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Robert Ainsley
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 21st Mar 1846 |
| Accident: | 21st Mar 1846 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1813 |
| Colliery: | Whitwell |
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| Notes: | Robert Ainslie, 33, and some others were descending Whitwell Pit shaft early on Saturday, 21 March, to go to the Hutton Seam. When the cage had been lowered as far as the Low Main Coal seam, it was stopped to let out one or two men and take in Ainslie's father. When this had been done, the brakesman was told to let them down. The cage eventually stopped, allowing the men to get out, but as Ainslie stepped out it slipped and he fell 16 fathoms to the bottom of the shaft. His body was recovered and he was found to have broken his neck. At the inquest, it was said that : "The accident was occasioned by some ice in the slides not allowing the cage to run freely." |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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1846 death in the Registration District of Durham and Lanchester, Sub-district of Saint Nicholas, in the County of Durham | |||||||||
| No | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar |
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| 28 | Twenty first of March 1846 at Whitwell Colliery, Extra Parochial | Robert Ainsley | Male | 33 years | Coal Miner | Accidentally killed by a fall from a cage in the Whitwell Colliery | Thos. Christ. Maynard Coroner of Easington Ward, 49 North Bailey | Thirtieth of March 1846 | John Dobson, Registrar |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 28 Mar 1846 | Fatal Colliery Accident (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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- Contributions by members of the Public
- Copy of Death Certificate kindly provided by Christine Ainsley
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Christine Ainsley-Cowlishaw | 07 Jun 2019 |
Robert Ainsley (I think the name is spelled Ainsley rather than Ainslie). I would like to know if the said father was George Ainsley and his wife Mary Ann Howe. Thank you |
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