Tyne and Wear HER(13407): Church of St. Ann, grave of Thomas Coulthard - Details
13407
Newcastle
Church of St. Ann, grave of Thomas Coulthard
Byker
NZ26SE
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Grave Marker
Gravestone
POST MEDIEVAL
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Documentary Evidence
Thomas Coulthard (1779-1829) brewer. Thomas was known as the heaviest man in the district. His oak coffin was probably the largest ever seen in Newcastle. It measured 6 feet 7.5 inches long, 3 feet 5 inches at the shoulders and 2 feet 4.5 inches deep. His burial was witnessed by a crowd of people on 24 November. Sykes Records featured a drawing of the coffin. There is no surviving headstone.
426000
564200
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Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 128