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

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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 1865	Iron ore pit	Gaffney, Peter, aged 36, killed by a fall of roof in an iron ore pit [date of inquest]
					20 Mar 1914	Peak House (Quarry)	Gallagher, Anthony, aged 21, Quarryman, deceased was working at the foot of the quarry face, when a fall of overburden occurred, burying him; the face had probably been loosened by heavy rain, and the overburden should have been slanted or cut back
					21 Aug 1893	Springwell Railway	Gallon, James, aged 37, Miner, was walking along the branch railway near to Springwell Colliery when he was run over by the waggons, and received severe injuries, from which he shortly afterwards died
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	Gamel, William, Collier, Buried: at Holy Trinity on 06 Aug 1737
					22 Jul 1855	Unknown	Gardiner, Thomas, aged 11, in attempting to stop a laden coal tub had his head jammed between it and the last tub of the set which was standing on the rolley way, he died instantly [date of inquest]
					22 May 1903	Haverigg (Clay)	Gardner, Edward, aged 56, Navvy, While deceased was clearing up the rails in a clay quarry to get the bogie to the face a mass of clay, weighing from 1½ to 2 tons, fell suddenly from the face of work, 10 or 12 feet above the rails, and knocked him against the bogie. The weather had been wet for most of the two days previous to the accident.
					10 Jul 1888	De Beers, South Africa	Gardner, Joseph, aged 30, from Frizington
					25 Aug 1753	Whitehaven area	Gargot, Richard, aged 60, "Burnt in coal pit" [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					28 Jan 1871	Unknown	Gee, George, aged 18, Miner, when a fall of earth from the roof occurred, burying deceased, (accident: 24 Jan 1871)
					20 Dec 1727	Whitehaven area	Gibson, John, "Killed in ye Damp", of Howgill Dyke [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					Apr 1875	Unknown	Gibson, Joseph, aged 14, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: Windy Nook, cause: injuries received on Whitehill Wagonway (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/250)
					15 Sep 1896	Quarry Pit	Gill, John, aged 35, Cleaning Coals, He was moving trucks contrary to orders, and was crushed between one of them and the screen so severely that he was killed on the spot
					02 May 1893	Lutterington	Gill, Thomas, aged 40, Hewer, was found dead in working place; he had been attended for some time by a doctor for heart disease; ventilation of pit all right
					10 Sep 1873	Browney Bank	Gillas, John, aged 16, Timber Leader, killed by a fall of stone
					1861	Unknown	Godsmark, John, aged 22
					19 Aug 1834	Little Hulton	Goodhill, Nancy, aged 17, explosion of inflammable gas
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	Gordon, David, Collier, Buried: at St. Nicholas on 06 Aug 1737
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	Gordon, John, Collier, Buried: at St. Nicholas on 06 Aug 1737
					04 Mar 1850	Parton area	Goulding, Philip, aged 10, run over by coal wagon [date of inquest]
					10 Feb 1870	Unknown	Grabham, George William, aged 23, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 10 Feb 1870 {NBI};
					16 Mar 1937	Unknown	Graffin, John, aged 60, Iron ore miner, death from pneumonia accelerated by following his employment as a miner
					05 Aug 1737	Corporal/Corpsill Pit	Graham, Arthur, Collier, Buried: at Holy Trinity on 07 Aug 1737
					14 Aug 1924	Brownrigg Quarry	Graham, Arthur Hindson, aged 57, Foreman, (accident: 11 Aug 1924)
					1918	Unknown	Graham, Bert, aged 29
					28 Jun 1893	Allerdale, William Pit	Graham, George, aged 27, Hewer, After firing a shot in the roof, the deceased began dressing the loose stone, when a large stone fell on to him. An examination showed that the stone had fallen from between "slips," which were not noticed until after the fall [Inspection made & inquest attended]
					04 Apr 1835	Harris Moor	Graham, William, aged 19, Miner, died from his injuries after an explosion, (accident: 25 Mar 1835)
					15 Mar 1937	Unknown	Graham, William, aged 63, Iron ore miner, died from silicosis
					28 Sep 1865	Unknown	Gray, Thomas, aged 50, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 28 Sep 1865 {NBI};
					06 Aug 1846	Unknown	Gray, William, Keelman, drowned after being knocked overboard by falling mast, residence: Blaydon, married with 11 children
					03 Oct 1705	Gateshead, Stony Flatt	Green, John, killed in the 1705 explosion, Buried: October 5th
					19 Jun 1819	Bottle Bank Pit	Greener, J., aged 9, burnt by an explosion of gas, died from his injuries
					30 Dec 1873	Grasmere Iron Ore	Greenhow, Edward, aged 40, Iron ore miner, Fall of ground from the roof
					21 Feb 1782	Fatfield area	Greenwell, George, Pitman, of Chester-le-Street, Buried: 22 Feb 1782 at Chester-le-Street
					13 Jan 1906	Peareth Quarry (Sandstone)	Greenwell, Thomas, aged 14, Horse Driver
					14 Jan 1850	Bill Point incline	Grey, Edward, aged 63, he was accidentally killed by the machinery used in drawing coal waggons up the incline
					26 Aug 1753	Whitehaven area	Grier, William, aged 15, "Burnt in coal pit", son of John [Date of burial], Buried: Holy Trinity, Whitehaven;
					22 May 1900	Lambton Drops	Grierson, James, aged 26, Buried: Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Sunderland;
					24 Mar 1858	Consett	Grieveson, Joseph, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
					20 Apr 1866	Unknown	Griffin, Richard, aged 24, [date of burial], Buried: Eston, Christ Church on 20 Apr 1866 {NBI};
					08 Oct 1855	Walker Iron Works	Griffith, Thomas, aged 19, boiler explosion
					12 Aug 1862	Long Row	Gurley, William, aged 55, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 14 Aug 1862 {NBI};
					20 Jul 1905	Billy Mill (Sandstone)	Guthrie, Edward, aged 60, Stoneman, While deceased was dressing stone in a shed at the quarry, he commenced to vomit blood, he moved away to a joiner's bench, where he was found by another workmen and died almost immediately. An inquest was held, and a verdict returned that death was due to haemorrhage of the lungs
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 (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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