Durham Mining Museum - Memorial Roll

Please note: not all of the sufferers listed here are shown in the other tables - the disaster index only shows those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost. This page is a summary of the information we have in our database - check the listing for the specific colliery (click on the colliery link) - this may provide further information e.g. burial place, family information, cause of death.

					Name	Age	Date	Colliery	Cnty
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					Adams, Edward	51	1920	Seaton Burn	NBL
					Adams, F.	65	16 Jan 1887	East Hetton	DUR
					Adams, George	32	10 Sep 1912	Seaton Delaval, Relief Pit	NBL
					Adams, George William	14	10 Oct 1904	Monkwearmouth	DUR
					Adams, J. A.	47	10 Feb 1944	Pelton Fell	DUR
					Adams, James	26	30 Jan 1885	Seaton Delaval	NBL
					Adams, James	46	11 Dec 1910	Seaton Burn	NBL
					Adams, John	48	30 Mar 1870	Whitworth	DUR
					Adams, John	13	22 Mar 1887	Silksworth	DUR
					Adams, John		19 Sep 1892	Percy Main Staithes	NBL
					Adams, Ralph	61	02 Jun 1894	Choppington	NBL
					Adams, Robert		1920	Wallsend	NBL
					Adams, T.		1949	Woodhorn	NBL
					Adams, Thomas	45	09 Oct 1894	Winder, No. 20 Pit	CUL
					Adams, Thomas	23	24 Aug 1899	Seaton Delaval, EF Pit	NBL
					Adams, Thomas	37	18 Feb 1904	Blaydon Burn	DUR
					Adams, William	37	16 Mar 1875	Brancepeth	DUR
					Adams, William	24	14 Sep 1883	Team	DUR
					Adams, William		1898	Wallsend	NBL
					Adamson, -		Aug 1833	Warden Law Waggonway	DUR
					Adamson, D.	26	16 Jul 1868	Usworth	DUR
					Adamson, Edward		1933	Newbiggin	NBL
					Adamson, Frederick	21	27 May 1914	Thornley	DUR
					Adamson, G.	14	14 Aug 1936	Murton	DUR
					Adamson, George		28 Sep 1866	Houghton	DUR
					Adamson, John	15	15 Jan 1861	Ryhope	DUR
					Adamson, John	47	19 Jul 1870	Auckland, St. Helens	DUR
					Adamson, John	40	16 May 1878	Eppleton	DUR
					Adamson, John George	36	12 Aug 1916	Kelloe	DUR
					Adamson, Joseph		03 Jun 1885	Margaret Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Adamson, Joseph	60	18 Dec 1905	Boltsburn	DUR
					Adamson, Joseph	15	28 Sep 1928	Murton	DUR
					Adamson, Matthew	17	23 Mar 1858	Shincliffe	DUR
					Adamson, Robert	21	16 Jan 1865	Shotton	DUR
					Adamson, Robert	19	24 Jan 1887	Grinkle (Ironstone)	NRY
					Adamson, Thomas		03 Nov 1823	Rainton, Plain Pit	DUR
					Adamson, Thomas	61	16 Oct 1858	Grange	DUR
					Adamson, Thomas	11	23 Jul 1859	South Hetton	DUR
					Adamson, Thomas	68	27 Jan 1922	North Hetton	DUR
					Adamson, William T.		06 Sep 1946	Ashington	NBL
					Addison, Arthur	34	07 May 1913	Newsham	NBL
					Addison, George	15	27 May 1925	St. Hilda	DUR
					Addison, James	14	26 Apr 1867	Ryhope	DUR
					Addison, Matthew	10	03 Mar 1859	Ludworth	DUR
					Addison, Nathaniel		21 Feb 1782	Fatfield area	DUR
					Addison, Thomas	24	24 Oct 1838	Harrington, John Pit	CUL
					Addison, Thomas	44	09 Dec 1946	Harrington No. 10, Workington	CUL
					Addison, William	14	24 Oct 1838	Harrington, John Pit	CUL
					Addy, David	22	02 Mar 1860	Burradon	NBL
					Addy, David	55	02 Mar 1860	Burradon	NBL
					Addy, John	24	02 Mar 1860	Burradon	NBL
					Adey, George	63	16 Jan 1886	St. Hilda	DUR
					Adey, Robert	21	21 Aug 1849	Haswell	DUR
					Adey, Thomas	13	10 Dec 1874	Brotton (Ironstone)	NRY
For those names marked a web page providing more details of the accident is available online. Click on the icon to display the page.
For those names marked the text of the Mines Inspectors report into the incident is available online. Click on the icon to display the report.
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 details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by The Woodhorn Colliery Museum and are marked with .
The list of the fatalities from the 1860 Burradon disaster were kindly provided by Bill Henderson.
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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