Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Henry Angus
Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Henry Angus
HER Number
13224
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Henry Angus
Place
Elswick
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
Henry Angus (1800-1872) was a coach maker and Baptist Mayor. He was the son of a farmer from Hindley in Northumberland. He was apprentice to his relative, Caleb Angas (see HER 13223) the coach maker and eventually took over the business. He was the first Baptist Mayor of Newcastle and worshipped in the Tuthill Stairs chapel. He stopped Sunday trading in the butcher market. Henry married Hannah Sample, the daughter of a Baptist minister, who is buried with him.
Easting
423650
Northing
564170
Grid Reference
NZ423650564170
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 110