Deaths in the 1950s

Rosalind Franklin

1920–1958 (age 38)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Selig Brodetsky

1888–1954 (age 66)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Respected mathematician and educator who guided institutions across Britain and Palestine.

James Armand de Rothschild

1878–1957 (age 79)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Redcliffe N. Salaman

1874–1955 (age 81)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Botanist whose study of the potato combined scientific rigor with humanistic insight.

Henry Scipio Reitlinger

1885–1950 (age 65)

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Thomas Hugh Milroy

1869–1950 (age 81)

Warriston Cemetery

Scottish chemist whose academic leadership supported medical and scientific training for a generation.

Violet Gibson

1876–1956 (age 80)

Kingsthorpe Cemetery

Frederick William Hedges

1896–1954 (age 58)

Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery

Decorated soldier whose courage in the Great War exemplified dedicated service.

Calouste Gulbenkian

1869–1955 (age 86)

St Sarkis, Kensington

Robert Evans

1871–1956 (age 85)

Llangybi

Writer celebrated for evoking Welsh landscapes and human resilience.

Robert Roberts

1870–1951 (age 81)

Llanycil

William James Maurice Bottle

1875–1956 (age 81)

Bandon Hill Cemetery

Community-minded leader whose steady presence enriched Bandon Hill civic life.

Herminia Naglerowa

1890–1957 (age 67)

North Sheen Cemetery

Stanisław Lityński

1895–1958 (age 63)

North Sheen Cemetery

Polish military officer whose dedication spanned the fight for independence and the welfare of compatriots abroad.

Tadeusz Grodyński

1888–1958 (age 70)

North Sheen Cemetery

Eddie Colman

1936–1958 (age 22)

Weaste Cemetery

Talented Manchester United wing half whose life was cut short by the Munich disaster.

Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland

1863–1954 (age 91)

St Winifred's Church, Holbeck

Kennerley Rumford

1870–1957 (age 87)

St Mary the Virgin's Church, North Stoke

Baritone whose rich voice and dedication to vocal music graced concert halls and churches.

Elinor Darwin

1871–1954 (age 83)

St Mary's Church, Downe

Alice Bruce

1867–1951 (age 84)

St. Andrew's Church

Educational reformer who championed access to quality schooling for women.

Adrian Verney-Cave, 6th Baron Braye

1874–1952 (age 78)

Church of St Nicholas, Stanford on Avon

Beauvoir De Lisle

1864–1955 (age 91)

Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges

His military leadership and quiet steadiness are remembered at St Giles, Stoke Poges.

Sir George Edward Stott, 2nd Bt.

1887–1957 (age 70)

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stanton

Kate Swailes

d. 1955

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stanton

Kate Swailes is honoured for her steadfast kindness and devotion to Stanton's community.

Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford

1888–1953 (age 65)

Church of St Michael, Chenies

Margaret Russell, Baroness Ampthill

1874–1957 (age 83)

Church of St Michael, Chenies

Baroness Ampthill is remembered for gracious stewardship and lifelong public service at Chenies.

Pierce Lacy

1872–1956 (age 84)

Church of St Peter, Ampton

Gertrude Macdonald

1871–1952 (age 81)

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Weston Turville

Painter Gertrude Macdonald is celebrated for her luminous works and the warmth she shared with her Weston Turville circl...

Henry Grayson

1865–1951 (age 86)

Church of St Peter and St Paul (Church of England), Little Gaddesden

William Furse

1865–1953 (age 88)

Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon

William Furse's faithful military service is cherished by the congregation at All Saints, Cuddesdon.

George Cecil Whitaker

1880–1959 (age 79)

Church of St Mary, Ewelme

Francis Luther Fane

1865–1954 (age 89)

Church of St Margaret, Lewknor

Francis Luther Fane is honoured for his careful stewardship of family and parish life in Lewknor.

George Ranken Tudhope

1893–1955 (age 62)

Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery

Alice Maud Shipley

1869–1951 (age 82)

Biggar Church

Alice Maud Shipley is honoured for courageous suffrage work and tireless advocacy for equality at Biggar.

Sir Forster Gurney Goring, 12th Bt.

1876–1956 (age 80)

The Parish Church of St Mary, Washington

Lancelot Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale

1867–1953 (age 86)

Church of St Michael, Lowther

The 6th Earl of Lonsdale is commemorated for devoted leadership and generous patronage in Lowther.

Hilda Lucy Adelaide Low

1875–1950 (age 75)

Church of St Nicholas, Wasing

David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale

1878–1958 (age 80)

Church of St Mary, Swinbrook

Lord Redesdale is honoured for his military leadership and attentive care to his family and estate around Swinbrook.

Lady Mildred Ashley-Cooper

1867–1958 (age 91)

Church of St Giles, Wimborne St Giles

Millicent Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

1867–1955 (age 88)

Sutherland Burial Place, Dunrobin Castle

The Duchess of Sutherland is cherished for her literary gifts and compassionate leadership among the communities she ser...

Christopher Augustus Cox

1889–1959 (age 70)

Church of All Saints, Kings Langley

Daniel Lamont

1870–1950 (age 80)

Morningside Cemetery

Daniel Lamont served as a Christian minister whose pastoral care comforted many.

Margaret Frary Miller

1879–1950 (age 71)

South Ealing Cemetery

James Watts

1878–1957 (age 79)

South Ealing Cemetery

James Watts is remembered for the steady support and kindness he brought to the South Ealing community.

Nina Welby-Gregory

1867–1955 (age 88)

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Belton

Dudley Pelham

1872–1953 (age 81)

Church of All Saints, Canwick

Dudley Pelham was a military officer whose leadership was marked by courage and duty.

John Tyson Wigan

1877–1952 (age 75)

Church of St John the Baptist, Danbury

Sir William Henry Ingilby, 4th Bt.

1874–1950 (age 76)

Church of All Saints, Ripley

Sir William Henry Ingilby, 4th Baronet, upheld his responsibilities with grace and a steadfast devotion to his community...

Joel Halliwell

1881–1958 (age 77)

Middleton Cemetery

Leo Page

1890–1951 (age 61)

Church of St Mary, Buckland

Leo Page upheld his duties as a justice of the peace with fairness and compassion.