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Masham, Abigail d. December 6, 1734
English Nobility. Baroness Masham of Otes and confidante of Queen Anne. She was the cousin of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, through whose influence she entered the royal household. In 1707 she married Samuel (later Baron) Masham, a groom to Anne's husband, Prince George of Denmark. A subtle intriguer and strongly Tory, she gradually turned the Queen against the Marlboroughs, and in 1710 superseded her cousin as the Queen's unoffical advisor and power behind the throne. After Anne's...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
All Saints Churchyard, High Laver, Essex, England
Mendoza, Daniel b. July 5, 1764 d. September 3, 1836
Professional Boxer. He was bareknuckle Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Britain from 1792 to 1795, the only Jew to hold the title. He was also the first boxer to publish an autobiography, "Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza" (1816). He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. (Bio by: Pluto)
Brentwood Jewish Cemetery, Coxtie Green, Essex, England
Mugford, Harold Sandford b. August 31, 1894 d. June 16, 1958
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served a Lance Corporal in the 8th Squadron, Machine Gun Corps. On April 11, 1917, at Monchy-Le-Preux, France, Lance-Corporal Mugford got his machine gun into a forward exposed position from which he began firing onto the enemy. After his comrade was killed and himself severely wounded, he was ordered to go have his wounds dressed. He refused to do so staying to inflict damage on the enemy with his gun. Soon afterwards a shell broke both his legs...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Southend-On-Sea Crematorium, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Owens, James b. 1827 d. August 20, 1901
Crimean War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the 49th Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army. At Sebastopol, Crimea October 30, 1854, Corporal Owens gave assistance to an officer of his regiment during a confutation with attacking Russians. For distinguished service, he was promoted Sergeant and awarded the Victoria Cross Medal. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Lorne Road Cemetery, Great Warley, Essex, England
Plantagenet, Elizabeth b. August 7, 1282 d. May 5, 1316
English Royalty. Born at Rhuddlan Castle in Wales, she was the daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile. She married John I, Count of Holland and Zealand, on January 18, 1297 at Ipswitch Priory. She was widowed two years later. She then married Humphrey de Bohun, 4th earl of Hereford, on November 14, 1302. They had 11 children. Elizabeth died at Quendon, Essex while giving birth to her 11th child at the age of about 34. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Waltham Abbey, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Rappaport, David Stephen b. November 23, 1951 d. May 2, 1990
Actor. He was most famous for his roles in "LA Law" and "Time Bandits."
Cause of death: Suicide by gunshot to chest
Waltham Abbey Jewish Cemetery, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Reid, Mike b. January 19, 1940 d. July 20, 2007
Actor, Comedian. He is best remembered for playing 'Frank Butcher' in the British Broadcasting Corporation television soap opera, "Eastenders" and hosting the children's television show, "Runaround. Born in Hackney, an East London suburb during World War II, he attended Rowland Hill School, before pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian. He became one of the original stars of "The Comedians", a popular television series of the 1970s. As a comedian, his well-known catchphases included "Turn...[Read More] (Bio by: s.canning)
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Little Easton, Essex, England
Plot: On right-hand side as you enter churchyard.
Rich, Richard b. 1496 d. June 12, 1567
British Statesman, 1st Baron Rich of Leez. Lord Chancellor of England under Edward VI from 1547 to 1551. One of the most ruthless figures in the history of British politics, he attained great wealth and power during his country's turbulent Reformation period. His duplicitous testimony secured the executions of Thomas More and Bishop [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Cross Churchyard, Felsted, Essex, England
Plot: Canopied tomb in Rich Chapel
Strutt, Sir. John William b. November 12, 1842 d. June 30, 1919
British Physicist and Scientist. Nobel Prize Winner. Baron Lord Rayleigh, known for being the discoverer of the inert gas Argon, and for being the first to explain, through his Theory of Scattering, because the sky is blue. Graduated at Cambridge, in 1879 he was appointed Professor of Physics at the same University. His research has spaced in different branches of physics. The studies of the phenomenon of capillarity and surface tension, the phenomenon of the scattering of light and the nature...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Terling, All Saints Churchyard, Terling, Essex, England
Vincent, Philip Conrad b. March 14, 1908 d. March 27, 1979
British designer and manufacturer of the legendary Vincent motorcycles. Philip Conrad Vincent founded Vincent Motorcycles, manufacturer of motorcycles in the United Kingdom from 1928 to 1955. His parents, William Conrad Vincent and Ada Mary Vincent, owned a large cattle-farm some 300 miles from Buenos Aires in Argentina and it was customary in many circles at the time for an expectant mother to return 'home' to have her baby, to ensure British nationality for their offspring. His education...[Read More] (Bio by: geoffrey gillon)
St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Horndon-on-the-hill, Essex, England
Plot: Extension Churchyard
Washington, Lawrence b. 1602 d. January, 1652
Ancestor of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Lawrence (aka Laurence) Washington was born at Sulgrave Manor, near Banbury in Oxfordshire in 1602. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford of which he became a fellow in 1623. In 1633 he resigned that fellowship on his marriage to Amphillis Twigden of Tring in Hertfordshire and he was then instituted to the benefice of All Saints, in Purleigh, Essex, a village on the western part of the Dengie Peninsula, near Maldon...[Read More] (Bio by: geoffrey gillon)
All Saints Churchyard, Maldon, Essex, England
Wilbye, John b. March, 1574 d. September, 1638
Composer. An outstanding member of the English Madrigal School. His consort songs are prized for their effective melodies, vivid word-painting and almost romantic sensitivity to the texts. Some historians consider them the finest examples of the genre. The most famous of them include "Adieu, sweet Amarillis", "Sweet hony sucking bees", "Stay Corydon", "Softly, O softly drop", and "Draw on sweet night". They were published in two collections, in 1598 and 1609. Wilbye was born in Diss...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Holy Trinity Church, Colchester, Essex, England
Willmott, Ellen Ann b. August 19, 1858 d. September 27, 1934
British gardener, best remembered for plants named for her, such as Ceratostigma willmottianum (sometimes called Chinese plumbago), Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' and Syringa vulgaris 'Miss Ellen Willmott'. She helped her mother to design and plant a formal garden before embarking, in 1882, on a daring venture of her own, involving the construction of a rock-strewn ravine, so that she could plant alpines in something resembling their native habitat. Her independent income was sufficient...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Brentwood Cathedral Burial Grounds, Brentwood, Essex, England

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