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Edward Cresswell
| Age: | 23 |
| Died: | 27th Feb 1863 |
| Accident: | 23rd Feb 1863 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1840 |
| Colliery: | Usworth |
| Company: | Messrs Elliott and Johnassohn |
| Occupation: | Shifter |
| Notes: | killed by an explosion of gas at a naked light |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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1863 death in the Registration District of Chester-le-Street, Sub-district of Harraton, in the County of Durham | |||||||||
| No | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar |
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| 115 | February 27th 1863 at Usworth | Edward Cresswell | Male | 23 years | Shifter in coal mine | By explosion of gas at a naked light on 23rd Feb. | Information received from J. Milnes Favell, Coroner for Chester Ward, Eighton Lodge, Gateshead. Inquest held 26th day of March 1863 | Thirty first March 1863 | |
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| Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 27 Feb 1863 | Fatal Explosion At Usworth Colliery (Newcastle Courant) |
| 28 Feb 1863 | Local And District News (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 28 Feb 1863 | News (Newcastle Daily Chronicle) |
| 28 Feb 1863 | Fatal Explosion At Usworth Colliery (Newcastle Daily Chronicle) |
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- Copy of Death Certificate kindly provided by Lucy Hewitt
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