St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of John McKay

HER Number:
13221

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of John McKay

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
John McKay (1884-1964) was a miner, MP and Honorary Freeman of Wallsend. In 1910 he gained a diploma in economics and political science from Ruskin College, Oxford. He became MP for Wallsend in 1945.

Easting:
425160

Northing:
566210

Grid Reference:
NZ425160566210

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 98