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Edward Miller
| Age: | 45 |
| Died: | 18th Jan 1878 |
| Accident: | 18th Jan 1878 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1833 |
| Colliery: | Thornley |
| Company: | Original Hartlepool Collieries Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Onsetter |
| Notes: | explosion of No. 1 boiler in Low Main seam |
| Buried: | St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Shadforth on 21 Jan 1878 |
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| Memorial: 1878 Thornley Colliery Disaster | |
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Shadforth — St. Cuthberts Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ343415
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| Names in this memorial picture | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| William DUFFY | 18th Jan 1878 | 35 | 1843 |
| John LAMB | 22nd Jan 1878 | 45 | 1833 |
| Edward MILLER | 18th Jan 1878 | 45 | 1833 |
| John OLLOMAN | 18th Jan 1878 | 30 | 1848 |
| Robert WILSON | 18th Jan 1878 | 17 | 1861 |
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| Related Articles | |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 19 Jan 1878 | Fatal Boiler Explosion At Thornley, Two Men Killed And Twelve Persons Injured (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 21 Jan 1878 | The Thornley Colliery Explosion (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 29 Jan 1878 | The Explosion At Thornley (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 06 Feb 1878 | The Fatal Boiler Explosion At Thornley (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 08 Feb 1878 | The Fatal Boiler Explosion At Thornley (Newcastle Courant) |
| 08 Mar 1878 | The Boiler Explosion At Thornley Colliery, Adjourned Inquest And Verdict (Newcastle Courant) |
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- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 343, Accident Number: 7 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00210-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Memorial in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley
- Memorial photograph (T-00017-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researchers | |
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Dana Kenny | 22 May 2011 |
Edward Miller family research- He was my husband's 2nd great grandfather. |
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| brian miller | 16 Jun 2015 |
he was my great great grandfather |
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| Glynis Stevenson | 31 May 2019 |
Miller family - My mother is Elizabeth Lilian Miller who was the daughter of Edward Miller and Mary Winter of Ludworth |
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