Durham Mining Museum - Memorial Roll - Miscellaneous Names [B*]

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In Memorium

Please note: this page provides the details we have for those fatalities not shown on the colliery pages - i.e. for those fatalities at collieries/pits etc. for which we do not have a web page.

					Date	Colliery	Name of Persons killed, Age, Occupation, Cause of Accident, and Remarks
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					14 Oct 1621	Gateshead	Backus, Richard, burnt, Buried: St. Mary's Churchyard/Cemetery, Heworth;
					21 Apr 1861	Unknown	Bailey, Matthew, aged 14, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 21 Apr 1861 {NBI};
					03 Dec 1893	Lutterington	Bainbridge, George Cuthbert, aged 23, Hewer, Severely crushed by fall of coal. Died on December 3rd., (accident: 30 Nov 1893)
					21 May 1900	Moorhill	Bainbridge, John Joseph, aged 18, [Not employed], A staple was being sunk from the surface and was about 22 feet down. This and another youth were passing the place, and out of curiosity pulled the boards up that were covering the top of the staple. Deceased got into the loop and was lowered down; there had been some stythe in the bottom of the staple and he was overcome by it, and when got out was quite dead.
					1714	Unknown	Bainbridge, Thomas, aged 44, "Slaine in a Coalepitt", Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton;
					11 Nov 1868	Johns Pit ?	Baird, George, Shaft acc
					08 Oct 1845	Little Mill	Baird, Thomas, aged 20, Pitman, fell down shaft
					01 Dec 1870	Unknown	Bakehouse, Charles, aged 20, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 01 Dec 1870 {NBI};
					25 Apr 1837	Gateshead Quarry	Baker, Thomas, crushed by stone when scaffolding collapsed
					07 Dec 1754	Whitehaven area	Ball, Samuel, "Killed in coal mines" [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					05 Dec 1856	River Tyne	Balls, Edward Emersonn, aged 11, Keelman, drowned
					21 Aug 1845	Unknown	Banks, John, fall of stone in quarry
					10 Dec 1831	Rannistone Pit	Banks, Joseph, aged 50, he was killed by the falling of a scaffold
					09 Dec 1915	Unknown	Barker, Ephraim, aged 58, Deputy Overman, [may not be colliery related], Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery;
					03 May 1911	Arnagill (Sandstone)	Barker, James, aged 40, Engine Driver, crushed by a locomotive engine which fell into quarry
					25 Jan 1908	Unknown	Barnen, James, aged 37, Miner, died from general paralysis caused by an accident whilst following his employment, residence: 13 Oliver Street, Quebec [Inquest: 28 Jan 1908]
					16 Aug 1775	Low Hall	Barnes, Charles, ground collapsed, from Wigton
					17 Mar 1893	Heworth Railway	Barnes, Rhoda, [Not employed], was picking coal on the Heworth Branch Railway, near Gateshead, when she was knocked down by the waggons, and was so injured that she died shortly after admittance to the infirmary
					22 Feb 1779	Sandwath	Barr, Hugh, explosion of gas
					04 Jul 1881	Shotton railway	Barrass, John William, aged 16, he was killed while riding and engine to Shotton on Monday 4th July. He was warned by the driver that he was not allowed on, so he got down ; an hour later he was found lying dead on the line. It was thought that he had tried to get on the coal waggons after leaving the engine, and had slipped and been run over, Buried: St. Saviour's Churchyard, Shotton Colliery;
					20 Aug 1945	Tanfield	Barron, W., aged 39, Hewer, pneumoconiosis, (accident: 04 Jul 1944)
					17 Jul 1855	Benton Quarry	Bartley, Thomas, aged 20, Quarryman, killed in the Benton quarry, by a quantity of earth falling upon him
					1912	Unknown	Bartram, John, aged 23
					06 Nov 1935	Unknown	Barwick, Francis, aged 37, crushed by a fall of stone, died from his injuries - laceration of the trunk of the body, fracture of the pelvis, tibia and humerous, address: 10 Charlotte Street, New Skelton [Inquest: 08 Nov 1935]
					06 Feb 1943	Unknown	Bateman, Joseph Henry, aged 27, died as a result of a colliery accident, Buried: Howden-le-Wear Cemetery;
					21 Sep 1805	Unknown	Bates, Thomas, aged 38, Pitman, of Fatfield, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related
					23 Jan 1866	Unknown	Batey, John, Keelman, drowned
					08 Oct 1844	Burton-in-Lonsdale Quarry	Batty, William, crushed by overhanging stones
					23 Jun 1758	Whitehaven area	Baxter, Philip, "Burnt in coal pits" [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					10 Nov 1896	Albert Hill, Slag (quarry)	Bayliss, Daniel, aged 57, Labourer, While attempting to put a bogie on the way, on an incline, he slipped over the side and fell a distance of 30 or 40 feet and was killed
					13 Oct 1862	Unknown	Bean, James, aged 31, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 13 Oct 1862 {NBI};
					02 Jan 1895	The Grange (quarry)	Beardwell, George, aged 41, Quarryman, supposed to have been thawing some "stonite" in a cabin, when it exploded, causing injuries which terminated fatally in a few hours
					22 Mar 1866	Unknown	Beasley, Charles, aged 11, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 22 Mar 1866 {NBI};
					02 Oct 1823	Fatfield waggonway	Beatman, Alexander, run over by two coal waggons
					24 Aug 1870	Unknown	Beattie, Henry, aged 19, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 24 Aug 1870 {NBI};
					29 Jun 1839	Unknown	Beck, Thomas, aged 26, Joiner, shaft accident
					04 Sep 1760	Whitehaven area	Beck, William, "Burnt in ye coal pits", Son of James, Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					1932	Unknown	Beckett, George, aged 48
					22 Dec 1768	Oxclose?	Bedlington, Thomas, Viewer, "burnt in ye Pit", of Oxclose, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Washington;
					29 Mar 1898	Mickleton (Limestone Quarry)	Bell, Arthur, aged 32, Horse Driver, he had been riding on the front buffer of two trucks, and when coming to a bridge where there is no room for a man to stand at one side, he jumped off, and was crushed so severely that he died within a few minutes
					27 Feb 1912	Derwenthaugh Staith Railway	Bell, George Anderson, aged 42, Assistant Traffic Manager, knocked down by wagons which were being shunted; there was a strong wind blowing at the time
					16 Jul 1860	Summerhow	Bell, John, Matl Fall
					10 Dec 1921	Tanfield	Bell, Matthew, aged 25, Pony Putter, struck by winch handle, (accident: 02 Dec 1921)
					06 Dec 1858	Unknown	Bell, Richard, aged 15, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 06 Dec 1858 {NBI};
					13 Oct 1899	Union Cement Quarry (Clay)	Bell, Robert, aged 37, Quarryman, He was undercutting the clay when a large piece suddenly fell and caught him. An official had examined the place about an hour previously and considered it was all right and safe at that time [Inspection made & inquest attended]
					21 Oct 1912	Sacriston incline	Bell, Robert, fatally injured on the incline, address: 113 East Far Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne
					1862	Unknown	Bell, Thomas, aged 31
					05 Jan 1799	Unknown	Bell, William, aged 62, Overman, of Birtley Fell, shown in Parish records as 'killed in a Pit'
					01 Apr 1919	Unknown	Bellinger, Richard William, aged 66, killed by a fall of stone
					11 Nov 1889	Askham Iron Works	Benjamin, David Palmer, aged 47, killed by a fall from the Mineral Depot, Buried: Askham Cemetery
					04 Sep 1760	Whitehaven area	Benn, Isaac, "Burnt in ye coal pits", of Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	Benn, Robert, Collier, Buried: at St. Nicholas on 06 Aug 1737
					30 Aug 1858	Redsteads Quarry	Bickerton, Francis, aged 7, [Not employed], buried under several tons of soil
					02 Dec 1912	Little Langdale (Slate)	Birkett, John, aged 46, Miner, while making an examination of a shot-hole which had been fired several times, a mass of stone, shaken by the repeated shots, fell from a point in the side just above his head and crushed him, (accident: 19 Nov 1912)
					17 Jan 1898	Unknown	Bisk, Emily Ann, aged 15, [Not employed], She was picking coal out of the refuse tip on the seashore at one of the Whitehaven pits, when she was struck on the head by a piece of stone from a waggon which had just been tipped. She had been warned, but in her anxiety to get the best of the coal had got too near the heap
					12 Sep 1850	Brigstone Quarry	Black, Charles, Labourer, crushed between wagons, Buried: Egremont Churchyard
					01 Feb 1757	Whitehaven area	Black, John, "Killed in coal pits", of Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					16 Sep 1852	Earsdon	Blackburn, Barnard, aged 20, fell from the cage as he was descending the pit to go to his work, and was instantly killed
					11 Feb 1864	Ness Gill	Blackburn, George, Labourer, fell down pit whilst intoxicated
					20 Feb 1847	Greenhead, ironstone	Blackett, Joseph, Driver, suffocated under a fall of stone [date of report]
					Feb 1874	Unknown	Blacklock, Rebecca, aged 13, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Birtley, cause: run over by coal wagon (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/1)
					06 May 1873	Ridsdale (Ironstone)	Blaine, Joseph, aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
					05 Feb 1885	West Tyne	Blair, Robson, aged 38, Sinker, fell from cradle in sinking shaft whilst placing clams on pumps
					21 Feb 1782	Fatfield area	Blakelock, James, Pitman, of Fatfield, Buried: 22 Feb 1782 at Chester-le-Street
					21 Feb 1782	Fatfield area	Blakelock, Thomas, Pitman, of Fatfield, Buried: 21 Feb 1782 at Chester-le-Street
					18 Jul 1867	Seaton, No. 3 Pit	Blanch, Ralph, aged 13, Driver, crushed by tubs in rolley way
					22 Jan 1856	Unknown	Bleaberry, William, Bottom Steward, fell down shaft, left a wife a two children
					06 May 1887	Nanaimo, No. 1, Vancover	Blundell, Jonathan, aged 33, from Maryport, leaves a wife and five children
					25 Aug 1861	Unknown	Bond, William, aged 37, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 25 Aug 1861 {NBI};
					06 Feb 1804	Unknown	Bones, Matthew, aged 40, Pitman, of Batys Green, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related
					18 Apr 1906	Edlingham, Sandstone quarry	Bootiman, Lionel, aged 50, Quarry Foreman
					04 Jul 1891	Unknown	Bosh, John, died from natural causes 20 hours after leaving the pit [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
					09 Mar 1807	Unknown	Bottom, Robert, aged 46, Pitman, of Harraton, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related
					10 Jul 1888	De Beers, South Africa	Boulton, R.
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Bourne, Clemment, killed in the 1705 explosion, brother of William, father of Robert
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Bourne, John, jr., killed in the 1705 explosion, son of John, Buried: October 4th
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Bourne, John, snr., killed in the 1705 explosion, father of John
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Bourne, Robert, killed in the 1705 explosion, son of Clemment
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Bourne, William, killed in the 1705 explosion, brother of Clemment
					1872	Unknown	Bourne, William, aged 28
					1853	Unknown	Bowesfield, Richard, aged 28
					1873	Unknown	Bowles, William, aged 16
					31 Jul 1838	Unknown	Bowman, Joseph, aged 51, Miner, killed by a fall of stone [Date of Report]
					04 Sep 1858	Alston, Manor House Vein	Bowman, Richard, married, when the roof of the mine gave way, and about 15 tons of stone fell upon them [date of newspaper report]
					19 May 1759	Unknown	Boyd, Thomas, Labourer, fell down coal pit
					03 Apr 1882	Unknown	Brabban, Robert, Hewer, died from congestion of the lungs, having received an injury to the spine by a fall of stone while at work, (accident: 15 Sep 1879)
					02 Oct 1915	Burnhope & Craghead Railway	Bracken, Peter, aged 28, He was killed whilst trespassing on the Burnhope and Craghead Railway. When Bracken attempted to board an empty truck to get a ride to his work at Burnhope Colliery, he slipped and was run over and died instantly. The set of trucks was hauled by a rope and travelled at about five miles per hour.
					16 Sep 1846	Byker Quarry	Brady, Daniel, aged 28, Quarryman, crushed by a stone falling from a crane
					23 Apr 1858	Unknown	Brear, John, aged 35, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 23 Apr 1858 {NBI};
					12 Aug 1938	Tunnel Hole (Slate)	Brockbank, Joseph, aged 33, Quarry Labourer, Injuries caused by being accidentally struck by a piece of rock falling from the face of the quarry in which he was working ; address: Tilberthwaite Cottages, Coniston; his brother, Ralph, was killed in a quarry in 1933
					08 Oct 1855	Walker Iron Works	Broderick, Martin, aged 25, boiler explosion
					22 Sep 1857	Unknown	Brooks, Henry, aged 34, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 22 Sep 1857 {NBI};
					17 May 1769	Whitehaven area	Brough, Daniel, aged 42, "Burnt in Coal Pits", of Gins [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					12 Jun 1931	Manver's Main, Rotherham	Brown, Christopher Parkinson, aged 48, Buried: West Auckland Cemetery;
					21 Jun 1848	Byker Pit	Brown, Cuthbert, [Not employed], died attempting to rescue a boy
					Mar 1875	Unknown	Brown, Francis Hanson, aged 11, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: South Shields, cause: crushed on Pontop wagon way (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/217)
					17 Oct 1754	Whitehaven area	Brown, James, "Killed in coal mines" [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					13 Jun 1772	Whitehaven area	Brown, James, aged 36, "Killed in Pits" [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					09 Aug 1859	Greensfield Quarry	Brown, James, aged 55, Quarryman, crushed by rock from the quarry face, (accident: 06 Aug 1859)
					1897	Cramlington Colliery Railway	Brown, James, aged 20, killed on the Cramlington Colliery Railway while attempting to pass between two waggons which were in motion [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
					1865	Unknown	Brown, John, aged 23
					21 Feb 1782	Fatfield area	Brown, John, jnr., Overman, of Fatfield, Buried: 21 Feb 1782 at Chester-le-Street
					Dec 1875	Unknown	Brown, Matthew, aged 43, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Boldon Colliery, cause: knocked down by locomotive engine (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/469)
					04 Feb 1888	Unknown	Brown, Thomas, died on this day, his injury having been occasioned by a fall of roof, (accident: 07 Oct 1885)
					02 Feb 1815	Unknown	Brown, William, aged 15, of Oxclose, killed in the pit by a fall of stone [date of burial], Buried: 02 Feb 1815 [Washington Parish Records]
					10 Jul 1888	De Beers, South Africa	Brownlow, W.
					09 Oct 1850	Unknown	Bruce, William, aged 12, killed by the falling of a tub in the colliery
					07 Jul 1886	Lindal, G. B., No. 4 Pit (Metalliferous)	Brun, Morris, aged 40, Miner, firing of shot ; the deceased was charging a shot hole with blasting powder, when it exploded, inflicting injuries from which he died in half an hour ; it is probable deceased's candle, which was stuck on a bottle, fell over on to the powder, and ignited the powder which was in the shot hole, which lifted its burden and struck the deceased
					16 Feb 1868	Pelaw Main	Bulmer, Henry, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
					29 Aug 1864	Northumberland Dock	Burbeck, George, aged 14, killed by explosion of a steam engine boiler
					25 Sep 1801	Unknown	Burlison, Thomas, aged 62, Overman, of Birtley, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related
					26 Mar 1900	North Seaton sandstone quarry	Burns, Jospeh, aged 48, Quarry Foreman, He was attempting, during a snowstorm, to pass between a crane and the edge of the quarry, when he fell over. [Inspection made & inquest attended]
					04 May 1892	Whitehaven Beach	Burns, Terrance, aged 40, killed by a fall of rock while getting coal from the beach
					10 Jul 1888	De Beers, South Africa	Butler, T.
					06 May 1887	Nanaimo, No. 1, Vancover	Byers, James, aged 21, from Workington
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