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James Wilcox

Age:   42
Died:   7th Apr 1913
Accident:   7th Apr 1913
Year Born:   abt. 1871
Colliery:   Margaret Pit, Newbottle
Company:   Lambton and Hetton Collieries Ltd.
Occupation:   Back Overman
Notes:  
deceased was found at the bottom of a staple pit injured, having fallen from part way down; he thought he had fallen a distance of 5 ladders, i.e., about 50 feet; he died the same day
Buried:   St. Matthew's Churchyard, Newbottle
Category:   Shaft Accidents :: Falling from part way down

Tombstone

Newbottle — St. Matthew's Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ340516




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Elizabeth WILCOX  12th Nov 1936  63  1873 
James WILCOX  7th Apr 1913  42  1871 

Sources
  • 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 56, Accident Number: 2 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-00721-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in St. Matthew's Churchyard, Newbottle
  • Tombstone photograph (T-00695-01-0002) © Kev Duncan

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