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| Date: | 27th June 1815 |
| Colliery: | Sheriff Hill |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 11 |
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On the morning of this day, Sheriff-hill colliery, near Gateshead, fired, during the time that Mr. William Fogget, the viewer, and his two brothers were down, all of whom were killed by the blast, and eight of the workmen were also suffocated by what is termed the after-damp.
| Source: | Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844. |
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 | Barker, Hugh, aged 17 |
Foggett, George, aged 70, brother of William and Robert | |
Foggett, Robert, aged 45, brother of William and George | |
Foggett, William, aged 60, Viewer, brother of George and Robert | |
| | Jamerson, James, aged 18 |
| | Wind, George, aged 20 |
| | Wind, William, aged 50 |
| | Young, James, aged 23 |
8 of 11 names found | |
Youngest: 17 years old ; Oldest: 70 ; Average: 38 | |
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
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