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William Nixon

Age:   17
Died:   30th Aug 1882
Accident:   30th Aug 1882
Year Born:   abt. 1865
Colliery:   East Hetton
Company:  
Occupation:   Station Boy
Notes:  
fall of stone on rolley way, caused by set getting off the way and knocking out some props
Buried:   St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: High New Row, Coxhoe, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4960 / 89 / 44)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
NIXON, Robert 46HeadMarCoal Miner DUR: Haswell  1835
NIXON, Elizabeth 46WifeMar NBL: Wideopen  1835
PATTISON, Ellen 18DauUnn NBL: Embleton  1863
NIXON, William 16SonDriver DUR: Hetton  1865
PATTISON, John 15SonDriver Coal Miner DUR: Kelloe  1866
NIXON, Ann 12DauScholar DUR: Hetton  1869
NIXON, Margaret J. 10DauScholar DUR: Hetton  1871
NIXON, Joseph 5SonScholar DUR: Kelloe  1876

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.


Tombstone

Kelloe — St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ345365




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Elizabeth NIXON       
Joseph NIXON  20th May 1885  9  1876 
Robert NIXON  11th May 1907  71  1836 
William NIXON  30th Aug 1882  17  1865 

Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02059-03-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) and Memorial in St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02027-03-0002) © Kev Duncan

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