John Elliott
On the morning of Sunday, 20 January, John Elliott, 38, under viewer at Monkwearmouth Colliery, and a deputy called Henderson, entered the cage to descend into the pit. The cage tipped suddenly and Henderson leapt onto the saddle-board, but Elliott, who was a stout man and weighed 16 stone, fell 285 fathoms to the bottom of the shaft. "His remains presented an appalling spectacle." The engineman was taken into custody and charged with carelessness, but at the inquest, the jury acquitted him of any blame.
Sunderland — St. Peter's Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ402578
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| John ELLIOTT | 21st Jan 1849 | 39 | 1810 |
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Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 27 Jan 1849 | Shocking Death at Monkwearmouth Colliery (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
- Headstone(s) in St. Peter's Churchyard, Sunderland
- Tombstone photograph (T-05934-09-0064) © Bob Dunn
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