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George Summerson
| Age: | 51 |
| Died: | 17th Jan 1826 |
| Accident: | 17th Jan 1826 8:00 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1775 |
| Colliery: | Jarrow |
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| Notes: | abode: Jarrow Row ; killed in the 1826 explosion |
| Buried: | Jarrow on 20 Jan 1826 |
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On the morning a terrible explosion of fire-damp, took place in Jarrow colliery, near South Shields, Durham, belonging to Thomas and Robert Brown, esqrs., of London, by which thirty-four men and boys were killed; and some others much burnt. Forty-five horses and two asses were also killed in the mine. The explosion took place in the Bensham pit, which had been recently sunk to the lowest seam. The cause could not be ascertained, as none who were in the place where the blast originated, were saved. It appeared on the coroner's inquest, on the body of Richard Bell, one of the sufferers, that the overmen and deputies had inspected all the workings on the morning of the day on which the accident occurred, and the wastemen had gone through the waste. There was no appearance of danger, but on the contrary, the pit seemed well ventilated, and in a perfectly safe state. The number down the pit at the time was forty-eight.
Extracts from the Inquest into this death.
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BURIALS in the Parish of Jarrow, in the County of Durham, in the Year 1826 | ||||||
| Page | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed |
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| 981 | George Summerson | Jarrow Row | Jan 20 | 20 | John Carr Curate |
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| Related Articles | |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 12 Jan 1826 | News (The Times) |
| 24 Jan 1826 | Distressing Accident (The Times) |
| 04 Feb 1826 | News (Westmorland Gazette) |
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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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