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George Fewster
| Age: | 33 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1909 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1909 3:45 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1876 |
| Colliery: | West Stanley |
| Company: | Owners of West Stanley Colliery |
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| Notes: | cause of death/injury: dioxide, burnt (Brockwell Seam), address: 17 Chester Road, Stanley ; killed in the 1909 explosion (cause of ignition uncertain) |
| Buried: | St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley |
| Category: | Explosions of Fire-damp or Coal Dust |
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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Memorial: 1909 West Stanley Colliery Disaster
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Stanley — St. Andrew's Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ196533
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| George FEWSTER | 16th Feb 1909 | 33 | 1876 |
| Margaret FEWSTER | | | |
Pub.
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| 17 Feb 1909 | Colliery Disaster In Durham, 140 Miners Entombed (The Times) |
| 18 Feb 1909 | Colliery Disaster, Thirty-Four Rescued (The Times) |
| 19 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster, Messages From The King And Queen (The Times) |
| 20 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 22 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 23 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 27 Feb 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, The Mine Closed (The Times) |
| 30 Mar 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 31 Mar 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest and Verdict (The Times) |
| 15 Apr 1933 | After 24 Years (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 29 Feb 1936 | West Stanley Monument (The Science and Art of Mining) |
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- The Death Pit by Eric Forster, The Story of the West Stanley Colliery Explosion 1909, Published by Frank Graham
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
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Graham Cleminson
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10 Jan 2009 |
I am tracing family tree members and believe George Fewster was married to my grandmother, born Margaret Liddle. After he died she went on to marry again. I would like to hear from anyone with connections to George Fewster.
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Valerie Rodgers
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08 Oct 2010 |
My grandfather was John Fewster, born about 1874 who lived in West Stanley. He was known to be a miner in his childhood and later became a Salvation Army officer married to Mary Alder from Hexham. I know little about the Fewster family and would like to find out more
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