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George Gibson

Age:   38
Died:   8th Feb 1893
Accident:   8th Feb 1893 9:30 PM, 6th hour of shift
Year Born:   abt. 1855
Colliery:   East Hetton
Company:   Walter Scott, Ltd.
Occupation:   Timberman
Notes:  
While setting a safety prop preparatory to drawing some chocks a large stone fell from between two slips.
Buried:   St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: 1 Plantation Street, Brandon & Byshottles, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4952 / 10 / 14)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
GIBSON, Matthew 49HeadMarCoal Miner DUR: South Shields  1832
GIBSON, Martha 48WifeMar DUR: Bishopton  1833
GIBSON, George 26SonUnnCoal Miner DUR: Trimdon  1855
GIBSON, Matthew 17SonUnnMason DUR: Trimdon  1864
GIBSON, Joseph 14SonErrand Boy DUR: Trimdon  1867
GIBSON, Frances 9DauScholar DUR: Sleetburn  1872
GIBSON, Ralph W. 6SonScholar DUR: Sleetburn  1875
STRONG, Amy 21ServantUnnGeneral Servant (Domestic) DUR: Spennymoor  1860

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

Kelloe — St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ345365




This is a low resolution image for web display, if you would like to have a higher resolution image, then please us quoting reference T-02053-03-0002 and we will make the image available on a temporary page for you to access.

Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Frances GIBSON  23rd Sep 1863  1  1862 
George GIBSON  8th Feb 1893  38  1855 
John GIBSON  29th Mar 1891  38  1853 
Martha GIBSON       
Matthew GIBSON       

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 33, Accident Number: 6 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02059-03-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) and Memorial in St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02053-03-0002) © Kev Duncan

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