North Seaton Colliery

1926 - Low Main seam abandoned

Allan, Thomas, 24 Oct 1907, (accident: 23 Oct 1907), aged 48, Mason [More information ...]

Armstrong, John, 10 Nov 1909, aged 32, Hewer, fall of roof stone at long wall face

Ayre, J. M., 1915, [approximate date]

Baker, Arthur, 1928, [approximate date]

Baker, Robert William, 01 Jun 1909, aged 16, Stone putter, cage accidentally moved while he was getting out in mid-shaft and he fell to the bottom

Banks, Thomas Rutherford, 15 Aug 1898, aged 19, Putter, Deceased was found by another putter lying dead in the middle of the way, about 30 yards from the flat. He had been bringing out a full tub and had probably fallen between the limbers and the tub, the latter going over him. The pony was a quiet one, and the road in good order [Inquest attended]

Barnston, J. T., 1920, [approximate date]

Bartram, James R., 1941, [approximate date]

Batey, Henry, 1916, [approximate date]

Beal, Thomas, 05 Jun 1864, aged 10, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Bell, James, 02 Apr 1897, aged 31, Hewer, Fall of stone at the face. The coal is kirved in the top of the seam, and after a shot had been fired in the coal he began to fill the tub. Before doing so, his marrow says deceased sounded the roof and considered it good. Unfortunately a stone fell on to him [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Bell, John William, 1933, [approximate date]

Bell, Thomas, 01 Aug 1888, aged 57, Hewer, fall of "following" stone, deceased knew stone to be bad, but had placed his boring machine stand under it, and whilst boring, the stone came away and canted machine stand

Blackburn, L., 24 Jun 1867, Switchkeeper, crushed by tubs

Blakeburn, William, 07 Feb 1899, (accident: 31 Jan 1899), Hewer, He was seized with a paralytic stroke down the pit on the 31st January, and died on 7th February [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Boyd, Thomas William, 17 Apr 1912, aged 14, Token boy, deceased was watering the ways on a gangway with a mop, when he slipped and fell through the fence to the ground, a distance of 26 feet; the fence consisted of three 7-inch by 1-inch deals, the middle one was broken, and was found to have a dry knot running diagonally through it; he was fatally injured

Brown, David, 09 Apr 1930, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Hirst Cemetery

Brown, John, 1922, [approximate date]

Buttle, Robert, 27 Mar 1889, aged 32, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Carr, John Robert, 28 Jan 1903, (accident: 23 Jan 1903), aged 33, Hewer, Deceased appears to have been struck by a small fall of stone on the 23rd January, but attached little importance to it and saw no doctor, and it did not interfere with his work. On the 28th January he took ill in the pit and was carried out on a stretcher but was dead when the doctor saw him, who stated at the inquest that death was probably due to cardiac failure, and had no connection with any accident, and the jury found that death was due to natural causes.

Charlton, John, 16 Jul 1896, aged 21, Shifter, When building a pillar in the long wall workings he drew some props and the roof fell on to him. The stone fell from between some slips [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Charlton, William, 1933, [approximate date]

Christie, David, 1927, [approximate date]

Costello, James, 1938, [approximate date]

Crawford, W., 1916, [approximate date]

Cuthbert, Lancelot, 31 Mar 1903, (accident: 28 Jul 1902), aged 42, Timberer, Deceased was cleaning up and repairing on the engine plane in the Low Main seam when a thin shell of stone fell from the roof upon him and fractured his spine. Other men were working about 25 yards from him, and he was released in a few minutes. The master shifter had examined the place before work was started, and he considered it sate.

Davison, Mark Coxon, 1916, [approximate date]

Davison, William Paxton, 1929, [approximate date]

Dawson, John, 02 May 1873, aged 61, Hewer, suffocated in the pit

Dawson, William Gilchrist, 1930, [approximate date]

Dickinson, Joseph G., 1919, [approximate date]

Dobson, John, 02 Aug 1894, 9:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 26, Shifter, Deceased was working in a longwall face when some stone fell on him. The chargeman had examined the place only five minutes before the accident, and considered it all safe [Inquest attended]

Eastham, W. H., 1915, [approximate date]

Eastlake, James Anderson (Andy), 01 Jun 1959, aged 40, fall of stone,б he was the last miner to be killed at North Seaton Colliery., Buried: St. John's, North Seaton

Elliott, Ralph, 28 Sep 1883, aged 31, Hewer, explosion of shot

Forrester, James, 20 Sep 1911, aged 22, Stoneman, approached a shot

Forrester, Robert, 1935, [approximate date]

Forster, Robert, 01 Apr 1888, Bricklayer, was following his work at North Seaton Colliery when he suddenly fell forward and died before he reached the surface

Gibson, Joseph William, 21 Jun 1944, aged 38, Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Gladstone, Thomas, 01 Oct 1906, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Graham, Christoper, 25 Jul 1904, aged 67, Joiner, while working at his bench deceased suddenly died from heart disease; no inquest was held

Graham, George, 04 Oct 1883, aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Hadwin, John G. B., 1942, [approximate date]

Hall, Edward N., 1944, [approximate date]

Hall, William, 09 May 1946, aged 36, Coal Cutter, tubs conveying men inbye overturned

Hamilton, William, 1932, [approximate date]

Harmer, James, 1934, [approximate date]

Harmiston, William, 10 Jul 1871, aged 15, Driver, run over by tubs

Harper, Mark, 21 May 1889, aged 45, Shifter, killed by a fall of roof

Hendricks, Olaf, 1915, [approximate date]

Hetherington, Charles, 1940, [approximate date]

Hewitt, John, 08 Jan 1894, 10:30 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 43, Pumper, He was going outbye, and stepped on to the full road to allow the pony and empty set to pass him, evidently without looking, and was caught by the pony's limmers and thrown under the full tubs. There was any amount of room, but he should have gone into one of the refuge places, which were every 10 or 15 yards apart [Inspection made]

Hindmarch, James, 12 Sep 1881, aged 42, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Hirst, Frederick, 1914, [approximate date]

Hogg, William, 1927, [approximate date]

Horst, Fred, 13 Nov 1914, aged 48, Boilersmith, deceased was crossing the colliery sidings going back to his work from home after the dinner-hour, when he was knocked down and run over by a Railway Company's engine, which was collecting some full wagons to take away; he died a few hours later; there was nothing to account for the manner in which he was killed

Hunter, Alexander, 16 Jul 1886, aged 70, Horse Keeper, crushed by cage

Hunter, William S., 1945, [approximate date]

Ince, Robert Victor, 07 Nov 1913, aged 17, Landing Lad, twelve lads were ascending in the top deck of a large, well-constructed cage, 9 feet long, 6 feet high and 3 feet 3 inches wide, having a rigid handbar running the full length of the cage in the centre 4 feet off the floor, and guided by end wooden skeats; the cage is protected by sheet-metal gates covering each end of the cage except for a space of 15 inches between bottom of gate and cage flooring; soon after leaving the inset, 85 fathoms deep, deceased, who was standing next to the gate, must have slipped, and, catching his foot against a bunton, he was drawn out of the cage underneath the gate; being probably caught by another bunton, he was knocked back into the bottom deck (empty) of the cage, where he was found with a broken neck and leg; no cry was heard from deceased and none of the boys noticed him fall out [More information ...]

Jackson, Thomas, 02 Nov 1900, (accident: 28 Jun 1899)

Jacques, J. P., 1920, [approximate date]

Johnson, James, 1923, [approximate date]

Jordan, James, 11 May 1888, (accident: 28 Oct 1887), aged 27, Hewer, coal fell on him; no sprags in

Kelly, Mathias, 1931, [approximate date]

Kennedy, James A., 1922, [approximate date]

King, William, 30 Oct 1913, aged 46, Stoneman, deceased and his marrow were preparing for a shot in the top canch of a crossheading, and were setting breaking-off timber; coal cutters were used on the face and the roof cuts off regularly each fall; a stone, 15 feet by 2 feet by 5 feet, rolled off the pack from one of these breaks, knocked out the timber in the crossheading, and killed him instantly; a shot had been fired in an adjoining place, 20 minutes before, and this may have shaken the stone

Lillico, Thomas, 1941, [approximate date]

Littlehale, William Jasper, 26 Nov 1905, aged 31, Stoneman, explosion [More information ...]

Love, John P., 1936, [approximate date]

Maddison, Jonathan, 17 Aug 1868, (accident: 04 Aug 1868), aged 43, Hewer, fall of stone, died from injured received, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Mills, William, 27 Jun 1887, aged 15, Driver, killed by a fall of stone

Mitcheson, John, 23 Apr 1906, (accident: 12 Apr 1906), aged 46, Chargeman, Deceased was going his rounds in the longwall workings of the Staple district in the Yard seam, and when about 33 yards from the face on the Mothergate, was adjusting a canvas sheet in an auxiliary air road, when some blue metal stone, 5 feet 6 inches long, 3 feet 6 inches wide, and 2 feet 11 inches thick, fell off the side above the pack, relieved by jacks, and fastened him. Some men at the face heard the fall, and he was at once released, but he was unconscious and paralysed, his spine being broken. The Local Inspectors made no report., Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, West Sleekburn

Moffett, Joseph, 21 Aug 1890, 1:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 27, Stoneman, killed by fall of roof while building a stone pillar in longwall workings

Murray, John, 1915, [approximate date]

Ord, John, 25 May 1868, aged 38, Hewer, explosion of gas

Paxton, Robert, 03 Apr 1892, Underground Engineman, was brought out of the pit seriously ill at 2 a.m. and was immediately attended to by the doctor, who remained with him until his death at 7 a.m.; cause of death "apoplexy"

Perkins, George Andrew, 09 Apr 1904, aged 27, Shifter [More information ...]

Potts, J., 23 Apr 1872, aged 15, Token Lad, crushed between wire rope and drum

Richardson, George, 1909, [approximate date]

Robinson, David Joseph, 26 Nov 1905, aged 30, Timberer, explosion [More information ...]

Rutherford, William, 16 Jul 1867, aged 18, Fitter, crushed by machinery

Scholfield, John Smith, 25 Jul 1904, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]

Scouler, James, 1944, [approximate date]

Shotton, George, 12 Dec 1949, aged 49, killed by a run-away mine car

Smith, James, 1937, [approximate date]

Spratt, David Alexander, 02 Feb 1912, aged 17, Pony Putter, as he was riding on the limbers, bringing a full tub out-bye, he probably caught his head against a low baulk

Strikland, James, 27 Feb 1905, (accident: 15 Feb 1905), aged 64, Stoneman [More information ...]

Swan, George, 25 Oct 1872, (accident: 16 Oct 1872), aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Trotter, Joseph, 27 Nov 1891, 10:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, fell off the tub and was crushed; he appears to have been leaning forward to get hold of the reins and overbalanced himself [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

Vardy, Wheatley Gray, 25 Oct 1907, aged 41, Stoneman [More information ...]

Wait, William, 1929, [approximate date]

Wealleans, Edward John, 1939, [approximate date]

Weatherburn, Thomas, 05 Apr 1880, aged 24, Fireman, boiler explosion, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Welch, James, 06 Jun 1890, aged 28, Hewer, crushed by fall of coal

Wigham, James Henry, 1925, [approximate date]

Wilson, -, 26 Jul 1872, aged 15, Pick Carrier, crushed by apparatus chain

Wilson, Edward, 16 Nov 1894, 10:20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 23, Hewer, Deceased, when going to his work, was killed by a fall of stone, which occurred on a main road. Many men had passed this place previously without observing any danger [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Woodhorn

Wilson, John, 04 Nov 1881, aged 13, Driver, head crushed between tub and timber

Wilson, John T., 1913, [approximate date]

Young, William George, 1928, [approximate date]