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William Morrish Venner

Age:   23
Died:   8th Sep 1880
Accident:   8th Sep 1880 2:20 AM
Year Born:   abt. 1857
Colliery:   Seaham
Company:   Marquis of Londonderry
Occupation:   Stoneman
Notes:  
address: 53, Cornish Street ; killed in the 1880 explosion (ignition caused by safety lamp or shot firing)
Buried:   Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham
Category:  

Description

The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.

Inquest Extracts from the Inquest into this death.


Census Data

1861 Census

Address: Gunnis Lake, Calstock, Cornwall
(Ref: RG9 / 1462 / 18 / 30)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
VENNER, William 61HeadMarBlacksmith DEV: Morrinton  1800
VENNER, Jane 51WifeMar CON: Calstock  1810
VENNER, Samuel 34SonMarCopper Miner CON: Calstock  1827
VENNER, Johanan 24DauLawMar CON: St. Ives  1837
VENNER, William 4Gson CON: Calstock  1857
VENNER, Samuel 2Gson CON: Calstock  1859

1871 Census

Address: New Cottages, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour
(Ref: RG10 / 4974 / 79 / 16)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
VENNER, Samuel 40HeadMar   1831
VENNER, Johanna 36WifeMar   1835
VENNER, William 14Son   1857
VENNER, Samuel 12Son   1859
VENNER, John 10Son   1861
VENNER, Moses 8Son   1863
VENNER, Rachael 6Dau   1865
VENNER, Thomas 4Son   1867
VENNER, Johanna 2Dau   1869

1881 Census

Address: 53 Cornish Street, Seaham, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4971 / 129 / 46)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
VENNER, Joannah 46HeadWidAnnuitant CON: Calstock  1835
VENNER, John James 20SonCoal Miner CON: Calstock  1861
VENNER, Moses 19SonCoal Miner CON: Calstock  1862
VENNER, Thomas 14SonCoal Miner CON: Calstock  1867
VENNER, Rachel 15Dau CON: Calstock  1866
VENNER, Joannah Morish 12DauScholar CON: Calstock  1869
MORISH, Joannah 78MotherWidOn Parish Support CON: Calstock  1803
MCDADE, John 50Brother In LawWidPensioner (War) SCT: Glasgow  1831
MCDADE, Alice Jane 8NieceScholar SCT: Glasgow  1873

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.


Memorial: 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster

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Tombstone

Seaham — Christ Church Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ411498



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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Bessy Ann VENNER  25th Nov 1871  0  1871 
Samuel VENNER  8th Sep 1880  52  1828 
William Morrish VENNER  8th Sep 1880  23  1857 

Compensation Settlement

Residence:   53, Cornish Street 
Widow, &c.   Single 
Widow Age:    
Children:    
Legacies:  £23 0s. 0d. 
Fortnightly Allowance:   

Fatal Accident Benefits.
Accidental Death of Unmarried Member under 18 years of age £1200
Accidental Death of Members above 18 years of age leaving no dependent relative 2300
Accidental Death of Members above 18 years of age leaving dependent relatives 500
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

Related Articles

Pub.
Date		Article (Newspaper)
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)

Further Reading


Sources
  • 1861 Census — taken 7th April, 1861
  • 1871 Census — taken 2nd April, 1871
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • Headstone(s) and Memorials in Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham
  • Report from The Miners' Permanent Relief Fund detailing the members, payments, dependents etc. for the 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster. Published 2nd October, 1880.
  • Tombstone photograph (T-01297-01-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
Linda Preston   12 Aug 2018 

William Morrish Venner wasthe son of my great,great grandfather Samuel Venner and a brother of my greatgrandmother Rachel Venner
Jill Dowding-Walker   16 Jun 2021 

Joannah Morrish is a direct ancestor to me. I would like to connect with others who are related to her, or any of her descendants.

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