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Ralph Hepplewhite

Age:   55
Died:   25th Oct 1871
Accident:   25th Oct 1871 11:30 PM
Year Born:   abt. 1816
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
William DUNN  25th Oct 1871  57  1814 
John HAYS  25th Oct 1871  60  1811 
Ralph HEPPLEWHITE  25th Oct 1871  55  1816 
Robinson HUNTER  25th Oct 1871  45  1826 
Thomas HUTCHINSON  25th Oct 1871  25  1846 
Edward LAING  25th Oct 1871  43  1828 
Charles LAWSON  25th Oct 1871  28  1843 
Thomas PROUD  25th Oct 1871  58  1813 

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-00145-00-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
Barry Hepplewhite   15 Oct 2014 

Reaserching family tree, would like to find out what happened to his wife and family.
maryanne Hodgson   25 Feb 2019 

Researching Hepplewhite family from Durham if anyone can share any information please Many thanks Maryanne

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