John Thomas Corteen - Glen Mona, Isle of Man - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com

A memorial stained-glass window in Christ Church, The Dhoon, Glen Mona, Isle of Man.

This simple round-headed stained-glass window was installed in memory of John Thomas Corteen a. The window is predominantly clear save for a small red rectangular pane near the foot of the light and a colourful roundel at the head. The roundel features the ‘Legs of Man’ (Triskelion) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man) set on a red background within a blue border.

The dedication at the base of the window is as follows:
“In Memory of JOHN THOMAS CORTEEN. Born
28th March 1865, Died 18th September 1883.”

The Isle of Man’s birth and baptism records seem to show that John Thomas was baptised on 9th April 1865 and his mother was Charlotte Corteen (nee Teare) his father Edward was an Overseer of Highways.

At the first Census following his birth in 1871 John Thomas was living with his parents Edward and Charlotte at the Cottage, Ballacorteen Farm in Maughold. His sisters Charlotte M (11) and Robena (13) together with his brothers Edward E (15), Robert (10). Albert A (8), Ernest C (4) and James A (1) are also at ‘Ballacorteen’.

In 1881 John Thomas is a Boarder at 48 College Street in Ramsey as is his brother Albert A. The Head of the household is William Cleator (60) who is described as ‘Gentleman Labourer’. It is not clear where what has happened to the rest of the Corteen family. John Thomas although only sixteen years of age is recorded as a ‘School Teacher’.

This Church is one of three churches in the Parish of Maughold the others being The Church of St. Pauls in Ramsey and Kirk Maughold.

It was built as a chapel-of-ease to Maughold but is now in shared Anglican and Methodist use.

The foundation stone of Christ Church was laid in June 1854 and the Church was consecrated in December 1855. The Church was built by Callow and Looney to a design by Ewan Christian of London, it cost £730. Architecturally is a reworking Christians style if Romanesque and so the windows and door openings are round headed not pointed. The interior is still largely unchanged from the original. The funds were largely provided by Mrs Saltmarshe and her daughters (Mr Saltmarshe had been the largest contributor to St. Thomas's Church Douglas.

The original 'Dhoon Church' was built around 1836 at the Dhoon Bridge which is about a mile to the south - and the name was transferred to the new church at Glen Mona (which has caused confusion ever since).

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source: Churches of Man by Jonathan Kewley (ISBN 978-1-899602-82-7)

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Location: Christ Church, The Dhoon, Glen Mona, Isle of Man. Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed

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