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James Smith

Age:   49
Died:   29th Mar 1888
Accident:   29th Mar 1888
Year Born:   abt. 1839
Colliery:   Murton
Company:   South Hetton Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Coke Drawer
Notes:  
while engaged loading a coke oven close to a line of rails, a coal waggon, pushed along by a locomotive engine, ran over and killed him
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 50, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report

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Paul Smith   13 Oct 2010 

Researching Smith family history in Murton.


Michael Hand   22 Feb 2022 

James Smith was my Great great grandfather


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