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James Burns

Age:   46
Died:   9th May 1895
Accident:   9th May 1895 11:00 AM, 7th hour of shift
Year Born:   abt. 1849
Colliery:   Leasingthorne
Company:   Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
while waling out-bye on the engine plane he was run over by a set of tubs
Buried:   St. James' Churchyard, Coundon
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Tottenham Sq 751, Coundon, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4920 / 115 / 50)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
BURNS, James 33HeadMarCoal Miner IRL  1848
BURNS, Maria 26WifeMar DUR: Leadgate  1855
BURNS, Elizabeth J. 8DauScholar DUR: Shildon  1873
BURNS, James 6SonScholar DUR: Shildon  1875
BURNS, Mary 4Dau DUR: Coundon  1877
BURNS, Theresa 3mDau DUR: Coundon  

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
James BURNS  9th May 1895  46  1849 
Maria BURNS       

Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 26, Accident Number: 26 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-04509-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. James' Churchyard, Coundon
  • Tombstone photograph (T-04533-08-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

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Joan Foster(nee Wardle)   16 Nov 2010 

He was my great great grandfather on my mothers side. Looking for relatives here and in Ireland as compiling Family Tree.

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