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George Appleby
| Age: | 24 |
| Died: | 24th Dec 1813 |
| Accident: | 24th Dec 1813 1:30 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1789 |
| Colliery: | Felling |
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| Notes: | of High Felling ; killed in the 1813 explosion |
| Buried: | St. Mary's Churchyard/Cemetery, Heworth on 26th Dec 1813 |
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About half-past one o'clock on the morning, an explosion took place in Felling colliery, by which nine men and thirteen boys were hurried into eternity, several others severely burnt, and all the under-ground horses but one destroyed. The accident occurred at the time of calling course, or when one set of men were relieving another. Several of the morning shift men were standing round the mouth of the pit, waiting to go down, when the blast occurred, and the part who had just descended met it soon after they had reached the bottom of the shaft ; these were most miserably burnt and mangled. Among the unfortunate sufferers were the two overmen of the colliery, Mr. William Haswell and Mr. Thomas Morrows, and two of the deputies, Mr. Robert Stoves and Mr. Martin Greener. The deceased men left eight widows and eighteen fatherless children.
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| 31 Dec 1813 | News (Newcastle Courant) |
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- Contributions by members of the Public
- 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.
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Robert Appleby | 23 Apr 2012 |
Researching Appleby family in Haswell Durham. Could this George Appleby be related to John Appleby (brother?) born 1786 Lanchester. Hanna, John, Margaret & George were his children. |
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| Alfred Stanley Appleby | 27 Jun 2012 |
Hi My name is Stan Appleby i am the son of George Henry Appleby who traveled to Australia in or about the turn of the century 1900 odd He worked in the coal mining industry in Australia until his retirement He worked as a mine dupty for most of his life Married Helen Nicole Appleby the daughter of several mines in the Newcastle district As the deceased bears his name? I was wondering if we are related. I know he worked in a mine in the area prior to comming to Australia and his family lived in Newbiggon by the sea Regards Stan Youmgest son of George |
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| Sue Mastel | 31 Mar 2014 |
I am researching all Appleby families - many of whom were miners in Co Durham and would be very pleased to hear from anyone who can add more information to our database. |
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