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Ernest Edward Smith
| Age: | 19 |
| Died: | 5th Nov 1905 |
| Accident: | 5th Nov 1905 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1886 |
| Colliery: | Houghton |
| Company: | Lambton Collieries Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Beeswing Tub Attendant |
| Notes: | he was caught between the side of the drum and the shaft carriage while taking "beeswing" chain off, and received injuries from which he died the same day [Sunderland Echo reports: accident - 07 Nov 1905 pg 4] |
| Buried: | Houghton Cemetery |
| Category: | On Surface :: By Machinery |
Another occurred at Houghton Colliery, belonging to Messrs. The Lambton Collieries, Limited. The youth in charge of the beeswing tub went to take the beeswing chain off the drum without first telling the winding engineman he was going to do so. The beeswing drum is worked off the winding engine drum shaft, and the winding engine being worked whilst this youth was disconnecting the beeswing chains, he was caught and fatally injured. In cases of this kind it is obvious that before touching anything in connection with an engine, the engineman should be consulted and made acquainted with what is proposed to be done. Previously this has always been done, but neglect of the precaution in this instance resulted in the youth's death.
1901 Census
Address: Houghton Le Spring, Co. Durham
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Born |
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| SMITH, Nicholas | 78 | | | Retired Coal Miner | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1823 |
| SMITH, Sarah | 68 | | | | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1833 |
| SMITH, Ernest | 15 | | | Colliery Belt Boy Above Ground | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1886 |
| SMITH, Michael | 39 | | | Colliery Electric Engine Minder | DUR: Blaydon On Tyne | 1862 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth | 29 | | | | DUR: Pelaw | 1872 |
| SMITH, George | 4 | | | | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | 1897 |
| SMITH, Willie | 11m | | | | DUR: Houghton Le Spring | |
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.
Houghton-le-Spring — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ343492
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| Ernest Edward SMITH | 5th Nov 1905 | 19 | 1886 |
| Nicholas SMITH | | | |
| Sarah SMITH | | | |
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Mines Inspectors Report Entry
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- 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910) Where to find this report
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 47, Accident Number: 418 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00482-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Houghton-le-Spring Cemetery
- Tombstone photograph (T-00455-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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Val caldwell formerly wright
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14 Apr 2016 |
Looking for the death of Joseph wright born 1805 died between 1833 and 1837 worked at the pits in houghton le Spring and Hetton le hole
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