Thomas Robinson Memorial
Brass memorial tablet in the south aisle of the Church of All Saints, Low Catton, to Thomas Robinson and his brother, both died 1835 - full wording not transcribed in the source found.Context & sources
VERY THIN SOURCING - would benefit from someone visiting the church to transcribe the memorial in full and identify both brothers by first name. Found via a search of Historic England's own listings for the word 'murdered', within a much longer architectural description of the Grade I listed Church of All Saints itself - the murder is mentioned only in a single passing sentence, with no name given for the poacher responsible, no date beyond the year, and no further narrative. What's known: one brother, Thomas Robinson, was murdered by a poacher; the other brother died the same year, killed by his own gun (presumably a shooting accident). No corroborating source beyond the listing itself was found in a search - there are many unrelated people named Thomas Robinson in 1830s newspaper archives, making this one hard to isolate without visiting the church or county record office directly.
Needs an in-person visit
- Church of All Saints, Low Catton - to transcribe the memorial tablet in full and get both brothers' full names and exact dates.
- East Riding Archives - local newspaper coverage of the case has not been located; the name is too common to isolate via a general web search.
- Town
- Low Catton
- County
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Coordinates
- 53.9556, -0.9214
- Year
- 1835
- Condition
- Legible
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