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John Letcher
| Age: | 48 |
| Died: | 21st Dec 1888 |
| Accident: | 21st Dec 1888 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1840 |
| Colliery: | Arnold Pit (Metalliferous) |
| Company: | Hodbarrow Mining Co. |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Notes: | struck by plank which fell down rise; deceased sent this plank up the rise, and lashed the rope once round, instead of twice; when near the top of the rise the rope slipped off the plank, which fell on deceased, who was standing at the bottom of the rise; this accident was caused by deceased's own negligence as it is against the rules to stand at the bottom of a rise while anything is being sent up |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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1881 Census
Address: Main Street, Millom, Cumberland
(Ref: RG11 / 5197 / 37 / 68)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| LETCHER, John | 42 | Head | Mar | Iron Miner | ...hadare, Wales | 1839 |
| LETCHER, Jane | 32 | Wife | Mar | | CON: Tuckinmill | 1849 |
| LETCHER, Ellen | 13 | Dau | | Scholar | Coedyneath ? (N S), Wales | 1868 |
| LETCHER, John H. | 10 | Son | | Scholar | Coedyneath ? (N S), Wales | 1871 |
| LETCHER, Charles | 6 | Son | | Scholar | Coedyneath ? (N S), Wales | 1875 |
| LETCHER, Mary A. | 2 | Dau | | | Llantrissant (Glam), Wales | 1879 |
| WILLIAMS, Jane | 55 | Mother In Law | Wid | | CON: Cumbourn | 1826 |
Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess
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| 27 Dec 1888 | Fatal Accident At Hodbarrow (Whitehaven News) |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 38, Accident Number: 17 Where to find this report
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John Szymala
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28 Feb 2012 |
My wife(Pamela nee Morgan)mother was called Marjorie Letcher and her parents were James Letcher c1855 and Annie Letcher (nee Stephens)b12 July 1896. I cannot find any information and wonder if there is a connection? Lived in Millom, Cumbria John
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Kevin Holland
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12 Jun 2012 |
Family of Annie Letcher ( nee Stephens ).I have the family tree of the Stephens family from 1798 to present day. Maybe of interest to researcher johnSzymala
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