Editing William Bligh (section)

===Final years and death===
Bligh was recruited to chart and map [[Dublin Bay]], and recommended the building walls for a refuge harbour at what was then known as Dunleary; the large harbour and naval base subsequently built there between 1816 and 1821 was called Kingstown, later renamed [[Dún Laoghaire]]. Many sources claim that Bligh designed the North [[Bull Wall]] at the mouth of the [[River Liffey]] in Dublin. He did propose the construction of a sea wall or barrier at the north of the bay in order to clear a sandbar by [[Venturi effect|Venturi action]], but his design was not used. The wall that was constructed used a design by [[George Halpin]] and resulted in the formation of [[North Bull Island]] by the sand cleared by the river's now more narrowly focused force.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Daly|first=Gerald J.|date=1991|title=Captain William Bligh in Dublin, 1800–1801|journal=Dublin Historical Record|volume=44|issue=1|pages=20–33|jstor=30100863|issn=0012-6861}}</ref>

[[File:Grave of William Bligh, Lambeth, London - geograph.org.uk - 1411724.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Bligh's tomb, surmounted by an [[eternal flame]], sits in the Sackler Garden at the Garden Museum.]]
Bligh died of cancer in [[Bond Street]], London, on 7 December 1817 and was buried in a family plot at St. Mary's, [[Lambeth]] (this church is now the [[Garden Museum]]).<ref name="Dictionary">{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |title=Bligh, William (1754–1817) |id2=bligh-william-1797 |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> His tomb was notable for its use of [[Coade stone]] (''Lithodipyra''), a compound of clay and other materials that was moulded in imitation of carved stonework and fired in a kiln. This stoneware was produced by Eleanor Coade at her factory in Lambeth. The tomb is topped by an eternal flame, not a breadfruit.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Woodward|first=Christopher|date=April 2016|title=Captain Bligh's tomb|url=http://britain-australia.org.uk/uploads/3rdparty/AGHVol27-Bligh.pdf|journal=Australian Garden History|volume=27|issue=4|pages=18–20|via=The Britain-Australia Society|accessdate=29 August 2018|archive-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212118/http://britain-australia.org.uk/uploads/3rdparty/AGHVol27-Bligh.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> A plaque marks Bligh's house, half a mile (700m) east of the Garden Museum at 100 Lambeth Road,{{sfn|Rennison|2009}} opposite the [[Imperial War Museum]].<ref name="english-heritage.org.uk">{{Cite web |title=William Bligh {{!}} Commander of the 'Bounty' {{!}} Blue Plaques |url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/william-bligh/ |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=English Heritage}}</ref>

He was related to [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] Sir [[Richard Rodney Bligh]] and Captain [[George Miller Bligh]], and his British and Australian descendants include [[Native Police]] Commandant [[John O'Connell Bligh]] and the former [[Premier of Queensland]], [[Anna Bligh]].<ref>[http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/features/bligh-out-to-make-history/story-e6freor6-1111118940460 Couriermail.com.au]</ref> He was also distantly related to the architect and psychical researcher [[Frederick Bligh Bond]].<ref name="english-heritage.org.uk"/>

The New South Wales suburb of [[Bligh Park, New South Wales|Bligh Park]]&nbsp;is named after William Bligh, as at the time of the&nbsp;[[Rum Rebellion]], the Hawkesbury settlers supported the then-deposed governor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bligh Park |url=https://www.hawkesburyaustralia.com.au/info/towns/bligh-park/ |website=Hawkesbury Australia |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref>