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William Sandham
| Age: | 28 |
| Died: | 14th Sep 1903 |
| Accident: | 14th Sep 1903 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1875 |
| Colliery: | Outfields |
| Company: | Outfields Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | Deceased and his father were working together in a place 7 yards wide in the Cannel Band when about 2 tons of coal fell from the face and caught him, breaking his neck. The coal that fell had been kirved under on the Saturday, and a shot fired which only brought part of the coal down. They had filled away the loose coals, but had not supported the coal that fell. |
| Buried: | Dearham Churchyard |
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1881 Census
Address: Iredale Building, Dearham, Cumberland
(Ref: RG11 / 5181 / 29 / 23)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| SANDHAM, Thompson | 35 | Head | Mar | Coalminer | CUL: Dearham | 1846 |
| SANDHAM, Jane | 28 | Wife | Mar | | CUL: Dearham | 1853 |
| SANDHAM, William | 6 | Son | | Scholar | CUL: Dearham | 1875 |
| SANDHAM, Mary | 4 | Dau | | | CUL: Dearham | 1877 |
| SANDHAM, Maggy Ann | 1 | Dau | | | CUL: Dearham | 1880 |
| GRAHAM, Robert | 34 | Lodger | Unn | Coalminer | CUL: Carlisle | 1847 |
| WILLIAMSON, Samuel | 24 | Lodger | Unn | Coalminer | CHS: Poynton | 1857 |
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.
Married to Ada May Sandham, and son of Thompson and Jane Sandham.
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Related Newspaper Articles
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Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 15 Sep 1903 | Fatal Pit Accident at Dearham (West Cumberland Times) |
| 17 Sep 1903 | Dearham Collier Killed By A Fall (Whitehaven News) |
| 24 Sep 1903 | The Fatality At Alice Pit (Whitehaven News) |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 30, Accident Number: 55 Where to find this report
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