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Henry Dinning
| Age: | 46 |
| Died: | 3rd Nov 1823 |
| Accident: | 3rd Nov 1823 5:30 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1777 |
| Colliery: | Rainton, Plain Pit |
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| Notes: | of Collier Row ; killed in the 1823 explosion |
| Buried: | St. Michael and All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring on 05 Nov 1823 |
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A dreadful explosion of inflammable air took place in the Plain pit of Rainton colliery, in the parish of Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, belonging to the marquis of Londonderry, when fifty-three men and boys perished, and several others were dreadfully hurt, two of whom afterwards died ; twelve horses were also killed. A little before eight o'clock, one of the overmen, and soon after, one of the workmen, descended the pit, and succeeded in bringing several of the sufferers to bank ; and in the course of the morning the bodies of all who had perished were brought up, with the exception of four, who were in the most distant parts of the mine. The bodies presented a most shocking spectacle, being much burnt, and many of them very much mutilated.
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 08 Nov 1823 | Explosion in the Rainton Coal-Pit (The Times) |
| 20 Nov 1823 | Rainton Colliery, Safety Lamp (The Times) |
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- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
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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.
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| Jamie | 08 Oct 2010 |
Henry dinning - robert - henry - alfred - leslie - sandra - jamie This is my family tree so far, they were all miners around the co. durham area. any info on henry Dinning 1777 - 1823, father etc... |
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| Wilfred Norman Dinning | 18 Sep 2011 |
family history |
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| Marion | 14 Jul 2013 |
My family all were miners in the Houghton Le Spring area - I have the census records back to 1841- I think that Henry Dinning killed in 1823 was the father of the people listed on the 1841 census, henry had died before this census. those on the census are Robert, Jane, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret, Henry (8months) and Lee, Joseph, and Lee George. I am also related to the names listed by "Jamie", but there was no reply from him to my email to him. |
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| brian dinning | 03 Dec 2013 |
my grandfather born 1906 donald,his father, called robert,great grandfather married to jane,he was engine fitter,they had children,margaret, james,amongst others,from gateshead area |
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| Wilfred Dinning | 17 Mar 2014 |
Henry was my 4x grandfather looking for more info prior to his birth 1777 |
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| Kirstie Robertson | 12 Aug 2014 |
Henry Dinning is in my family tree, I have traced his family back to Thomas Dinning 1660 of Stamfordham should anyone require any further information |
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| Susan Alderson | 27 Feb 2017 |
I am new to Ancestry and so far I have in my 'Dinning' tree: Grandma Elizabeth 1877-1953 m: Samuel Strachan Henry 184-1922 m: Margaret Anderson Robert 1810-1856 m: Jane Lee Henry 1777-1823 m: Jane Bolam? Any help is appreciated |
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| Anne Howe (nee Dinning) | 28 Jun 2020 |
Researching family history Henry was my 4x great grandfather through Thomas 1896, John Thomas 1870, henry 1807 and this Henry 1777 or 1779? Also have his father as Henry married to Ann Moor |
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