Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Notable Burials

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, May 3, 2026

1. Notable Burials Marker

Inscription. Priory Road Cemetery was established in the 1850s and designed by the noted architect Robert Hutchinson, who was later buried here. There are a number of notable people who have been interred here over the last 150 years; these are just some of their stories.

1. Baby Walter Joseph Lamb (First burial in Priory Road Cemetery) - Grave Ref A08
2. Sarah Philpott (First Purchased Plot in Priory Road Cemetery) - Grave Ref J01
3. Joshua Macer (Sailor in Nelson's Navy) - Grave Ref E109

Joshua was born in 1779 in Whittlesford, Cambridge. He joined the Navy aged 18, on board HMS Monarch. His ship took part in many of the naval battles of the period, including that at Copenhagen in 1801 as part of Nelson's fleet, where Joshua was wounded, losing his right arm.

Joshua was discharged from the Navy in April 1802 and lived to be 79. He died in Huntingdon in June 1858.

4. Sir Michael Foster (Scientist) - Grave Ref 0102

Sir Michael was born in 1836 in Huntingdon and trained to be a physiologist. He was a key figure in organising the Cambridge Biological School and was Secretary of the Royal Society.

He wrote a Textbook of Physiology

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(1876) and Lectures on the History of Physiology (1901), based on lectures delivered in San Francisco. One of his students, Charles Scott Sherrington, won the Nobel Prize in 1932.

From 1900 to 1906 Sir Michael served as Member of Parliament for the University of London and in his spare time was an avid gardener. He died in 1907 and was buried here.

5. Jane Martin (Victim in Princess Alice Shipping Disaster) - Grave Ref DDDDD70

Jane lost her life on 3rd September 1878 when Princess Alice, a Thames pleasure steamer collided with a collier ship, Bywell Castle. Over 600 people died in the disaster, the worst waterway accident in British history.

6. Dion William Boucicault (Victim in Abbot's Ripton Rail Disaster) - Grave Ref H07

(Dion) William Boucicault was the son of the noted Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault.

William did not live in Huntingdon, but was buried here as he and 13 others were killed in the Abbots Ripton rail disaster on 21st January 1876 on the Great Northern Railway line. A coal train collided with a passenger train due to signal failures on the line and a blizzard.

William's father funded the

Dion William Boucicault grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, May 3, 2026

2. Dion William Boucicault grave marker

restoration of the building which is now the Cromwell Museum in 1878 in memory of his son.

7. George & Sophia Rust (Founder of the Huntingdon Burial Board) - Grave Ref DDDDD060
7b. Maria Sharman (Part of George Rust Household) - Grave Ref D055
7c. Joseph Sisman (Part of George Rust Household) - Grave Ref D058
8. Robert Hutchinson (Architect of this Cemetery) - Grave Ref GG09
9. Wotton Isaacson (Founder of the Huntingdon Burial Board) - Grave Ref G27
10. Frederick Howson (Founder of the Huntingdon Burial Board) - Grave Ref G31

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 52° 20.01′ N, 0° 10.731′ W. Marker is in Huntingdon, England, in Cambridgeshire. It can be reached from Priory Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located within Priory Road Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Priory Road, Huntingdon, England PE29 1JN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Anglia.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

Jane Martin grave marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, May 3, 2026

3. Jane Martin grave marker

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commonwealth War Graves (here, next to this marker); The Great Northern Railway Disaster (a few steps from this marker); Oliver Cromwell and Huntingdon (approx. half a kilometer away); Oliver Cromwell (approx. half a kilometer away); Market Hill (approx. half a kilometer away); King Charles I (approx. half a kilometer away); The Church of St John the Baptist (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sebastopol Cannon (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntingdon.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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