Find A Grave - Exeter

Blackmore, Richard Doddridge [cenotaph] b. June 7, 1825 d. January 20, 1900
Author. He was the author of "Lorna Doone", 1869, which recreated his native Exmoor during the seventeeth century, as well as of other novels including "Springhaven", 1887, a Napoleonic romance. Originally Blackmore was a barrister at the Middle Temple, but after a breakdown in his health he moved to Teddington where he pursued his literary work, supplementing his income by opening a market garden.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Bohun Courtenay, Margaret de b. 1311 d. December 16, 1391
English Aristocracy. Born the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet. Afforded a classical education, she became a lifelong scholar and book collector. In August 1325 she married Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon and with him had at least ten children. She was styled as Countess of Devon. She died aged about 80.
(Bio by: Iola)
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Brescombe, Walter b. 1258 d. 1280
Bishop of Exeter, 1257 to 1280. He initiated the rebuilding of Exeter Cathedral in Gothic style.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Buller, Sir. Redvers Henry b. December 7, 1839 d. June 2, 1908
Zulu War Victoria Cross Recipient.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Plot: *memorial
Cary, Valentine d. 1626
Religious Leader. Bishop of Exeter from 1621 to 1626.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Cotton, William d. 1621
Bishop of Exeter, 1598 to 1621.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Courtenay, Hugh de b. July 12, 1303 d. May 2, 1377
English Aristocracy. Born the son of Sir Hugh de Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon and Agnes de St. John. He married Margaret de Bohun in August 1325 and with her had ten children. He was invested as a Knight Banneret in 1327. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Courtenay in April 1337 during his father's lifetime. In 1339 he repulsed a French raid on Cornwall, and succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Devon the following year. He held the office of Joint Warden of Devon and Cornwall in 1352 and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
de Apulia, Simon d. 1223
Bishop of Exeter, 1214 to 1223.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Glossop, Peter b. July 6, 1928 d. September 7, 2008
Opera Singer. He was a baritone who sang a wide variety of parts (though he was best known for Verdi roles) in opera houses the world over for more than 30 years. Raised under rather poor circumstances in South Yorkshire, he saw service in the Royal Army during the years just after WWII. While working as a bank clerk, he made his opera debut with the Sheffield Operatic Society in 1949 as Coppelius in "The Tales of Hoffman". After study in London, he joined Sadler's Wells in 1952, where he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Exeter and Devon Crematorium, Exeter, Devon, England
Godwin, Matthew b. July, 1569 d. January 12, 1587
Master of the Music at Exeter and Canterbury Cathedrals.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Hollis, George b. October, 1833 d. May 16, 1879
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient.
Exwick Cemetery, Exeter, Devon, England
Lang, Edmund d. 1455
Bishop of Exeter, 1420-1455.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Leofric b. 1016 d. February 10, 1072
First Bishop of Exeter. A Chaplain to Edward the Confessor, in 1046 he became Bishop of the united dioceses of Devonshire and Cornwall. He did much to reconstruct the diocese, repairing the ravages caused by plundering pirates. He sought the aid of Pope Leo IX to transfer the seat of the diocese to Exeter which occured in...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Plot: Crypt, the monument erected in 1568 is believed to stand on his burial place
Marshall, Henry d. 1206
Bishop of Exeter, 1194 to 1206.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Oldham, Hugh d. 1519
Bishop of Exeter, 1514 to 1519.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Oxenham, William b. July, 1823 d. December 29, 1875
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the 32nd Regiment, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. On June 30, 1857, at Lucknow, India, Corporal Oxenham exposed to heavy enemy fire saved the life of a Bengal Civil Servant by extricating him from the ruins of a verandah which had fallen on him. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Higher Cemetery, Exeter, Devon, England
Plot: Grave Section 126 N 30
Serlo d. 1230
First Dean of Exeter Cathedral.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Plot: Cathedral Chapter House
Stafford, Edmund d. 1419
Bishop of Exeter, 1395 to 1419.
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England
Stapledon, Walter d. 1326
Bishop of Exeter, 1307-1326. He was murdered by a London mob (described in Latin on his monument).
Cause of death: Murdered by mob
Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, England

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