Find A Grave - Hertfordshire

d'Albini, Richard d. 1119
Abbott of St. Albans
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
de Cella, John d. 1214
Abbot of St. Albans 1195-1214
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
de Clifford, Thomas b. March 25, 1414 d. May 22, 1455
English Aristocracy. Born the only son of Sir John de Clifford, 7th Lord Clifford, and Elizabeth Percy. He succeeded to the title of 8th Lord Clifford in March 1421 and married Joan Dacre in March 1424, and with her had at least three children. He fought in the First Battle of St Albans in May 1455, the first battle of the Wars of the Roses and was killed in action at 41 when his Lancastrians were defeated by Yorkist forces led by the Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick. He was buried at Abbey...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Battle
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Mary Chapel
de la Mare, Thomas b. 1309 d. 1396
Abbot of St. Albans 1350-1396. Defended the Abbey during the Peasant's Revolt (1381) and built its Great Gateway, which still stands. (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
de la Moote, John d. 1401
Abbot of St. Albans 1396-1401
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Evers, Sybil b. June 19, 1904 d. June 24, 1963
Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she was a fixture of the London stage during the 1930s. Little is known of her early years beyond a failed early marriage to publisher Noel Brack. She made her theatrical bow in 1927 as Nixie in "The Ladder", then became a regular with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the early 1930s. Among Evers' Gilbert and Sullivan roles were Tessa in "The Gondoliers", Mad Margaret in "Ruddigore", Leila from "Iloanthe", Kate in "The Pirates of Penzance", Lady Saphir of "...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
St John the Baptist Churchyard, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England
Fayrfax, Robert b. April 23, 1464 d. October 24, 1521
Composer. The most significant English composer of the early 1500s. Born in Deeping Gate, Lincolnshire, he began his career as organist of St. Alban's Abbey. As a Gentleman of London's Chapel Royal from 1497, he became a favorite of the future Henry VIII and supplied music for his coronation in 1509. The King generously rewarded him for his services, making him a Poor Knight of Windsor in 1514 and the highest-...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Festing, John Wogan b. 1837 d. 1902
Religious Figure. He served as Anglican Bishop of St. Albans from 1890 to 1902.
Cause of death: Angina pectoris
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Churchyard
Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, Piers b. 1284 d. June 19, 1312
English Nobility. The son of a Gascon knight favored by Edward I, he was brought up in the royal household where he became a close friend of the King's son, later Edward II. He was Regent of England during the King's absence in France in 1308 and played a prominent part in King's coronation. His arrogance angered the nobles, and he was captured and executed on Blacklow Hill near Warwick. (Bio by: julia&keld)
Kings Langley Priory, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Geoffrey of Gorron d. 1146
Abbot of St. Albans (Bio by: David Conway)
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Gubion, Ralph d. July 7, 1150
Abbot of St. Albans and historian
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Hanratty, James b. October 4, 1936 d. April 4, 1962
James Francis Hanratty was a small-time crook who was found guilty of the A6 murder and became one of the last three men in Great Britain to be executed. Controversy about the case continues to this day. He was born in Farnborough, near Orpington in Kent ; although, soon after his birth, he moved with his Irish father and his English mother to Wembley in Middlesex. He spent most of the time between the ages of 18 and 25 in prison, for offences such as housebreaking and stealing cars. On no...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cause of death: Judicial hanging
Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: D 873
Harbottle, Grimston b. January 27, 1603 d. January 2, 1685
Judge and Speaker of the House of Commons during the Cromwellian period. Sir Harbottle purchased the estate of Gorhambury formerly owned by Francis Bacon and was rumoured to have been buried in Bacon's vault, displacing Bacon's coffin. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: Apoplexy
St Michael Churchyard, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: In the Church: exact location unknown
Hawksmoor, Nicholas b. 1661 d. March 24, 1736
Architect, originally assistant to Sir Christopher Wren and himself the designer of some of London's finest churches, and of the West towers of Westminster Abbey. Also the subject of an unusual novel by Peter Ackroyd. The letters PMSL on his tomb have not been adequately expelained. (Bio by: Find A Grave)
Former Churchyard of Saint Botolph, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
Hawthorne, Sir. Nigel b. April 5, 1929 d. December 26, 2001
Actor. He is best known to American audiences for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby in the British television comedy series "Yes Minister" and its follow-up companion sequel "Yes Prime Minister." Born in the West Midlands of England, he was raised in South Africa before returning home to the United Kingdom in early 1950 to study acting. He began his professional acting career working on the British stage, debuting in the theater production of "The Shop at Sly Corner" in April 1950, followed by...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Cause of death: Heart attack
St Mary Churchyard, Thundridge, Hertfordshire, England
Hill, Graham b. February 15, 1929 d. November 29, 1975
Auto Race Car Driver. He was a Formula 1 racing champion, having won championships in 1962 and 1968. He died when the plane he was piloting crashed in fog in Arkley, Hertfordshire, England. His son Damon Hill is also a noted racing driver.
Cause of death: Plane crash.
Former Churchyard of Saint Botolph, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
Jacob, Edgar b. 1844 d. 1920
Bishop of St. Albans, 1893-1919
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
John of Hertford d. 1335
Bishop of St. Albans
Saint Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: Choir
Kubrick, Stanley b. July 26, 1928 d. March 7, 1999
Motion Picture Director. His acclaimed motion pictures include "Spartacus" (1960), "Lolita" (1862), "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964), "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "A Clockwork Orange" (1972), "The Shining" (1980), "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). He won an Academy Award for Best Special Visual Effects in 1968 for "2001: A Space Odyssey", and was nominated twelve other times.
Cause of death: Natural causes
Childwickbury Manor, Childwick Green, Hertfordshire, England
Lamb, Lady Caroline b. November 13, 1785 d. January 11, 1828
Literary Figure. Lord Byron's lover and Melbourne's wife.
St Etheldreda Churchyard, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Plot: in churchyard

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