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John Wood

Age:   32
Died:   6th Jan 1890
Accident:   6th Jan 1890
Year Born:   abt. 1858
Colliery:   Tursdale
Company:   Bell Brothers, Ltd.
Occupation:   Deputy
Notes:  
fall of stone while drawing timber in a broken jud
Buried:   Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cornforth on 09 Jan 1890 {NBI}
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Tursdale Colliery, Cassop, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4960 / 22 / 8)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
WOOD, John 26HeadMarCoal Miner DUR: Seaham Harbour  1855
WOOD, Mary 22WifeMar DUR: Linford  1859
WOOD, Hannah 5DauUnnScholar DUR: Linford  1876
WOOD, Joseph 3SonUnnScholar DUR: Linford  1878
WOOD, James 5mSonUnn DUR: Linford  

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

Cornforth — Holy Trinity Churchyard

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ312344




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
John WOOD  6th Jan 1890  32  1858 
Joseph WOOD  1885  7  1878 
Mary WOOD       

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 19, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-03201-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cornforth
  • National Burial Index published by The Federation of Family History Societies & Associates
  • Tombstone photograph (T-03247-06-0002) © Kev Duncan

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