Find A Grave - Suffolk

Grey, Catherine [original burial site] b. August 25, 1540 d. January 26, 1568
English Royalty. Countess of Hertford. Catherine was the second surviving daughter of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, and his wife Lady Frances Brandon. She was a great niece of King Henry VIII and therefore a legitimate claimant to the English throne. Her older sister Lady Jane Dudley, after being put on the throne for nine days in 1553, was executed in 1554 at the order of Queen Mary. Her father was also executed, for leading a revolt against Mary. Despite this, the remaining Grey family (...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
St Peter Churchyard, Yoxford, Suffolk, England
Plot: Cockfield chapel
Grey, Clifford b. January 5, 1887 d. September 25, 1941
British lyricist, screenwriter and actor. He was born in Birmingham, and appeared in 22 silent films, but retired as an actor with the coming of sound, after which he contributed to the screenplays of 38 pictures, the best-known of which are "Brewster's Millions" (1935) and "The Lambeth Walk" (1939). He is, however, remembered chiefly as the lyricist of "If You were the Only Girl in the World and I were the Only Boy," which was sung by Sir George Robey and Violet Loraine in the 1916 musical "...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Old Ipswich Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Plot: H 27 - 30
Harvey, Pvt. Samuel b. September 17, 1881 d. September 22, 1960
British Victoria Cross recipient. Samuel Harvey was born in Basford, near Nottingham, but moved to Ipswich with his family when he was a small child. He joined the Army in 1905 and, during the First World War, served as a Private in the First Batallion of the York and Lancaster Regiment. On the 29th. September 1915, in the "Big Willie" trench near the Hohenzollern Redoubt at Loos in Northern France, there was a heavy bombing attack. More bombs were required, and Private Harvey volunteered to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Old Ipswich Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Plot: X 21-3
Hervey, George William '2nd Earl of Bristol' b. August 31, 1721 d. March 18, 1775
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1776-77. He never visited the country duing this period, but used his influence to obtain the Bishopric of Cloyne for his brother, Frederick Augustus (1730-1803). Frederick then went on to obtain the rich bishopric of Derry, and eventually became himself Earl of Bristol as well, becoming one of the richest men in the kingdom. He built a magnificent house (now in ruins) at Downhill and in the grounds constructed this mausoleum in memory of the brother who gave him a...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
St Mary Churchyard, Ickworth, Suffolk, England
Hills, George b. June 26, 1816 d. December 10, 1895
Pioneer Anglican clergyman-bishop in British Columbia, Canada. Sent to establish the Church of England on the Pacific Coast of North America, Hills was named the First Bishop of Columbia (1859-1879) and then First Bishop of Vancouver Island (1879-1892) when the diocese was split. He retired to England. (Bio by: Steve Frasher)
Parham Vicarage Cemetery, Parham, Suffolk, England
Holst, Imogen b. April 12, 1907 d. March 9, 1984
Composer, Conductor. She was born in Richmond, Surrey, the daughter of Gustav Holst and his wife, Isobel Harrison. She was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School in London and at the Royal College of Music. From 1943 to 1951, she served as the Director of the Music Arts Centre at Dartington Hall in Devon from 1952 to 1964, as the musical assistant to Benjamin Britten, and, from 1953 to 1967, as the conductor of the Purcell Singers. In addition to writing and performing her own music, she was well-...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
Jebb, Gladwyn b. April 25, 1900 d. October 24, 1996
UN Secretary-General. A career diplomat, he served as Acting Secretary-General of The United Nations from October 24 1945 to November 2 1946. He later served as British ambassador to the United Nations and France. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
St Andrew Churchyard, Hasketon, Suffolk, England
Jessop, Violet b. October 2, 1887 d. May 5, 1971
"Violet Constance Jessop, beloved sister, who died 5th. May 1971 in her 84th. year, fortified by rites of Holy Mother Church. On her soul sweet Jesus have mercy." Violet Jessop was born in the Argentine, the eldest of six children of Irish parents who had emigrated from Dublin in order to work as sheep farmers. In 1903, she sailed to England and became a stewardess on the White Star Line. During her long years of service, she was present on three disastrous occasions. On the 20th. September...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Cause of death: Congestive heart failure
Hartest Cemetery, Hartest, Suffolk, England
Kerr, Deborah b. September 30, 1921 d. October 16, 2007
Actress. Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland. Trained as a ballet dancer, she began acting on stage as a teenager and performed in stage productions at the Open Air Theatre in London and the Cambridge Theatre. She also performed with the Oxford Repertory Company. Appeared in her first film, the 1941 production of George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara". She eventually caught the eye of MGM's [Read More] (Bio by: Nan)
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Redgrave, Suffolk, England
Plot: Family plot
Kirbye, George b. 1570 d. October 5, 1634
Composer. He helped develop the madrigal, or consort song, in England. The 24 tunes in Kirbye's book "The First Set of English Madrigals" (1597) are somber and pessimistic but the finest of them achieve a stately grandeur. Although only a provincial musician, he was considered important enough to contribute to "The Triumphs of Oriana" (1601), an anthology of songs dedicated to Elizabeth I, in which the country's leading madrigalists were represented. His better known vocal pieces include "...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
St Mary Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Lionel of Antwerp b. November 29, 1338 d. October 17, 1368
English Royalty. The Earl of Ulster and Duke of Clarence, he was the third son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa, Born at Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, he had scarcely completed his third year, when, in order to secure for him a large territory in Ireland, his future marriage was arranged with Lady Elizabeth De Burgh, the sole daughter and heiress of William, Earl of Ulster. They were married in 1355; and he was created Earl of Ulster, and first armed, for the purpose of attending his Royal...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
Lott, William b. 1761 d. July 12, 1849
The inscription reads : "Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM LOTT, who departed this life July 12th. 1849, aged 88 years. He resided at Gibeons Farm, near Flatford Mill, in this parish, all his life." Willy Lott was a tenant farmer, who spent only four nights away from his house in the whole of his long life. It can be seen in many of the paintings of John Constable (q.v.), notably "The Hay Wain." (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
Obolensky, Alexander b. February 17, 1916 d. March 29, 1940
Anglo-Russian sportsman and pilot. His Highness Prince Alexander Obolensky was born in St. Petersburg, the son of Prince Serge Obolensky and his wife, Princess Luba (nee Narischkine). The year after his birth, the Russian Revolution broke out and the family fled to England, settling in Muswell Hill in North London. Prince Alexander studied at Oxford University, where he played Rugby football and gained a "Blue," and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Old Ipswich Cemetery, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Plot: Section XH, Grave 423
of Acre, Joan b. April, 1272 d. April 23, 1307
English Royalty. The daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, she was born at Acre, Isreal while her father was on crusade. She married Gilbert of Clare, 3rd earl of Gloucester on April 30, 1290 at Westminster Abbey. They had 4 children before Gilbert's death in 1295. She then married Ralph Monthermer, 1st baron Monthermer, a knight in her household, in 1297 without her father's consent. Enraged at his daughter's lowly second marriage, Edward I had Monthermer thrown in...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
Pears, Peter b. June 22, 1910 d. April 3, 1986
Opera Singer. He was born in Farnham in Surrey. He was educated at Lancing School in Sussex, at Hertford College in Oxford, where he was an organ scholar, and at the Royal College of Music. In 1936, he met Benjamin Britten ; the following year, they gave their first concert together (Pears singing, Britten on piano) at Balliol College in Oxford, to support the Government in the Spanish Civil War. From 1939 to 1942, the two men lived in the United States and in Canada. On their return, Peter...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
Peel, John b. August 30, 1939 d. October 26, 2004
Disc Jockey. Born John Robert Parker Ravenscroft. He was educated at a public school in Shrewsbury, England. On completing his national service he went to the United States, where he worked for an insurance company in Dallas, Texas. He then worked for several American radio stations in the 1960's, before returning to England in 1967. He soon joined Radio London, playing a diverse mixture of musical styles on his show "The Perfumed Garden". Later the same year, he became part of the original...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
St Andrew Churchyard, Great Finborough, Suffolk, England
Plot: Churchyard
Plantagenet, Lionel b. November 29, 1338 d. October 17, 1368
English Royalty. Born the third son and fifth child of Edward III, King of England and Philippa de Hainaut at Antwerp in Flanders (present day Belgium). At the age of three he was betrothed to Elizabeth de Burgh, the only child of William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and Lady Matilda of Lancaster. At the age of seven, he held the office of Guardian of England in July 1345 and again in June 1346. After his marriage in 1342 he was styled as Earl of Ulster as of 1347 but did not live as husband to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
Plantagenet of Brotherton, Thomas b. June 1, 1300 d. August, 1338
English Royalty. The Earl of Norfolk. He was the eldest son of King Edward I and his second queen, Margaret of France. He was born at Brotherton, North Yorkshire. He married Alice Hayles between 1316 and 1320. The couple had three children; Edward, Margaret, and Alice. Alice Hayles died in 1328, and he then married Mary Braose, by whom he had one son, John. He died at the age of 38. (Bio by: VampireRed)
St Mary Churchyard, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Pressburger, Emeric b. December 5, 1902 d. February 5, 1988
Film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist. Note: The extract of the poem on the grave is by Sir Walter Scott and is quoted at the end of the film A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (aka Stairway to Heaven) which was Written, Produced and Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger.
Cause of death: Complications of age
St Mary of Grace Churchyard, Aspall, Suffolk, England
Raedwald
King of East Anglia. He was born between 560 AD and 580 AD, and came to the throne in about 600 AD. St Augustine of Canterbury arrived in England on his mission from Rome during the early years of his reign, and he became the first East Anglian King to convert to Christianity. His conversion was not universally popular, and his devoutly pagan wife persuaded him to retract some of his commitment from it. He therefore kept two alters in his temple, one Christian and one pagan. He later gave...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Sutton Hoo Royal Burial Ground, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Plot: Mound 1

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