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Thomas Close

Age:   48
Died:   12th Jul 1878
Accident:   12th Jul 1878
Year Born:   abt. 1830
Colliery:   South Durham
Company:   South Durham Coal Co.
Occupation:   Back Overman
Notes:  
while putting a tram into low hole of double deck cage, the breaksman lowered it, crushing Close between the hoop of cage and flat sheets, a previous signal had been given to lower
Buried:   St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bishop Auckland
Category:  

Tombstone

Bishop Auckland — St. Andrew's Churchyard

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ217286




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Jane CLOSE  3rd Nov 1920  90  1830 
Thomas CLOSE  12th Jul 1878  48  1830 

Sources
  • 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 348, Accident Number: 51 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-05771-09-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Bishop Auckland
  • Tombstone photograph (T-05780-09-0002) © Kev Duncan

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