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13232


Newcastle


Elswick, Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of John Fenwick


Elswick


NZ26SW


Religious Ritual and Funerary


Grave Marker


Gravestone


Early Modern


C19


Structure


John Fenwick (1787-1867) was a lawyer. His elaborate monument was designed by Benjamin Green. John was born in Hexham, the son of a saddler. He was taught navigation and went to sea as a cabin boy aged 14. He left the sea to study law. In 1814 he married Ann Rumney, daughter of the headmaster of Alnwick Grammar School. He was a staunch Baptist and a friend of Richard Grainger. John Fenwick began the movement for a non-conformist cemetery in Newcastle. He was an early member and treasurer of the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries.


2365


6416


NZ23656416



Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 116

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