Deaths in the 1880s

James Maybrick

1838–1889 (age 51)

Anfield Cemetery

James Maybrick (24 October 1838 – 11 May 1889) was a Liverpool cotton merchant.

James Halliwell-Phillipps

1820–1889 (age 69)

All Saints Church, Patcham

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (born James Orchard Halliwell; 21 June 1820 – 3 January 1889) was an English writer,...

John Jackson

1811–1886 (age 75)

All Saints' Church, Fulham

George Duppa

1817–1888 (age 71)

All Saints Church, Hollingbourne

George Duppa was a 19th-century Kentish farmer who worked the land throughout his life.

Archibald Gladwyn Euston George Duppa

1873–1883 (age 10)

All Saints Church, Hollingbourne

Bernard McQuirt

1829–1888 (age 59)

Belfast City Cemetery

Bernard McQuirt VC (c.

Horatius Bonar

1808–1889 (age 81)

Canongate Kirkyard

Horatius Bonar (; 19 December 1808 – 31 July 1889) was a Scottish churchman and poet is principally remembered as a p...

Jane C. Bonar

1821–1884 (age 63)

Canongate Kirkyard

Jane C. Bonar was a 19th-century Scottish writer whose literary works contributed to Victorian culture.

Mary Ann Nichols

1845–1888 (age 43)

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly Nichols (née Walker; 26 August 1845 – 31 August 1888), was the first canonical victi...

Catherine Eddowes

1842–1888 (age 46)

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

Catherine Eddowes (14 April 1842 – 30 September 1888) was the fourth of the canonical five victims of the notorious un...

John Curwen

1816–1880 (age 64)

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

John Joseph Sims

1835–1881 (age 46)

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

John Joseph Sims was a 19th-century military serviceman who served his country with dedication.

James Gibson

1804–1880 (age 76)

Clifton Street Cemetery

Lady Louisa Stewart

1804–1889 (age 85)

Church of All Saints, Helmsley

Lady Louisa Stewart was a 19th-century noblewoman of rank and social prominence.

David Stevenson

1815–1886 (age 71)

Dean Cemetery

Thomas Bouch

1822–1880 (age 58)

Dean Cemetery

Thomas Bouch was a prominent 19th-century engineer whose innovations advanced Victorian infrastructure.

Daniel Macnee

1806–1882 (age 76)

Dean Cemetery

Elizabeth Stride

1843–1888 (age 45)

East London Cemetery

Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride (née Gustafsdotter; 27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to have been the th...

John de Havilland

1826–1886 (age 60)

Church of St. Peter, Langford Budville

Sir William Coles Medlycott, 2nd Bt.

1806–1882 (age 76)

Church of St John the Evangelist, Milborne Port

Sir William Coles Medlycott, 2nd Baronet, was a 19th-century English gentleman who died in 1882.

Richard Meade-King

1806–1887 (age 81)

Church of St Augustine, West Monkton

Richard Meade-King was a lifelong pillar of West Monkton's parish community, remembered for his faithful care of its peo...

Lady Blanche Noel

1845–1881 (age 36)

Exton Hall

Lady Blanche Noel was a Victorian-era noblewoman who lived from 1845 to 1881.

Daniel Higford Davall Burr

1811–1885 (age 74)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermaston

Daniel Higford Davall Burr was a conscientious politician who kept Aldermaston's rural voice at the heart of national de...

Joseph Shuttleworth

1819–1883 (age 64)

Church of St Leonard, Old Warden

Joseph Shuttleworth was an agricultural engineer who lived from 1819 to 1883.

Rosa Frances Stewart

1854–1880 (age 26)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Northill

Rosa Frances Stewart is remembered for her gentle devotion to the people of Northill, a quiet exemplar of kindness in th...

Helen Elizabeth Page-Turner

1820–1884 (age 64)

Church of St Peter & All Saints, Battlesden

Helen Elizabeth Page-Turner was a 19th-century woman who lived from 1820 to 1884.

John Bennett

1817–1889 (age 72)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Eccles

John Bennett was a merchant whose business acumen was matched by a generous spirit, ensuring Eccles prospered with compa...

William Edward Surtees

1811–1889 (age 78)

Church of St Mary, Kingston St Mary

William Edward Surtees was a barrister who lived from 1811 to 1889.

Sir James Falshaw

1810–1889 (age 79)

Dean Cemetery

Sir James Falshaw, 1st Baronet JP, DL, FRSE (21 March 1810 – 14 June 1889), was a British railway engineer and politic...

John Cousen

1804–1880 (age 76)

Croydon Cemetery

John Cousen was a printmaker who lived from 1804 to 1880.

John Miller

1805–1883 (age 78)

Dean Cemetery

John Miller was an engineer dedicated to the reliability of roads, railways, and harbours, and to passing on his craft t...

William Brodie

1815–1881 (age 66)

Dean Cemetery

William Brodie was a sculptor who lived from 1815 to 1881.

Arthur Perigal the younger

1816–1884 (age 68)

Dean Cemetery

Arthur Perigal the younger was a painter and teacher whose thoughtful work encouraged watchers to attend to nature and h...

William Veitch

1794–1885 (age 91)

Dean Cemetery

William Veitch was a classical scholar who lived from 1794 to 1885.

Charles Morehead

1807–1882 (age 75)

Dean Cemetery

Charles Morehead was a physician who reshaped medical care in India and remained committed to teaching and service.

Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk

1821–1886 (age 65)

Fitzalan Chapel

Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, was a prominent aristocrat who lived from 1821 to 1886.

Lady Flora Abney-Hastings

1854–1887 (age 33)

Fitzalan Chapel

Lady Flora Abney-Hastings is remembered for her gracious philanthropy and devotion to the communities around her family�...

Charles Edward Wilson

1815–1888 (age 73)

Dean Cemetery

Dr Charles Edward Wilson FRSE FSA FEIS LLD (1815–1888) was a 19th-century Scottish teacher and educationalist who was ...

Jane Cadell

1803–1883 (age 80)

Dean Cemetery

Jane Cadell was a generous presence in Edinburgh society, championing education and relief for those in need.

Harriet Lowis Thompson

1827–1885 (age 58)

Dean Cemetery

Harriet Lowis Thompson was a 19th-century Scottish woman of social standing buried at Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

William Stanley Jevons

1835–1882 (age 47)

Hampstead Cemetery

William Stanley Jevons's photography captured the calm beauty of Hampstead and continues to inspire those who visit his ...

George Alexander Macfarren

1813–1887 (age 74)

Hampstead Cemetery

Sir George Alexander Macfarren (2 March 1813 – 31 October 1887) was an English composer and musicologist.

Henry Stevens

1819–1886 (age 67)

Hampstead Cemetery

Henry Stevens used his writing to explore the human condition and is remembered at Hampstead Cemetery.

Charles Hengler

1820–1887 (age 67)

Hampstead Cemetery

Frederick Charles Hengler (c.

Charles Leslie

1839–1886 (age 47)

Lambeth Cemetery

Charles Leslie's painterly visions enriched Lambeth's art scene and endure in recollection.

Alexander Anderson

1802–1887 (age 85)

St Nicholas, Aberdeen

Alexander Anderson was a Scottish advocate whose career in Aberdeen law spanned much of the 19th century.

David Fiddes

1812–1880 (age 68)

St Nicholas, Aberdeen

David Fiddes devoted his medical career to caring for families around Aberdeen.

Constance Naden

1858–1889 (age 31)

Key Hill Cemetery

Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden (24 January 1858 – 23 December 1889) was an English writer, poet and philosopher.

John Skirrow Wright

1822–1880 (age 58)

Key Hill Cemetery

John Skirrow Wright championed civic causes and rests at Key Hill Cemetery.

John Henry Chamberlain

1831–1883 (age 52)

Key Hill Cemetery

John Henry Chamberlain was a Victorian architect whose designs contributed significantly to 19th-century English archite...