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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grace Darling canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English heroine
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person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal National Lifeboat Institution silver medal for gallantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh
NERFINISHED
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
icon of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
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symbol of Victorian female heroism ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Grace Darling Monument, St Aidan's Churchyard, Bamburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatue |
Grace Darling statue in St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
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Grace Darling statue in St Cuthbert's Chapel, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
ballads and poems about the Forfarshire rescue
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | rescue of Forfarshire survivors ⓘ |
| notableRelative | William Darling (lighthouse keeper of Longstone Lighthouse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in the 1838 Forfarshire rescue ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleRescued | 9 ⓘ |
| occupation | lighthouse keeper's daughter ⓘ |
| partnerInRescue | William Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bamburgh, Northumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bamburgh, Northumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | off the Northumberland coast near the Farne Islands ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Brownsman Island, Farne Islands, Northumberland
NERFINISHED
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Longstone Lighthouse, Farne Islands, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
George Darling
NERFINISHED
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Isabella Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Janet Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomasin Darling (younger) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Brooks Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimRescuedFrom | SS Forfarshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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