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Matthew McGee
| Age: | 62 |
| Died: | 15th Feb 1898 |
| Accident: | 15th Feb 1898 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1836 |
| Colliery: | Herrington |
| Company: | Lambton Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Wasteman |
| Notes: | while clearing away some loose stones he seems to have disturbed the side, as a piece of stone fell away and caught him, causing such severe injuries that he died half-an-hour afterwards [Sunderland Daily Echo reports: accident - 15 Feb 1898 pg 3] |
| Buried: | St. Cuthberts Churchyard, West Herrington |
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1881 Census
Address: Old Park Terrace, Old Park, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4923 / 43 / 32)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| MCGEE, Matthew | 46 | Head | Mar | Coal Miner | IRL: Hillsbrough | 1835 |
| MCGEE, Ann | 40 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1841 | |
| MCGEE, William | 19 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1862 |
| MCGEE, Charles | 15 | Son | Unn | Coal Miner | DUR: Pensher | 1866 |
| MCGEE, Matthew | 12 | Son | Unn | Scholar | DUR: Bellmont | 1869 |
| MCGEE, Felix | 10 | Son | Unn | Scholar | DUR: Bellmont | 1871 |
| MCGEE, John | 6 | Son | Unn | Scholar | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1875 |
| MCGEE, Frank | 4 | Son | Unn | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1877 | |
| MCGEE, James | 2 | Son | Unn | DUR: Whitworth | 1879 | |
| MCGEE, Agnes | Dau | Unn | DUR: Whitworth |
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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West Herrington — St. Cuthberts Churchyard (Church Demolished)
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ348531
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Ann MCGEE | 24th Jul 1900 | 60 | 1840 |
| Matthew MCGEE | 15th Feb 1898 | 62 | 1836 |
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 38, Accident Number: 78 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-07791-11-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in St. Cuthberts Churchyard (Church Demolished), West Herrington
- Tombstone photograph (T-01085-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Jennifer Crossley | 04 Oct 2011 |
I am researching Matthew Mcgee and his family, in particular his father, Felix and his son, William before he left for the USA. |
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| John Pearson | 22 Aug 2018 |
I am researching the Mcgee side of my family tree. I believe Matthew was my grandmothers grandfather. Any information would be grateful, especially their history in Ireland. |
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| Louise Michaux | 08 Nov 2022 |
I am researching Matthew McGee's son Charles McGee, who was born in Penshaw in 1863 and married Mary Ann Briggs in 1888 in the Houghton district. It would be great to make contact with any of Charles' descendants. |
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