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Ritson Casson
| Age: | 55 |
| Died: | 10th Aug 1870 |
| Accident: | 10th Aug 1870 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1815 |
| Colliery: | Parkside, No. 4 Pit |
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| Occupation: | Iron Ore Miner |
| Notes: | a piece of metal fell from the roof striking him just above the heel, and cutting all the flesh there from, mortification set in on Tuesday, and he died at five o'clock on Wednesday morning |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| 18 Aug 1870 | Fatal Mining Accident at Frizington (Whitehaven News) |
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- Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| josephine rudd nee ritson | 12 May 2011 |
john casson born 1861 was my great grandfather his father was a thomas they were related to ritson casson but not direct family tree |
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| Kathy Grimshaw-Haven | 21 Oct 2011 |
This Ritson is one of the brothers of my G-G-G Grandfather- Henry Casson (1815-1894), making him my G-G-G Grand Uncle. |
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| Wendy Casson-Beres | 11 Sep 2016 |
Ritson's nephew (Henry's son) Joseph Casson 1856-1924 was my paternal great-grandfather. My direct line is Henry Casson (Eleanor Wise); Henry Casson (Eleanor Larkin); Joseph Casson (Mary Ann Hobson); Joseph Hobson Casson (Edythe Curry); Joseph Hobson Casson II (Beverly Post); Me |
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| Ann Davies Llavery) | 20 Nov 2018 |
Ritson was a younger brother of my Great Great Grandfather, Mark. Ritson was named after the surname of his grandmother, Margaret RITSON. She was the spouse of Mark Casson. They were married in 1784 at Workington. |
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| Sarah Beighton | 21 May 2020 |
Hi, My mums family are Cassons from Workington. And I wondered if Ritson and Henry Casdon are distant relatives? |
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