Grace Darling

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Grace Darling was a 19th-century English lighthouse keeper’s daughter famed for her heroic 1838 sea rescue off the Northumberland coast, which made her a national heroine.

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Grace Darling canonical 4

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instanceOf English heroine
person
awardReceived Royal National Lifeboat Institution silver medal for gallantry
linked to: RNLI Silver Medal
burialPlace St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
commemoratedBy Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh
annual memorial services in Bamburgh
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1815-11-24
dateOfDeath 1842-10-20
dateOfEvent 1838-09-07
era Victorian era
ethnicGroup English
familyName Darling
father William Darling
givenName Grace
hasLegacy icon of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
symbol of Victorian female heroism
hasMonument Grace Darling Monument, St Aidan's Churchyard, Bamburgh
hasStatue Grace Darling statue in St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
Grace Darling statue in St Cuthbert's Chapel, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne
inspiredWork ballads and poems about the Forfarshire rescue
biographical books about her life
knownFor heroic sea rescue of survivors from the Forfarshire shipwreck
mediaCoverage extensive coverage in British newspapers after the 1838 rescue
mother Thomasin Darling
linked to: Thomasin
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent rescue of Forfarshire survivors
notableRelative William Darling (lighthouse keeper of Longstone Lighthouse)
notableWork participation in the 1838 Forfarshire rescue
numberOfPeopleRescued 9
occupation lighthouse keeper's daughter
partnerInRescue William Darling
placeOfBirth Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
linked to: Bamburgh
placeOfDeath Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
linked to: Bamburgh
placeOfEvent off the Northumberland coast near the Farne Islands
religion Christianity
residence Brownsman Island, Farne Islands, Northumberland
linked to: Farne Islands

Longstone Lighthouse, Farne Islands, Northumberland
sexOrGender female
sibling George Darling
Isabella Darling
Janet Darling
Robert Darling
Thomas Darling
Thomasin Darling (younger)
William Brooks Darling
victimRescuedFrom SS Forfarshire

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Longstone associatedWith Grace Darling
Longstone hasNotablePersonAssociation Grace Darling
Longstone Lighthouse associatedWith Grace Darling