St Austell, Holy Trinity
Chancel east
Entries in grey
are not obtained from documentary evidence, but
are inferred from content, context, etc .
Date of manufacture and insertion
1871
Number of lights
4
Maker
Mayer of London and Munich
Main subject
a .
Adoration of the Christ-child by Mary and Joseph, with angels
b .
Crucifixion with Mary and John on either side of the cross
c .
Christ is laid down–descent from the cross
d .
Resurrection: Christ arises from the grave, with angels
Tracery subject
C1 .
Symbol of the Trinity
A1 .
Chalice
A2 .
Agnus Dei : symbol of Christ
A3 .
Paten
Donor
Henry William Higman ,
nephew of dedicatee,
died 7th April 1894 aged 76
Dedicatee
Philip Wheeler ,
china clay merchant of St Austell,
died 17th March 1864 aged 66
Notes
Insertion, maker, subjects
Royal Cornwall Gazette July 29, 1871 p 5 .
Gives donors as members of two of the oldest resident families of the parish
(probably referring to Wheeler and Higman).
Insertion
Royal Cornwall Gazette August 19, 1871 p 5 .
Concern that new reredos obscures part of the window
Royal Cornwall Gazette October 23, 1890 p 5 .
Donor, dedicatee, maker from detailed article on the windows of the church.
St Austell Star November 17, 1893 p 5 .
J Hammond, A Cornish Parish: being an Account of St. Austell, Town, Church, District and People , p 146 . 1897 , London, Skeffington & Son
states “Munich glass”, repeated in Rowse “St. Austell”.
Pedigree of the donor and dedicatee of the window:
One of the families that are donors and dedicatees of stained-glass windows in Cornwall, UK.
Pedigree of Wheeler
Pedigree of Wheeler
Window donor:
Window dedicatee:
Window donor and dedicatee:
Arms of father:
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Arms of mother:
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Eliza Gummoe Higman b c 1844 .
Person
Mary Higman b c 1846 , d 1906 . Dedicatee of Charlestown West .
Person
m 1870
Union
Alfred Harry Ferris
Person
Kate Higman b c 1850 , d 1931 . Donor of Charlestown West .
Person
m 1875
Union
John Gladding b c 1838 , d 1905 .
Person
Philip Wheeler Higman b c 1851 .
Person
John Wheeler Higman b c 1853 .
Person
Emily Martha Pearce m 1890
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Henry “Harry” Wheeler Higman b c 1857 , d 1938 .
Person
m 1884
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Sara Lawton b c 1858 , d 1886 . Dedicatee of Charlestown South aisle 1 .
Person
Charles Higman b c 1859 .
Person
Henry William Higman b c 1818 , d 1894 . Donor of St Austell Chancel east .
Person
m 1842
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Eliza Ann Gummoe b c 1814 , d 1908 .
Person
Elizabeth Harris Wheeler b c 1793 .
Person
m 1815
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John Higman
Person
Hannah Wheeler b c 1795 .
Person
Philip Wheeler b c 1797 , d 1864 . Dedicatee of St Austell Chancel east .
Person
John Wheeler b c 1800 .
Person
Anna Wheeler b c 1805 .
Person
m 1792
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John Wheeler b c 1766 , d 1837 .
Person
Jenepher Luly Harris b c 1768 , d 1858 .
Person
Pedigree will scroll horizontally if wider than screen.
Larger version .
Window in memory of Philip Wheeler
Tracery