Jesmond Old Cemetery, Graves of John Harvey and Herbert Davy
Jesmond Old Cemetery, Graves of John Harvey and Herbert Davy
HER Number
15953
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jesmond Old Cemetery, Graves of John Harvey and Herbert Davy
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
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
John Harvey 1804-1893. John Harvey Senior opened a tobacco business on the head of The Side in 1762. His widow moved the business to nearby larger premises in 1783. Their grandson John Harvey moved the business to Hanover Square. He died at his home at Leazes Terrace in 1893. His younger business partner and son-in-law Herbert Davy 1834-1889 had died four years earlier aged 55. Herbert was American Vice Consul in Newcastle for 33 years. Their graves stand side-by-side.
Easting
425650
Northing
565520
Grid Reference
NZ425650565520
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2000, A Fine and Private Place - Jesmond Old Cemetery, p 23-4