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John Edward Towland

Age:   20
Died:   3rd Dec 1919
Accident:   3rd Dec 1919
Year Born:   abt. 1899
Colliery:   Westerton
Company:  
Occupation:   Greaser
Notes:  
he was killed when he was struck by the set while oiling the sheaves
Buried:   Rock Road Cemetery, Spennymoor
Category:  

Census Data

1901 Census

Address: Low Spennymoor, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
TOWLAND, John 33HeadMarFitters Labourer Hendale, West Monland  1868
TOWLAND, Annie 25WifeMar STS: Oldbury  1876
TOWLAND, Rachel Melina 3Dau DUR: Sedgefield  1898
TOWLAND, John Edward 1Son DUR: Sedgefield  1900

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

Spennymoor — Rock Road Cemetery

Location: OS Map 93, Grid Ref NZ252329




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Annie TOWLAND       
John TOWLAND       
John Edward TOWLAND  3rd Dec 1919  20  1899 

Sources
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-03513-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Contributions by members of the Public
  • Headstone(s) in Merrington Lane Cemetery, Spennymoor
  • Tombstone photograph (T-03464-06-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
Gillian Wilkinson   07 Mar 2009 

The Towland family originated in Dumfriesshire. My maternal grandmother was a Towland from Sherburn House. I am researching family tree and would be interested in contacting any of the descendants of John Towland and Rachel Davidson


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