Mary Shelley

Birth Name:
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
Birth Date:
August 30, 1797
Birth Place:
Somers Town, London
Death Date:
February 1, 1851
Place of Death:
Chester Square, London
Age:
53
Cause of Death:
Suspected brain tumor
Cemetery Name:
St Peter's Church, Bournemouth
Claim to Fame:
Writers and Poets
Mary Shelley was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein (also called The Modern Prometheus 1818), which is considered an early example of science fiction. She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and her mother was the philosopher and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

St Peter's Church, Bournemouth

2 Upper Hinton Rd

Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 2EE

United Kingdom

North America

Grave Location:

Shelly Family Tomb

Grave Location Description

Mary Shelley’s grave is located about 78 feet southeast of main St. Peter’s Church building on the paved walkway, and is visible from the church.

Grave Location GPS

50.720294, -1.874883

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