| Dates in Office: | 1675–1719 | |
| Born: | 1646, August 19 |
|
| Died: | 1719, December 31 (at the Royal Observatory) |
|
| Buried at: | St Bartholemew's Church, Church Road, Burstow, Surrey, RH6 9RG |
|
| Date interred: | 12 January 1720 | |
| Tomb Details: | Burried in an unmarked grave below the chancel |
|
| Memorial plaques etc: | 1. East window with brass dedication plaques on left and right beneath. |
|
| 2. Tablet with circular medallion beneath list of rectors on south wall of chancel | ||
| 3. Ceramic cameo and poster telling the story of Flamseed’s life at west end of church |
||
| Church website: | http://www.windmillchurches.co.uk/burstow-church | |
| Learn more: |
Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in Office: | 1720–1742 | |
| Born: | 1656, October 29 (exact date uncertain) | |
| Died: | 1656, October 29 (exact date uncertain) | |
| Interred: | 1742, January 20 | |
| Buried at: | The old churchyard, St Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath, London SE13 5DL | |
| Tomb Details: | Chest tomb; East side of old churchyard near the boundary |
|
| Memorial plaques: | Westminster Abbey (eected 1986) |
|
| Church contact details: | http://www.stmargaretslee.org.uk (020 8318 9643) | |
| Learn more: | Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in Office: | 1742–1762 | |
| Born: | baptised 1692, Oct 3 |
|
| Died: | 1762 July 13 (at Chalford) |
|
| Buried at: | Church of the Holy Trinity, Bell Lane, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, GL6 9JP |
|
| Tomb Location: | Chest tomb with bolection moulded panels and panelled corner pilasters; c.18m north of north transept | |
| Memorial plaques etc: | 1. Oval brass dedication plate inscribed in latin. Originally afixed to tomb, but now mounted on wall at west end of north aisle. |
|
| 2. Explanatory sign with translation of inscription on dedication plate on table beneath dedication plate |
||
| Chruch website: | http://www.minchchurch.org.uk | |
| Learn more: |
Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in Office: | 1762–1764 | |
| Born: | 1700, November 28 | |
| Died: | 1764, September 2 (probably at Greenwich) | |
| Interred: | 1764, September 4 | |
| Buried at: | The old churchyard, St Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath, London SE13 5DL | |
| Tomb Details: | Unmarked grave |
|
| Church contact details: | http://www.stmargaretslee.org.uk (020 8318 9643) | |
| Learn more: | Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in office: | 1765–1811 | |
| Born: | 1732, October 6 (Kensington Gore, London) |
|
| Baptised: | 1732, October 27 (St Martins-in-the-Fields, London) | |
| Died: | 1811, February 9 (Royal Observatory, Greenwich) |
|
| Buried at: | Churchyard of St Mary’s, Purton, Wiltshire, SN5 4EB |
|
| Date interred | 1811, February 20 | |
| Tomb location: | Chest tomb adjacent to the south side of the south transept |
|
| Memorial plaques etc: | East wall of Chapel of St Nicolas in the south transept |
|
| Church website: | http://www.stmaryspurton.org.uk | |
| Learn more: |
Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in Office: | 1811–1835 | |
| Born: | 1767 (baptised 18 November and again a week later) |
|
| Died: | 1736, September 7 (Blackheath) | |
| Interred: | 1736, September 13 | |
| Buried at: | The old churchyard, St Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath, London SE13 5DL | |
| Tomb Details: | Buried in same grave as Halley (see above) | |
| Church contact details: | http://www.stmargaretslee.org.uk (020 8318 9643) | |
| Learn more: | Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in office: | 1835–1881 | |
| Born: | 1801, July 27 (Alnwick) |
|
| Died: | 1892, January 2 (The White House, Greenwich) |
|
| Buried at: | St Marys, Church Lane, Playford, Suffolk, IP6 9DS | |
| Date interred: | 1893, January 7 | |
| Tomb location: | In churchyard, immediately to the south of the chancel in a railed off enclosure. Headstone and footstone shared with wife Richarda |
|
| Memorial plaques etc: | Marble plaque with bust of Airy on north wall of nave. A virtually identical Marble plaque with bust is mounted on the south wall of the tower near the entrance to St Alphege's, Greenwich |
|
| Church website: | https://www.achurchnearyou.com/playford-st-mary | |
| Playford village website: |
http://www.playford.org.uk | |
| Learn more: |
Click here for additional information, map and pictures |
| Dates in Office: | 1881–1910 | |
| Born: | 1845, Oct 1 | |
| Died: | 1922, Jan 22 | |
| Buried at: | Buried at sea off the coast of Portugal (Latitude 40o 3.5' N, Long 9o 20' W) | |
| Learn More: | Click here for additional information and map |
| Dates in Office: | 1910–1933 | |
| Born: | 1868, January 8 |
|
| Died: | 1939, May 25 |
|
| Date interred: | 1939, May 25 at 4.30 p.m. | |
| Buried at: | Buried at sea in the Indian Ocean between Australia and South Africa (Latitude 29o 55' S, Long 67o 05' E) |
© 2014 – 2024 Graham Dolan
Except where indicated, all text and images are the copyright of Graham Dolan