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George Johnson
| Age: | 52 |
| Died: | 19th Nov 1824 |
| Accident: | 19th Nov 1824 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1772 |
| Colliery: | Dorothea Pit, Newbottle |
| Company: | Earl of Durham |
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| Notes: | killed in the 1824 explosion |
| Buried: | buried 23 Nov 1824 |
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An explosion took place in the Dolly pit, Newbottle colliery, which proved fatal to the eight deputy overmen and wastemen who were below at the time ; and also to three of five others who afterwards descended in search of the dead bodies. A partition which divided the shaft (it being a double one) was blown from its situation and fell to the bottom.
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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.
- Parish Records
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| Jacqui Douglas | 14 Nov 2011 |
Family Tree. I am a descendant of William Frederick Johnson who arrived in New Zealand on the ship "Bombay" in 1863. |
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| Sheila Charman | 05 Aug 2012 |
I am a descendant of William Frederick Johnson and am now myself living in New Zealand |
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| Janice Lodge | 31 Oct 2015 |
Descended from William Johnson who went to New Zealand with his family on the "Bombay" ~ my line from William is through his son Robert Johnson |
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| Diana Nabavi | 31 Mar 2016 |
Family tree. I am a descendant of Elizabeth Johnson the 2nd daughter of George Johnson. She and her family did not venture very far! |
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| Dennis W Falkous | 28 May 2017 |
George Johnson (1770-1824)was my 4th Great Grandfather |
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| Susan Hodson nee Snaith | 10 Apr 2019 |
George Johnson was my 4th great grandfather also. One of George’s daughters married Charles Martin my 3rd great grandfather . Mary Littlefair was married to Charles Martin and was my great great grandmother . |
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| Michael Booth | 19 Apr 2019 |
researching on behalf of Vera Cuthbert - George being her gt gt gt gt grandfather via his daughter Elizabeth marrying Thomas Littlefair, their son Thomas and inturn his son John Andrew |
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| scott wootten | 15 Aug 2021 |
I am a researcher and would like to get any information on this family that anyone might have many thanks |
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| joan feeney | 26 Oct 2021 |
I am trying to confirm that George Johnson (THIS George Johnson) is my husband's 4G grandfather. I believe that George's eldest daughter Eleanor was the second wife of John Dixon, my 3G grandparents in law. I would be very grateful for any help with this. Thank you so much, Joan |
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