Thomas Keightley was a prolific writer and scholar whose literary works contributed to nineteenth-century English letter...