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James Dixon
| Age: | 22 |
| Died: | 19th Jul 1819 |
| Accident: | 19th Jul 1819 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1797 |
| Colliery: | Sheriff Hill |
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| Notes: | he had only been married for 14 days ; killed in the 1819 explosion |
| Buried: | on 22 Jul 1819 |
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A terrible accident occurred at Sheriff-hill colliery, near Gateshead. After the hewers had left work, an explosion of fire-damp took place, which unfortunately proved fatal to two men and thirty-three boys who happened to be in that part of the mine. This event occurred only half-an-hour before the pit was to have finished its day’s work, otherwise the loss would, in all probability, have been more extensive. Upwards of twenty men and boys were in other parts of the mine when the accident happened ; but fortunately escaped, a few only being slightly injured by the concussion and after-damp.
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BURIALS in the Parish of Gateshead, in the County of Durham, in the Year 1819 | ||||||
| Page | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed |
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| 188 | 1498 | James Dixon | Fell | July 22 | 22 | Jno. Tyson Off. Min. |
Perished in the same explosion, having been married fourteen days |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 27 Jul 1819 | Dreadful Explosion of a Coal-mine (The Times) |
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| Further Reading | |
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- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
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- Burial register entry courtesy of Julie Thompson
- Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844.
- Parish/Bishop's Transcript's burial records kindly supplied by Julie Thompson
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