Seghill Colliery

Archibald, Robert, 22 Dec 1890, aged 15, Driver, knocked down by a pony near the shaft bottom

Auld, James, 03 Dec 1880, aged 13, Water Leader, crushed by cage while looking down the shaft

Baker, William, 28 Dec 1905, (accident: 21 Dec 1905), aged 50, Hewer, Deceased was filling a tub in the Blake or Main Coal seam in a longwall place when a stone 9 feet long and 3 feet wide and 9 inches at the thickest part fell away between the timber and the face, relieved by a jack. The deputy had been in the place about 4 hours before the accident and had set 4 props

Barr, Robert, 10 Nov 1888, aged 28, Stoneman, fall of overhead ground, causing by a prop giving way and permitting baulks and spiling to come down [More information ...]

Barras, John, 30 Dec 1852, aged 15, this accident happened in consequence of a deputy overman having unguardedly sent forward a boy with a naked light into some workings which had been long discontinued, and which he neglected to examine with his safety lamp. He was a trusty man and well acquainted with the place

Barrass, Cuthbert, 1928, [approximate date]

Baxter, Robert, 17 May 1909, aged 56, Hewer, fall of band stone at working face

Bell, James, 26 Jun 1874, aged 68, Horse Keeper, crushed by cage, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Bink, Matthew, 17 Jun 1871, aged 12, Driver, run over by tubs

Blenkinsopp, George Richard, 04 Sep 1910, (accident: 11 Aug 1910), aged 36, Hewer, finger cut whilst hewing, blood poisoning supervened

Bond, Alexander, 26 Dec 1902, (accident: 29 Aug 1901), aged 21, Putter and Hewer, died 26th December, 1902 (more than a year after the accident), no inquest held, fall of top stone

Brady, William, 10 Mar 1851, aged 18, Putter, killed by an explosion of gas

Brearton, Charles, 02 May 1898, aged 15, Endless Rope Boy, The deceased was caught by tubs on an inclined endless rope plane. It is impossible to say how the accident occurred, but he had evidently left his proper place [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Brown, James, 10 Apr 1885, aged 59, Deputy, caught by empty set on engine plane

Brown, Joseph, 15 Dec 1893, 2:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 47, Hewer, Whilst at work a small piece of stone fell and injured his knee, and being a weakly man, and the wound having been neglected, blood poisoning set in, from which he died [Inquest attended]

Buxton, John, 12 Jun 1872, aged 70, Furnaceman, getting out of cage too soon

Buxton, John, 26 Nov 1874, aged 16, Putter, crushed between tub and roof (caused by a fall of coal)

Cademy, James Adam, 26 Apr 1948, aged 23, Buried: Dudley Cemetery

Calligan, George, 11 Feb 1862, aged 69, Shifter, he was drawing props when a stone fell from the roof of the mine and crushed him to such an extent that his death was almost instantaneous

Charlton, James, 13 Oct 1863

Clarke, Andrew, 16 Feb 1864, aged 16, he was about to drop the chain of the set at the way-ends, but by some means he got entangled between the tubs, and he was killed almost instantaneously

Coates, John Taylor, 01 Apr 1897, aged 32, Stoneman, The deceased and his marrow were working in the same gateway quite close together. They had fired a shot, and after examining the place began ridding the stone. The deceased knocked a "breaking off" prop out to make room for some packing, and it would appear that he had been reaching for it when the stone, which it had supported, fell and crushed him [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Collins, Thomas, 12 Aug 1872, aged 15, Flat Lad, crushed by tubs

Conway, James, 1936, [approximate date]

Cran, William, 27 Apr 1876, (accident: 18 Apr 1876), aged 54, Furnaceman, explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Dodds, J., 1918, [approximate date]

Dowson, George, 09 Jun 1862, aged 15, Onsetter, killed by cage

Drysdale, Thomas, 06 Jul 1876, aged 39, Hewer, crushed by cage [More information ...]

Finlay, Thomas, 10 Nov 1888, aged 38, Stoneman, fall of overhead ground, caused by a prop giving way and permitting baulks and piling to come down [More information ...]

Forster, Benjamin, 10 Oct 1876, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Forsyth, Stephen, 22 Jan 1852, aged 26, killed by the fall of a stone

Gilholm, Edward, 1925, [approximate date]

Gillis, William John, 26 Feb 1934, Putter, underground fire [More information ...]

Gray, John, 1941, [approximate date]

Hall, George, 05 Oct 1882, aged 22, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone from roof

Hall, John Yarrow, 10 Nov 1896, aged 31, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Halliday, William, 1921, [approximate date]

Hann, Thomas, 1916, [approximate date]

Heep, Thomas, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1864 explosion, married [More information ...]

Heslop, Thomas, 13 Jan 1891, 10:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 41, Hewer, when the men were riding in the tubs to their work one of the couplings broke and the tubs ran amain; Heslop jumped out and was so severely injured that he died; the other men remained in the tubs and escaped [Inquest attended]

Holland, Robert, 09 Apr 1899, (accident: 08 Apr 1899), aged 32, Hewer, He was knocked down at 9.30 p.m. on Saturday 8th April, by a locomotive on the Cramlington waggon-way, and received such injuries that he succumbed on the following day. It is not surprising to hear of such accidents when the waggon-ways are practically public footpaths [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Hudspeth, Thomas, 14 Aug 1841, aged 28, Joiner, fell amongst the machinery at John pit [Inquest: 30 Sep 1841]

Jackson, George, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 70, Timber Leader, killed in the 1864 explosion, married [More information ...]

James, James Brown, 27 Jul 1896, aged 13, Driver, Deceased was driving down a slight dip, and it is supposed the pony crossed out from between the rails with the result that some props were knocked out and a fall of stone occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Johnson, Joseph, 30 May 1853, Set Rider, crushed by cage

Keenan, John, 03 Oct 1900, aged 46, Hewer, The deceased was hewing, when some stone which was slightly overhanging the coal fell away at a slip. The deputy and deceased examined the stone shortly before the accident and considered it sufficiently timbered, as it was secured by two props and a headtree, but these were canted out. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Kellet, George, 30 Apr 1869, aged 60, Under Viewer, fell part of the way down the shaft

Lamb, John, 18 Sep 1907, (accident: 17 Sep 1907), aged 19, Timber Leader, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Larmouth, Stephen, 1918, [approximate date]

Lashley, -, 24 Jan 1901, killed while trespassing on the Cramlington Colliery waggon way; the deceased had not been at work that day

Logan, Patrick, 17 Sep 1891, 10:00 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 30, Hewer, he ran into a rapper handle which felled him [Inquest attended]

Lowden, George, 23 Feb 1928, aged 61, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Margetson, Frederick William, 1927, [approximate date]

Marshall, F. M. N., 1923, [approximate date]

McGuiness, George E., 1914, [approximate date]

McGuinnes, George Edward, 27 Sep 1913, aged 19, Putter, deceased slipped whilst pushing a tub and strained his leg; inflammation of the bone started and blood poisoning set in; he died 5½ weeks after the accident

McGuinnes, Richard, 28 Apr 1902, aged 24, Hewer, occurred in "broken" workings in the Blake seam, which is about 6 feet thick, with a stone band 16 inches thick in the centre of the seam ; the deceased was kirving in the band when the top coal fell on him ; sprags should have been set ; the deputy was present when the accident happened

McIntyre, John, 03 Jun 1877, (accident: 15 May 1877), aged 38, Hewer, crushed by fall of bandstone

McLaren, Hugh, 08 Jul 1853, aged 35, run over by waggons on the railway while coupling them

McNally, Francis, 1936, [approximate date]

Mills, John, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 18, Timber Leader, killed in the 1864 explosion [More information ...]

Moffit, Michael, 15 Jun 1895, 6:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 42, Joiner, deceased was working in the shaft, and it is not known how he lost his footing; but the presumption is that he fainted, or had a fit, and fell into the shaft [More information ...]

Morton, Samuel, 24 Jan 1864, aged 21, he was stepping into the cage to go down to his work, but his foot got in between the bottom of the cage and the plates, crushing it severely and breaking some bones, fter suffering nearly a fortnight, the poor fellow died of lock-jaw

Morton, William, 20 Jan 1942, (accident: 19 Jan 1942), aged 61, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Morton, William, 21 Sep 1952, (accident: 18 Sep 1952), aged 28, Miner, back injured by a fall of stone, died in the R.V.I. three days later; residence: 13 Southwark Road, Seaton Sluice, Buried: Church of Our Lady, Seaton Delaval

Murton, William, 13 Sep 1929, aged 53, [details not known], Buried: Church of Our Lady, Seaton Delaval

Newton, John, 17 May 1951, aged 42, killed by a fall of stone

Nichols, Francis, 11 Feb 1854, aged 40, killed by a blow from a locomotive engine, at Seghill Colliery screens

Nicholson, Isaac, 1926, [approximate date]

Nicholson, Robert, 16 Oct 1895, (accident: 08 Jul 1890), died from injures received in the colliery on July 8 1890, but more than a year and a day having elapsed since the accident, the case has not been included in the ordinary list of fatalities; no inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Nieland, John, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 18, Shifter, killed in the 1864 explosion [More information ...]

Northcote, Thomas, 16 Aug 1890, 4:30 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 46, Wasteman, found dead under a tub full of bricks

Northcote, William, 01 Feb 1912, aged 17, Assistant Onsetter, the cage was lowered as Northcote was pushing a tub out of the bottom deck; the evidence as to whether or not a signal had been given was conflicting

Nutter, Thomas, 10 Dec 1883, aged 50, Hewer, fall of band stone

Oakley, Nelson, 09 Jun 1958, aged 60, Haulage man, punctured heart caused by fractured sternum due to crush injury accidentally sustained when 2 tubs became derailed [Inquest: 17 Jun 1958], address: 10, Astley Gardens, Seaton Delaval

Pagan, John, 18 May 1904, (accident: 29 Mar 1901), aged 44, Stoneman, Deceased was injured in the Yard seam on the 29th March, 1901, while engaged putting in a pack wall or building in longwall workings, using stone that had been shot down. The roof was not very good, but as the stone shot down was in the way of setting timber he delayed supporting it, and was caught by a stone and his spine injured. He was never able to work again, and was first taken to the infirmary in Newcastle and then to the workhouse, where he died. An inquest was held

Parry, Philip, 1927, [approximate date]

Paul, William, 07 Aug 1847, aged 14, Driver, killed by the rollies

Pearson, Ellis, 17 Jan 1893, (accident: 28 Nov 1892, 1:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 16, Pony Putter, It appears that the boy was driving two tubs down a slight incline, when the pony stumbled and ran against the props, knocking two out, which caused a fall of stone and injuries to Pearson. Died 17th January 1893 [Inquest attended]

Ramsay, William, 16 Dec 1873, aged 16, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Richardson, James, 31 May 1901, aged 63, Hewer, While the deceased was kirving in the "band," the top coal fell away from a "sooty back," breaking one stay and knocking out another which had been placed to support the coal [Inquest attended]

Richardson, Joseph, 07 Feb 1895, Hewer, died from heart disease on his way home from the pit [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Richardson, Thomas Hornsby, 1932, [approximate date]

Robinson, Richard, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 58, Shifter, killed in the 1864 explosion, married [More information ...]

Rutter, Walter, 1936, [approximate date]

Smith, John, 02 Sep 1874, aged 27, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Southeron, James, 17 Jun 1850, aged 40, killed by a fall of stone [Date of Inquest]

Storey, Frank, 13 Oct 1922, aged 40, Buried: Church of Our Lady, Seaton Delaval

Tate, Thomas, 20 Aug 1849, aged 18, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, William, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 16, Putter, killed in the 1864 explosion [More information ...]

Thomas, David, 1925, [approximate date]

Thompson, John, 19 Jan 1873, aged 38, Engineman, boiler explosion, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill [More information ...]

Thompson, Thomas, 20 Jun 1868, aged 15, Onsetter, iron bolt falling down shaft [More information ...]

Towns, Henry, 12 Aug 1875, aged 12, Wailer, run over by waggons

Towns, Henry Gray, 1933, [approximate date]

Towns, Philip, 28 Sep 1919, aged 44, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Venner, John, 27 Sep 1945, (accident: 04 Sep 1945), aged 44, Coal Cutter, while pushing jib sustained hernia

Wakefield, William, 05 Aug 1852, aged 18, Waggon Man, in endeavouring to disengage the waggons from a chain at the top of the incline, he fell off, and the waggons going over him, caused his death

Ward, Michael, 11 May 1905, aged 28, Hewer [More information ...]

Ward, Ralph, 18 Jan 1894, 10:15 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, The pony which the deceased was driving swerved and drew out some props, the baulks following, and causing a fall of stone, which caught and killed the deceased. The road was in good order [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Waugh, Ralph, 11 Apr 1904, aged 41, Hewer [More information ...]

White, William, 02 Feb 1881, aged 20, Banksman, burned by colzaline

Whitehouse, Henry, 08 Sep 1864, 11:00 p.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1864 explosion [More information ...]

Wilkinson, William, 20 Sep 1916, aged 18, [approximate date], Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Young, Andrew, 22 Feb 1853, aged 58

Young, George, 26 Feb 1860, aged 13, killed by coal wagons, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seghill

Young, Robert, 08 Dec 1899, aged 17, Small Trimmer, He was passing along the railway branches and was knocked down by a waggon moving slowly down. He was walking towards the waggon, but had evidently been looking in another direction.