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John Harbottle
| Age: | 30 |
| Died: | 6th Oct 1805 |
| Accident: | 6th Oct 1805 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1775 |
| Colliery: | Hebburn |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed in the 1805 explosion |
| Buried: | 09 Oct 1805 |
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An explosion took place in Hebburn colliery, by which thirty-five human beings lost their lives, leaving twenty-five widows and eighty-one children unprovided for.
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- 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.
- Parish Records
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Mike Jones | 02 Mar 2014 |
Wondering if anyone knows if John's name may have derived from family connections to Harbottle in Northumberland? There were early coal pits just outside the village so could mining have been part of the family history? Thanks |
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