Whaler's grave
Preston Cemetery, North Shields. Much of the text has eroded away but you can make out "Jonathan Marn(?) of North Shields formerly harponeer, Greenland Fishery, aged 61 years died Feb 24th" on it. Unfortunately the rest of the date has eroded away. I never knew Tyneside had had a whaling industry until I spotted this gravestone. There's a good history of Tyneside whaling here
www.ericmark.talktalk.net/family-tree/newcastle-whaling-t...
Whaler's grave
Preston Cemetery, North Shields. Much of the text has eroded away but you can make out "Jonathan Marn(?) of North Shields formerly harponeer, Greenland Fishery, aged 61 years died Feb 24th" on it. Unfortunately the rest of the date has eroded away. I never knew Tyneside had had a whaling industry until I spotted this gravestone. There's a good history of Tyneside whaling here
www.ericmark.talktalk.net/family-tree/newcastle-whaling-t...