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John Barrass
| Age: | 10 |
| Died: | 28th Sep 1844 |
| Accident: | 28th Sep 1844 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1834 |
| Colliery: | Haswell |
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| Notes: | son of William, taken down the pit for the first time to look at it ; killed in the 1844 explosion |
| Buried: | St. Lawrence Churchyard?, Pittington |
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One of the most destructive explosions which ever occurred in the Durham coal field took place at Haswell colliery, the property of Messrs Plummer, Taylor, and Co., when ninety-five human beings were deprived of life. The explosion occurred in the Hutton seam, almost immediately after a fall of stone from the roof, which had liberated a vast quantity of gas ; and only four persons in the mine succeeded in escaping. On the 30th, fifty-four bodies were interred side by side in South Hetton churchyard, thirty-one at Easington, and the remainder at more distant places. The pit had been seven years at work, and was considered a very safe one. A subscription was immediately set on foot for the relief of the sufferers, and the sum received amounted to £4,264.
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Memorial: 1844 Haswell Colliery Disaster
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Pittington — St. Lawrence Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ328456
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Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 28 Sep 1844 | Dreadful Colliery Explosion (Annual Register for 1844) |
| 01 Oct 1844 | Dreadfull Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 02 Oct 1844 | The Late Dreadful Colliery Explosion, Inquest on the Bodies (The Times) |
| 03 Oct 1844 | The Colliery Explosion at Haswell, Adjourned Inquest (The Times) |
| 04 Oct 1844 | The Colliery Explosion at Haswell, Adjourned Inquest (The Times) |
| 05 Oct 1844 | Colliery Accidents (The Times) |
| 11 Oct 1844 | The Colliery Explosion at Haswell, Adjourned Inquest (The Times) |
| 12 Oct 1844 | The Accident At Haswell Colliery (Illustrated London News) |
| 14 Oct 1844 | The Late Explosion at Haswell Colliery (The Times) |
| 15 Oct 1844 | Catastrophe at Haswell Coal-Pit (The Times) |
| 19 Oct 1844 | The Haswell Sufferers (The Times) |
| 19 Oct 1844 | The Late Colliery Explosion at Haswell (Illustrated London News) |
| 26 Oct 1844 | The Haswell Colliery Explosion (Illustrated London News) |
| 14 Mar 1845 | The Late Explosion at Haswell Colliery (The Times) |
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
- The Miners of Northumberland and Durham by Richard Fynes, first published in 1873
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01973-03-0002) © Kev Duncan
- 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.
- Memorial photograph (T-08795-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
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karen stachowicz
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22 Apr 2020 |
I am the grand daughter of Esther Barrass, born January 4, 1915 in Johnston City, IL. Her family bible was given to me when she passed away and I have information regarding her father, John William Barrass born in Haswell, England. Her mother, Hannah Handy, was born in Castle Eden, England. My grandmother's eldest sister, Edith was born in South Moor, England. She has a deceased brother listed in this heirloom bible, John William Barrass, who passed away when he was 11 months old in England. My uncle was named William. My grandmother's brother was John William Barrass and her nephew, John William Barrass III. I am researching and her father, James Barrass, was a coal miner in Johnston City, IL when he came to the United States as a very young man around 1913. He passed away at the age of 55 from black lung disease. I believe with the research I have completed, that the Barrass men in this Haswell colliery disaster were who all of these men in my family have been named in loving memory after as a tribute to them. Please reach out if you receive this! Looking forward to hearing from you!
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