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John Harrower

Age:   36
Died:   6th Oct 1854
Accident:   6th Oct 1854
Year Born:   abt. 1818
Colliery:   West Hetton
Company:  
Occupation:  
Notes:  
he was helping to lift a set of pumps out of the shaft when he was struck by a handle on one of the winches. The winch had run amain because an iron ring had broken, Harrier's skull was fractured and he died almost immediately
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Census Data

1851 Census

Address: 13 Oxclose, Coxhoe, Co. Durham
(Ref: HO107 / 2391 / 654 / 12 / 34)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
HARROWER, John 33HeadMarLabourer SCT: Edinburgh  1818
HARROWER, Frances 32WifeMar DUR: Hylton  1819
HARROWER, Joseph 9Son DUR: Durham City  1842
HARROWER, Mary 6Dau DUR: Hett  1845
HARROWER, Jane 4Dau DUR: Hett  1847
HARROWER, Hannah 2Dau DUR: Hett  1849
HARROWER, Sarah 1mDau DUR: Coxhoe  
MOODY, Jane 25NieceUnn DUR  1826

1861 Census

Address: Quarrington Hill, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG9 / 3741 / 8 / 10 / 50)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
RUTTER, Joseph 49HeadMarCoal Miner DUR: Shield Row  1812
RUTTER, Frances 42WifeMar DUR: Ravensworth Castle  1819
HARROWER, Joseph 19StepSonCoal Miner DUR: Gilesgate Moor  1842
HARROWER, Jane 14StepDauHouse Servant DUR: Hett  1847
HARROWER, Hannah 12StepDauScholar DUR: Hett  1849
HARROWER, Sarah 10StepDau DUR: Oxclose  1851
HARROWER, Jasper 10StepDau DUR: Coxhoe  1851
RUTTER, George 4Son DUR: Coxhoe  1857
RUTTER, Margaret 1Dau DUR: Coxhoe  1860

Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.


Related Newspaper Articles

Pub.
Date
Article (Newspaper)
13 Oct 1854 Fatal Accident (Durham County Advertiser)

Sources
  • 1851 Census — taken 30th March, 1851
  • 1861 Census — taken 7th April, 1861
  • Contributions by members of the Public

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Paul Barker   06 Aug 2016 

John Harrower was my x4 great-grandfather. I am interested in any information that can be provided regarding his Scottish ancestry. John's father was called Andrew Harrower who I believe was also born in Scotland.


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