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Edward Fletcher
| Age: | 14 |
| Died: | 31st Jul 1893 |
| Accident: | 31st Jul 1893 12:30 PM, 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1879 |
| Colliery: | Wearmouth |
| Company: | Wearmouth Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Notes: | It was the deceased's duty to stop the "set" at the top of a bank, put two drags in, and then start again, but it is supposed on this occasion he did not stop the pony, and was running alongside to get on the limmers, when he was caught against a prop which was much nearer to the tubs than the others [Inspection made & inquest attended] [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 02 Aug 1893 pg 3 col 1] |
| Buried: | Mere Knolls Cemetery, Sunderland |
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Sunderland — Mere Knolls Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ397600
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| Names on this tombstone |
| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Edward FLETCHER | 31st Jul 1893 | 14 | 1879 |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 47, Accident Number: 42 Where to find this report
- Headstone(s) in Mere Knolls Cemetery, Sunderland
- Tombstone photograph (T-00811-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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