Find A Grave - Staffordshire

, Saint Modwenna of Burton-on-Trent
Saint. She was a 9th century noble lady who gave up her wealth and status to be a nun. her Feast Day is July 5th. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
St Modwen Churchyard, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Anson, Adm. George b. April 23, 1697 d. June 6, 1762
British Admiral. A figure of Royal Navy was appointed Commander of a mission to North America until 1735. In 1737 he was appointed Captain of Vessel and commander of the battleship Centurion; in 1740, on the eve of the War of the Austrian Succession, he obtained the command as Commodore of the squadron sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America. This mission was long and difficult and despite the loss of most of the fleet in the passage of Cape Horn and along the coasts of Chile he...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Shugborough Hall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Plot: Family estate
Astle, Geoff b. May 13, 1942 d. January, 2002
English Footbal/Soccer Player. Played League football with Notts County, West Bromwich Albion and represented England five times. Became West Broms greatest player, playing 361 games and scoring 174 goals. Known for his miss against Brazil in the 1970 World Cup Finals. He also scored in every round of West Broms 1968 F.A. Cup winning season. (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Bretby Crematorium, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Badley, Dr. John b. July 23, 1783 d. April 16, 1870
Surgeon, Medical Pioneer. Born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England to a surgeon father, William Badley and Sarah Cox his wife. He studied medicine at Saint Bartholomew's Hospital in London where he was a favorite pupil of John Abernathy a leading surgeon at the turn of the eighteen century and himself a student of Hunter. His notes of Abernathy's lectures in 1801 are in the archives. He was elected as a Fellow and is listed in "The Original 300 Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons." Despite...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
St Edmund King and Martyr Churchyard, Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Plot: Badley Family Vault
Bennett, Enoch Arnold b. May 27, 1867 d. March 29, 1931
Author. Editor of "Woman". Famous for his cliffhanger novels ("The Five Towns") about the pottery area of Stoke-On-Trent.
Burslem Cemetery, Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Bird, Norman b. October 30, 1920 d. April 22, 2005
Actor. He was born in Coalville, Leicestershire, England and died of cancer in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. His film and television credits include "Crossing the Floor," "Shadowlands," "The Final Conflict," "To Serve Them All My Days," "Thomas and Sarah," "Coronation Street," "Margie and Me," "The Slipper and the Rose," "Young Winston," "Oh! What a Lovely War," "An Inspector Calls," "Yes, Minister," "All Creatures Great and Small," "Fawlty Towers," "Raffles," "Bless This House," "Till...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Yardley Cemetery and Crematorium, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Booth, Anthony Clarke b. April 21, 1846 d. December 8, 1899
British Zulu Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Carrington, in Nottinghamshire, he joined the 80th Regiment (the South Staffordshire Regiment) and served as a Sergeant during the Zulu War. On March 12, 1879 on the Intombi River, during an attack by the Zulus, he ralied a few men on the South Bank of the river and covered fifty soldiers, enabling them to retreat for three miles. His citation finished with the words, "Had it not been for the coolness displayed by this N.C.O., not one man...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
St Michael Churchyard, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
Plot: On the South side of the extension to the West of the church
Boulton, Matthew b. September 3, 1728 d. August 18, 1809
Manufacturer, Engineer. Improver with James Watt of the steam-engine. He was born in Birmingham where his father was a manufacturer of metal articles of various kinds. To this buisness he succedded on his father's death in 1759. He undertook the reproduction of oil paintings by a mechanical process, as well as the manfacture of artistic objects in metal. He established a strong reputation as a craftsman. His works at Soho, Birmingham were widely known for excellent workmanship. In 1767, Boulton...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
St Mary Churchyard, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
Plot: unknown
Brindley, James b. 1716 d. September 27, 1772
Inventor of the canal 'lock system' which allows ships to go up and down hills.
St James the Apostle Churchyard, Newchapel, Staffordshire, England
Cadbury, George b. September 19, 1839 d. October 24, 1922
Businessman, Social Reformer. Cocoa and chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist, son of a Quaker grocer, Cadbury worked for a time in Joseph Rowntree's grocery store. They both became world-wide competitors as chocolate manufacturers. In 1861, together with his brother, Richard, he took over the family buisness and in 1878, acquired land for a new factory three miles south of Birmingham. Cadbury Ltd. prospered well because of humanitarian working conditions. Cadbury founded the town of...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Bournville, Staffordshire, England
Plot: Ashes in urn.
Campbell, Dr. Keith b. May 23, 1954 d. October 6, 2012
British Scientis, Biologist. Best known for being a member of the scientific team which first cloned a mammal, specifically the now famous sheep Dolly. Graduated in Microbiology at the University of London, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Sussex by thesis titled "Aspects of cell cycle control in Yeast and Xenopus", he began researching animal cloning at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh in 1991. In 1997, the success of the experiment sparked international debates about the ethics of...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Bretby Crematorium, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Coltman, Corp. William Harold b. November 17, 1891 d. June 29, 1974
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient, the most-decorated NCO of the war.
St Mark Churchyard, Winshill, Staffordshire, England
Cooper, James b. September, 1840 d. August 9, 1889
Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Birmingham, England, he served as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, British Army. On May 7, 1867, at the island of Andaman, in the Bay of Bengal India, Private Cooper was one of a party of five who risked their lives in manning a boat and proceeding through dangerous surf to rescue some of their comrades who had been sent to the island to find out the fate of the commander and seven of the crew, who were feared murdered by the cannibalistic...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Warstone Lane Cemetery, Hockley, Staffordshire, England
Edwards, Duncan b. October 1, 1936 d. February 20, 1958
Professional Soccer Player. A star for Manchester United, he was considered to be amongst the most naturally gifted players ever born. As a defender, strong in the air and in the tackle, he could win the ball, pass perfectly and score as gracefully as any centre-forward. He was tragically cut down long before he even reached his prime in the Munich Air Disaster of February 6, 1958, which killed seven of his fellow Manchester United teammates and destroyed the dream coach Matt Busby had of...[Read More] (Bio by: Cole McCormick)
Dudley Cemetery, Dudley, Staffordshire, England
Egerton, Ernest Albert b. November 10, 1897 d. February 14, 1966
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
St Peter Churchyard, Forsbrook, Staffordshire, England
Evans, Edward b. June 4, 1914 d. December 20, 2001
British Actor. He was born in Putney, London, England as Albert Edward Walker Evans and died in Longsdon, Staffordshire, England. Film and television credits include "Lifeforce," "Poldark," "Tales from the Crypt,""Sunday Bloody Sunday," "10 Rillington Place,""Vendetta for the Saint," "Till Death Us Do Part,""Coronation Street," "The Trials of Oscar Wilde,""Cosh Boy," "The Bill," "George and Mildred," "Doctor Who," "Z Cars," "Dixon of Dock Green," "Doomwatch," "Steptoe and Son," "Dad's Army," "...[Read More] (Bio by: Genet)
Stafford Crematorium, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Plot: Staffordshire, England
Faulds, Henry b. June 1, 1843 d. March 19, 1930
Scientist. He was the first person to suggest the forensic use of fingerprints for the identification of criminals. He took up the study of fingerprints after noticing prints on fragments of ancient pottery. His first paper on the subject was published in a scientific journal in 1880. (Bio by: John Byrne)
St Margaret Churchyard, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
Foley, Capt. Frank Edward b. November 11, 1884 d. May 8, 1958
British Army Officer and Holocaust victim rescuer. A veteran of the First World War, he was head of the British Secret Intelligence operation in Berlin, Germany, during the interwar years until the Nazi invasion of Poland (and the British declaration of war on Nazi Germany) in September 1939, acquiring key details on German military research and development. Witnessing Hitler's ruthless rise to power, he was well aware of the fate that lay ahead for the Jewish people, and he used his cover as...[Read More] (Bio by: John Byrne)
Stourbridge Cemetery and Crematorium, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England
Groucutt, Kelly b. September 8, 1945 d. February 19, 2009
Rock Musician. Bass player for the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). He was born Michael William Groucutt in Coseley, Staffordshire, England. After playing in several bands including the group Sight and Sound, he joined ELO (which formed in Birmingham during the early-1970s) in 1974. During his time with the group they enjoyed their most successful period, recording such memorable albums as "Face the Music" (1975), "Ole ELO" (1976), "A New World Record" (1976), "Out of the Blue" (...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Gornal Wood Cemetery and Crematorium, Gornal Wood, Staffordshire, England
Hammond, Gladys b. 1915 d. May, 1997
Victim of Desecration. The remains of Gladys Hammond were taken from her grave in October 2004, the desecration was linked to animal rights protesters because of her daughter's marriage to Chris Hall, one of the owners of Darley Oak Farm. The theft of her body was the most sickening of the hundreds of criminal acts carried out against the farm owners, friends and associates between 1999 and 2004 because it bred guinea pigs for scientific research. Following the theft of the body the Hall...[Read More] (Bio by: John Byrne)
St Peter Churchyard, Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

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