Church of St. James, grave of William Isaac Cookson

HER Number:
12880

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Church of St. James, grave of William Isaac Cookson

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

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:
Cookson was an industrialist involved in glass, lead manufacture and coal mining. He trained in Michael Farady's laboratory. He lived at Eldon Square, then Benwell Hall before retiring to Yorkshire {1}. William Isaac Cookson (1812-1888) switched from glass manaufacture to lead in the mid 19th century. He died at Worksop Manor in Nottinghamshire leaving a fortune of £592,000. His first wife is buried with him at Benwell.

Easting:
421720

Northing:
564090

Grid Reference:
NZ421720564090

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 104-5