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| Date: | 2nd March 1860 |
| Colliery: | Burradon |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and deficient ventilation |
| Lives Lost: | 76 |
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| Description | |
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An awful explosion of gas took place at Burradon Colliery this afternoon, by which the large number of seventy six men and boys met with an untimely end. Immediately on the alarm being given instant steps were taken by those in authority to lessen, as far as possible, the effects of choke damp. Mr. Kirkley, the fore-overman, descended the mine with a view to rescue those who might have escaped with their lives, in which praiseworthy and humane effort he was happily successful, as several of the workmen and boys engaged on the Seghill division were brought to the surface alive, and, after the usual restoratives were applied, recovered from the effects of the choke damp. Burradon Colliery, the scene of the calamity, is the property of Joshua Bower, esq., of Hunslet, near Leeds, who had only recently purchased it. A long and searching inquiry took place as to the cause of the accident, but without any satisfactory result.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
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| Fatalities | |
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Addy, David, aged 22, son of David Addy, single, worked alongside his father and brother, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 07 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Addy, David, aged 55, Hewer, left a wife aged 61 and an aged mother, who he supported, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 07 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Addy, John, aged 24, single, son of father David Addy and brother of David, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 07 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Alderson, William, aged 39, Back Overman, left a wife and six children aged between 15 years and 1 year old | |
Allen, Alfred, aged 30, single, a cousin of John Beadling, aged 11, also killed in the disaster, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Beadling, John, aged 11, Trapper, the first body recovered, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Beadling, Thomas, aged 20, son of a widow, cousin to John Beadling, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Brown, James, aged 38, first day in the pit, just transferred from Hartley Colliery, left a wife and two children, George 5 and Thomas 1 year, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
 | Brown, James, aged 38, left a wife and three children Elizabeth 12, John 8 and James 1 year, Buried: Cramlington Churchyard |
Carr, John, aged 21, single | |
Carr, John, aged 40, Hewer, left a wife and five children who's ages ranged from 13 years to an infant in arms | |
Carr, Samuel, aged 15, son of John Carr | |
Cleghorn, Matthew, aged 33, his first day at Burradon, having just transferred from Hartley Colliery, left a wife, no children; was a local preacher | |
Cook, William, aged 11 | |
Dawson, Thomas, aged 22, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Dewry, John, aged 30, Deputy Overman, left a wife and three children, William 5, Mary 3 and John 1 year old, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Donnelly, William, aged 30, Hewer, left a wife and two children, Elizabeth 6 and Thomas 1 year, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Doxford, William, aged 17, Putter, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Dryden, Edward, aged 29, left a wife and one child, Agnes aged 3, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Duffy, Daniel, aged 12 | |
Fisher, George, aged 29, married, no children, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Fittes, John, aged 27, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Fryer, John, aged 21, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Fryer, Thomas, aged 57, father of John, died after going into the pit after the explosion to rescue his son John, left a wife and two children aged 17 and 15 years, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Gallon, John, aged 18, Putter, single | |
Golightly, Ritson, aged 15, brother of Thomas Golightly, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Golightly, Thomas, aged 17, brother of Ritson Golightly, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Grey, Thomas, aged 15 | |
Hamor, James, aged 22, first day at the pit, left a wife and two children, aged 1 year and one month | |
Hepplewhite, Matthew, aged 20, single | |
Heron, Ralph, aged 23, a widower | |
Hetherington, John, aged 15 | |
Jefferson, Robert, aged 59, died after going into the pit after the explosion to assist with the rescue, left a wife and four children, was also the sole supporter of his daughter, 27 year, a widow and her two children aged 6 and 4 years | |
Jervis, John, aged 22, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Johnson, Henry, aged 17, Putter | |
Johnson, Isaac, aged 16 | |
Kyle, Robert, aged 24, left a wife and two children, George aged 2 years and an unnamed infant daughter aged 3 days, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Lawson, Thomas, aged 22, single, supported his widowed mother, his father having been killed in a railway accident, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Leatham, Robert, aged 37, first day in the pit, left a wife and four daughters, aged 9, 8, 7 and two years, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 07 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Maddox, George, aged 46, father of seven, had three grown up children and the youngest four were aged 13,10,7 and 3 years, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Maddox, James, aged 17, nephew of George Maddox, brother of John and Thomas, cousin of John aged 31, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Maddox, John, aged 15, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Maddox, John, aged 31, left a wife and five children, Mary, 9, John 6, Thomas 5, Margaret 2 and Ann, an infant in arms, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Maddox, Thomas, aged 20, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Marshall, John, aged 20, single, son and main support of a widowed mother and family of 4, brother of Thomas Marshall, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 07 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Marshall, Thomas, aged 15, Putter, brother of John Marshall, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
McWilliams, John, aged 30, left a wife and three children, Mary 5, Peter 3 and Margaret, an infant in arms | |
Messer, Andrew, aged 20, married just prior to the disaster | |
Mordue, Matthew, aged 20, single | |
Musgrave, Joseph, aged 17, single | |
Nichol, James, aged 18, single | |
Nichol, William, aged 26, single, supporter of aged parents and sister Sarah 15 and George aged 10, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Nicholson, Benjamin, aged 43, Deputy Overman, left a wife and 7 daughters who's ages ranged from 17 years to 2 years, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Pease, John, aged 10, son of John Pease | |
Pease, John, aged 39, left a wife and three children, Ann 6, Frank 5 and Mary, 3, father of John Pease aged 10 | |
Phillips, David, aged 28, single, brother of Thomas Phillips, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Phillips, Thomas, aged 23, single, brother of David Phillips, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 04 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Sankey, Martin, aged 25, married 3 months | |
Schimph, George, aged 26, married with one child, Anne, aged 3 (a German native who had lived in England 8 years) | |
Shotton, George, aged 25, married with 2 children | |
Smith, Francis, aged 22, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 07 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Soulsby, Robert, aged 45, left a wife and three children | |
Thompson, Edward, aged 14, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Thompson, Moses, aged 18, single, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Thompson, Thomas, aged 25, left a wife and child, also brother to Moses Thompson | |
Thrift, George, aged 15, brother to John | |
Thrift, John, aged 20, single, brother of George, these brothers were orphaned and were the support of their sister and grandparents, John Thrift was due to marry George Maddox's daughter | |
Turner, William, aged 32, left a wife and three children Jane 10, John 3 and Margaret Jane 1, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Urwin, William, aged 45, father of 6, left a wife, four grown up children and three aged 15, 13 and 10 | |
Vought, James, aged 30, single | |
Weatherley, Jacob, aged 10, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Whips, George, aged 23, left a wife and infant child | |
Wilkie, Thomas, aged 14, son of William Wilkie, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 05 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Wilkie, William, aged 49, left a wife and three other children aged 6, 4 and 1 year, father of Thomas Wilkie aged 14, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 09 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Wilkinson, Thomas, aged 29, left a wife and infant child (the child died in the days after the disaster), Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 21 Mar 1860 {NBI} | |
Wood, James, aged 24, single | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 10 years old ; Oldest: 59 ; Average: 26 | |
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The list of the fatalities from the 1860 Burradon disaster were kindly provided by Bill Henderson. |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 05 Mar 1860 | The Appalling Colliery Explosion In Northumberland (The Times) |
| 06 Mar 1860 | The Explosion In Burradon Pit (The Times) |
| 07 Mar 1860 | The Colliery Explosion In Northumberland (The Times) |
| 08 Mar 1860 | The Explosion In Burradon Pit (The Times) |
| 09 Mar 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 10 Mar 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 12 Mar 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 13 Mar 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 14 Mar 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 15 Mar 1860 | Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 24 Mar 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Apr 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 07 Apr 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 16 Apr 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 20 Apr 1860 | The Burradon Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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