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| Date: | 31st October 1866 |
| Colliery: | Pelton |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp |
| Lives Lost: | 24 |
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Early this morning one of the most calamitous colliery explosions which has occurred in this district for many years took place at Old Pelton, in the county of Durham. The melancholy catastrophe occurred about six o'clock, when a great many of the men and boys were at work. The report of the explosion was heard in a radius of upwards of two miles, which awakened, with fearful forebodings, the villagers, who intuitively rushed to the scene. Mr. James Ritson, the deputy viewer, and other endeavoured to descend the shaft, but the foul air for some time precluded their going down. Eventually, however, they succeeded, and found the sad fact that twenty-four had paid the last great debt of nature, and several others were seriously injured.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, Published in 1867 |
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Anderson, John, aged 18, Wood Leader, single, residence: Pelaw Houses | |
Argyle, Richard, aged 13, Coupler, residence: Pit Houses | |
Bateman, Henry, aged 18, Putter, single, residence: High Row | |
Bell, Jonathan, aged 19, Hewer, single, residence: Dove Cottage | |
Brown, Roger, aged 39, Hewer, married, residence: Club Row | |
Carter, John, aged 52, Hewer, wife and four children, residence: The Owlet | |
Charlton, William, aged 20, Hewer, single, residence: Pit Houses | |
Cook, George, aged 22, Putter, residence: Pit Houses | |
Curry, Robert, aged 12, Driver, residence: Cross Rows | |
Dixon, James, aged 23, Hewer, married | |
Elliot, William, aged 11, Driver, residence: New Cottages | |
Felton, William, aged 11, Coupler | |
Frecker, John, aged 14, Flat Boy, residence: Stoddart's Houses | |
Gladsome, Joseph, aged 11, Trapper, residence: Pit Houses | |
Gray, John, aged 32, Deputy, single, residence: Chapel Row | |
Guy, Henry, aged 38, Hewer, wife and seven children, residence: New Cottages | |
Houghton, George, aged 18, Putter, residence: Pit Houses | |
King, Robert, aged 18, Putter, single, residence: Pit Houses | |
Laverick, John, aged 27, Hewer, single, residence: New Cottages | |
Maddison, Jonathan, aged 22, Deputy, wife and one child, residence: Club Row | |
Richardson, John, aged 28, Hewer, wife and two children, residence: New Cottages | |
Simpson, John, aged 22, Hewer, single, residence: New Cottages | |
Taylor, John, aged 41, Hewer, wife and four children, residence: The Owlet | |
Weddle, Robert, aged 34, Hewer, wife and three children, residence: High Row | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 11 years old ; Oldest: 52 ; Average: 23 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 02 Nov 1866 | Fatal Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 09 Nov 1866 | The Pelton Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
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