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John Oughton
| Age: | 12 |
| Died: | 9th Oct 1819 |
| Accident: | 9th Oct 1819 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1807 |
| Colliery: | Lumley, George Pit |
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| Notes: | explosion ; killed in the 1819 explosion |
| Buried: | Chester-le-Street on 10 Oct 1819 |
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A dreadful accident happened from the explosion of inflammable gas, in the George pit, near Lumley. The gas ignited at the candle of a hewer named Gee, who had worked into a board, where, owing, it was supposed, to a fall of the roof, a quantity of gas had accumulated from a blower. By this accident eleven men and boys were killed on the spot. Gee and another boy died on the following day of the injury they sustained, and many others were severely hurt.
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BURIALS in the Parish of Chester-le-Street, in the County of , in the Year 1819 | ||||||
| Page | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed |
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| 659 | John Oughton | of Great Lumley | October 10th 1819 | 12 years | John Dodd Curate |
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| Memorial: 1819 Lumley Colliery Disaster | |
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Chester-le-Street on 10 Oct 1819
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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.
- Memorial photograph (T-10704-17-0009) © Roy Lambeth
- Parish/Bishop's Transcript's burial records kindly supplied by Julie Thompson
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Stephen Thomas | 06 Sep 2014 |
I am a direct relative of the Oughton family researching my family tree. At least four generations were miners living in and around Chester-le Street. |
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| Diane Lawton | 30 Aug 2015 |
I have recently started doing my mothers family tree(constance margaret oughton)and wondered if the John Oughton who died in 1819 was related. I have found a John whose parents were Joseph and Frances if you could let me know that would be great. |
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| Amanda Oughton | 27 Oct 2020 |
I am researching my Oughton family tree. Most of my relatives could be found in various pit villages throughout the North East. Would love to hear from anybody connected with the Oughton family. Chances are we are related and I will work out how. |
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