	Jarrow Colliery	Index	Jarrow Colliery

Jarrow Colliery

also known as Temple Main Colliery

Location:	Jarrow 5 miles [8 km] ENE of Newcastle
Map Ref:	(Sheet 88) NZ333655, 54° 58' 59" N, 1° 28' 47" W
Maps:	1807 map from "The Picture of Newcastle Upon Tyne…", published in 1807 by D. Akenhead
	1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
Opened:	1803
Closed:
Pits:	Alfred Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ331654, sinking: 29 Jun 1801
	Shaft details for Alfred Pit
	E/Deep Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ331654
	Shaft details for E/Deep Pit
Owners:	1803 - Simon Temple
	1820s - Thomas & Robert Brown
	1840s - Drewitt Brown
	1850s - W. Blackett, N. Wood, Anderson & Philipson
Output:	1855 - Coal.
Employment:	1854 - 0 [Working]
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Jarrow Colliery
Notes:	1801 - Commenced to sink the Alfred Pit, Jarrow Colliery ; sunk from surface to Main Coal Seam.
	1810 - A boring was in progress at Jarrow Colliery to find lower coal seams.
	1821 - E or Deep Pit, Jarrow Colliery, was sunk from the High Main to the Low Main Seam.
	1934 - Bensham seam abandoned

Description

On the south side of the Tyne, Jarrow colliery occupies an important geological situation, being nearly in the centre of the great trough or basin formed by the coal measures, and where they are consequently found at their greatest depth. It is situated about 5 miles from the sea.

A notice occurs of a colliery at Jarrow in an account of the rents, &c., of Durham Cathedral, dated 1618. This was an irregular seam of coal, lying near the surface, in the neighbourhood of Monkton, and which was partially wrought in those days. At the time Gardner wrote his "England's Grievance," about 1655, the Black Staith was the only one marked in the parish. The present pit, the Alfred, was won by Simon Temple, Esq.; and the colliery was opened on September 26, 1803. It is sunk to the Bensham seam, which is found at the depth of 175 fathoms from the surface, and 165 fathoms below high water mark of the river Tyne. The depth to the High Main coal is 128 fathoms, and it is here 6 feet in thickness. The whole of the strata here are broken and dislocated in a most remarkable manner; a circumstance which has rendered it necessary to introduce various drifts and staples to facilitate the workings; and there are two steam-engines employed under ground. In this colliery is remarkably illustrated the growth and progress of the Heworth Band. It begins at the river Tyne a few inches thick, but gradually increases in its passage south until it entirely divides the seam. Beneath the church-yard at Jarrow, the coal was wrought under it, and it is there 30 inches thick; but in the space of a few hundred yards south, it was proved to exceed 20 feet in thickness, and the two parts of the seam are never again united in the southern district.

Views of the Collieries (1844)

Disasters (5 or more killed)

25th	Sep	1817	Explosion, 6 lives lost (Show Names)
17th	Jan	1826	Explosion, 34 lives lost (Show Names)
15th	Mar	1828	Explosion, 8 lives lost (Show Names)
3rd	Aug	1830	Explosion, 42 lives lost (Show Names)
21st	Aug	1845	Explosion, 39 lives lost (Show Names)

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Arnett, John, 30 Sep 1825, (accident: 26 Sep 1825), Hewer, fractured skull after an explosion of a shot (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p122)
						Arnett, William, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 8, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Arrowsmith, John, 15 Jul 1826, Driver, he was leaning with his head against a prop on which the jack is fixed looking at the gin going round when the end of the handle caught his head and crushed it against the post (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p177)
						Arrowsmith, Ralph, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 24, killed in the 1845 explosion, married [More information ...]
						Atkinson, George, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 11, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...]
						Austin, Thomas, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 48, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Bainbridge, -, 17 Nov 1829, Trapper, killed by falling down the Bensham Seam (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p347)
						Bainbridge, Joseph, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 41, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Baird, Robert, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 12, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...]
						Bamburgh, Joseph, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1845 explosion, young boy [More information ...]
						Bates, William, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 33, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and three children [More information ...]
						Bell, Cuthbert, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 25, killed in the 1845 explosion, married only three weeks [More information ...]
						Bell, George, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Shifter, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p258) [More information ...]
						Bell, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 9, killed in the 1826 explosion, brother of Richard, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Bell, Richard, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 26, killed in the 1826 explosion, brother of John, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Bell, Thomas, 01 Feb 1815, Hewer, Killed by falling down the shaft (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p39)
						Bell, William, 24 Dec 1813, Deputy, Fall of roof in the goaf (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-1p210) [More information ...]
						Bewick, Thomas, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Shifter, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p258) [More information ...]
						Bird, Thomas, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 35, Wasteman, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Brown, James, 07 Oct 1817, (accident: 25 Sep 1817), Trapper, Burned by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p188,192) [More information ...]
						Brown, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 19, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Colliery, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Brown, John, 09 Jun 1828, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p272)
						Brown, Snowdon, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 13, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Bulmer, James, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 47, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Bulmer, Joseph (jnr), 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Bulmer, Joseph (snr), 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 16, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Burdis, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 59, killed in the 1845 explosion, five orphan children [More information ...]
						Burdis, Thomas, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 13, killed in the 1845 explosion, son of John Burdis [More information ...]
						Charlton, George, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 13, Trapper, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Charlton, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 18, killed in the 1845 explosion, son of William Charlton [More information ...]
						Charlton, William, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 46, Deputy, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and several children [More information ...]
						Clark, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 24, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Clark, Thomas, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 31, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Clasper, Robert, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 26, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Clasper, Thomas, 27 Nov 1817, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone (NEIMME Ref: Bud-30-p72)
						Cockburn, James, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 27, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...]
						Cockburn, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 32, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 4 children [More information ...]
						Cowey, George, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 18, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Coxon, Thomas, 06 May 1814, (accident: 05 May 1814), Putter, Crushed by a fall of stone (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p2)
						Cram, George, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 29, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and two or three children [More information ...]
						Cram, James, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 16, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Cram, Martin, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 11, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Cram, Martin, 22 Jun 1838, suffocated in flue of engine down pit
						Defty, Jacob, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 47, Deputy, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and several children, died during the recovery effort [More information ...]
						Doxford, James, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 12, Driver, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Elliot, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1845 explosion, brother of William Elliot [More information ...]
						Elliot, William, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 14, killed in the 1845 explosion, brother of John Elliot [More information ...]
						Elliott, John, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 45, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Fairgrieve, Robert, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 13, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...]
						Fairley, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 17, Driver, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Fletcher, Richard, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Deputy, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p259) [More information ...]
						Fletcher, Robert, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Fletcher, William, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Forrest, John, 22 Feb 1827, Shifter, knocked out of the loop when going down the shaft (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p210)
						Forster, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1845 explosion, orphan, brother of Robert Forster [More information ...]
						Forster, Robert, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1845 explosion, orphan, brother of John Forster [More information ...]
						Fowler, Thomas, 15 Aug 1813, aged 16, killed by a fall from the roof of Jarrow Colliery [date of burial], Buried: 15 Aug 1813
						Gibson, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., killed in the 1826 explosion [More information ...]
						Gibson, Thomas, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Shifter, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p258) [More information ...]
						Gilroy, Abraham, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 27, Wasteman, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Gilroy, Andrew, 07 Oct 1819, Onsetter, A corf stick caught the belt of his knee leathers and carried him up the pit to about the furnace, when the belt broke he fell, which killed him on the spot (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-3p88)
						Greenwell, George, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Greenwell, James, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 56, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Hall, James, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 23, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and one child [More information ...]
						Hall, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 53, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Hall, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 18, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Harper, Joseph, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 44, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Hews, James, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., Rolley Runner, killed in the 1830 explosion [More information ...]
						Hills, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 44, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Holland, Thomas, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 17, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Holland, Thomas, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 45, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Hood, Robert, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 21, Wood leader, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Hood, Samuel, 26 Sep 1817, (accident: 25 Sep 1817), Hewer, Burned by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p188,190) [More information ...]
						Hope, Thomas, Nov 1817, (accident: 25 Sep 1817), Hewer, Burned by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p188,3p6) [More information ...]
						Hughes, Samuel, 25 May 1824, Trapper, he had fallen asleep at his door and a full set of rollies ran over him (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p63)
						Hume, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 33, Deputy, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Jefferson, -, 31 Oct 1815, Putter, Killed by falling down the shaft (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2-p92)
						Jefferson, Joseph, 30 Oct 1821, Trapper, they had left their doors and were playing together in the mothergate when a stone fell from the roof and killed them on the spot (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-3p187) [More information ...]
						Jefferson, Thomas, 04 Aug 1814, Trapper, Killed by a set of rollies running over him while sleeping at his door (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p10)
						Jefferson, Thomas, 11 Mar 1824, aged 8, killed by a rolly [Date of Burial], Buried: in Jarrow on 11 Mar 1824
						Jefferson, Thomas, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Shifter, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p258) [More information ...]
						Jefferson, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 11, Trapper, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Johnson, Alexander, 31 Aug 1829, Hewer, kiled by a fall of top coal (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p333)
						Johnson, George, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Wood leader, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p259) [More information ...]
						Johnson, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 18, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Johnson, John, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Lawton, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 9, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Learmouth, -, 24 Dec 1813, Hewer, Fall of roof in the goaf (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-1p210) [More information ...]
						Ledger, George, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., killed in the 1826 explosion [More information ...]
						Liddell, Thomas, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 44, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 6 children [More information ...]
						Liddle, James, 10 Oct 1817, (accident: 25 Sep 1817), Hewer, Burned by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p188,192) [More information ...]
						Love, Thomas, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 48, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						MacLeod, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 40, Deputy, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Marshall, Richard, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 12, Trapper, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						McLean, David, 16 Nov 1850, Joiner, he had been down the pit working, and having rapped to come to bank, the engine was set on to haul him up, but when the cage came to bank, his Davy lamp was only found in it, he had been knocked out of the cage by some accident not explained, and his mangled remains were found at the bottom of the shaft
						McNaughton, John, 30 Oct 1821, Trapper, they had left their doors and were playing together in the mothergate when a stone fell from the roof and killed them on the spot (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-3p187) [More information ...]
						Millar, William, 05 Jan 1825, aged 16, Fire boy, killed by falling down the Bensham Engine Pit (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p140)
						Miller, Thomas, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 19, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Morgan, Richard, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Musgrave, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 18, killed in the 1845 explosion, son of John Musgrave [More information ...]
						Musgrave, John, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 50, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Mustard, Henry, 09 Dec 1825, Rolleywayman, killed by a fall of stone coal falling upon him (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p136a)
						Norman, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 29, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Norman, Robert, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 9, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Peel, Peter, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 50, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Ramshaw, Robert, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 19, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Paul's Churchyard, Jarrow on 24 Aug 1845 [More information ...]
						Reed, Thomas, 13 Nov 1831, aged 33, Buried: Jarrow
						Robinson, Benjamin, 10 Aug 1811, Hewer, Robinson and another were repairing the deep pit shaft, and had the large cradle at meetings ; his comrade went to the bottom of the jack rope for a deal ; on callin 'bend up' the rope never lifted but broke on the gin by its own weight and fell to the bottom ; in falling it knocked Robinson off the cradle (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-1p20)
						Robinson, Benjamin, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Robinson, Benjamin, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 19, killed in the 1845 explosion, married [More information ...]
						Robinson, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 29, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Robinson, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 27, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Robson, Joseph, 30 May 1826, killed riding on rollies
						Robson, Joseph, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Rollyman, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p258) [More information ...]
						Russell, Charles, 01 May 1824, aged 23, Deputy, a large stone fell upon him just as he was in the act of firing a shot and killed him on the spot ; left a widow and one child (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p59)
						Scott, Andrew, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 38, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Scott, Elijah, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 53, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Scott, Isaac, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 10, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Scott, John, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 57, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Scott, Stephen, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 33, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Scrafton, Joseph, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 21, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...]
						Shaw, George, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 37, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Smith, Thomas, 08 Apr 1823, aged 13, Onsetter, he had sat down and fallen asleep at the bottom of the plane when the full rollies came down and crushed him to death on the spot (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p17c)
						Smith, William, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 12, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Smith, William, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 17, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Spence, John, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 12, Trapper, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Stanley, William, 20 Oct 1817, (accident: 25 Sep 1817), Hewer, Burned by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p188,3p2) [More information ...]
						Stephenson, James, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 19, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Stewart, James, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 60, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Stewart, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., killed in the 1826 explosion [More information ...]
						Storey, Richard, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 9, Trapper, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Stuart, Thomas, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 42, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Summerside, Thomas, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., killed in the 1826 explosion [More information ...]
						Summerson, George, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 51, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Tate, Andrew, 28 Feb 1828, (accident: 19 Feb 1828), Rolly driver, he fell under the full rollies and was so much injured that he died on the 28th (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p255)
						Tate, William, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 9, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Thompson, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: South Shields [More information ...]
						Thornton, George, 17 Dec 1828, aged 16, Putter, killed by falling down the Bensham Seam (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p300)
						Thornton, George, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 30, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Tinkler, Joseph, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Tinkler, William, 25 Feb 1824, aged 20, killed by a stone falling from the roof [Date of Burial], Buried: in Jarrow on 25 Feb 1824
						Turner, John, 14 Mar 1825, Horsekeeper, the corf in which he was riding fell down the shaft (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p93)
						Turner, John, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 16, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Turner, Robert, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 15, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Wailes, Thomas, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1845 explosion, son of Thomas Wailes [More information ...]
						Wailes, Thomas, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 44, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Walker, William, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 39, killed in the 1845 explosion, married [More information ...]
						Wanless, Joseph, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 41, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Watson, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., killed in the 1826 explosion [More information ...]
						Watson, Ralph, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 15, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Weddle, William, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 33, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and family [More information ...]
						Whitfield, George, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]
						Whitfield, Michael, 15 Mar 1828, 3:00 a.m., Inspector, killed in the 1828 explosion, (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p259) [More information ...]
						Wilkinson, William, 26 Sep 1817, (accident: 25 Sep 1817), Deputy, Burned by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-2p188,190) [More information ...]
						Willis, George, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 30, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Willis, George, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 20, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and several children [More information ...]
						Willis, John, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 9, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Willis, Joseph, 17 Jan 1826, 8:00 p.m., aged 30, killed in the 1826 explosion, abode: Jarrow Row, Buried: Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 [More information ...]
						Willis, Mark, 21 Aug 1845, 1:00 p.m., aged 34, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 6 children, one an infant of three weeks [More information ...]
						Wilson, Thomas, 27 Aug 1822, (accident: 26 Aug 1822), Rolly driver, the descending set of rollies caught him before he could get away (NEIMME Ref: Bud-46-4p2)
						Young, James, 26 Feb 1850, aged 25, killed by a cage falling down the shaft by the breaking of the crank pin [Date of Inquest]
						Young, Thomas, 03 Aug 1830, 5:40 a.m., aged 30, Putter, killed in the 1830 explosion, residence: Jarrow Row, Buried: at Jarrow on 05 Aug 1830 [More information ...]

						162 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

For those names marked the text of the Mines Inspectors report into the incident is available online. Click on the icon to display the report.

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by the researchers at North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (N.E.I.M.M.E.) and are marked with .

Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been generated from Parish/Bishop's Transcript's burial records kindly supplied by Julie Thompson and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!

Date							Inspectors Remarks
13 Jan 1851	–	–	–	–	1	1	By railway

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Jarrow Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Jarrow Colliery

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Sources:

1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
Contributions by members of the Public
Gateshead Observer
Headstone(s) in St. Paul's Churchyard, Jarrow
History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844.
Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Latimer, published in 1857
Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Parish/Bishop's Transcript's burial records kindly supplied by Julie Thompson
Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
Researchers at North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (N.E.I.M.M.E.)
The Times Newspaper
Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair. First published in 1844.

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Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair. First published in 1844.

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Research Notes for Jarrow Colliery

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