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John William Jones

Age:   12
Died:   2nd Sep 1889
Accident:   2nd Sep 1889
Year Born:   abt. 1877
Colliery:   Herrington
Company:   Earl of Durham
Occupation:   Driver
Notes:  
crushed between tub and side while attempting, contrary to rules, to get on to engine set while going round a curve
Buried:   St. Cuthberts Churchyard, West Herrington
Category:  

Description

No. 54 on the list. — Deceased was killed by the set at a curve close to the kip. The full set was passing him, coming out-bye, and he caught hold of the side of a tub and evidently could not get off again, as he was crushed between the wall and the tubs, at the curve. He was breaking the Special Rules in doing what he did.


Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Lyons Lane, Hetton Le Hole, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4976 / 37 / 8)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
JONES, John 31HeadMarCoal Miner SOM  1850
JONES, Elizabeth 30WifeMarCoal Miners Wife SOM  1851
JONES, Louisa 11DauScholar DUR: Houghton Le Spring  1870
JONES, Mary Jane 9DauScholar DUR: Houghton Le Spring  1872
JONES, Esther 7DauScholar YKS: Castleford  1874
JONES, John William 4Son DUR: Philadelphia  1877
JONES, Frederick 3Son DUR: Philadelphia  1878

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

West Herrington — St. Cuthberts Churchyard (Church Demolished)

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ348531




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Annie JONES       
Elizabeth JONES       
James JONES       
John JONES       
John William JONES  2nd Sep 1889  12  1877 
Mary Jane JONES  1st Nov 1885  14  1871 

Sources
  • 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: 30, Accident Number: 54 Where to find this report
  • 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 8 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-07791-11-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Cuthberts Churchyard (Church Demolished), West Herrington
  • Tombstone photograph (T-01079-01-0002) © Kev Duncan

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