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Andrew Smith
| Age: | 23 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1882 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1882 2:30 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1859 |
| Colliery: | Trimdon Grange |
| Company: | Walter Scott |
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| Notes: | single man ; killed in the 1882 explosion (ignition probably caused by shot firing) |
| Buried: | East End Cemetery, Trimdon |
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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.
1881 Census
Address: No. 7 Plantation Row, Trimdon, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4904 / 44 / 30)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| SMITH, Peter | 56 | Head | Wid | Gen Lab | IRL | 1825 |
| SMITH, Matthew | 24 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Cassop | 1857 |
| SMITH, Andrew | 23 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Cassop | 1858 |
| SMITH, Bridget | 22 | Dau | Unn | | DUR: Cassop | 1859 |
| SMITH, Mary | 17 | Dau | Unn | | DUR: Cassop | 1864 |
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.
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Memorial: 1882 Trimdon Grange Colliery Disaster
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Trimdon — East End Cemetery
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ375342
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| Names on this tombstone |
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| Andrew SMITH | 16th Feb 1882 | 23 | 1859 |
| Margaret SMITH | 10th Jan 1873 | 36 | 1837 |
| Peter SMITH | 14th Jun 1894 | 73 | 1821 |
| Mary THORNTON | 15th Jul 1894 | 28 | 1866 |
| William THORNTON | | | |
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 17 Feb 1882 | Disastrous Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 18 Feb 1882 | The Trimdon Grange Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 20 Feb 1882 | The Trimdon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 24 Feb 1882 | The Catastrophe at Trimdon, The Whole of the Bodies Recovered (Durham County Advertiser) |
| 05 Apr 1882 | Trimdon Grange Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 19 Aug 1882 | Trimdon Grange Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 24 Jan 1931 | Trimdon Disaster Recalled (The Science and Art of Mining) |
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-09843-17-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) and Memorial in Trimdon Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-00087-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
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