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Joseph Smith


Age:   28
Died:   9th Apr 1915
Accident:   9th Apr 1915
Year Born:   abt. 1887
Colliery:   Sherburn Hill
Company:  
Occupation:  
Notes:  
killed by an explosion of shot as he was passing
Buried:   Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Sherburn
Category:  

Tombstone

Sherburn — Church of St. Mary the Virgin

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ317423




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Ellen SMITH       
Joseph SMITH  9th Apr 1915  28  1887 

Related Newspaper Articles

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Date
Article (Newspaper)
Apr 1915 Tragic Coincidence, Sherburn Miner's Terrible Death ((Unknown))

Sources
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02126-03-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) in Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Sherburn
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02132-03-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

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Donna Honkala   17 Oct 2010 

Joe Smith was my paternal grandfather. My widowed grandmother, who had two children, married a Canadian soldier (World War I)and moved to Canada. I would like to know more about Joe's side of the family.


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