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John Bell

Age:   30
Died:   19th Jan 1871
Accident:   19th Jan 1871
Year Born:   abt. 1841
Colliery:   Wheatley Hill
Company:   Original Hartlepool Collieries Co.
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
influx of water, caused by unexpectedly holing into workings known to contain water
Buried:   St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley
Category:  

Memorial: 1871 Wheatley Hill Colliery Disaster

Memorial Image


Memorial

Thornley — St. Bartholomew's Churchyard

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ360396




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Names in this memorial picture
NameDiedAgeBorn
John BELL  19th Jan 1871  30  1841 
George COOPER  19th Jan 1871  13  1858 
James HALL  19th Jan 1871  42  1829 
George HANBY  21st Dec 1877  37  1840 
Robert SMITH  19th Jan 1871  28  1843 
John WALKER  19th Jan 1871  21  1850 

Related Articles

Pub.
Date		Article (Newspaper)
24 Jan 1871  The Wheatley Colliery Accident (The Times)
28 Jan 1871  Home News (The Graphic)
31 Jan 1871  Remarkable Rescue (Berwickshire News)
18 Feb 1871  Home News (The Graphic)

Further Reading

  • Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4

Sources
  • 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 30, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00020-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Memorial in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley
  • Memorial photograph (T-00012-00-0002) © Kev Duncan

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