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Joseph Richardson
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 7th Nov 1889 |
| Accident: | 30th Oct 1889 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1867 |
| Colliery: | Castle Eden |
| Company: | Castle Eden Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | burnt about the face, chest, and arms by an explosion of powder while forcibly pressing a charge into a hole of insufficient size contrary to General Rule 12(c) |
| Buried: | St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden |
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No. 72 on the list. — Deceased was killed by an explosion of a pellet of compressed powder caused by it being forced into a hole of insufficient size.
The pellet of powder was 1 3/8 ins. in diameter and the hole 1½ ins., leaving only an eighth of an inch of space to spare. The hole was a hand-drilled one and not perfectly round. The pellets supplied by the Colliery Company are 1 1/8 ins. diameter, and none of these have ever been known to stick, but deceased had bought his from a shop in the village, and they were found to be too large for the gauge of the drills.
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1881 Census
Address: 67 Binchester Terrace, Old Park, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4923 / 33 / 12)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| RICHARDSON, James | 39 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | DUR: Easington | 1842 |
| RICHARDSON, Mary | 38 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Coxhoe | 1843 | |
| RICHARDSON, William | 15 | Son | Unn | DUR: Wingate | 1866 | |
| RICHARDSON, Joseph | 13 | Son | Unn | DUR: Trimdon | 1868 | |
| RICHARDSON, Mary Jane | 11 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Trimdon | 1870 | |
| RICHARDSON, Ann Walton | 3 | Dau | Unn | DUR: Coundon | 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.
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Hesleden — St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ442383
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| Names on this tombstone | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| James RICHARDSON | 11th Sep 1906 | 64 | 1842 |
| Joseph RICHARDSON | 7th Nov 1889 | 22 | 1867 |
| Mary RICHARDSON | 3rd Jul 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: 11 Where to find this report
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 32, Accident Number: 72 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-09098-14-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Hesleden Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-01715-02-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Colin Summerson | 14 Jul 2011 |
Family Tree,these persons named were my grandfather Joseph Richardson Summerson's Grandparents and Uncle Joseph ,My grandad was named after his uncle, was wondering if there is any Richardson's that may have photographs of any of the family? thanks colin |
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