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George Crosby

Age:   39
Died:   6th May 1901
Accident:   6th May 1901
Year Born:   abt. 1862
Colliery:   Seaton Delaval, Relief Pit
Company:   Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Stoneman
Notes:  
The deceased was knocking out a prop in a gateway, preparatory to blasting down the stone canch, when a large stone fell and fractured his skull. A long bar for knocking out timber was within easy access, but deceased was not using it [Inspection made & inquest attended]
Buried:   [not known]
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: 17 Foremans Row, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
(Ref: RG11 / 5090 / 63 / 26)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
CROSBY, Lancelot 42HeadMarCoal Miner NBL: Old Hartley  1839
CROSBY, Emma 40WifeMar NBL: Kilingworth  1841
CROSBY, George 18SonUnnCoal Miner NBL: Seaton Delaval  1863
CROSBY, William 13SonUnnCoal Miner NBL: Seaton Delaval  1868

1901 Census

Address: Seaton Delaval, Northumberland

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
CROSBY, Lancelot 59HeadHewer NBL: Old Hartley  1842
CROSBY, George 38SonMarHewer NBL: Seaton Delaval  1863
CROSBY, Thomas 18Putter NBL: Seaton Delaval  1883
CROSBY, Alice 16 NBL: Seaton Delaval  1885
CROSBY, Emma 13 NBL: Seaton Delaval  1888
CROSBY, Edward 11 NBL: Seaton Delaval  1890
CROSBY, Christopher 8 NBL: Seaton Delaval  1893
CROSBY, Dorothy 6 NBL: Seaton Delaval  1895

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.


Family Group Sheet

This is a simulated Family Group Sheet using information from elsewhere on this site (census returns, tombstones, newspapers, etc.). It is not intended to be a definitive rendition of the family relationships - we do not have detailed knowledge of the family.

1  Lancelot CROSBY  (b: 1839)
+  Emma ?  (b: 1841)
2  George CROSBY  (b: 1863, d: 06 May 1901)
3  Thomas CROSBY  (b: 1883)
3  Alice CROSBY  (b: 1885)
3  Emma CROSBY  (b: 1888)
3  Edward CROSBY  (b: 1890)
3  Christopher CROSBY  (b: 1893)
3  Dorothy CROSBY  (b: 1895)
2  William CROSBY  (b: 1868)

Related Newspaper Articles

Pub.
Date
Article (Newspaper)
08 May 1901 Mine Fatality At New Delaval (Shields Daily Gazette)

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 30, Accident Number: 151 Where to find this report

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