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Edward Welsh
An explosion took place in Herrington-mill pit, Pensher, when nineteen boys and four men were killed. Many others were severely burnt and wounded.
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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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Catherine Faley
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28 Dec 2011 |
My grandfather, Edward Welsh (born 1886)was a miner living at North Street, Brandon Colliery in 1911 (when he was aged 25). I am interested in learning if any of his relatives died in the 1812 explosion. Many thanks for any information. Best wishes, Catherine Faley
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