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William Carr

Age:   36
Died:   2nd Mar 1885
Accident:   2nd Mar 1885 8:58 PM
Year Born:   abt. 1849
Colliery:   Usworth
Company:   John Bowes and Partners
Occupation:   Deputy
Notes:  
his father (also called William) was killed in the same pit in 1850 ; killed in the 1885 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing)
Buried:   Holy Trinity Churchyard, Donwell (Usworth Parish Church)
Category:  

Description

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


Census Data

1851 Census

Address: Usworth Colliery Village, Durham
(Ref: HO107 / 2394 / 611 / 41 / 169)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
CARR, Sarah 21HeadWidCoal Miners Widow NBL: Benwell  1830
CARR, William 2Son DUR: Usworth Colliery  1849
CARR, John 6mSon DUR: Usworth Colliery  
HAY, Matthew 28VisitorCoal Miner NBL: Kenton  1823

1861 Census

Address: Inkerman, Usworth, Durham
(Ref: RG9 / 3764 / 86 / 25 / 110)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
LITTLE, Peter 33HeadMarCoal Miner CUL: St. Bees  1828
LITTLE, Sarah 32WifeMar NBL: Ponteland  1829
CARR, William 12StepsonCoal Miner DUR: Washington  1849
CARR, John 10Stepson DUR: Washington  1851
LITTLE, James 4Son DUR: Washington  1857
LITTLE, Isabella 2Dau DUR: Washington  1859
LITTLE, Peter 8mSon DUR: Washington  
BURNS, Edward 21LodgerUnnCoal Miner CUL: Dorton  1840

1871 Census

Address: Middle Row, Usworth, Durham
(Ref: RG10 / 4994 / 66 / 32 / 153)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
CARR, William 22HeadMarMiner DUR: Usworth Colliery  1849
CARR, Elizabeth 19WifeMar LAN: Wigan  1852
CARR, Sarah 1Dau DUR: Usworth  1870
STANDISH, Emma 13ServantGeneral Servant LAN: Wigan  1858

1881 Census

Address: 5 Square, Little Usworth, Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4984 / 115 / 30 / 148)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
CARR, William 32HeadMarCoal Miner Deputy DUR: Usworth  1849
CARR, Elizabeth 29WifeMar LAN: Wigan  1852
CARR, Sarah 10DauScholar DUR: Usworth  1871
CARR, Emma 8DauScholar DUR: Usworth  1873
CARR, Martha J. 5DauScholar DUR: Usworth  1876
CARR, William 3Son DUR: Usworth  1878
CARR, John E. 0Son DUR: Usworth  

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: 1885 Usworth Colliery Disaster

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Memorial

Donwell — Holy Trinity Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ297586




This is a low resolution image for web display, if you would like to have a higher resolution image, then please us quoting reference T-02464-04-0002 and we will make the image available on a temporary page for you to access.
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Names in this memorial picture
NameDiedAgeBorn
David BEVERIDGE  2nd Mar 1885  24  1861 
William CARR  2nd Mar 1885  36  1849 
James COOK  2nd Mar 1885  30  1855 
Jonas HOWARTH  2nd Mar 1885  48  1837 
Henry HUNTER  2nd Mar 1885  75  1810 
William MCLAUGHLIN  2nd Mar 1885  36  1849 
Richard Coldwell SLEE  2nd Mar 1885  43  1842 
Thomas WETHERELL  2nd Mar 1885  22  1863 
John WOOD  2nd Mar 1885  55  1830 

Related Articles

Pub.
Date		Article (Newspaper)
04 Mar 1885  Terrible Colliery Explosion (The Times)
05 Mar 1885  The Usworth Colliery Explosion (The Times)
06 Mar 1885  The Usworth Colliery Disaster (The Times)
07 Mar 1885  The Usworth Colliery Explosion (The Times)
09 Mar 1885  Usworth Colliery Explosion (The Times)
12 Mar 1885  Usworth Colliery Explosion (Sunderland Daily Echo)
14 Mar 1885  Letters to the Editor, Usworth Colliery Explosion (The Times)
26 Mar 1885  The Usworth Colliery Explosion (The Times)
03 Apr 1885  The Usworth Colliery Explosion (The Times)
10 Jun 1885  The Disaster At Usworth Colliery, Prosecution Of The Owners (Sunderland Daily Echo)

Further Reading


Sources
  • 1851 Census — taken 30th March, 1851
  • 1861 Census — taken 7th April, 1861
  • 1871 Census — taken 2nd April, 1871
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01346-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) and Memorial in Our Lady's Catholic Church (R.C.), Washington
  • Memorial in Our Lady's Catholic Church (R.C.), Washington
  • Memorial photograph (T-02464-04-0002) © Kev Duncan

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