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George Wigham
| Age: | 28 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1882 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1882 2:30 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1854 |
| Colliery: | Trimdon Grange |
| Company: | Walter Scott |
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| Notes: | left a wife and 3 children ; 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: Colliery New Row, Byers Green, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4923 / 97 / 25)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| WIGHAM, George | 26 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | DUR: Cassop | 1855 |
| WIGHAM, Elizabeth | 23 | Wife | Mar | | DUR: White Lee | 1858 |
| WIGHAM, Elizabeth | 4 | Dau | | | DUR: Kelloe | 1877 |
| WIGHAM, Richard | 2 | Son | | | DUR: Byers Green | 1879 |
| WIGHAM, John | 2m | Son | | | DUR: Byers Green | |
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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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
- Memorial in Trimdon Cemetery
- Memorial photograph (T-00074-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
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David Wigham
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15 Jan 2012 |
For family history
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pauline mackie
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26 Jan 2020 |
Wighams at Cassop and Byers Green,my Father was Matthew Wigham and my Grand father was John,known as Jack Wigham born 1881
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