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William Coates

Age:   30
Died:   25th Oct 1871
Accident:   25th Oct 1871 11:30 PM
Year Born:   abt. 1841
Colliery:   Seaham, No. 3 Pit
Company:   Earl Vane
Occupation:   Shifter
Notes:  
killed in the 1871 explosion (caused by outburst of gas from roof, probably ignited by naked light)
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Memorial: 1871 Seaham Colliery Disaster

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Names in this memorial picture
NameDiedAgeBorn
James ASHDEN  25th Oct 1871  41  1830 
David BALLANTINE  25th Oct 1871  69  1802 
George BARKER  25th Oct 1871  16  1855 
Thomas BOUSFIELD  25th Oct 1871  49  1822 
John BOWDEN  25th Oct 1871  46  1825 
Matthew BROWN  25th Oct 1871  38  1833 
Edward CAMPBELL  25th Oct 1871  30  1841 
William COATES  25th Oct 1871  30  1841 
Thomas DOBSON  25th Oct 1871  13  1858 

Related Articles

Pub.
Date		Article (Newspaper)
25 Oct 1871  Colliery Explosion At Seaham (Annual Register for 1871)
27 Oct 1871  Fatal Colliery Explosion (The Times)
28 Oct 1871  The Colliery Explosion at Seaham (The Times)
30 Oct 1871  The Colliery Explosion at Seaham (The Times)
04 Nov 1871  Home News (The Graphic)
20 Jan 1872  Recent Colliery Explosions (The Times)

Further Reading

  • Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
  • Troubled Seams - the Story of a Pit and its People by John E. McCutcheon, published in 1955 by J. Greenwood and Sons

Sources
  • 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 33, Accident Number: 65 Where to find this report
  • Memorial in Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham
  • Memorial photograph (T-00144-00-0002) © Kev Duncan

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William Coates who died in the 1871 Seaham mine disaster

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