Beauchamp, Margaret b. 1410 d. August 8, 1482 Duchess of Somerset. Born the daughter of John Beauchamp and Edith Stourton at Bedfordshire, England. Prior to 1437, she took her first husband, Sir Oliver St. John, with whom she had at least six children. Upon his death, she married Sir John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, with whom she one daughter, Margaret, through whom the Tudors would eventually make their rather tenuous claim on the English throne, and seat her grandson, Henry VII. After the Duke's death, she married a third time to Sir...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Beaufort, John b. March, 1404 d. May 27, 1444 1st Duke of Somerset. Born the son of John de Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret de Holand. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Somerset in November 1418. He fought in Henry V's 1419 campaigns in France and accompanied the king's younger brother, Thomas of Lancaster, to Anjou where Thomas was killed at Bagu, and Somerset was captured. He was ransomed after a short incarceration. He produced at least three illegitimate children, one before and two after his marriage to [Read More] (Bio by: Iola) St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Courtenay, Gertrude Blount b. 1504 d. September 25, 1558 English Aristocracy. Born Gertrude Blount she was the daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy and Elizabeth Saye. Her father served as chamberlain for Queen Catarina de Aragón. In October 1519 she became the second wife of Henry VIII's first cousin, Sir Henry Courtenay, Earl of Devon; the couple produced two sons. As a result of her marriage, she was styled Countess of Devon from October 1519, and after the death of her father-in-law in June 1525, she was styled Marchioness of Exeter...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Druitt, Montague John 'M.J.' b. August 15, 1857 d. December 31, 1888 Folk Figure. A lawyer, avid sportsman including a talented cricket player, and a private teacher, Druitt was one of the many persons to be suspected to be killer 'Jack The Ripper.' The killer terrrorized the Whitechapel area of London, England, in 1888, murdering street prostitutes. The killer was known to have murdered 5 victims and thought to have murdered at least 13 other women. Druitt was suspected as being 'Jack The Ripper' when he disappeared from his post at the school he taught at on...[Read More] St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Ethelred I of Wessex (Aethelred I) b. 844 d. April 23, 871 King of Wessex. Born the third son of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex and his consort Osburga of Hampshire. When Aethelwulf died in 858, his eldest son, Ethelbald, was already ruling Wessex. The remainder of the kingdom passed to Ethelwulf's second son Ethelbert. In 865 or 866 Aethelred succeeded his brother, Ethelbert, upon his death. He married Wulfrida around 868 and with her had at least one son. With his younger brother, Aelfred, he fought Danish invaders to a victory at the Battle of Merton in...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Ettricke, Anthony d. 1703 Ettricke was a lawyer and antiquary. He commited the Duke of Monmouth for trial after his rebellion - Monmouth was executed a week later. An argumentative man, in a fit of rage he swore he would 'never be buried within the church or without it - neither above the ground or below it'. He therefore obtained permission to be buried in a hole in the church wall. He prepared his coffin beforehand, being certain that he would die in 1693. However he survived until 1703, so the date, as can be seen...[Read More] St Cuthberga Churchyard, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
b. 1410 d. August 8, 1482
b. August 15, 1857 d. December 31, 1888