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Matthew William Lightburn

Age:   23
Died:   24th May 1900
Accident:   24th May 1900
Year Born:   abt. 1877
Colliery:   East Pontop
Company:   East Pontop Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Deputy
Notes:  
The deceased and a hewer were drawing timber out of a "broken" working, when a fall occurred and caught him. [Inspection made & inquest attended]
Buried:   Harelaw Cemetery (old)
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Front Street, Collierley, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4943 / 123 / 18)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
LIGHTBURN, William 31HeadMarGrocer DUR: Wolsingham  1850
LIGHTBURN, Hannah 32WifeMar DUR: Shotley Bridge  1849
LIGHTBURN, Mary H. 7DauScholar DUR: Dipton  1874
LIGHTBURN, Matthew W. 4SonScholar DUR: Dipton  1877

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

Harelaw — Old Cemetery

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ159527



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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Hannah LIGHTBURN       
Matthew William LIGHTBURN  24th May 1900  23  1877 
William LIGHTBURN       

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 34, Accident Number: 219 Where to find this report
  • Headstone(s) in New Cemetery, Harelaw
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02749-04-0064) © Bob Dunn

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