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Henry Pounder

Age:   29
Died:   6th Aug 1896
Accident:   6th Aug 1896
Year Born:   abt. 1867
Colliery:   Wheatley Hill
Company:   Weardale Iron Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Assistant Banksman
Notes:  
The bottom deck of the cage had been cleared for men to ride, and was being lowered when he attempted to get two tokens which were lying on the cage bottom, but was caught between the cage and flat sheets and killed instantly
Buried:   Station Town Cemetery, Wingate
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: East Blue House, Haswell, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4966 / 38 / 69)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
POUNDER, Robert 41HeadMarColliery Labourer DUR: Hartlepool  1840
POUNDER, Jane 43WifeMar DUR: Hartlepool  1838
POUNDER, Robert 17SonUnn DUR: Hartlepool  1864
POUNDER, Ann I. 16Dau DUR: Hartlepool  1865
POUNDER, Henry 14Son DUR: Hartlepool  1867
POUNDER, Dorothy J. 12Dau DUR: Hartlepool  1869
POUNDER, James S. 11SonScholar DUR: Hartlepool  1870
POUNDER, Thomas 9SonScholar DUR: Hartlepool  1872

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

Wingate — Station Town Cemetery

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ412360




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Henry POUNDER  6th Aug 1896  29  1867 
Honora POUNDER       

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 27, Accident Number: 350 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01732-02-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in Station Town Cemetery, Wingate
  • Tombstone photograph (T-01747-02-0002) © Kev Duncan

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Tony Beasty   04 Feb 2018 

Henry Pounder was my great-grandfather.


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