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John Edward Scott
| Age: | 15 |
| Died: | 7th May 1953 |
| Accident: | 7th May 1953 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1938 |
| Colliery: | Shotton |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
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| Notes: | fatally injured at Colliery |
| Buried: | Parish Burial Ground, Shotton Colliery |
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Shotton Colliery — Parish Burial Ground
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ392411
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| John Edward SCOTT | 7th May 1953 | 15 | 1938 |
| Reay SCOTT | |||
| Sarah SCOTT | |||
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- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-03095-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Headstone(s) in Parish Burial Ground, Shotton
- Tombstone photograph (T-03118-06-0002) © Kev Duncan
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| Jackie Scott | 07 Apr 2009 |
John Edward Scott was my uncle Robert Thomas Scott is my father and Susan Elliot is my Sister.My father still lives in Shotton not far from the pit where his brother was killed. Jackie |
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| susan elliot | 09 Feb 2009 |
I have been doing some research on the family tree. My father is Robert Thomas Scott, brother of John Edward Scott, & son of Reay & Sarah Scott. Regards Susan. |
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| John Edward Scott | 09 Nov 2008 |
The person who died is my cousin of the same name.My father who is 87 years old and of the same name can remember the day of the accident,if anyone wants to get in touch,please do |
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| Jenny Martin | 20 Jun 2010 |
My cousin William Martin, a trainee pit top boy was killed in a similar accident (he fell down the pit shaft, I think John didn't but they were doing the same work of pushing empties on to the cage)on 2 November 1953 6 months after John Edward Scott. The NCB's recommendations after John's death should have saved William's life but they were ignored by the pit managers. They even said it was William's own fault for 'larking about' (as told by the MP to my father who'd gone with William's father to see him). They did get some 'compensation' but the best compensation would have been to have been told the truth and what changes HM Chief Inspector of Mines insisted were made to ensure that no more young boys were killed in this way. |
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| Fiona Busfield | 31 Jan 2020 |
My great grandmother was Isabella Scott, Reay Scott's sister and John Edward's aunt. I've been looking at my family tree and would love to hear from anyone with information about the Scott family. |
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| Brian Rose | 12 Feb 2022 |
A tragic loss at such a young age, just two weeks before I was born. John is my second cousin 1x removed. Does anyone have information regarding the circumstances of the accident? Also was his father Reay Scott a coal miner? |
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| Alan Scott | 14 Apr 2023 |
Jackie ,started work on the Monday day shift. He was told to come to work o afternoon shift next day. It was only his second day of employment.He was working pushing tubs into the cage,(which he should not have been doing legally). Whilst on the cage the wonderment moved the cage ,trapping Jackie between shaft side and the cage. He was taken to hospital with a badly crashed chest and abdomen and died I think 4 or 5 days later. He was able to speak at the time and there was slight hope he would be ok |
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