Murder Stones.
Low Catton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Thomas Robinson Memorial

Murder Grave
Inscription
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.

References Further research needed

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.
Field notes
Town
Low Catton
County
East Riding of Yorkshire
Country
England
Coordinates
53.9556, -0.9214
Year
1835
Condition
Legible
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