Deaths in the 1880s
8,900+ memorials
William McArthur
1809–1887 (age 78)
West Norwood Cemetery
William McArthur was a merchant and public servant remembered for his civic leadership.
William Morley Punshon
1824–1881 (age 57)
West Norwood Cemetery
Henry Frederic Turle
1835–1883 (age 48)
West Norwood Cemetery
Henry Frederic Turle was a longstanding editor and guardian of literary scholarship.
Thomas Grieve
1799–1882 (age 83)
West Norwood Cemetery
David Cox Jr.
1809–1885 (age 76)
West Norwood Cemetery
David Cox Jr. was a landscape painter who upheld his family’s artistic legacy.
Samuel Benson
1799–1881 (age 82)
West Norwood Cemetery
Alexander Croll
1811–1881 (age 70)
West Norwood Cemetery
Alexander Croll was a merchant whose enterprise supported both trade and civic charities.
Alfred Higginson
1808–1884 (age 76)
West Norwood Cemetery
Ellen Martineau
1811–1889 (age 78)
West Norwood Cemetery
Ellen Martineau was a compassionate member of the Martineau family devoted to humane causes.
Leonard William Collmann
1816–1881 (age 65)
West Norwood Cemetery
Leonard William Collmann was a nineteenth-century architect whose works contributed to Victorian England's built environ...
Joseph Farrall Wright
1827–1883 (age 56)
Bolton
Joseph Farrall Wright was a devoted Anglican priest whose steady leadership in Bolton strengthened both church and commu...
Henri Frederick Hemy
1818–1888 (age 70)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Henri Frederick Hemy was a nineteenth-century composer whose musical works enriched Victorian cultural life.
Sir James Watson
1800–1889 (age 89)
Glasgow Necropolis
Sir James Watson was a respected civic leader whose thoughtful service left a lasting impact on Glasgow.
George Mills
1808–1881 (age 73)
Glasgow Necropolis
George Mills was a nineteenth-century Glasgow shipbuilder whose work exemplified Scottish maritime excellence.
Peter Clouston
1807–1888 (age 81)
Glasgow Necropolis
Peter Clouston (1807–1888) was a Scottish insurance broker and philanthropist who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow fr...
Andrew Galbraith
1799–1885 (age 86)
Glasgow Necropolis
Andrew Galbraith was a nineteenth-century Glasgow businessperson whose ventures contributed to the city's commercial pro...
Philip Edmond Wodehouse
1811–1887 (age 76)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse, (27 February 1811 – 25 October 1887), was a British colonial administrator.
Michael Costa
1806–1884 (age 78)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Michael Costa was a nineteenth-century composer whose musical works and leadership influenced Victorian artistic culture...
Tobias Theodores
1808–1886 (age 78)
Whitefield
Tobias Theodores was a linguist whose scholarly dedication deepened the appreciation of language’s power to bind commu...
Angier March Perkins
1799–1881 (age 82)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Angier March Perkins was a nineteenth-century engineer whose innovations advanced industrial development and mechanical ...
George Busk
1807–1886 (age 79)
Kensal Green Cemetery
George Busk was a zoologist whose insight and generosity advanced the study of natural history.
Decimus Burton
1800–1881 (age 81)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Decimus Burton was a nineteenth-century architect whose distinctive designs significantly influenced Victorian architect...
Charles Mackay
1814–1889 (age 75)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Charles Mackay (27 March 1814 – 24 December 1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and ...
Frederick Guthrie
1833–1886 (age 53)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Frederick Guthrie was a nineteenth-century writer whose literary works contributed to Victorian cultural life.
Jane Williams
1798–1884 (age 86)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Jane Williams was a writer whose gentle storytelling reflected the heart of everyday experience.
Alfred Domett
1811–1887 (age 76)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Alfred Domett (20 May 1811 – 2 November 1887) was the fourth premier of New Zealand, a close friend of the poet Rober...
Thomas Mayne Reid
1818–1883 (age 65)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Thomas Mayne Reid was an adventure writer whose vivid tales sparked curiosity and courage in his readers.
Carl Wilhelm Siemens
1823–1883 (age 60)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Carl Wilhelm Siemens was a nineteenth-century businessperson whose industrial ventures contributed to Victorian commerci...
Thérèse Tietjens
1831–1887 (age 56)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Thérèse Tietjens was an operatic star whose emotional power and vocal brilliance enchanted audiences throughout her ca...
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley
1794–1888 (age 94)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley, GCB, PC (22 February 1794 – 28 December 1888), was a British Whig politic...
Wilkie Collins
1824–1889 (age 65)
Kensal Green Cemetery
William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist and playwright known especially fo...
John Gould
1804–1881 (age 77)
Kensal Green Cemetery
A celebrated English zoologist and ornithologist whose detailed illustrations and taxonomic studies of birds became foun...
Anthony Trollope
1815–1882 (age 67)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Anthony Trollope chronicled clerical life and the expanding bureaucracy with a steady, insightful hand.
Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet
1802–1880 (age 78)
Kensal Green Cemetery
A prominent British judge and 12th Baronet who made significant contributions to English common law during his extensive...
Richard MacDonnell
1814–1881 (age 67)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Richard MacDonnell devoted himself to the advancement of Irish education during his long tenure as Provost of Trinity Co...
John Goss
1800–1880 (age 80)
Kensal Green Cemetery
An accomplished English composer and organist whose sacred music and anthems became staples of British church music.
Julius Benedict
1804–1885 (age 81)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Julius Benedict was a conductor and composer whose lyrical operas and leadership at London theatres enriched the musical...
William Harrison Ainsworth
1805–1882 (age 77)
Kensal Green Cemetery
A prolific English novelist and writer whose historical novels and adventure tales were widely popular during the Victor...
Charles Vacher
1818–1883 (age 65)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Charles Vacher captured the British countryside in delicate watercolours admired across the capital.
Charles Yorke
1790–1880 (age 90)
Kensal Green Cemetery
A British military officer whose service and dedication exemplified the professional standards of the 19th-century armed...
Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall
1799–1889 (age 90)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Edward Chichester, 4th Marquess of Donegall (11 June 1799 – 20 January 1889), was a clergyman who late in life became ...
Frederick Lablache
1815–1887 (age 72)
Kensal Green Cemetery
A celebrated opera singer whose powerful voice and dramatic performances earned him prominence on major European operati...
Frederick Robertson Aikman
1828–1888 (age 60)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Frederick Robertson Aikman VC (6 February 1828 – 5 October 1888) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the h...
George Percy Badger
1815–1888 (age 73)
Kensal Green Cemetery
George Percy Badger (6 April 1815 – 21 February 1888) was an English Anglican missionary, and a scholar of oriental st...
John Morris
1810–1886 (age 76)
Kensal Green Cemetery
John Morris brought careful observation to the mapping of Britain's mineral resources.
Isabella Glyn
1823–1889 (age 66)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Isabella Glyn (22 May 1823 – 18 May 1889) was a well-known Victorian-era Shakespearean actress.
James Albery
1838–1889 (age 51)
Kensal Green Cemetery
James Albery was a playwright whose stagecraft captured the vigor of late-Victorian society.
James Manby Gully
1808–1883 (age 75)
Kensal Green Cemetery
A distinguished British physician whose progressive medical practice and innovations contributed to 19th-century healthc...
Peter William Barlow
1809–1885 (age 76)
Kensal Green Cemetery
Peter William Barlow was an engineer whose work on tunnels and structural formulae supported the expansion of the Victor...
George Hamilton Seymour
1797–1880 (age 83)
Kensal Green Cemetery
George Hamilton Seymour was a prominent British diplomat of the nineteenth century.