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William Craigs

Age:   34
Died:   27th Oct 1896
Accident:   27th Oct 1896
Year Born:   abt. 1862
Colliery:   Bedlington, A Pit
Company:   Bedlington Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Overman
Notes:  
He was going to help a putter with his tub, but before he reached him the tub was put on the rails, and the latter not being able to hold the tub, it ran against the deceased and crushed him about the lower part of the body [Inquiries made & inquest attended]
Buried:   Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington
Category:   Miscellaneous Underground Accidents :: Haulage :: Run over or crushed by Trams or Tubs

Tombstone

Bedlington — Netherton Lane Cemetery

Location: OS Map 81, Grid Ref NZ250820




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Thomasine CRAIGS  10th Sep 1922     
William CRAIGS  27th Oct 1896  34  1862 

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 25, Accident Number: 505 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-05462-08-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in Bedlington Cemetery
  • Tombstone photograph (T-10970-20-0304) © John Reeve

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Jean Donoghue nee Craigs   28 Feb 2020 

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