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James Rucroft
| Age: | 37 |
| Died: | 20th May 1852 |
| Accident: | 20th May 1852 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1815 |
| Colliery: | Black Boy |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of stone |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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He was working hewing coal, at about 5 p.m., his putter, Matthew Musgrove left him to come out-bye. The deputy-overman Joseph Dixon asked Musgrove to tell Rucroft to leave his work; but he said he would fill his tub first. Dixon waited for him to come out, but he failed to appear. When Dixon returned to the board, he found Rucroft lying with a large piece of stone on his shoulder. He got assistance and managed to remove the stone, but Rucroft was dead.
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 29 May 1852 | Fatal Colliery Accident (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Stuart Bainbridge | 13 Apr 2009 |
I am researching the Ruecroft family, several branches of which lived in the Crook, Sunnyside,Billy Row and Mount Pleasant areas during the 1850 - 1880 period. Particularly James Ruecroft born Sunnyside circa 1854 whose father's name is also given as James. |
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| Lorna Young | 27 Jan 2018 |
James Rucroft was my 2x Gt grandfather.I am descended from his son Alexander. |
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