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John Worthington

Age:   66
Died:   26th Jul 1893
Accident:   26th Jul 1893 10:15 PM, 3rd hour of shift
Year Born:   abt. 1827
Colliery:   Hamsteels
Company:   Executors of the late J. Johnson
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
A sudden fall of his broken jud took place and he was caught by it before he could reach a place of safety.
Buried:   St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: 10 Dyke Row, Quebec, Esh, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4946 / 91 / 5)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
WORTHINGTON, John 54HeadMarCoal Miner LAN: Shackerly  1827
WORTHINGTON, Margaret 55WifeMar LAN: Wigan  1826
WORTHINGTON, James 27SonUnnCoal Miner LAN: Wigan  1854
WORTHINGTON, Joseph 25SonUnnCoal Miner LAN: Wigan  1856
WORTHINGTON, Jane 17DauUnnDomestic Servant DUR: Castle Eden  1864
WORTHINGTON, Nancy 14DauUnnDressmaker DUR: Castle Eden  1867
WORTHINGTON, John 10SonUnnScholar DUR: Castle Eden  1871

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

Hamsteels — St. John the Baptist Church

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ176437




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
John WORTHINGTON  26th Jul 1893  66  1827 
Margaret WORTHINGTON       

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: 37, Accident Number: 33 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-05096-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. John the Baptist Church, Hamsteels
  • Tombstone photograph (T-03178-06-0064) © Bob Dunn

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