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William Darling

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William Darling

Birth
Belford, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Death
28 May 1865 (aged 79)
Bamburgh, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
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Bamburgh, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England Add to Map
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William Darling. The father of Heroine Grace Darling, was a lightkeeper in the Brownsman and Longstone Lighthouses on the Farne Islands and, together with his famous daughter Grace, rescued a number of the Crew and Passengers of the wreck of the paddlesteamer "Forfarshire" on the night of 5th Sept 1838.
He married Tomasin Horsley on 1st July 1805 in St. Aiden's, Bamburgh.
He was interred there on 30th May 1865
William Darling. The father of Heroine Grace Darling, was a lightkeeper in the Brownsman and Longstone Lighthouses on the Farne Islands and, together with his famous daughter Grace, rescued a number of the Crew and Passengers of the wreck of the paddlesteamer "Forfarshire" on the night of 5th Sept 1838.
He married Tomasin Horsley on 1st July 1805 in St. Aiden's, Bamburgh.
He was interred there on 30th May 1865

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  • Created by: Brian McLachlan
  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137672019/william-darling: accessed ), memorial page for William Darling (17 Feb 1786–28 May 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137672019, citing St. Aidan Churchyard, Bamburgh, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England; Maintained by Brian McLachlan (contributor 48564656).