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John Bewick/Berrick
| Age: | 40 |
| Died: | 24th Nov 1834 |
| Accident: | 24th Nov 1834 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1794 |
| Colliery: | Hartley |
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| Notes: | rope broke whilst descending shaft |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Thomas Martin, William Witty, John Berrick, and a boy named John Howe, were killed at Hartley colliery, by the breaking of the rope in descending the shaft. Verdict — accidental death. Deodand on the rope, 1s. No blame attached to any person connected with the colliery. The unfortunate men were much respected by their employers. They left three widows and ten children to lament their untimely fate.
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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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| Edwina Bewick | 15 Jan 2013 |
Family history I think this should read as John Bewick as I have a death and will recorded for this date. Sadly he was the father of the three Bewick brothers killed in the 1862 disaster. |
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| Jean Marshall | 25 Apr 2013 |
John Bewick's daughter, Sarah married twice.Her first husband was William Burn. Her second husband was my great grandfather Robert Heathwaite. Would appreciate any information.Thanks. |
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| David Gee | 24 Jan 2019 |
Researching wife's family history. John Bewick is my wife's great-great-great-great grandfather and his son John Bewick who died in the later 1862 pit disaster is also a direct ancestor. We haven't got back any further than John Bewick senior so would be interested if anyone else has. We have got back a further generation for his wife's family i.e. Sarah Hymers. |
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