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George Mowbray

Age:  
Died:   12th Jun 1794
Accident:   12th Jun 1794
Born:  
Colliery:   Harraton
Company:  
Occupation:  
Notes:  
son of George Mowbray, of Harraton ; killed in the 1794 explosion
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Description

An explosion took place in Harraton colliery, by which twenty-eight human beings lost their lives.


Sources
  • Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Sykes, published in 1833 in two volumes
  • Parish Records

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
linda mowbray   05 Aug 2012 

Researching family history, coal hewers in family, only have information as far back as 1818, anything before that would be helpful thank you, however 2nd great grandfather George was a shoemaker and came from Gateshead.


Anne Bell   21 Oct 2012 

I am researching my maiden name Mowbray. My 3xGt Grandmother Ann Mowbray is buried in Newbottle Cemetry, her husband them moved to Thorpe Thewles near Stockton where he is buried. I would be very interested to hear from anyone who may have any Mowbray information no matter now small. Kind regards, Anne Bell


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