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James Loraine
| Age: | 35 |
| Died: | 29th Sep 1844 |
| Accident: | 29th Sep 1844 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1809 |
| Colliery: | Wingate Grange |
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| Occupation: | Deputy Overman |
| Notes: | James Loraine, a 35 year old deputy-overman at the Lady Pit, Wingate Grange Colliery, had gone into the workings on 29 September to remove some bratticing to improve the current of air. An explosion took place and Loraine was badly burned. Rescuers helped him back to the shaft where, after about 15 minutes, he recovered and was able to speak. He said that he had been using a candle because he thought the area was free from foul air and saw no need for a Davy lamp. That decision was to cost him his life as he failed to recover from his injuries and died shortly afterwards. |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Julie Delargy | 29 Aug 2011 |
I am researching the Lorraine family (my mother's side) & our family were miners in this area during this time. |
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| joan ashcroft(nee LORRAINE) | 02 Feb 2012 |
Lorraines from Dumfriesshire settled in Jarrow area.John Lorraine killed in 1845 at Jarrow Colliery. |
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