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Matthias Staveley

Age:   17
Died:   12th Mar 1894
Accident:   6th Mar 1894 2:20 PM, 8th hour of shift
Born:   21st Apr 1877
Colliery:   Black Boy
Company:   Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Incline Boy
Notes:  
Severely crushed by set running a main. Died on the 12th.
Buried:   St. James' Churchyard, Coundon
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: 439 William Street, Coundon, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4920 / 61 / 15)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
STAVELEY, Anthony 44HeadMarCoal Miner YKS: Oakridge  1837
STAVELEY, Jane 40WifeMar DUR: Tow Law  1841
STAVELEY, George 18SonUnnCoal Miner DUR: Crook  1863
STAVELEY, Margret 15DauUnn DUR: Coundon  1866
STAVELEY, William 12Son DUR: Coundon  1869
STAVELEY, Elizabeth 10Dar DUR: Cockfield  1871
STAVELEY, Jemima 8Dau DUR: Coundon  1873
STAVELEY, Anthony 6Son DUR: Coundon  1875
STAVELEY, Matthew 4Son DUR: Coundon  1877
STAVELEY, Miles 1Son DUR: Coundon  1880
CLOWES, William 43LodgerCoal Miner DUR: Lumley  1838

1891 Census

Address: Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
STAVELEY, Anthony 50HeadMar   1841
STAVELEY, Jane 50WifeMar   1841
STAVELEY, George 29Son   1862
STAVELEY, William 20Son   1871
STAVELEY, Jemima 17Dau   1874
STAVELEY, Anthony 15Son   1876
STAVELEY, Matthew 13Son   1878
STAVELEY, Miles 12Son   1879
STAVELEY, Elijah 10Son   1881

1901 Census

Address: Coundon, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
STAVELEY, Anthony 65HeadMarShifter YKS: Askridge  1836
STAVELEY, Jane 60WifeMar DUR: Tow Law  1841
STAVELEY, William 30SonHewer DUR: Coundon  1871
STAVELEY, Anthony 26SonHewer DUR: Coundon  1875
STAVELEY, Miles 21SonPutter DUR: Coundon  1880
STAVELEY, Elijah 19SonPork Butcher DUR: Coundon  1882

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

Coundon — St. James' Churchyard

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ236298




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Anthony STAVELEY  26th Nov 1917  83  1834 
Jane STAVELEY  12th Aug 1902  63  1839 
Matthias STAVELEY  12th Mar 1894  17  1877 

Related Newspaper Articles

Pub.
Date
Article (Newspaper)
14 Mar 1894 Lads Killed In the Pit (Northern Echo)

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1891 Census — taken 5th April, 1891
  • 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 38, Accident Number: 15 Where to find this report
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-04509-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. James' Churchyard, Coundon
  • Tombstone photograph (T-04515-08-0002) © Kev Duncan

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