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  Disasters - Names Return to Index Disasters - Names  
Date:  4th March 1908
Colliery:  Hamstead
Company:  Hamstead Colliery Co., Ltd.
Cause:  Underground fire, caused by lighted candle
Lives Lost:  25
Category:  

Fatalities



Individual page Ashton, Richard, aged 33, Haulage Man
Individual page Bradley, James, aged 45, Haulage Man
Individual page Burton, Enoch, aged 39, Loader
Individual page Cole, Thomas, aged 34, Loader
Individual page Curtis, Alfred Thomas, aged 34, Loader
Individual page Guest, John, aged 27, Deputy
Individual page Hancox, James, Driver
Individual page Hodgkiss, John, aged 17, Timekeeper
Individual page Hodgson, John, aged 29, Minding Dams
Individual page Hollyoak, Thomas, aged 39, Haulage Man
Individual page Howell, Joseph, aged 35, Deputy
Individual page Johnson, Edwin, aged 30, Loader
Individual page Jones, Ernest, aged 31, Loader
Individual page Lawley, William, aged 27, Minding Dams
Individual page Merrick, Arthur, aged 23, Driver
Individual page Mitchell, Samuel, aged 44, Stallman
Individual page Summerfield, Charles, aged 34, Stallman
Individual page Summerfield, John, aged 26, Driver
Individual page Summerfield, Walter, aged 21, Haulage Man
Individual page Titley, Joseph, aged 25, Loader
Individual page Turner, Samuel, aged 40, Loader
Individual page Underhill, Henry, aged 17, Driver
Individual page Underhill, William, aged 48, Stallman
Individual page Watts, Henry, aged 47, Loader
Individual page Williamson, A., aged 44, Pikeman
Individual page Welsby, John (died: 05 Mar 1908) , Rescue Man, died on 5th March
 
All names found
 
Youngest: 17 years old ; Oldest: 48 ; Average: 33
 

Those names marked with image, have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the image symbol next to the name to see the web page.


Memorial: 1908 Hamstead Colliery Disaster

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Newspaper Articles


25 Jul 1908  Heroes Of The Mine, Medals Presented By The King (Morpeth Herald)
28 Jul 1908  Award of Edward Medals (London Gazette)
11 Sep 1926  News and Notes (The Science and Art of Mining)
12 Jul 1930  Hamstead Relief Fund (The Science and Art of Mining)

 

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