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John Griffiths
| Age: | 48 |
| Died: | 16th Mar 1895 |
| Accident: | 16th Mar 1895 2:45 AM, 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1847 |
| Colliery: | East Hetton |
| Company: | Walter Scott, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Stoneman |
| Notes: | premature explosion of a shot while engaged lighting it up |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 25, Accident Number: 14 Where to find this report
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| Pamela luke | 02 Mar 2015 |
Family history. Just received death cert. Of gg grandfather who died 16/3/1895 at low main seam, east hetton pit. Cause of the shot fired quicker than usual and stone fell on top of him. Matches this record for John Griffith's only his name was David Griffith's |
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