Deaths in the 1890s

Charles George Wingfield

1833–1891 (age 58)

St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury

Charles George Wingfield was a thoughtful community leader whose charitable efforts remain cherished around St Mary’s ...

Margaret Amy Frances Cust

1835–1898 (age 63)

St Mary's Church, Rostherne

Richard Francis Burton

1821–1890 (age 69)

St Mary Magdalen’s Roman Catholic Church

Sir Richard Francis Burton, KCMG, FRGS, (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, army officer, writer...

Benjamin Jowett

1817–1893 (age 76)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Benjamin Jowett (, modern variant ; 15 April 1817 – 1 October 1893) was an English writer and classical scholar.

John Obadiah Westwood

1805–1893 (age 88)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist noted for his ...

Edward James Stone

1831–1897 (age 66)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Thorold Rogers

1823–1890 (age 67)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

James Edwin Thorold Rogers (23 March 1823 – 14 October 1890), known as Thorold Rogers, was an English economist, histo...

Edward George Bruton

1826–1899 (age 73)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Edward George Bruton (17 February 1826 – 3 August 1899) was a British Gothic Revival architect who practised in Oxford...

Harry Drinkwater

1841–1895 (age 54)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Harry George Walter Drinkwater (1844–1895) was an English architect who practised in and around Oxford.

Charles William Boase

1828–1895 (age 67)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

George Augustus Rowell

1804–1892 (age 88)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

George Augustus Rowell was a meteorologist whose patient weather observations helped communities prepare for the seasons...

Henry Boswell

1837–1897 (age 60)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Mary Jephson

1823–1892 (age 69)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Mary Jephson is remembered as a devoted philanthropist whose steady generosity eased the burdens of the needy around St ...

George Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford

1830–1898 (age 68)

Wrotham Park

George Henry Charles Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (22 February 1830 – 28 March 1898), styled Viscount Enfield between 1...

Archie Hunter

1859–1894 (age 35)

Witton Cemetery

Archibald Hunter (23 September 1859 – 29 November 1894) was a Scottish footballer who, in 1887, was the first captain ...

John Atkinson Grimshaw

1836–1893 (age 57)

St George's Fields

John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 September 1836 – 13 October 1893) was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his noc...

Edward Baines

1800–1890 (age 90)

St George's Fields

Sir Edward Baines (28 May 1800 – 2 March 1890), also known as Edward Baines Jr, was a nonconformist English newspaper ...

Walter Pater

1839–1894 (age 55)

Holywell Cemetery

Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 – 30 July 1894) was an English essayist, art and literary critic, and fiction writ...

Hensleigh Wedgwood

1803–1891 (age 88)

Stoke Minster

Hensleigh Wedgwood (21 January 1803 – 2 June 1891) was a British etymologist, philologist and barrister, author of A D...

Rowland Egerton-Warburton

1804–1891 (age 87)

St Mary and All Saints' Church, Great Budworth

Rowland Eyles Egerton-Warburton (14 September 1804 – 6 December 1891) was an English landowner and poet from the Eger...

Robert Garner

1808–1890 (age 82)

Stoke Minster

Robert Garner is remembered as a thoughtful naturalist whose field studies helped preserve knowledge of Staffordshire's ...

Nathan Marcus Adler

1803–1890 (age 87)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Nathan Marcus HaKohen Adler (13 January 1803 – 21 January 1890) (Hebrew name: Natan ben Mordechai ha-Kohen) was the Ch...

Barney Barnato

1851–1897 (age 46)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Barney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs; 21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897) was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who wa...

Julius Vogel

1835–1899 (age 64)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Sir Julius Vogel (24 February 1835 – 12 March 1899) was the eighth premier of New Zealand.

Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery

1851–1890 (age 39)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (née de Rothschild; 27 July 1851 – 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Baron ...

Ford Madox Brown

1821–1893 (age 72)

St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

Ford Madox Brown (16 April 1821 – 6 October 1893) was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for ...

Alexander Fraser

1857–1890 (age 33)

The Grange

Alexander (Alec) Yule Fraser (1857–1890) was a Scottish mathematician, one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematic...

Ambrose Sneyd Cave-Browne-Cave

1834–1895 (age 61)

St Michael's Church, Stretton en le Field

Marianne Bennet Lawes

1813–1891 (age 78)

St Nicholas Church, Harpenden

Marianne Bennet Lawes is remembered for her compassionate stewardship of St Nicholas Church and its community.

Peter Almeric Leheup Wood

1816–1897 (age 81)

Littleton

Hugh Humphreys

1817–1896 (age 79)

Llanbeblig

Hugh Humphreys is remembered as a devoted printer whose work preserved Welsh language and culture.

Anna Augusta Savile

1827–1893 (age 66)

Llangattock

Sarah Elizabeth Margaret Jones-Parry

1812–1899 (age 87)

Church of St Tudno, Llandudno

Sarah Elizabeth Margaret Jones-Parry’s gentle dedication to the people of Llandudno ensured the Church of St Tudno rem...

Joseph Terry

1828–1898 (age 70)

York Cemetery, York

Sir Joseph Terry JP (7 January 1828 – 12 January 1898) was an English confectioner, industrialist and Conservative pol...

Mary Priscilla Needham

1805–1895 (age 90)

Macclesfield Cemetery

Mary Priscilla Needham’s calm strength and private generosity shaped the Macclesfield community over many decades.

Lady Mary Howard

1823–1892 (age 69)

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey

Charles Keene

1823–1891 (age 68)

Margravine Cemetery

Charles Samuel Keene (10 August 1823 – 4 January 1891) was an English artist and illustrator, who worked in black and ...

James Lorimer

1818–1890 (age 72)

Newburn

James Lorimer of Kellyfield, FRSE LLD (4 November 1818 – 13 February 1890) was a Scottish advocate and professor of pu...

Peter Leitch

1820–1892 (age 72)

Margravine Cemetery

Peter Leitch VC (August 1820 – 6 December 1892) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and m...

Salusbury Kynaston Mainwaring

1844–1895 (age 51)

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Welshampton

Charles Edward Nairne

1836–1899 (age 63)

Charlton Cemetery

Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Edward Nairne (30 June 1836 – 19 February 1899) was a British military officer who ser...

Edward Mounier Boxer

1822–1898 (age 76)

Charlton Cemetery

Charles Hallé

1819–1895 (age 76)

Weaste Cemetery

Sir Charles Hallé (born Karl or Carl Halle; 11 April 1819 – 25 October 1895) was a Prussian and later British pianist...

Mark Addy

1838–1890 (age 52)

Weaste Cemetery

Mark Anthony Addy AM (c.

William Norman

1832–1896 (age 64)

Weaste Cemetery

William Norman VC (1832 – 13 March 1896) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigi...

Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort

1824–1899 (age 75)

St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton

Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1 February 1824 – 30 April 1899), styled Earl of Glamorgan until...

Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley

1819–1895 (age 76)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley

Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (22 October 1819 – 19 December 1895), known as Sir Rainald Knightley, 3rd Baron...

Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden

1814–1892 (age 78)

St Mary's Church, Glynde

Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden (24 December 1814 – 14 March 1892), was a British Liberal politici...

E. Cobham Brewer

1810–1897 (age 87)

St Mary's Church, Edwinstowe

Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (2 May 1810 in Norwich – 6 March 1897 in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire), was a British lexicograp...

Richard Owen

1804–1892 (age 88)

St Andrew's Church, Ham, London

Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologi...