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

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