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James Simpson
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 18th Dec 1888 |
| Accident: | 17th Dec 1888 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1874 |
| Colliery: | Brandon, C Pit |
| Company: | Strakers and Love |
| Occupation: | Screen Boy |
| Notes: | employed at a travelling coal belt when he became entangled in the return drum; there did not appear to be sufficient fencing |
| Buried: | Brandon Cemetery |
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1881 Census
Address: Medomsley Fell Cottages, Medomsley, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4950 / 22 / 38)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| SIMPSON, James | 44 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | NBL: No Shields | 1837 |
| SIMPSON, Mary | 45 | Wife | Mar | | CUL: Penrith | 1836 |
| SIMPSON, Jonathan | 19 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Greencroft | 1862 |
| SIMPSON, William | 13 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Medomsley | 1868 |
| SIMPSON, Elizabeth Ann | 11 | Dau | | Scholar | DUR: Medomsley | 1870 |
| SIMPSON, Thos. | 8 | Son | | Scholar | DUR: Tanfield | 1873 |
| SIMPSON, Jas. | 6 | Son | | Scholar | DUR: Medomsley | 1875 |
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.
Brandon — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ230402
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| James SIMPSON | | | |
| James SIMPSON | 18th Dec 1888 | 14 | 1874 |
| Mary SIMPSON | | | |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 46, Accident Number: 72 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02307-04-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Brandon Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-02315-04-0002) © Kev Duncan
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