Old Mortlake Burial Ground, also known as Old Mortlake Cemetery, is a cemetery in

Mortlake Mortlake is a suburban district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the south bank of the River Thames between Kew and Barnes. Historically it was part of Surrey and until 1965 was in the Municipal Borough of Barnes. For many centu ...

in the

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London ...

, at Avenue Gardens, London SW14 8BP. Established in 1854, and enlarged in 1877, it is now managed by

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. The cemetery contains

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of 21 British service personnel, 19 from

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and two from

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.
CWGC cemetery report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.

Notable burials

Notable people buried in Old Mortlake Burial Ground include: * Sir

Arthur Bliss Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (2 August 189127 March 1975) was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he qu ...

(1891–1975), composer and conductor * Sir

Edwin Chadwick Sir Edwin Chadwick KCB (24 January 18006 July 1890) was an English social reformer who is noted for his leadership in reforming the Poor Laws in England and instituting major reforms in urban sanitation and public health. A disciple of Uti ...

(1800–1890), social reformer *

Henry Clutton Henry Clutton (19 March 1819 – 27 June 1893)Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Photograph , http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&GScid=1366392&GRid=12186732&PIgrid=12186732&PIcrid=1366392&PIpi=3000944& was an English arch ...

(1819–1893), architect and designer *

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Lord William FitzRoy Admiral Lord William FitzRoy (1 June 1782 – 13 May 1857), was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary Wars, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and also as a Member of Parliament. Biography Famil ...

(1782–1857),

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officer and Member of Parliament. His grave is marked by an

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* Charles Dickens, Jr. (1837–1896), writer, editor, and eldest son of the famous novelist *

Georgina Hogarth Georgina Hogarth (22 January 1827 – 19 April 1917) was the sister-in-law, housekeeper, and adviser of English novelist Charles Dickens and the editor of three volumes of his collected letters after his death. Biography 'Georgy' Hogarth was o ...

(1827–1917), sister-in-law, housekeeper, and adviser of novelist

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

and the editor of two volumes of his collected letters after his death * Admiral Sir

Erasmus Ommanney Sir Erasmus Ommanney (22 May 1814 – 21 December 1904) was a Royal Navy officer and an Arctic explorer of the Victorian era. Early life He was born in London in 1814, the seventh son in a family of eight sons and three daughters of Sir F ...

KCB, FRS,

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, JP (1814–1904), Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer *

Thomas German Reed Thomas German Reed (27 June 1817 – 21 March 1888), known after 1844 as simply German Reed was an English composer, musical director, actor, singer and theatrical manager of the Victorian era. He was best known for creating the German Ree ...

(1817–1888), theatrical manager, composer, musical director, actor and singer who, with his wife

Priscilla Horton Priscilla Horton, later Priscilla German Reed (2 January 1818 – 18 March 1895), was an English singer and actress, known for her role as Ariel in W. C. Macready's production of ''The Tempest'' in 1838 and "fairy" Victorian burlesque, burlesque ...

(1818–1895), created the

German Reed Entertainment The German Reed Entertainments were founded in 1855 and operated by Thomas German Reed (1817–1888) together with his wife, Priscilla German Reed (née Horton) (1818–1895). At a time when the theatre in London was seen as a disreput ...

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musical plays "of a refined nature"

References

External links

Official website
* {{Cemeteries, crematoria and memorials in Richmond upon Thames 1854 establishments in England Cemeteries in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England Charles Dickens Mortlake, London Former cemeteries

Notable burials

See also

References

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