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Joseph Sheldon
| Age: | 8 |
| Died: | 15th Jun 1832 |
| Accident: | 15th Jun 1832 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1824 |
| Colliery: | Newbottle |
| Company: | Earl of Durham |
| Occupation: | [Not employed] |
| Notes: | son of Robert and Mary Sheldon ; boiler explosion |
| Buried: | Houghton-le-Spring on 17 Jun 1832 |
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Between six and seven o’clock on the morning, an awful calamity occurred at Philadelphia, Newbottle colliery, by the explosion of a steam engine boiler on Lord Durham’s rail road, whereby five individuals were killed and thirteen dreadfully bruised, three of whom have since died, the others remain in a very precarious state. The workmen were in the act of repairing the boiler at the time of the explosion, which, together with large pieces of metal pipes, &c., were thrown to a great distance. The machine house was blown down and rent to the foundation, and stones, bricks, &c., scattered in all directions ; the dwelling house adjoining the machine was also blown down upon the family of Robert Sheldon, when four of them, three of his children, and his father, Joseph Sheldon, aged 87 years, were killed ; his wife had her arm broke while endeavouring to rescue her infant, and a little girl who is much bruised. A little boy and his grandmother were in the house, but escaped unhurt.
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BURIALS in the Parish of Houghton-le-Spring, in the County of Durham, in the Year 1832 | ||||||
| Page | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed |
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| 205 | 1639 | Joseph son of Robert & Mary Sheldon | Philadelphia | 17 Jun | 8 | Wm. Henry Bulmer |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 22 Jun 1832 | Dreadful Explosion (The Times) |
| 28 Jun 1832 | Dreadful Explosion Of A Steam Engine Boiler Near Chester-le-Street (Caledonian Mercury) |
| 29 Jun 1832 | Dreadful Explosion (Coventry Herald and Observer) |
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- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Sykes, published in 1833 in two volumes
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| Lyn | 25 Oct 2010 |
The father of the little children who died here was my GGGGrandfather. Robert Sheldon.Joseph Sheldon was my GGGGGrandfather. The little girl who was much bruised and not expected to live, My GGGrandmother died at the age of 72 in Kyneton Victoria Australia. Would love to hear from anyone connected to this family. warm regards Lyn from Australia (I have a photo of Dorothy Jane Omond nee Sheldon) |
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| David Allen Sheldon | 24 Mar 2013 |
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