Deaths in the 1870s

William Banting

1796–1878 (age 82)

Brompton Cemetery

Funeral director whose pamphlet 'Letter on Corpulence' helped popularize a low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss.

Charles Kingsley

1819–1875 (age 56)

Beaulieu Abbey

Charles Kingsley was a celebrated Victorian writer, clergyman, and social reformer whose works left a lasting impact on ...

William Pringle

1796–1873 (age 77)

Auchterarder

Translator who brought continental literature and scholarship to English readers through faithful and elegant renderings...

John Woody Papworth

1820–1870 (age 50)

Highgate Cemetery

John Woody Papworth was a nineteenth-century architect whose designs and innovations contributed to Victorian architectu...

Francis Cornelius Webb

1826–1873 (age 47)

Highgate Cemetery

Medical editor and physician whose work helped spread better clinical practice to a wider British audience.

Arthur Leared

1822–1879 (age 57)

Highgate Cemetery

Arthur Leared was a nineteenth-century physician whose medical practice and contributions advanced healthcare during the...

Johanna Chandler

1820–1875 (age 55)

Highgate Cemetery

Generous patron of the arts whose support helped sustain artists and cultural societies in London.

Charles Lewis Gruneisen

1806–1879 (age 73)

Highgate Cemetery

Charles Lewis Gruneisen was a pioneering nineteenth-century war correspondent whose reporting documented significant mil...

Austin Holyoake

1826–1874 (age 48)

Highgate Cemetery

Printer and freethinker who helped sustain the secularist press in Victorian London.

Thomas Paul Chipp

1793–1870 (age 77)

Highgate Cemetery

Thomas Paul Chipp was a nineteenth-century composer whose musical works contributed to Victorian musical culture.

William Channell

1804–1873 (age 69)

Highgate Cemetery

Judge whose long tenure on the bench brought measured fairness to the common law courts.

George Harley

1791–1871 (age 80)

Highgate Cemetery

George Harley was a nineteenth-century painter whose artistic works contributed to Victorian visual culture.

Thomas Mudie

1809–1876 (age 67)

Highgate Cemetery

Composer whose melodic works graced Victorian concert halls and nurtured young musicians.

Richard Moore

1810–1878 (age 68)

Highgate Cemetery

Richard Moore was a nineteenth-century carver whose skilled craftsmanship contributed to Victorian decorative and fine a...

William Payne

1803–1878 (age 75)

Highgate Cemetery

Stage actor celebrated for his versatility and dignified portrayals in London theatres.

Charles Collier

1785–1870 (age 85)

Highgate Cemetery

Charles Collier was a medical officer who practiced during the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Jane Senior

1828–1877 (age 49)

Brookwood Cemetery

Jane Senior was a pioneering civil servant whose advocacy improved the treatment of destitute children and families.

Henry Phillips

1801–1876 (age 75)

Brookwood Cemetery

Henry Phillips was a composer active during the 19th century.

Sir James Charles Chatterton, 3rd Baronet

1794–1874 (age 80)

Brookwood Cemetery

Sir James Charles Chatterton, 3rd Baronet, was a devoted soldier and parliamentarian who served with dignity through dec...

Rebecca Isaacs

1828–1877 (age 49)

Brookwood Cemetery

Rebecca Isaacs was an opera singer of the 19th century.

William Kingdon Clifford

1845–1879 (age 34)

Highgate Cemetery

William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879) was a brilliant English mathematician and philosopher from Exeter who made signific...

William Lewis

1787–1870 (age 83)

Highgate Cemetery

William Lewis was a chess player of the 19th century.

William Lovett

1800–1877 (age 77)

Highgate Cemetery

William Lovett was a principled Chartist leader who fought peacefully for political reform and the betterment of working...

Edward Blyth

1810–1873 (age 63)

Highgate Cemetery

Edward Blyth was a naturalist whose work advanced 19th-century natural science.

Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa

1836–1874 (age 38)

Highgate Cemetery

Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa was a luminous opera singer and co-founder of a company that brought grand opera to wider audienc...

Sherard Osborn

1822–1875 (age 53)

Highgate Cemetery

Sherard Osborn was a naval officer who served in the 19th century.

Robert Caesar Childers

1838–1876 (age 38)

Highgate Cemetery

Robert Caesar Childers was an orientalist whose linguistic scholarship illuminated Burmese language and culture for West...

Robert Edmond Grant

1793–1874 (age 81)

Highgate Cemetery

Robert Edmond Grant was a writer active during the 19th century.

William Hepworth Dixon

1821–1879 (age 58)

Highgate Cemetery

William Hepworth Dixon was an influential writer and reform-minded historian whose work helped shape public debate in Vi...

John Benjamin Heath

1790–1879 (age 89)

Highgate Cemetery

John Benjamin Heath was a merchant of the 19th century.

Jane Louisa Willyams

1786–1878 (age 92)

St Mawgan

Jane Louisa Willyams was a writer of devout reflections and historical studies grounded in her Cornish heritage.

Harriett Standidge

1805–1875 (age 70)

Chigwell

Harriett Standidge was a lithographer of the 19th century.

C. W. Standidge

1834–1877 (age 43)

Chigwell

C. W. Standidge was a dedicated collector who preserved cultural treasures with care and discernment.

John Fox Burgoyne

1782–1871 (age 89)

Brompton Cemetery

John Fox Burgoyne was a military officer of the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Henry Young

1803–1870 (age 67)

Brompton Cemetery

Henry Young was a steady-minded politician whose service helped guide the civic institutions of his era.

Herman Merivale

1806–1874 (age 68)

Brompton Cemetery

Herman Merivale was a Victorian writer whose literary contributions shaped English letters during the nineteenth century...

John Lysaght Pennefather

1798–1872 (age 74)

Brompton Cemetery

Military officer John Lysaght Pennefather is remembered for his steady leadership and lifelong service.

Thomas Wright

1810–1877 (age 67)

Brompton Cemetery

Thomas Wright was a Victorian writer and antiquary whose scholarly works contributed to nineteenth-century English lette...

Maria Francesca Rossetti

1827–1876 (age 49)

Brompton Cemetery

Maria Francesca Rossetti combined literary talent with quiet devotion to family and faith.

Joseph Barclay Pentland

1797–1873 (age 76)

Brompton Cemetery

Joseph Barclay Pentland was a nineteenth-century naturalist whose scientific work contributed to the advancement of natu...

George Odger

1814–1877 (age 63)

Brompton Cemetery

Trade unionist George Odger dedicated his life to fairness and workers' rights.

Nat Langham

1820–1871 (age 51)

Brompton Cemetery

Nat Langham was a renowned nineteenth-century English boxer whose skill in the ring earned him considerable fame.

Alexander Anderson

1807–1877 (age 70)

Brompton Cemetery

Alexander Anderson is remembered as a dedicated military officer and respected leader.

Alfred Kirke Ffrench

1835–1872 (age 37)

Brompton Cemetery

Alfred Kirke Ffrench was a Victorian military officer whose service exemplified nineteenth-century martial traditions.

Augustus Glossop Harris

1825–1873 (age 48)

Brompton Cemetery

Actor Augustus Glossop Harris was admired for his lively performances and generosity to the arts.

Mary Horner Lyell

1808–1873 (age 65)

Brookwood Cemetery

Mary Horner Lyell was a nineteenth-century geologist whose scientific work contributed to the advancement of geological ...

Edward Richard Northey

1795–1878 (age 83)

Epsom

Edward Richard Northey was a respected legal figure who devoted himself to public service.

Edward Sparshott

1788–1873 (age 85)

Botley

Edward Sparshott was a naval officer whose long service exemplified nineteenth-century maritime traditions.

Charles Frederick Field

1805–1874 (age 69)

Brompton Cemetery

Police officer Charles Frederick Field helped shape early detective work in London.

Daniel Eliott

1798–1872 (age 74)

Brompton Cemetery

Daniel Eliott was a nineteenth-century translator whose linguistic work facilitated intellectual and cultural exchange.