Jesmond, All Saints Cemetery, grave of Michael Joseph Quigley

HER Number:
13198

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, All Saints Cemetery, grave of Michael Joseph Quigley

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Gravestone of Michael Joseph Quigley (1837-1924), American Civil War veteran. Michael was born in Bradford and emigrated to America with his wife shortly before the outbreak of civil war. He served under General Robert E. Lee in Virginia but was wounded in his left arm. He was later employed in Government Service. He returned to Britain in 1876. He lived in St. Lawrence Square off Walker Road. His income was subsidised by a pension from the American Government.

Easting:
2576

Northing:
6579

Grid Reference:
NZ25766579

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 70