Deaths in the 1920s

Emily Mountsteven

1842–1928 (age 86)

Kings Sutton

Emily Mountsteven lived during the 19th century.

Daniel James

1848–1920 (age 72)

Mynyddbach Chapel

Fred W. Leigh

1869–1924 (age 55)

New Southgate Cemetery

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

1846–1923 (age 77)

Royal Burial Ground

Princess Helena was a dedicated royal writer and advocate for nursing and women’s education.

Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge

1868–1927 (age 59)

Royal Burial Ground

Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of Cambridge

1873–1929 (age 56)

Royal Burial Ground

Margaret Cambridge was a Marchioness who quietly championed philanthropy within the royal family circles.

Lord Leopold Mountbatten

1889–1922 (age 33)

Royal Burial Ground

Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon

1907–1928 (age 21)

Royal Burial Ground

Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon, was a promising young royal whose early death saddened many.

Edward Carpenter

1844–1929 (age 85)

Mount Cemetery

George Merrill

1866–1928 (age 62)

Mount Cemetery

George Merrill was an early LGBTQ rights activist whose quiet courage inspired future generations.

Sir Edmund Nuttall, 1st Baronet

1870–1923 (age 53)

St Peter's Church, Petersham

James Tochatti

1852–1928 (age 76)

Parkstone

James Tochatti was a tailor and advocate for workers’ dignity and fair labor.

George Chamberlin

1846–1928 (age 82)

Rosary Cemetery, Norwich

Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

1847–1923 (age 76)

Rossie Priory

Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, was a banker and sportsman known for principled leadership.

George Grosvenor Thomas

1856–1923 (age 67)

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell

Harry Lyndsay Manby

1849–1921 (age 72)

South Holmwood

Harry Lyndsay Manby was a respected barrister known for his meticulous legal work.

James Lafayette

1853–1923 (age 70)

Shirley

Francis Godolphin Osbourne Stuart

1843–1923 (age 80)

Southampton Old Cemetery

Francis Godolphin Osbourne Stuart was a pioneering photographer whose images enriched historical memory.

Robert Standen

1854–1925 (age 71)

Southern Cemetery

Sir Eric Buchanan, 3rd Baronet

1848–1928 (age 80)

St. Anne's Church, Sutton Bonington

Sir Eric Buchanan, 3rd Baronet, was a dedicated public servant known for his civic leadership.

Prince Louis of Battenberg

1854–1921 (age 67)

St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham

Ellen Maud Ricardo

1848–1924 (age 76)

St. Mary's Church, Clifton

Ellen Maud Ricardo was a committed champion of education and thoughtful public discourse.

Michael Llewelyn Davies

1900–1921 (age 21)

St John-at-Hampstead

Michael Llewelyn Davies was a student whose brief life ended in 1921.

Geraldine Hervey, Marchioness of Bristol

1843–1927 (age 84)

St Mary's Church, Ickworth

Geraldine Hervey's calm stewardship of Ickworth and her support for St Mary's left a gentle legacy.

Victoria Stanley

1892–1927 (age 35)

St Mary's Church, Knowsley

Victoria Stanley lived from 1892 to 1927.

Mariana Hodnett

d. 1920

St Mary's Church, Ickworth

Mariana Hodnett is remembered by St Mary's congregation for a quiet devotion that comforted many.

Herbert Chermside

1850–1929 (age 79)

St Mary's Church, South Cowton

Herbert Chermside was a military officer who lived from 1850 to 1929.

Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton

1845–1920 (age 75)

St Mary's Church, Rostherne

Alan Egerton's steady leadership as the 3rd Baron Egerton and his care for Cheshire remain the measure of his legacy.

James Francis Mason

1861–1929 (age 68)

St Mary's Church, North Leigh

James Francis Mason was a politician who served from the mid-nineteenth century until his death in 1929.

Robert Rowand Anderson

1834–1921 (age 87)

Warriston Cemetery

Robert Rowand Anderson's dignified architecture shaped Scotland's civic identity for generations.

Harold Raeburn

1865–1926 (age 61)

Warriston Cemetery

Harold Raeburn was a noted ornithologist who lived from 1865 to 1926.

Andrew Grant

1830–1924 (age 94)

Warriston Cemetery

Andrew Grant's decades in public life were guided by a steady sense of service.

David Dundas, Lord Dundas

1854–1922 (age 68)

Warriston Cemetery

David Dundas, Lord Dundas, was a Scottish judge who lived from 1854 to 1922.

William McCulloch

1856–1928 (age 72)

Warriston

William McCulloch's missionary zeal carried hope across distant shores and rests now at Warriston.

Frederick Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon

1852–1923 (age 71)

St Mary's Church, Studley Royal

Frederick Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, was a politician who lived from 1852 to 1923.

Temple Lushington Moore

1856–1920 (age 64)

St John-at-Hampstead

Temple Lushington Moore's ecclesiastical designs continue to invite worshippers into stillness.

Thomas Tout

1855–1929 (age 74)

St John-at-Hampstead

Thomas Tout was a renowned historian who lived from 1855 to 1929.

Emil Julius Trechmann

1856–1929 (age 73)

St John-at-Hampstead

Emil Julius Trechmann's translations opened doors between German and English readers.

Henry Nash Pashley

1843–1925 (age 82)

St Margaret's, Cley

Henry Nash Pashley was a naturalist who lived from 1843 to 1925.

Meggie Albanesi

1899–1923 (age 24)

St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

Meggie Albanesi's luminous stage presence left an indelible impression despite her brief life.

Lady Victoria Hare

1840–1927 (age 87)

St Michael and All Angels Church, Edmondthorpe

Lady Victoria Hare was an aristocrat who lived from 1840 to 1927.

Wilmot Cave-Browne-Cave

1862–1923 (age 61)

St Michael's Church, Stretton en le Field

Wilmot Cave-Browne-Cave is remembered for his faithful guardianship of St Michael's and the surrounding community.

A. V. Dicey

1835–1922 (age 87)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Albert Venn Dicey was an influential English jurist and constitutional law scholar whose writings fundamentally shaped l...

Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet

1843–1926 (age 83)

St Thomas à Becket Church, Widcombe

Sir John Wright, 1st Baronet, was a devoted steward of commerce whose leadership uplifted communities around Widcombe.

Henry Tresawna Gerrans

1858–1921 (age 63)

St Sepulchre's Cemetery

Henry Tresawna Gerrans was a mathematician active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Alice Harriet Frederica Egerton

1830–1928 (age 98)

Wrotham Park

Alice Harriet Frederica Egerton kept Wrotham Park a place of quiet hospitality and steady support for those around her.

Candida Bartolucci

1854–1925 (age 71)

Yester Parish Church, Gifford

Candida Bartolucci (1854–1925) was a member of the Yester Parish community in Gifford.

Sir John Harmood-Banner, 1st Baronet

1847–1927 (age 80)

Toxteth Park Cemetery

Sir John Harmood-Banner, 1st Baronet, was a principled politician who championed steady governance for Liverpool.

John Sowden

1838–1926 (age 88)

Undercliffe Cemetery

John Sowden was a painter whose career spanned the Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Mabel Ann, Lady Clifford of Chudleigh

1857–1921 (age 64)

Ugbrooke

Mabel Ann, Lady Clifford of Chudleigh, upheld the ties of family and community at Ugbrooke with steadfast care.