Christ Church, churchyard, grave of William Short

HER Number:
13248

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Christ Church, churchyard, grave of William Short

Place:
Walker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
William Short (1811-1859) was foreman boiler smith at Walker Iron Works. He died at sea on 17 January 1859. He was enroute to Smyrna on the Black Sea for 'the benefit of his health'.

Easting:
428900

Northing:
564300

Grid Reference:
NZ428900564300

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 141