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William Alexander

Age:   14
Died:   24th Apr 1885
Accident:   23rd Apr 1885
Year Born:   abt. 1871
Colliery:   Cramlington
Company:  
Occupation:   Screen Boy
Notes:  
fell before waggons, which passed over him
Buried:   St. Nicholas, Cramlington
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Village, Cramlington, Northumberland
(Ref: RG11 / 5094 / 65 / 7)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
ALEXANDER, Robt 39HeadMarTailor NBL: Bedlington  1842
ALEXANDER, Margt 33WifeMar NBL: Bedlington  1848
ALEXANDER, Isabella 12DauUnnScholar NBL: Cramlington  1869
ALEXANDER, William 9SonUnnScholar NBL: Cramlington  1872
ALEXANDER, Esther Ann 5DauUnnScholar NBL: Cramlington  1876
ALEXANDER, James 1SonUnn NBL: Cramlington  1880

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

Cramlington — St. Nicholas Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ267768




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
James ALEXANDER    0   
Margaret ALEXANDER       
Margaret Jane ALEXANDER  18th Nov 1874  1  1873 
Robert ALEXANDER       
William ALEXANDER  24th Apr 1885  14  1871 

Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-06965-10-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Nicholas Churchyard, Cramlington
  • Tombstone photograph (T-06959-10-0002) © Kev Duncan

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