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John (Snr) Ivy
| Age: | 53 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1909 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1909 3:45 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1856 |
| Colliery: | West Stanley |
| Company: | Owners of West Stanley Colliery |
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| Notes: | cause of death/injury: monoxide (Busty Seam), address: 4 Manx Street, Stanley ; killed in the 1909 explosion (cause of ignition uncertain) |
| Buried: | St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley |
| Category: | Explosions of Fire-damp or Coal Dust |
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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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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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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) |
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- 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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- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- Picture extracted from the Consett Chronicle Momento of the West Stanley Disaster showing disaster scenes and images of those who were killed
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| Researchers | |
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| John Hannon | 16 Oct 2011 |
I`m researching my family tree and John Henry Ivey is my Great, Great Grandfather on my Mothers side of the family - Ivey. |
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| Kerri Ivey | 04 Apr 2012 |
Please contact me! |
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| Lynne Breen | 19 Feb 2017 |
John Henry Ivey, maternal Grandfather. Husband of Catherine Jane Seymour. Both families from Cornwall. Change of email address. Please delete previous entry. |
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