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John George Henderson

Age:   42
Died:   20th Jun 1903
Accident:   20th Jun 1903
Year Born:   abt. 1861
Colliery:   Dorothea Pit, Newbottle
Company:   Lambton Collieries Ltd.
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
killed by a fall of stone, measuring 7 ft. by 6 ft. by 21 ins, thick in centre; it fell at a feathery edge all round it, and displaced two pairs of gears
Buried:   St. Matthew's Churchyard, Newbottle
Category:  

Census Data

1901 Census

Address: West Herrington, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
HENDERSON, John G. 40Coalminer Hewer DUR: Newbottle  1861
HENDERSON, Margaret 42 DUR: Houghton Le Spring  1859
HENDERSON, Annie 19Dressmaker DUR: Houghton Le Spring  1882
HENDERSON, Thomas 17Coalminer Putter DUR: Newbottle  1884
HENDERSON, Olive 15 DUR: Newbottle  1886
HENDERSON, John 13Coalminer Driver DUR: Newbottle  1888
HENDERSON, Florence 10 DUR: Newbottle  1891
HENDERSON, Jenny 8 DUR: Newbottle  1893
HENDERSON, Eva 6 DUR: Newbottle  1895
HENDERSON, Robert 3 DUR: West Herrington  1898
HENDERSON, Elizabeth 7m DUR: West Herrington  

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

Newbottle — St. Matthew's Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ340516




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
John George HENDERSON  20th Jun 1903  42  1861 
Margaret HENDERSON  4th Jan 1940  82  1858 

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 51, Accident Number: 259 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00721-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Matthew's Churchyard, Newbottle
  • Tombstone photograph (T-00678-01-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
George Murray Henderson   09 Jul 2011 

Trying to do my family tree, i was born in Newbottle 1947 any help would be appreciated.
Julie Coxon   13 Jun 2023 

Family history - I think John may be my grand uncle

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