Find A Grave - Buckinghamshire

Anderson, Louisa Garrett b. July 28, 1873 d. November 15, 1943
Medical Pioneer, Social Reformer. She was educated at St. Leonard's School, St. Andrews, and at the London School of Medicine for Women (located at the Royal Free Hospital). Her father was a shipowner; her mother was the first woman to qualify as a doctor, and the first woman to be elected Mayor in Great Britian (of Aldeburgh, where she is buried). Until the outbreak of the First World War, when she went to France with the Women's Hospital Corps, Louisa was engaged in private practice and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Holy Trinity Churchyard, Penn, Buckinghamshire, England
Astor, Lady. Nancy Witcher b. May 19, 1879 d. May 2, 1964
Society Figure, Women's Pioneer. An American married to British wealth and position, she became the first woman to sit in, though not the first elected to, the House of Commons. Raised in Albemarle County, Virginia, by a Confederate veteran father made well-off in the railroad boom, she was a noted beauty in her time. She and her four sisters were collectively called the "Gibson Girls" from images created by her older sister Irene's husband, painter Charles Dana Gibson. Moving to England in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cliveden Chapel, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England
Bell, Mary Hayley b. January 22, 1911 d. December 1, 2005
Actress, Playwright and Novelist. Widow of actor Sir John Mills. Mother of Juliet, Jonathon, and Hayley Mills. Best known for her 1958 Novel "Whistle Down the Wind," which would later become a stage production and a film starring her daughter Hayley. Mary Hayley Bell was born in Shanghai, China where her father was a customs official. She attended school in England and set out to become an...[Read More] (Bio by: David)
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Blakely, David b. June 17, 1929 d. April 10, 1955
Murder Victim. The inscription on the tombstone reads "David Moffett Drummond Blakely, 1929-1955. He was great of heart, courtly and courageous." David Blakely was born in Sheffield in Yorkshire, the son of a Scottish doctor from Glasgow and his Irish wife from Ballynahinch. His parents later divorced. He was educated at Shrewsbury , but did poorly there, his only real interest being racing cars. After his National Service in the Highland Light Infantry, whose insignia appears on his tombstone...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cause of death: Murdered (shot)
Holy Trinity Churchyard, Penn, Buckinghamshire, England
Plot: Plot 48 in the graveyard extension
Chesterton, G.K. (Gilbert Keith) b. May 29, 1874 d. June 14, 1936
Author. He is best known for his novels about the priest-detective Father Brown. Among others works are "The Napoleon of Nothing Hill," "The Man Who Was Thursday," "The Innocence of Father Brown," "The Trees of Pride" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Roman Catholic Cemetery, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Dahl, Roald b. September 13, 1916 d. November 23, 1990
Author. Born in Llandaff, Wales, of Norwegian parents, Harald Dahl, the joint owner of a successful shipping business and his second wife Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg. Within just a few weeks in 1920, Dahl's seven year old half-sister, Astrid died of appendicitis and his father died of pneumonia. The family remained in Britain, however, and Dahl first attended Llandaff Cathedral School before he was sent to several different boarding schools, which proved an appalling experience for him. At...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Infection
St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Plot: Lower half of the cemetery
Dankworth, Sir. John Philip William b. September 20, 1927 d. February 6, 2010
Musician. A saxophonist, he was one of Britain's best known jazz performers and composers for nearly 60 years. Raised by a musical family in Walthamstow, Essex, he studied piano and violin from early childhood. In his mid-teens, inspired by records of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, he took up the clarinet and started his own amateur ensemble before being accepted into the Royal Academy of Music in 1944. There he began playing the alto saxophone, though he had to make a secret of his new...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Crownhill Cemetery and Crematorium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Davis, Stringer b. June 4, 1899 d. August 29, 1973
Actor. Born in Cheshire, England, he was a mild-mannered performer best known for supporting roles in films. He began his career in the theatre and made his film debut in "Charles and Mary (1938). After serving in the British Army during World War II, he resumed his career appearing in nearly 30 films to include "Miranda" (1948), "The Runaway Bus" (1954), "The March Hare" (1956), "Big Time Operators" (1957) and "I'm Alright Jack" (1959). He was also married to actress Dame Margaret Rutherford...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
St James Churchyard, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England
Plot: Central circle of second half of churchyard next to path
De La Mare, Constance b. September 20, 1861 d. July 10, 1943
"In memory of Constance Elfrida Ingpen, devoted wife of Walter de la Mare (q.v.) and loving mother of her four children." (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
St Margaret Churchyard, Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire, England
Disraeli, Benjamin b. December 21, 1804 d. April 19, 1881
19th Century British author and politician, best known as Prime Minister of England. Benjamin Disraeli was born into a genteel Jewish family in London on December 21, 1804. His father, Isaac D'Israeli was a well-known author of several books on literature and history. From this unlikely background, Disraeli advanced to the highest levels of British Politics and was to establish England's dominance in the world for many years. His father had Benjamin anglicize his name to Disraeli and got him...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Drummond, Geoffrey Heneage b. January 25, 1886 d. April 2, 1941
British Victoria Cross War Medal Recipient. Drummond served as a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteers Reserve. He was awarded his medal for service at Belgium on May 9-10, 1918. (Bio by: K)
St Peter Churchyard, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England
Ellis, Ruth b. October 9, 1926 d. July 13, 1955
She murdered her lover, David Blakeney, a racing car driver. Executed at Holloway (Women's) prison in London. The last woman to be executed in Britain. According to an article authored by Thomas L. Jones from the Crime Library website, Ruth Ellis was reinterred from the prison to her present resting place at St. Mary's Parish, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. She was buried under the name of Ruth Hornby to preserve anonymity.
Cause of death: Executed
St Mary Churchyard, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Ellwood, Thomas b. 1639 d. March 1, 1714
Quaker leader. Friend of the poet John Milton, for whom he acted as reader in his blindness. Frequently imprisoned for his beliefs. (Bio by: David Conway)
Old Jordans Cemetery, Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England
Finnegan, Chris b. June 5, 1944 d. March 2, 2009
Professional Boxer, Olympic Athlete. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, he represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City and won a gold medal in the Middleweight Division when he defeated Aleksey Kiselyov of the Soviet Union. After turning professional, Finnegan would capture both the European and British light heavyweight titles. His most memorable fight was a 14 round knockout loss to Light Heavyweight Champion Bob Foster in September 1972. Their title match was named...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Iver (St. Peter) Churchyard, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
Garrick, Michael b. May 30, 1933 d. November 11, 2011
Jazz Pianist, Composer. Over a long career he produced a large body of work in genres ranging from Big Band to sacred. Raised in London, he was largely self taught as a musician, having been kicked-out of piano lessons for improvising "In the Mood" during a recital. Following service in the Royal Air Force Garrick took a degree in English literature at University College, London, and while a student formed his own jazz ensemble. In the 1960s he played with the Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Chiltern Crematorium, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Getty Jr., J. Paul b. September 7, 1932 d. April 17, 2003
Philantropist. John Paul Getty Jr. was the third of five sons of J. Paul Getty, nicknamed "Oklahoma Crude," who built Getty Oil into a $6 billion fortune, making him the richest man in the world in his day. After attending the University of San Francisco and doing a brief stint in the army, Getty Jr. took charge of Getty Oil enterprises in Rome. But he resigned within six years. He then embarked on a freewheeling lifestyle of drugs and parties, growing his hair and adopting colorful velvet...[Read More] (Bio by: anonymus)
Getty Family Estate, Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England
Gray, Thomas b. December 26, 1716 d. July 31, 1771
Gray is a 'one-hit wonder', the author of the renowned 'Elegy written in a Country Churchchyard' which contains numerous phrases which have entered the English language ('far from the madding crowd', 'full many a flower is born to blush unseen', etc. ) but also a verse which could be Find-A-Grave's own anthem:'The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,Awaits alike th'inevitable hour:The paths of glory lead but to the grave'.Actually much of his...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
St Giles Churchyard, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England
Plot: In the churchyard which he made famous
Grenville, William Wyndham b. October 25, 1759 d. January 12, 1834
British Prime Minister, 1806-1807.
St Peter Churchyard, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England
Hampden, John b. 1594 d. June 24, 1643
Statesman. Born in London,England. Son of William Hampden and Elizabeth Hampden. John's mother is the Aunt of Oliver Cromwell. John is the descendant of Winston Churchill. He is descended from an ancient Buckinghamshire family of great wealth. When John's father died, he inherited his family estate at the age of three. Wealthiest landowners in the country, his family owned estates in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Essex. Married to Elizabeth Simeon in 1619. On Sunday June 18,1643, Prince...[Read More]
St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire, England
Hiller, Wendy b. August 15, 1912 d. May 14, 2003
Actress. One of Britain's finest actresses who had a 50-year career as a stage star and Oscar-winning film actress. Dame Wendy Hiller was a tall, handsome woman with regal bearing and a rich, distinctive voice. In later years she was frequently cast in aristocratic roles. She won her best supporting actress Oscar for the 1958 film "Seperate Tables." (Bio by: Ron Moody)
St Mary Churchyard, Radnage, Buckinghamshire, England
Plot: 1/2 of ashes scattered

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