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Thomas Norris
| Age: | 60 |
| Died: | 25th Oct 1871 |
| Accident: | 25th Oct 1871 11:30 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1811 |
| 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: | Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham |
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Memorial: 1871 Seaham Colliery Disaster
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Seaham — Christ Church Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ411498
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| Thomas NORRIS | 25th Oct 1871 | 60 | 1811 |
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 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) |
- 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
- 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
- Headstone(s) and Memorials in Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham
- Tombstone photograph (T-01289-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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