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Joseph Dower
| Age: | 52 |
| Died: | 18th Jun 1889 |
| Accident: | 18th Jun 1889 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1837 |
| Colliery: | Castle Eden |
| Company: | Castle Eden Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | fall of stone from a slip at side of place |
| Buried: | St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden |
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1881 Census
Address: 99, Monk Hesleden, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4971 / 26 / 43)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| DOWER, Joseph | 43 | Head | Mar | Miner | CON | 1838 |
| DOWER, Susan J. | 38 | Wife | Mar | CON | 1843 | |
| DOWER, James | 17 | Son | Unn | Miner | CON | 1864 |
| DOWER, William | 11 | Son | Unn | Scholar | DUR: Monkheseldon | 1870 |
| DOWER, John H. | 7 | Son | Unn | Scholar | DUR: Monkheseldon | 1874 |
| DOWER, Susan J. | 4 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Wingate | 1877 |
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.
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Hesleden — St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ442383
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Joseph DOWER | 18th Jun 1889 | 52 | 1837 |
| Susan Jane DOWER | 1st Aug 1914 | 71 | 1843 |
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 29, Accident Number: 39 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-09098-14-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Hesleden Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-01708-02-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Alan Dower | 21 Oct 2008 |
Joseph Dower was my great great grandfather and I would like to discover more info. about him, especially the location of the grave so I can take my father to visit it. |
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| john t noble | 23 Apr 2011 |
i am g/g/grandson of william dower who also worked at castle eden colliery. was william related to joseph |
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