Church of St. Ann, grave of Thomas Coulthard
Church of St. Ann, grave of Thomas Coulthard
HER Number
13407
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. Ann, grave of Thomas Coulthard
Place
Byker
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
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.
Easting
426000
Northing
564200
Grid Reference
NZ426000564200
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 128