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George Lowther
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 16th Mar 1862 |
| Accident: | 16th Mar 1862 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1829 |
| Colliery: | Pease's West, Emma Pit |
| Company: | J. Pease and Co. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed instantly by a blow from a chain on a self acting incline plane |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The accident No. 8 in the detailed list was caused by a hooker-on of coal tubs at the bottom of a self-acting inclined plane neglecting to hook on the tubs to the end of the rope before giving the signal for the full tubs to be started from the top.
In consequence of this neglect the full tubs ran amain down the incline and the loose rope struck and killed George Lowden*.
The coroner's jury found a verdict of manslaughter against William Ditchburn the hooker-on, but the grand jury at the assizes threw out the bill, and he was not tried on the inquisition.
* name corrected to George Lowther via the death certificate [DMM]
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1862 death in the Registration District of Auckland, Sub-district of Hamsterley, 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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| 434 | Sixteenth March 1862, Roddymoor, Crook | George Lowther | Male | 33 years | Coal miner | Killed in Roddymoor Colliery by a chain on a self acting incline plane, death instantaneous. Manslaughter against William Ditchburn | Information received from William Trotter, Coroner for Darlington Ward, Durham. Inquest held Sixteenth March 1862 | Thirty First March 1862 | John Thompson, Registrar |
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- 1862 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1862 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 22, Accident Number: 8
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| carol griffiths | 17 May 2009 |
He was my g g grandfather. He and his family came from Cumberland to work in the Durham coalfield, I suspect William Ditchburn was related and am tryng to establish this. |
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| Chris Lowther | 13 Aug 2009 |
George would be my G G G Grandfather. George Lowther' mother was Mary Ditchburn. Mary had a father called William Ditchburn (b.1750); and also a brother called William Ditchburn (b.1780). Obviously the families were well related. |
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| Mel Johnson | 28 Sep 2010 |
Mary Ditchburn and William Lowther are my ancestors via Henry Lowther. I am interested in any information re Mary's parents. |
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| Sheila Lowther Rivera | 22 May 2012 |
I also have a Ditchburn and Lowther marriage in my family tree. |
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| Carol Griffiths | 23 Jul 2012 |
My email has changed to this one, I'm still looking to establish the family connection between George Lowther and William ditchburn. |
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