| Individual Details | Individual Details | |||
 |
 |
|||
William Wharrier
| Age: | 35 |
| Died: | 14th Mar 1871 |
| Accident: | 14th Mar 1871 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1836 |
| Colliery: | West Sleekburn |
| Company: | Bedlington Coal Co. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of stone |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: |
 |
 |
| Description | |
|
|
Fall of Stone and Coal.
No. 9. William Wharrier was killed at West Sleekburn Colliery on the 14th March. Joseph Dunn, a deputy, said that he was in the place at the time it happened, and had been for about an hour before, and that they had both tried the roof, and said they saw no indication of danger whatever. Another workman who was in the place at the time gave similar evidence.
|
|
| Sources | |
|
|
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 159 Where to find this report
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 163, Accident Number: 9 Where to find this report
|
|
| Researchers | |
|
|
If you are researching William Wharrier (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted.
Return
Return to Top
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
