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William Wright
| Age: | 55 |
| Died: | 15th Jul 1895 |
| Accident: | 15th Jul 1895 1:30 AM, 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1840 |
| Colliery: | Thornley |
| Company: | Weardale Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Stoneman |
| Notes: | travelling along a longwall face, he by some means got under a shot, which exploded, and was killed by the displaced stone |
| Buried: | St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Shadforth |
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1881 Census
Address: 11 Wolmerhausen, Wingate, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4970 / 130 / 56)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| WRIGHT, William | 43 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | YKS: Bradford | 1838 |
| WRIGHT, Mary Hannah | 38 | Wife | Mar | NBL: Percy Moor | 1843 | |
| WRIGHT, Hannah | 15 | Dau | DUR: Sunderland | 1866 | ||
| WRIGHT, William C. | 13 | Son | ( Coal Miner ) | DUR: Ryhope | 1868 | |
| WRIGHT, Emma | 11 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Ryhope | 1870 | |
| WRIGHT, Elizabeth | 8 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Thornley | 1873 | |
| WRIGHT, Sarah Jane | 5 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Thornley | 1876 | |
| WRIGHT, Abraham | 3 | Son | DUR: Cornforth | 1878 |
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.
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Shadforth — St. Cuthberts Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ343415
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Emma WRIGHT | 21st Jun 1891 | 21 | 1870 |
| Mary Hannah WRIGHT | 4th Feb 1905 | 61 | 1844 |
| William WRIGHT | 15th Jul 1895 | 55 | 1840 |
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- 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: 39 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00210-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in St. Cuthberts Churchyard, Shadforth
- Tombstone photograph (T-00204-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Eileen Armstrong | 30 Mar 2009 |
Family Tree. I`m trying to find info and relatives of George Wright born 1749 and John Wright 1777 in Dipton Lancaster Durham, I am not sure if these Wrights are connected to you or not. Regards Eileen |
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| Julie Day | 01 Nov 2008 |
William Wright was my great, great grandfather. I am currently compiling my family tree. |
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| Gareth Wright | 26 Dec 2009 |
William Wright was my Gt Gt Gt Grandfather. I would be interested in hearing from anyone else with any info about him or the wrights or any other family members. |
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| Carol Appleyard | 31 Jul 2010 |
William was my Gt gt grandfather |
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