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

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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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					20 Oct 1894	Pontop & Jarrow Railway	Mack, -, whilst passing over a level crossing on the Pontop and Jarrow Railway, near to Kibblesworth Colliery, with his horse and cart, was knocked down by some waggons and so severely injured that he died shortly after his removal to the Newcastle Infirmary [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
					02 Jun 1794	Old coal Pit	MacKinney, -, aged 6, [not employed], fell down an old coal pit
					26 Aug 1925	West Cornforth Slag Works	Maddison, Ralph, aged 37, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cornforth;
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Maine, William, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 5th
					28 Jul 1856	Low Heaton	Makepeace, John, aged 18, he was crushed to death by a large fall of stone; he was the third brother to be killed in similar circumstances, and there was now only one surviving brother
					10 Jul 1898	Clara Street, Sandstone quarry	Mally, John, aged 63, Labourer, He turned round to speak to another workman, and missing his footing, he fell off the ledge on which he was working. Although he only fell a distance of five or six feet, the injuries terminated fatally on the 10th July [Enquiries made], (accident: 06 Jul 1898)
					01 Feb 1922	Stanley Incline	Maltby, Matthew Stoker, aged 19, Buried: Pelton Cemetery;
					12 Jul 1851	Pontop Railway	Mann, John, Fireman
					04 Oct 1857	Unknown	Mann, Ramsdale, aged 12, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 04 Oct 1857 {NBI};
					1864	Unknown	Mann, Robert, aged 21
					1925	Unknown	Martin, Charles, aged 26
					09 Apr 1870	Unknown	Martin, John, aged 26, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 09 Apr 1870 {NBI};
					13 Dec 1844	Jane Pit, Gilcrux	Martindale, Robert, aged 41, by walking out of an eye of the said pit, into and falling down the main shaft there of [Inquest: 01 Feb 1845 by Wm. Lumb, verdict: accidental death]
					18 Feb 1874	Wylam Wood	Mason, James, aged 35, Shifter, fell down shaft
					27 Mar 1871	New Mickley, Isabella	Maughan, Frank, aged 36, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone
					10 Jul 1888	De Beers, South Africa	Maynard, -
					11 Oct 1936	Cleveland Works	McBurney, David, aged 26, Fitter, explosion
					10 Aug 1861	Summerhow	McClellan, Robert, aged 43, a large quantity of iron ore and earth fell upon him, which caused instantaneous death, left a widow and seven children, Buried: Egremont Churchyard
					28 Dec 1850	Shildon waggonway	McCloud, Robert, aged 7, [Not employed], run over by waggons on the colliery railway
					11 Feb 1854	Conside Iron Works	McEwen, James, crushed between two waggons, while in the act of taking from one of them a large piece of coal
					21 May 1906	Seathwaite Tarn (Whinstone)	McHugh, Edward, aged 50, Labourer
					15 Jun 1897	Sacriston area	McKnight, George William Robson, aged 2, fell down an old pit shaft, address: Sacriston Heugh, Buried: 15 Jun 1897
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	McMullen, William, Collier, Buried: at St. Nicholas on 06 Aug 1737
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	McMullen, William, Collier, Buried: at Holy Trinity on 06 Aug 1737
					06 Jun 1862	Robin Benn Pit	McNally, Hugh, Roof Fall
					27 Feb 1901	Hodbarrow (Limestone)	Meace, J., aged 24, Stoker, Deceased was in the act of uncoupling a waggon from the locomotive when he was caught between the buffers [Inspection made & inquest attended]
					03 Nov 1890	De Beers, South Africa	Melling, Ralph, formerly of Cleator Moor
					08 Jun 1811	Unknown	Metcalf, Thomas, aged 33, of Tunstall, killed by the falling of a part of ground overhanging a marl pit, Buried: Tunstall
					1926	Unknown	Metcalf, Walter, aged 28
					03 Mar 1898	Mickleton (Limestone Quarry)	Metcalfe, John James, aged 23, Barer, while removing baring a piece of clay burst off the face, owing to the frosty weather, and so severely injured him that he died the same day
					07 Jun 1845	Unknown	Middlemost, William, aged 46, On the evening of Saturday, 7 June, William Middlemost, 46, was killed after he "had accidentally fallen into an old coal pit shaft." The inquest was held in the Grey Horse Inn, Temple Town, South Shields
					10 Sep 1834	Weary Hall	Milburn, Joseph, aged 22, Miner, was burned by an accidental explosion of inflammable gas, (accident: 08 Sep 834)
					28 Sep 1930	Lambton Drops	Milburn, Stanley, Buried: Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Sunderland;
					23 May 1858	Unknown	Miller, John, aged 26, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 23 May 1858 {NBI};
					10 Feb 1849	River Blyth	Miller, Joseph, Keelman, drowned
					21 May 1906	Seathwaite Tarn (Whinstone)	Miller, Joseph, aged 55, Labourer
					11 Nov 1907	Black Heddon, Whinstone quarry	Mills, Ralph Hogg, aged 43, Labourer, Deceased was placing stone on a bench ready for a steam crusher to operate on when he knocked or scraped off some skin from one of the fingers of his left hand. He mentioned the matter to the foreman who was near him at the time. He finished his shift and worked the next two days. His fingers became painful and the pain extended up his arm. On October 15, his doctor found blood poisoning had set in and he was sent to Newcastle Infirmary on the day where he died on November 11., (accident: 17 Oct 1907)
					1938	Unknown	Milward, Harry, aged 52
					18 Jun 1853	Grahamsley's	Mitchell, Anthony, he was taking waggons from Grahamsley's Colliery to the cinder ovens. The waggons were being let down an incline by a rope attached to a stationary engine. He was tightening the brake with a strap and had his weight on it; the strap broke and he fell down. His left arm was run over and badly crushed. He was taken home, where the surgeon amputated the arm, and he began to improve, but his condition worsened and he died on the evening of the 18th, (accident: 15 Jun 1853)
					May 1911	Lowca Coke Ovens	Mitchell, James
					16 Sep 1879	North Stank	Mitchell, Jeremiah, aged 57, Pump Man, fell from part way down shaft to bottom
					02 Apr 1833	Hagbeck	Mitchell, William, Miner, he was descending the pit when the rope gave way, and he was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, and so much injured that he expired about five hours afterwards [Date of Report]
					25 Mar 1946	Tanfield	Moody, Henry, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
					29 Jun 1892	Ouston Railway	Moody, Joseph, aged 27, Locomotive Fireman, was riding towards the colliery on the fore end of a set of empty waggons, and was supposed to have been jerked off in passing over some points and run over by one of the waggons; he died shortly after the accident
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	Moor, Elizabeth, Collier, Buried: at St. Nicholas on 06 Aug 1737
					13 Jul 1899	Hawcoat Quarry (Sandstone)	Morgan, Daniel, aged 60, Labourer, Struck by a stone thrown down from top of quarry. Morgan had received proper warning, and had stepped back to what he thought was a safe distance [Inspection made & inquest attended]
					15 Nov 1636	Pit in Jacks Leezes	Morice, Jeffrey
					07 Jul 1937	Cleveland Steel Works	Morley, H., he was fatally burned when there was a "break-out" at one of the blastfurnaces and died in Eston Hospital a few hours after the accident
					19 Aug 1803	Unknown	Morris, William, aged 56, Overman, of Chartershaugh, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related
					25 Feb 1869	Unknown	Morrish, John, aged 14, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 25 Feb 1869 {NBI};
					Oct 1853	Raughtergill Mine	Morrison, John, Engineman, balance bob struck him on the head
					17 Nov 1892	Unknown	Morton, Jacob, Wasteman, died suddenly from heart disease whilst engaged at his usual employment in the pit
					06 May 1887	Nanaimo, No. 1, Vancover	Muir, A., Foreman
					Jan 1908	Nanttao, British Columbia	Mullholland, Edward, aged 48, died from injuries, native of Whitehaven
					18 Mar 1866	Unknown	Mundy, Richard, aged 30, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 18 Mar 1866 {NBI};
					31 Jul 1856	Whitehaven, Ainsworths pit	Murphy, -, fall of stone in shaft struck his head
					24 Aug 1753	Unknown	Murton, James, fell down coal pit
For those names marked a web page providing more details of the accident is available online. Click on the icon to display the page.
Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with . The CMHRC is available here.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by The West Cumbria Mines Research and are marked with .
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with .

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