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Robert Foggett
| Age: | 45 |
| Died: | 27th Jun 1815 |
| Accident: | 27th Jun 1815 4:00 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1770 |
| Colliery: | Sheriff Hill |
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| Notes: | brother of William and George ; killed in the 1815 explosion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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On the morning of this day, Sheriff-hill colliery, near Gateshead, fired, during the time that Mr. William Fogget, the viewer, and his two brothers were down, all of whom were killed by the blast, and eight of the workmen were also suffocated by what is termed the after-damp.
- 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.
- Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair. First published in 1844.
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mark lansdown
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i'm researching for my own interest, i started researching sheriff hill as that is where i am from, i had no idea there was a colliery there, after more searching I found the names of the foggott brothers and I am trying to find out some information, ie where they lived, were they married, daily lives etc, thanks
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