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John Salkeld

John Salkeld


Age:   42
Died:   12th Sep 1925
Accident:   12th Sep 1925
Year Born:   abt. 1883
Colliery:   Murton
Company:   South Hetton Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Stoneman
Notes:  
buried by fall of stone, wife and four children
Buried:   Holy Trinity Churchyard, Murton
Category:  

Census Data

1891 Census

Address: 3 Routledge Street, Ryhope, Sunderland, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG12 / 4141 / 30 / 54 / 292)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
SALKELD, John 34HeadMarCoal Miner NBL: Seaton Delaval  1857
SALKELD, Mary 34WifeMar DUR: Seaham Colliery  1857
SALKELD, William 8Son DUR: Ryhope  1883
SALKELD, John 7Son DUR: Ryhope  1884
SALKELD, Isabella 5Dau DUR: Ryhope  1886
SALKELD, Hannah 3Dau DUR: Ryhope  1888
SALKELD, Sarah A. 1Dau DUR: Ryhope  1890

1901 Census

Address: 14 Villiers Street, Murton Colliery, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG13 / 4689 / 55 / 52 / 284)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
SALKELD, John 44HeadMarTimber Drawer NBL: Seaton Delaval  1857
SALKELD, Mary 43WifeMar DUR: Seaham Colliery  1858
SALKELD, William 19SonPutter DUR: Ryhope  1882
SALKELD, John 18SonPutter DUR: Ryhope  1883
SALKELD, Isabella 16Dau DUR: Ryhope  1885
SALKELD, Mary E. 8Dau DUR: Ryhope  1893
SALKELD, Richard 4Son DUR: Murton Colliery  1897
SALKELD, Sidney 8mSon DUR: Murton Colliery  

1911 Census

Address: 1a West View, Murton, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
SALKELD, John 28HeadMarHewer DUR: Ryhope  1883
SALKELD, Mary Hannah 25WifeMar DUR: Seaham Harbour  1886
SALKELD, John 2Son DUR: Murton Colliery  1909
SALKELD, Edward Holland 7mSon DUR: Murton Colliery  

Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.


Tombstone

Murton — Holy Trinity Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ394469



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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
John SALKELD  12th Sep 1925  42  1883 
Mary H. SALKELD       

Related Articles

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Article (Newspaper)
Sep 1925  Trapped Durham Miner’s Agonising Ordeal, Takes Command Of Rescue Party When Pinioned By Fall Of Stone, Dramatic Story Of Pit Heroism (Sunderland Echo)

Sources
  • 1891 Census — taken 5th April, 1891
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • 1911 Census — taken 2nd April, 1911
  • Headstone(s) in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Murton
  • Picture from Sunderland Echo report
  • Tombstone photograph (T-00519-01-0002) © Kev Duncan

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Julie Salkeld   11 May 2023 

love to know anything about my family, now that my father is no longer here


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