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John Harrower
| Age: | 36 |
| Died: | 6th Oct 1854 |
| Accident: | 6th Oct 1854 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1818 |
| Colliery: | West Hetton |
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| 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] |
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1851 Census
Address: 13 Oxclose, Coxhoe, Co. Durham (Ref: HO107 / 2391 / 654 / 12 / 34)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
| HARROWER, John | 33 | Head | Mar | Labourer | SCT: Edinburgh | 1818 |
| HARROWER, Frances | 32 | Wife | Mar | | DUR: Hylton | 1819 |
| HARROWER, Joseph | 9 | Son | | | DUR: Durham City | 1842 |
| HARROWER, Mary | 6 | Dau | | | DUR: Hett | 1845 |
| HARROWER, Jane | 4 | Dau | | | DUR: Hett | 1847 |
| HARROWER, Hannah | 2 | Dau | | | DUR: Hett | 1849 |
| HARROWER, Sarah | 1m | Dau | | | DUR: Coxhoe | |
| MOODY, Jane | 25 | Niece | Unn | | 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 | 49 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | DUR: Shield Row | 1812 |
| RUTTER, Frances | 42 | Wife | Mar | | DUR: Ravensworth Castle | 1819 |
| HARROWER, Joseph | 19 | StepSon | | Coal Miner | DUR: Gilesgate Moor | 1842 |
| HARROWER, Jane | 14 | StepDau | | House Servant | DUR: Hett | 1847 |
| HARROWER, Hannah | 12 | StepDau | | Scholar | DUR: Hett | 1849 |
| HARROWER, Sarah | 10 | StepDau | | | DUR: Oxclose | 1851 |
| HARROWER, Jasper | 10 | StepDau | | | DUR: Coxhoe | 1851 |
| RUTTER, George | 4 | Son | | | DUR: Coxhoe | 1857 |
| RUTTER, Margaret | 1 | Dau | | | 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.
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Related Newspaper Articles
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Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
| 13 Oct 1854 | Fatal Accident (Durham County Advertiser) |
- 1851 Census — taken 30th March, 1851
- 1861 Census — taken 7th April, 1861
- Contributions by members of the Public
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Paul Barker
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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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