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Burn, William b. December 20, 1789 d. February 15, 1870
Architect. Burn was born in Edinburgh. He was the son of another famous architect, Robert Burn. He worked in London and Edinburgh during his career. Burn was a pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style, perfected by his pupil David Bryce (1803-76). He designed many Scottish churches, public buildings and country houses, including Blairquhan Castle, South Ayrshire (1821), the New Abbey Church in Dunfermline (1821) and George Watson's Hospital in Edinburgh (1828). (Bio by: MC)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Burton, Decimus b. September 30, 1800 d. October 19, 1881
Architect. He was responsible for planning the layout in 1825 of Hyde Park in London. He studied under the tutorship of his father James Burton (1761-1837) and then John Nash for whom he elaborated on the designs of Cornwall Terrace, facing London's Regents Park. He was also a noted garden designer in the classical style which included the Spring House at Kew Gardens. This greenhouse made of iron and glass was the largest in the world at the time. He was also responsible for designing the...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Byron (Milbanke), Lady (Anne Isabella) b. May 17, 1792 d. May 16, 1860
Intellectual woman with interest in mathematics. Her marriage to Lord Byron lasted only fourteen months and produced a daughter. Known as Annabella (spelled Ann on inscription) & as "ye Princess of Parallelograms" to Byron.
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Calderon, Philip b. May 3, 1833 d. April 30, 1898
Artist. He began studying engineering, but became more interested in the drawing side of the profession, consequently deciding to become a painter. His first painting appeared at the academy in 1853, but he had little success until his painting, "Broken Vows" (1857), painted in the spirit of the Pre-Rapaelites was well received with the critics and public alike. This is one of the most celebrated Victorian pictures, which was engraved and reproduced by the thousand for over twenty years. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Carew, John Edward b. 1795 d. December 1, 1868
Sculptor. He was primarily known for sculptures of historical subjects in London. His projects included the "Death of Nelson", at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, and his statues of Dick Whittigton at London's Royal Exchange and of Edmund Kean at the Drury Lane Theatre. (Bio by: s.canning)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Casement, Sir. William [cenotaph] b. July 14, 1778 d. April 16, 1844
British Army Major General. Member of the Supreme Council of India.
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Cassell, John b. January 23, 1817 d. April 2, 1865
Businessman. The son of a Manchester publican, he was apprenticed to a joiner. Self-educated, he moved to London in 1836 where he became involved in the Temperance Movement. In 1847 he established himself as a tea and coffee merchant and soon afterwards started a publishing buisness with the aim of providing good literature to the working classes. The firm, which in 1859 became Messrs Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Company, issued the "Popular Educator" (1852 to 1855), the "Technical Educator" (...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Charles, George William Frederick b. 1819 d. 1904
Duke of Cambridge who became Field Marshall and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army 1856-1895 and stubbornly refused all attempts to reform the army. Grandson of George III, he married an actress in defiance of the royal Marriage Act.
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Plot: Grave No.28623. Square 153 Row.1
Churchill, Marigold Frances b. November 15, 1918 d. August 23, 1921
Born Marigold Frances Churchill, the fourth child of Clementine Hozier and Sir Winston Churchill, only four days after the Armistace ending WWI. At age two she contracted what was reported as a cold. The illness progressed quietly, however, worsening until an apparent resultant blood infection attacked her immune system. She succumbed to illness some seven weeks before her third birthday. (Bio by: Iola)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Clark, Ossie b. June 9, 1942 d. August 6, 1996
Fashion Designer. Born in Liverpool, he showed an early interest in clothes design. In 1958, he enrolled at the Regional College of Art in Manchester, where he met painter David Hockney and the textile designer Celia Birtwell. He attented the Royal College of Art from 1962-1965, and secured a first-class degree. He first featured in Vogue, August 1965, and quickly made his mark in the fashion industry. His fashion show at Chelsea Town Hall was attended by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. In...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
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Cockburn, Sir. George b. April 22, 1772 d. August 19, 1853
British Navy Admiral. He held several important commands throughout the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, and eventually rose to the position of Admiral of the Fleet and served as First Sea Lord on three separate occasions. In 1812 he became a Rear Admiral and was ordered to the United States. He was second in command to Admiral Sir John Warren until 1814 and then to Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane until the end of the war. Throughout 1813 and 1814 he marauded up and down the Chesapeake Bay...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Plot: In the smallest of the three catacombs
Colburn, Henry d. August 16, 1855
Publisher. He began his career in the shop of William Earle, a bookseller in Albemarle Street, on the North side of Piccadilly in London. In 1814, he was the co-founder of "The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register". This magazine continued until 1875, and Bulwer Lytton, Theodore Hook and Harrison Ainsworth were all, in succession, its editor. In 1817, he founded "The Literary Gazette", price one shilling, the first weekly newspaper devoted to literature, arts and science. The following...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Plot: 12644/47
Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie) b. January 8, 1824 d. September 23, 1889
Author. He was born to a creative family. His father became an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1814 and a full member in 1820 painting more than 200 works and was one of the most famous artists of his day with both wealthy and aristocratic patrons. His maternal aunt Margaret Carpenter was also a well known portrait painter and his brother Charles Allston Collins was a close friend of the members of the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; particularly John Everett Millais and Holman Hunt...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
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Cooke, Alfred b. 1821 d. 1854
Theatrical Actor. He was the "eminent equestrian." When, in the summer of 1843, William Cooke advertised his "Royal Circus" to the people of Greenock, Scotland, one of the featured performers was his son Alfred. Standing on a horse's back and circling the ring at a slow canter, Alfred entered costumed as Shakespeare's Falstaff leading his ragged recruits to slaughter at the Battle of Shrewsbury. From this position Alfred recited Falstaff's soliloquy about the follies and limitations of honour...[Read More]
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Cruikshank, George [original burial site] b. September 27, 1791 d. February 1, 1878
Illustrator, Cartoonist, Editor. Considered one of England's outstanding 19th Century graphic artists. He is probably best remembered today for his association with author Charles Dickens. Cruikshank was born in London, to Scottish parents. He apprenticed with his father, a noted printmaker, and by age 18 was already famous as a political cartoonist. His pungent observations of English life and rule made him the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
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Davidson, Philmore Gordon 'Boots' b. 1928 d. 1993
Introduced the Trinidad steel band to Britain.
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
De Feucheres, Sophie b. 1795 d. December 15, 1840
Folk Figure. She was a lower class English girl who, for a time, held a high position at the French Royal Court. Born to a poor family, Sophie was raised in a Newport workhouse; after holding various odd-jobs, she found herself a "servant" in an upper crust London house-of-prostitution, where she attracted the attention of the quite wealthy Prince of Conde. The Prince made her his mistress, saw that she obtained an excellent classical education, and took her to Paris. There, he arranged her...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Dene, Dorothy b. 1859 d. December 27, 1899
Model and Actress. Real name Ada Alice Pullen. She was the probable inspiration for the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion" (1912), and its later musical adaptation, "My Fair Lady" (1956). Dene was born in London. Her father abandoned the family, and when her mother died in 1881 she was left with three younger sisters to support. At that time most working-class women in her position were forced into prostitution to survive. Fortunately for Dene, she met...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Diamond, John b. May 10, 1953 d. March 2, 2001
Notable British braodcaster and newspaper columnist. Was married to journalist and cookery writer Nigella Lawson. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England
Plot: West London Crematorium
Dickson, Sir. Collingwood b. November 20, 1817 d. November 28, 1904
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Served as a General in the Royal Regiment of Artillery. He was awarded his medal for service in Crimea on October 17, 1854. (Bio by: K)
Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, Greater London, England

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