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Edward Wilson
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| Died: | 28th Mar 1834 |
| Accident: | 28th Mar 1834 |
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| Colliery: | Buddle Pit, Pittington |
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| Notes: | an empty corf having been left near the mouth of the shaft, was caught by the wind, and hurled down the shaft at the time five men were ascending, two of whom were killed, the rest severely injured |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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During a high wind, an empty corf lying near the mouth of the Buddle pit, Pittington colliery, was blown down the shaft when five men were ascending. Two of them, Matthew Wall and Edward Wilson, were killed, and the others seriously maimed. The remains of the deceased were followed to the grave by upwards of 1,500 workmen belonging to the district.
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- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Latimer, published in 1857
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