Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Paddy Freeman
Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Paddy Freeman
HER Number
13228
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Hill Cemetery, grave of Paddy Freeman
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
Paddy Freeman (1774-1840) was a farmer and miller. Originally from Windmill Hills in Gateshead, he moved to High Heaton in the 1790s. His son worked in a mill in Jesmond Dene. Later members of the Freeman family can be found in Jesmond Old Cemetery. The gravestone has been tipped over.
Easting
423690
Northing
564180
Grid Reference
NZ423690564180
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 113