Church of St. Nicholas, grave of John Ramsay

HER Number:
13400

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Church of St. Nicholas, grave of John Ramsay

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

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:
Structure

Description:
John Ramsay (1707-1782) aged 75. His gravestone is inscribed with this epitaph: YE POLITICIANS STOP AND PAUSE! A PATRIOT LIETH HERE, WHO LOVED HIS COUNTRY AND ITS LAWS, AND LIBERTY HELD DEAR. TO MATHEMATICKS HE INCLINED, HIS MIND WAS ALWAYS GAY. AN HUSBAND GOOD, AND PARENT KIND, WAS HONEST JOHN RAMSAY.

Easting:
425100

Northing:
568100

Grid Reference:
NZ425100568100

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 157