The Parish Church of St John-at-Hampstead

George Samuel Windsor EARL

  • Born: 1813
  • Died: 1865
  • Grave/memorial: D054

Scholar and Far Eastern Explorer. Born at North End, Hampstead, and went to sea at an early age. He was concerned with the colonisation of Indonesia, a name he invented. Laterly he was Assistant Resident Councillor and Police Magistrate at Penang, where he died. His father, Percy (1770-1827), was captain of the East India ship Aurora. His brother, also Percy (1809-1846) was drowned in the Torres Strait. His mother, Elizabeth (1779-1874), died at Wildwood, North End, aged 95.

Reference: Buried in Hampstead, Camden History Society 1986
Additional research by the 2012 project team