Deaths from Accidents at Mining Collieries
by Diana Kennedy
This article was originally published in the August 2003 edition of Soul Search, the journal of The Sole Society
The following is a list of deaths from accidents of Sewells and one Saul, found on the Durham Mining Museum website from 1770 to 1950. Details relate to those found on the In Memoriam page.
Durham Mining Museum website www.dmm.org.uk
Thanks to Sarah Spink who sent me the details of Henry Sewell and gave me the web site address.
Name |
1st Name |
Age |
Date of Death |
Colliery |
Detail |
Sewell | Alexander |
32 |
3 Mar 1908 | Drayton Domain No.4 | Assistant Deputy, fall of roof stones while repairing road. |
Sewell | Bennett |
41 |
30 Nov 1882 | Sherburn | Hewer, fall of roof while working in his bord |
Sewell | George |
23 |
18 Oct 1907 | Hebburn | |
Sewell | Henry |
56 |
26 Dec 1884 | Loftus | Labourer, broken leg by falling of timber bogey. Accident 9 Dec 1884 |
Sewell | James | 1923 approx | Thockley Blucher Pit | ||
Sewell | Richard |
63 |
17 Mar 1887 | Willingham | Horse Keeper, was struck by an engine set in pit and was supposed to have died from the effects, no inquest held. Accident May 1884 |
Sewell | Thomas |
45 |
10 June 1878 | Etherley Rush Pit | Engineman, while screwing up the hand hole of a boiler the bolt broke, causing a rush of hot water, which scalded him severely all over his body |
Sewell | William |
67 |
22 Oct 1941 | Dean and Chapter | Stoneman, fall of stones. Buried Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill |
Saul | T |
25 |
13 May 1943 | Tanfield | Hewer, died from injuries received. Accident 11 May 1943 |