|
| |
Individual Details |
|
Individual Details |
|
 |
|
 |
Matthew Seddon
| Age: | 24 |
| Died: | 21st Dec 1910 |
| Accident: | 21st Dec 1910 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1886 |
| Colliery: | Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit |
| Company: | Hulton Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | |
| Notes: | killed in the 1910 explosion (firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Explosions of fire damp or coal dust |
We are grateful to The Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project who furnished us with a complete list of the victims of the disaster. Much more information about the disaster and details on the victims can be found on their web site: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Westhoughton/Pretoria/index.html.
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.
 |
 |
|
Memorial: 1910 Hulton Colliery Disaster
|
|
|
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
|---|
| 22 Sep 1911 | Award of Edward Medals (London Gazette) |
| 07 Nov 1911 | Award of Edward Medal (London Gazette) |
| 22 Feb 1930 | Hulton Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 23 Aug 1930 | The Pretoria Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 12 Feb 1938 | Hulton Explosion Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 18 Feb 1938 | Notes from the Coal Fields, Lancashire and Cheshire (The Colliery Guardian) |
| 22 Feb 1941 | Hulton Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining) |
- Lancashire Mining Disasters, 1835 - 1910 by Jack Nadin, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2006, ISBN 1-903425-95-5
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Manchester and Ireland District (No. 5) by John Gerrard, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 28, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report
If you are researching Matthew Seddon (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would
like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete
the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide
on this page so that you can be contacted.
 Return
 Return to Top
|
|
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
