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

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;
					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.
					25 Apr 1837	Gateshead Quarry	Baker, Thomas, crushed by stone when scaffolding collapsed
					21 Aug 1845	Unknown	Banks, John, fall of stone in quarry
					04 Jul 1881	Shotton railway	Barass, 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;
					09 Dec 1915	Unknown	Barker, Ephraim, aged 58, Deputy Overman, [may not be colliery related], Buried: Wheatley Hill Cemetery;
					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
					20 Aug 1945	Tanfield	Barron, W., aged 39, Hewer, pneumoconiosis, (accident: 04 Jul 1944)
					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
					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
					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 Dec 1768	Oxclose?	Bedlington, Thomas, Viewer, "burnt in ye Pit", of Oxclose, Buried: 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
					10 Apr 1877	West Slitt (Metalliferous)	Bell, Hewitson, aged 29, Miner, fall of ground, while deceased and others were taking down stone a part of it came away unexpectedly and fell upon him
					10 Dec 1921	Tanfield	Bell, Matthew, aged 25, Pony Putter, struck by winch handle, (accident: 02 Dec 1921)
					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
					05 Jan 1799	Unknown	Bell, William, aged 62, Overman, of Birtley Fell, shown in Parish records as 'killed in a Pit'
					05 Aug 1737	Corpsill	Benn, Robert
					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
					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
					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
					09 Mar 1807	Unknown	Bottom, Robert, aged 46, Pitman, of Harraton, shown in Parish records as being accidentally killed - may not be Colliery related
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Bourne, John, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 4th
					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.
					08 Oct 1855	Walker Iron Works	Broderick, Martin, aged 25, boiler explosion
					12 Jun 1931	Manver's Main, Rotherham	Brown, Christopher Parkinson, aged 48, Buried: West Auckland Cemetery;
					08 Nov 1873	Biteabout	Brown, David, aged 72, Manager, fell down the shaft
					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)
					1897	Unknown	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 colliery accident]
					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)
					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
					23 Jun 1918	Ventor	Bullen, Benjamin, aged 14, Buried: St. Barnabas Churchyard, Bournmoor on 27 Jun 1918 {NBI};
					16 Feb 1868	Pelaw Main	Bulmer, Henry, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
					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]
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 , were killed in a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.
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 and are marked with , further details may be obtained by contacting Ian by email at ian.winstanley@blueyonder.co.uk
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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