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John Williams
| Age: | 31 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1882 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1882 2:30 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1851 |
| Colliery: | Trimdon Grange |
| Company: | Walter Scott |
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| Notes: | left a wife and 1 child ; 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.
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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 in this memorial picture | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Frederick BOWEN | 16th Feb 1882 | 23 | 1859 |
| Thomas CLARK | 16th Feb 1882 | 24 | 1858 |
| George DOBSON | 16th Feb 1882 | 26 | 1856 |
| Joseph HYDE | 16th Feb 1882 | 23 | 1859 |
| Thomas PRIESTLEY | 16th Feb 1882 | 29 | 1853 |
| Thomas PRYOR | 16th Feb 1882 | 26 | 1856 |
| John SMITH | 16th Feb 1882 | 26 | 1856 |
| James STOBBS | 16th Feb 1882 | 31 | 1851 |
| John WILLIAMS | 16th Feb 1882 | 31 | 1851 |
| William WILLIAMS | 16th Feb 1882 | 31 | 1851 |
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| Related Articles | |
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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) |
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| Further Reading | |
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- Official Report into the 1882 Trimdon Grange Disaster (C.3319)
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
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- 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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