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Henry Weatherhead

Age:   57
Died:   28th Jul 1904
Accident:   10th Jun 1904
Year Born:   abt. 1847
Colliery:   Ravensworth
Company:   Charles Perkins and Partners
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
While deceased was nicking his jud of coal in a stenton 6 feet wide in the Six Quarter seam a piece of coal weighing about 20lbs. Fell on to his left knee, which was bare, inflicting a cut about 1¼ inches long and 1 inch deep. No bleeding ensued and deceased was able to walk home. He was attended by a doctor and the wound cleaned and his leg bandaged. The wound gathered and deceased worked no more. On July 16, in consequence of blood poisoning set in, he was sent to Newcastle Infirmary, where he died. He is stated to have been a healthy man. The Jury found that death was due to blood poisoning resulting from the injury
Buried:   St. John's Churchyard, Gateshead Fell
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: D'Arcy Street, Harton, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 5019 / 57 / 14)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
WEATHERHEAD, Henry 34HeadMarCoal Miner DUR: Low Fell  1847
WEATHERHEAD, Elizabeth A. 27WifeMar DUR: Sheriff Hill  1854
WEATHERHEAD, Mary 5Dau DUR: Low Fell  1876
WEATHERHEAD, Abigail Storey 7mDau DUR: Seaham  

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

Gateshead Fell — St. John's Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ265604




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Elizabeth Ann WEATHERHEAD       
Henry WEATHERHEAD  28th Jul 1904  57  1847 

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 36, Accident Number: 51 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-06255-09-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. John's Churchyard, Gateshead Fell
  • Tombstone photograph (T-06270-09-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

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Russell Storey   07 Oct 2014 

Family history, Henry Weatherhead's wife was the sister of my great grandfather Thomas Storey


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