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George Jr. Spowart

Age:   23
Died:   5th Nov 1898
Accident:   5th Nov 1898
Year Born:   abt. 1875
Colliery:   Widdrington
Company:   Widdrington Coal Co.
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
He was engaged filling coals from a shot in the bottom part of the seam. without taking the precaution of setting timber, when a large piece of the intervening band stone fell. There was plenty of loose timber close at hand [Inspection made & inquest attended]
Buried:   Holy Trinity Churchyard, Widdrington
Category:  

Tombstone

Widdrington — Holy Trinity Churchyard




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
George SPOWART       
George Jr. SPOWART  5th Nov 1898  23  1875 
Isabel SPOWART       

Related Newspaper Articles

Pub.
Date		Article (Newspaper)
22 Apr 1899 The Operation Of The Compensation Act At Local Collieries, Cases Settled (Morpeth Herald)

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 29, Accident Number: 392 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-07155-10-0231) © www.fusilier.co.uk — Amble and District Genealogical and Historical Resources
  • Headstone(s) in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Widdrington
  • Tombstone photograph (T-07842-11-0231) © www.fusilier.co.uk — Amble and District Genealogical and Historical Resources

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