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James Copeland

Age:   13
Died:   6th May 1895
Accident:   6th May 1895 4:10 PM, 10th hour of shift
Year Born:   abt. 1882
Colliery:   Brancepeth
Company:   Strakers and Love
Occupation:   Coupler
Notes:  
he was ascending, with five other boys, in a cage, when he appears to have slipped and fallen out, and been caught between the cage and a bunting
Buried:   St. Stephen's Churchyard/Willington Cemetery
Category:  

Brancepeth Colliery Memorial

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Tombstone

Willington — St. Stephen's Churchyard/Cemetery

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ210353




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Ellenor COPELAND       
James COPELAND  6th May 1895  13  1882 
John COPELAND       
Mary Ellenor COPELAND  2nd Oct 1875  1  1874 
Rebecca COPELAND  23rd Dec 1879  8  1871 
Willaim Henry COPELAND  17th Mar 1886  17  1869 

Sources
  • 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 25, Accident Number: 21 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02206-04-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Stephen's Churchyard/Cemetery, Willington
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02227-04-0002) © Kev Duncan

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