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Thomas Barras
| Age: | 17 |
| Died: | 10th Oct 1812 |
| Accident: | 10th Oct 1812 1:00 PM |
| Born: | 1794 |
| Colliery: | Herrington Mill Pit |
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| Notes: | of Shiney Row, (bapt. 26 Oct 1794), son of Cuthbert Barras, Pitman, by his wife Ann Elsdon (mar: 15 Jun 1776 at Penshaw) ; killed in the 1812 explosion |
| Buried: | All Saints Churchyard, Penshaw on 12 Oct 1812 |
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An explosion took place in Herrington-mill pit, Pensher, when nineteen boys and four men were killed. Many others were severely burnt and wounded.
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 20 Oct 1812 | News (Cumberland Pacquet) |
| 23 Oct 1812 | Fire Damp in Coal-Mines (The Times) |
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
- 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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