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William Johnson

Age:   22
Died:   25th Mar 1896
Accident:   25th Mar 1896
Year Born:   abt. 1874
Colliery:   Blenkinsop
Company:   Thompson and Sons
Occupation:   Putter
Notes:  
He was caught by a fall of stone when travelling on the waggon way. The place was considered to be quite safe [Inspection made & inquest attended] His brother (James) and father (Robert) were both killed at the same colliery in 1884 and 1899 respectively
Buried:   St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
Category:   Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Angerton Bankfoot, Blenkinsopp, Northumberland
(Ref: RG11 / 5109 / 60 / 11)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
JOHNSON, Robert 34HeadMarCoal Miner NBL: Blenkinsopp  1847
JOHNSON, Mary 31WifeMarCoal Miner Wife NBL: Blenkinsopp  1850
JOHNSON, Hannah 11DauScholar NBL: Blenkinsopp  1870
JOHNSON, John 9SonScholar NBL: Blenkinsopp  1872
JOHNSON, William 7SonScholar NBL: Blenkinsopp  1874
JOHNSON, Meggie Lizzie 5DauScholar NBL: Blenkinsopp  1876
JOHNSON, Joseph 2Son NBL: Blenkinsopp  1879

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

Greenhead — St. Cuthbert's Churchyard

Location: OS Map 86, Grid Ref NY660654




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
James JOHNSON  5th Jul 1884  17  1867 
Mary JOHNSON  1884  35  1849 
Mary Ann JOHNSON  17th Jun 1886  2  1884 
Robert JOHNSON  18th Dec 1899  53  1846 
William JOHNSON  25th Mar 1896  22  1874 

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 21, Accident Number: 179 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01916-03-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
  • Tombstone photograph (T-01903-03-0092) © Doreen Lambeth

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