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Robert Lowery
| Age: | 23 |
| Died: | 27th Nov 1911 |
| Accident: | 12th Dec 1910 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1888 |
| Colliery: | Byers Green |
| Company: | Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | the jud he was working in was 5 yards wide, and at the time of the accident he was hewing at the loose end where a width of 4 feet had been advanced 3 feet in; it is probable that he had a prop and headtree set at the edge of this area, and that when a stone came away from a slip next the coal and a jack on the other side, it canted out the prop; Lowery was found under the stone by a putter; the unfortunate man's spine was injured, but he lived until November 27th, 1911 |
| Buried: | Byers Green, Churchyard of St. Peter the Apostle |
| Category: | Falls in the Mine :: Falls of Roof :: At working faces, whilst hewing or working |
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Byers Green — St. Peter the Apostle Churchyard
Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ225337
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Mary Ann LOWERY | |||
| Robert LOWERY | 27th Nov 1911 | 23 | 1888 |
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- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 31, Accident Number: 5 Where to find this report
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01808-02-0009) © Roy Lambeth
- Headstone(s) in Byers Green Churchyard
- Tombstone photograph (T-01809-02-0009) © Roy Lambeth
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Stehen Lowery | 26 Jun 2011 |
Researching family history |
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| jeff denham | 16 Jun 2012 |
I,m looking for my gran denham(lowery) relatives robert was her brother.robert & mary ann her parents.her names were sarah ann.she also had a brother called matty who sometimes visited her at leeholme |
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