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Stephen Place

Age:   23
Died:   13th Mar 1879
Accident:   16th Jul 1878
Year Born:   abt. 1856
Colliery:   Norwood
Company:  
Occupation:   Mechanic
Notes:  
died from injuries received while passing the pumping engine crank
Buried:   Evenwood Cemetery
Category:  

Census Data

1871 Census

Address: Gordon Gill, Evenwood, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG10 / 4939 / 85 / 57 / 302)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
PLACE, Elias Thompson 51HeadMarEngineman DUR: Fatfield  1820
PLACE, Jane 52WifeMar DUR: Houghton-le-Spring  1819
PLACE, Meggy 18Dau DUR: Murton? Colliery  1853
PLACE, Stephen 15SonScholar DUR: Murton? Colliery  1856
PLACE, Sarah 12DauScholar DUR: Murton? Colliery  1859
PLACE, Isabell 8DuaScholar DUR: Evenwood  1863

Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.


Tombstone

Evenwood — Cemetery

Location: OS Map 92, Grid Ref NZ154256




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
EliasThompson PLACE  9th Oct 1876  55  1821 
Jane PLACE       
Stephen PLACE  13th Mar 1879  23  1856 
Thomas PLACE       

Related Newspaper Articles

Pub.
Date
Article (Newspaper)
15 Mar 1879 Death From Injuries Received Eight Months Ago (Northern Echo)

Sources
  • 1871 Census — taken 2nd April, 1871
  • 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-03362-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in Evenwood Cemetery
  • Tombstone photograph (T-09382-15-0270) © Brian Carter

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