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William Potts
| Age: | 41 |
| Died: | 8th Sep 1880 |
| Accident: | 8th Sep 1880 2:20 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1839 |
| Colliery: | Seaham |
| Company: | Marquis of Londonderry |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | address: 15, Model Street ; killed in the 1880 explosion (ignition caused by safety lamp or shot firing) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
 Extracts from the Inquest into this death.
1881 Census
Address: 10 Hall Street, Seaham, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4971 / 155 / 28)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| POTTS, Ellen | 46 | Head | Wid | | NBL: Bennton | 1835 |
| WARDLE, Robert | 24 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Wreckington | 1857 |
| POTTS, Thomas | 15 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Wreckington | 1866 |
| POTTS, Jane | 12 | Dau | | Scholar | DUR: Easington | 1869 |
| POTTS, Sarah | 12 | Dau | | Scholar | DUR: Easington | 1869 |
| POTTS, John | 9 | Son | | Scholar | DUR: Easington | 1872 |
| POTTS, William | 9 | Son | | Scholar | DUR: Easington | 1872 |
Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess
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Memorial: 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster
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| Residence: | 10, Hall Street |
| Widow, &c. | Ellen Potts |
| Widow Age: | 45 |
| Children: | 4 |
| Legacies: | £5 0s. 0d. |
| Fortnightly Allowance: | £1 6s. 0d. |
| Fatal Accident Benefits. |
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| Accidental Death of Unmarried Member under 18 years of age | £12 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidental Death of Members above 18 years of age leaving no dependent relative | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidental Death of Members above 18 years of age leaving dependent relatives | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Widows or other dependent relatives | 5s. per week |
| Each child (if under age) of members accidentally killed | 2s. per week |
| Each child (if under age) of widowers, &c., extra for guardianship | 1s. 6d. per week |
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 09 Sep 1880 | Terrible Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 10 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 13 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 14 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 15 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 15 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 16 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 17 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 18 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 18 Sep 1880 | Our Illustrations, The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Graphic) |
| 18 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 20 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 21 Sep 1880 | Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 23 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 24 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 30 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 01 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 02 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 02 Oct 1880 | Mr. T. H. M. Stratton (The Graphic) |
| 04 Oct 1880 | Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Oct 1880 | Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 07 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Explosion (The Times) |
| 07 Oct 1880 | Letters to the Editor, The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 14 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 20 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 21 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 13 Nov 1880 | Home News, The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Graphic) |
| 14 Dec 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Jan 1881 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1933 | Coal Dust Dangers (The Science and Art of Mining) |
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- Memorial in Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham
- Memorial photograph (T-00155-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Report from The Miners' Permanent Relief Fund detailing the members, payments, dependents etc. for the 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster. Published 2nd October, 1880.
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Bryan Connell
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07 Oct 2009 |
William and Ellen Potts are my wife's 2 x great grandparents. Their 2nd child, Jane Potts, married William Birkbeck Purvis in 2nd half of 1889 in Easington, Durham. William B Purvis and Jane Purvis (nee Potts) had two children, William, born circa 1892,in New Seaham and Susanna, born circa 1896 in New Seaham. Both William and Susanna Purvis had a double wedding on the 3rd September 1918 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, William marrying Elizabeth Brewis and Suannah marrying Stanley Coling Jones. Stanley Jones and Susanna Jones (nee Purvis) migrated to Canada in November 1919, and settled in Hamilton, Ontario. They had one child, Muriel Doris Jones, who is my wife's mother. In July, 1920 William Purvis and Elizabeth Purvis (nee Brewis) joined Stanley and Susanna Jones in Hamilton, Ontario. Accompanying them were William's parents, William Birkbeck Purvis and Jane Purvis (nee Potts). All three couples remained in Canada for the rest of their lives.
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William Potts
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16 May 2010 |
He may be my great grandfather.
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