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Thomas Dobson

Age:   18
Died:   2nd Mar 1885
Accident:   2nd Mar 1885 8:58 PM
Year Born:   abt. 1867
Colliery:   Usworth
Company:   John Bowes and Partners
Occupation:   Boiler Fireman
Notes:  
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.


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-02465-04-0002 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
William BROWN  2nd Mar 1885  23  1862 
Thomas DOBSON  2nd Mar 1885  18  1867 
Moses HARLER  2nd Mar 1885  37  1848 
William HOWARTH  2nd Mar 1885  20  1865 
John INGLEBY  2nd Mar 1885  48  1837 
J. W. OUTHWAITE  2nd Mar 1885  29  1856 
Robert RICHARDSON  2nd Mar 1885  39  1846 
William SPARK  2nd Mar 1885  62  1823 
John TAYLOR  2nd Mar 1885  20  1865 
Matthew WINSHIP  2nd Mar 1885  59  1826 

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
  • 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-02465-04-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
Nick Dobson   26 Mar 2012 

My great grandfather was Thomas Dobson born in 1835. I think he married Mary Ann Kell. His father was also Thomas Dobson born 1791 who married Isabella Laverick..I think. I dont know if either of these is the same Thomas Dobson who got killed in this mining disaster....Help needed to clarify please. many thanks Nick Dobson

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