| Further Research | Further Research |
 |
 |
Rainton Colliery
Research Notes
In the following list any entries shown thus may contain personal information which would be of use to family historians or those researching a specific individual.
Information sorted by date
Durham Record Office, County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL
- National Coal Board — 24th Deposit
- Miscellaneous documents
- Ref: D/X 999/9 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - Appointment of Henderson Elliot as Face Overman in Nicholson Pit, Rainton Colliery, 19 March 1874
- Ref: D/X 999/10 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - 'Plan of [Rainton Colliery] Adventure Pit Five Quarter Seam', not dated [c.1875] Shows surface features in addition to underground workings. Inscribed 'Mr H. M. Elliot'. Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains [1:1584]
- Ref: D/X 999/11 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - Testimonials by Vincent W. Corbett, Londonderry Offices; T. Laverick, Castle Eden Colliery; Robert Laverick, Rainton Collieries, and George Elliot, Houghton Hall, for Henderson McGill Elliot, 25 April 1876 - 15 July 1876
- Ref: D/X 999/12 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - List of workers at Nicholson Pit, Rainton Colliery, who accepted a reduction in wages, 5 April 1879 - 28 May 1879
- Ref: D/X 999/14 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - Appointment of Henderson McGill Elliot as undermanager of Adventure Pit, Rainton Colliery, 13 March 1888
- Ref: D/X 999/15 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - Temporary appointment of Henderson McGill Elliot as undermanager of Alexandrina Pit, Rainton Colliery, 9 August 1895
- Ref: D/X 999/16 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - Testimonial by R. Laverick, Rainton Colliery, for Henderson McGill Elliot, employed as overman and undermanager at Rainton Colliery, 25 January 1897
- Ref: D/X 999/17 — Henderson McGill Elliot, senior (1840-1899) - Testimonial by V. W. Corbett, Londonderry Offices, for Henderson McGill Elliot, employed as overman at Seaham and Rainton Collieries and undermanager at Rainton Colliery, 26 March 1897
- Ref: D/X 999/21 — John Elliot (1871-1951) - Notice of termination of employment of John Elliot at Rainton Colliery, 27 February 1892
- Ref: D/X 999/22 — John Elliot (1871-1951) - Extract from newspaper with account of presentation to John Curry, Engineer at Rainton Colliery, [1898]
- Ref: D/X 999/60 — Henderson McGill Elliot, junior (1896-1959) - Testimonial by V. W. Corbett, Londonderry Collieries, for H. M. Elliot, employed as clerk and draughtsman at Rainton Colliery, 16 October 1896
- Ref: D/X 999/61 — Henderson McGill Elliot, junior (1896-1959) - Testimonial by John Curry, Rainton Colliery, for H. M. Elliot, employed as clerk and draughtsman at Rainton Colliery, 17 October 1896
- Ref: D/X 999/79 — The Londonderry Collieries ... Rainton Colliery, 4 August 1887. With section of strata at Alexandrina Pit, details of equipment and statistics for Adventure Pit, Nicholson's Pit, Meadows Pit and Warden Law pumping engine, and plan of Londonderry royalties
- Ref: D/X 1103/39 — Volume includes: An account of strata sunk through at the Resolution Pit, Rainton Colliery from 9 January 1816 to 2 May 1818
Tyne and Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA
main page for Rainton Colliery
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
