Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Elizabeth Angus

HER Number:
13225

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Elizabeth Angus

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Elizabeth Angus (1798-1829) was the first burial in this cemetery. She was the wife of Jospeh Angus of Forth Terrace. They were members of the Baptist Angas/Angus family (see HER 13223 and 13224) who worshipped at Tuthill Stairs chapel and were represented on the cemetery committee. Her funeral was conducted by Baptist minister R. Pengilly on 18 October 1829. The grave was dug ten feet deep to deter grave robbers.

Easting:
2373

Northing:
6418

Grid Reference:
NZ23736418

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 110