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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					Crabtree, Thomas Moore	17	04 Jan 1944	Ryhope	DUR
					Craddock, Frederick Neviston		03 Aug 1927	Ashington	NBL
					Craddock, Isaac	27	07 Feb 1918	Page Bank	DUR
					Craddock, J.		1918	Cramlington, Scott Pit	NBL
					Craddock, John Metcalfe	22	08 Aug 1919	Fishburn	DUR
					Cradduck, R. H.	50	15 Nov 1940	Elemore	DUR
					Craft, George		1915	Cambois	NBL
					Craft, Robert	30	17 Apr 1883	Emma	DUR
					Craft, Robert		1929	Newsham	NBL
					Cragg, Robert	22	08 Jul 1911	Swalwell	DUR
					Craggs, Benjamin C.	66	Feb 1923	Thornley	DUR
					Craggs, John	19	1957	Brandon Pit House	DUR
					Craggs, K.	16	11 Dec 1930	Horden	DUR
					Craggs, Ralph	19	22 Feb 1926	Thornley	DUR
					Craggs, Roger	16	03 Jul 1900	Eppleton	DUR
					Craggs, Thomas	9	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Craggs, Thomas	36	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Craggs, Thomas	46	10 Mar 1884	Usworth	DUR
					Craggs, Thomas	17	07 Nov 1894	Murton	DUR
					Craggs, William		1907	Montagu	NBL
					Craghill, John	56	18 Sep 1902	Buckhill	CUL
					Cragie, Robert	60	27 Feb 1882	Blaydon Main	DUR
					Craig, David	44	03 Aug 1922	Marley Hill	DUR
					Craig, George	17	28 Oct 1862	Seaham	DUR
					Craig, George	25	31 Oct 1924	Lintz	DUR
					Craig, John	22	13 Apr 1868	Backworth	NBL
					Craig, John	70	27 Feb 1875	Usworth	DUR
					Craig, John	46	27 Aug 1895	Leasingthorne	DUR
					Craig, John		1946	Cowpen, Bates Pit	NBL
					Craig, Joseph	48	27 Nov 1902	Francis	DUR
					Craig, Richard	15	30 Jan 1922	Shotton	DUR
					Craig, Robert	45	18 Jan 1886	Ryhope	DUR
					Craig, Robert	72	30 Jan 1901	Stanley	DUR
					Craig, Thomas	13	31 Oct 1865	Sherburn House	DUR
					Craig, Thomas	18	07 Oct 1904	Wheatley Hill	DUR
					Craig, W. C.	28	07 Jul 1938	Horden	DUR
					Craig, William	40	06 May 1880	Ludworth	DUR
					Craig, William	38	07 Apr 1909	Newlandside, Limestone quarry	DUR
					Craig, William	47	11 Feb 1922	Derwent	DUR
					Craigs, James	13	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Craigs, Leeman	31	20 Sep 1878	Bedlington	NBL
					Craigs, William	34	27 Oct 1896	Bedlington, A Pit	NBL
					Crake, Ralph Wheatman	24	11 Feb 1937	Dawdon	DUR
					Crake, Robert	49	09 May 1912	Langley Park	DUR
					Crake, Thomas		03 Nov 1823	Rainton, Plain Pit	DUR
					Crake, Thomas	66	02 Mar 1885	Usworth	DUR
					Cram, George	29	21 Aug 1845	Jarrow	DUR
					Cram, James		22 Aug 1828	Benwell	NBL
					Cram, James	16	03 Aug 1830	Jarrow, Alfred Pit	DUR
					Cram, John		24 Apr 1795	Paradise, Benwell	NBL
					Cram, Martin	11	03 Aug 1830	Jarrow, Alfred Pit	DUR
					Cram, Martin		22 Jun 1838	Jarrow, Alfred Pit	DUR
					Crammond, William	58	07 Dec 1927	Pelton Fell	DUR
					Crampton, K.	14	18 Mar 1943	Sherburn Hill	DUR
					Cran, William	54	17 Apr 1876	Seghill	NBL
					Crane, J.		26 Mar 1887	Murton	DUR
					Crane, John	38	28 Mar 1883	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Craney, Richard		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Crangle, John Thomas	33	19 Apr 1904	South Hetton	DUR
					Cranmer, Charles	45	11 Nov 1886	Longacres (Ironstone)	NRY
					Cranston, Edward	15	06 Nov 1923	Bowburn	DUR
					Cranston, George	52	03 Jul 1899	Stanley	DUR
					Crasswell, James		30 Nov 1856	Houghall	DUR
					Craven, David	50	18 Mar 1888	Haswell	DUR
					Craven, William	53	13 May 1871	Montagu Main	NBL
					Crawford, Benjamin	27	17 Feb 1898	Birtley, Clay quarry	DUR
					Crawford, Daniel		1929	Cramlington, Hartford Pit	NBL
					Crawford, Edmund	41	14 Jan 1905	North Elswick	NBL
					Crawford, George	42	24 Oct 1898	Loftus (Ironstone)	NRY
					Crawford, James	49	01 Nov 1955	Elemore	DUR
					Crawford, John	22	19 Apr 1841	Willington, Bigge's Pit	NBL
					Crawford, John		1899	Widdrington	NBL
					Crawford, John	33	31 Jan 1908	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Crawford, Joseph	16	09 Feb 1906	Chilton	DUR
					Crawford, Langley	15	Feb 1944	Crofton	NBL
					Crawford, Margaret	1.5	1897	Unknown	CUL
					Crawford, Peter		21 Mar 1924	Framwellgate	DUR
					Crawford, R.	49	01 Feb 1947	Harton	DUR
					Crawford, Robert S.		1947	Acomb	NBL
					Crawford, Thomas William	45	17 Jul 1942	Thornley	DUR
					Crawford, W.		1916	North Seaton	NBL
					Crawford, William	53	20 Aug 1935	Chilton	DUR
					Crawley, Patrick	27	09 Oct 1893	Whitburn	DUR
					Crawley, William	60	18 Aug 1884	Silksworth	DUR
					Crebo, Richard	49	13 Jan 1901	Linton	NBL
					Creen, -		21 Sep 1833	Isabella Pit, Workington	CUL
					Creen, -		21 Sep 1833	Isabella Pit, Workington	CUL
					Creen, Robert		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Creen, Thomas		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Creen, Thomas		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Creer, John Caesar	32	18 Aug 1910	Felling	DUR
					Creigh, William	26	08 Aug 1891	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Crellan, George	12	24 Oct 1838	Harrington, John Pit	CUL
					Crellan, Thomas	54	14 May 1891	Flimby	CUL
					Crellin, Edward	54	25 Jun 1905	Lonsdale (Iron Ore)	CUL
					Crellin, John	15	31 Jul 1879	Hodbarrow (Metalliferous)	CUL
					Crellin, William Matthew	39	05 Jan 1905	Hodbarrow (Iron Ore)	CUL
					Crennell, Thomas	15	04 Jun 1903	Silksworth	DUR
					Cressby, Edward	45	12 Dec 1845	Littletown	DUR
					Cresswell, Jesse	29	12 Feb 1928	Haig Pit	CUL
					Cresswell, Peter	46	02 Aug 1890	Sherburn	DUR
					Cresswell, Thomas	13	30 Apr 1865	Houghall	DUR
					Crew, William Henry	14	31 Jan 1901	Wearmouth, A Pit	DUR
					Crewe, John W.	28	23 Nov 1928	Thrislington	DUR
					Cribbins, George	41	22 Jun 1889	Walbottle	NBL
					Cribbins, William	19	21 Dec 1832	Harrington	CUL
					Crich, Thomas		07 Oct 1935	Brandon Pit House	DUR
					Crief, William	54	13 Feb 1877	Melgramfitz	CUL
					Cripps, John	40	26 Jun 1894	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Crisp, Joseph		06 Jun 1930	Linton	NBL
					Crisp, Thomas	23	02 Jul 1817	Harraton, Nova Scotia Pit	DUR
					Crisp, William	48	13 Feb 1891	Cramlington	NBL
					Crister, William	56	18 Jun 1835	Wallsend	NBL
					Crister, William	26	11 Feb 1861	Delves	DUR
					Crister, William, jun.	17	18 Jun 1835	Wallsend	NBL
					Croft, Alexander		05 Sep 1918	Ryhope	DUR
					Croft, Henry	42	01 Jun 1904	Forcett quarry	NRY
					Croft, James	37	22 Oct 1879	Marley Hill	DUR
					Croft, James	15	17 Nov 1909	Seaham	DUR
					Croft, Thomas	35	30 Oct 1882	Spa (Ironstone)	NRY
					Crofts, William H.	42	15 Aug 1947	Whitehaven, William Pit	CUL
					Crogan, Michael	57	24 May 1902	Deaf Hill	DUR
					Crombie, Edward	59	06 Feb 1854	Houghton	DUR
					Crombie, R.		23 Jun 1942	Murton	DUR
					Crome, John Pugh	14	13 Aug 1894	Houghton	DUR
					Crompton, W.		13 Nov 1966	Hylton	DUR
					Cromwell, George	57	03 Jul 1953	Beckermet (Iron Ore)	CUL
					Crone, Andrew	34	02 Apr 1897	Springwell	DUR
					Crone, David	15	17 Nov 1894	Birks, No. 7 Pit	CUL
					Crone, James	56	23 Apr 1894	Wearmouth Quay	DUR
					Crone, William	18	13 Dec 1883	Wearmouth	DUR
					Croney, James	15	16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Croney, John Henry		16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Crookes, William Henry	18	10 Mar 1909	Spa Wood (Ironstone)	NRY
					Crooks, Charles	57	24 Nov 1880	Eppleton	DUR
					Crooks, G.	27	06 Nov 1929	Horden	DUR
					Crooks, James	40	03 Dec 1877	Ryhope	DUR
					Crooks, Joseph	49	18 Jul 1873	Houghall	DUR
					Crooks, William	56	07 Apr 1870	Whitworth	DUR
					Cropley, Thomas Dykes	38	31 Oct 1872	Wingate Grange	DUR
					Crosby, Charles Burn	63	27 Mar 1901	Bedlington, A Pit	NBL
					Crosby, Elizabeth		17 Mar 1767	North Biddick	DUR
					Crosby, Francis		02 Dec 1874	Gosforth	NBL
					Crosby, George	39	06 May 1901	Seaton Delaval, Relief Pit	NBL
					Crosby, James	15	22 Nov 1886	Ryhope	DUR
					Crosby, Joseph	17	19 Apr 1841	Willington, Bigge's Pit	NBL
					Crosby, R.	17	25 Sep 1937	Mainsforth	DUR
					Crosby, Thomas	67	10 Oct 1812	Herrington Mill Pit	DUR
					Crosby, William	11	23 Aug 1861	Shotton	DUR
					Croser, John	23	18 Jun 1835	Wallsend	NBL
					Crosier, Jonathan	20	19 Apr 1841	Willington, Bigge's Pit	NBL
					Cross, Francis	16	31 Dec 1886	Kelton, No. 2 Pit (Metalliferous)	CUL
					Cross, John	17	27 Dec 1883	Hebburn	DUR
					Cross, John W.		04 Apr 1919	South Pontop	DUR
					Cross, Philip	59	16 Jan 1862	Hartley	NBL
					Cross, Philip	20	16 Jan 1862	Hartley	NBL
					Cross, Richard	31	24 Jul 1899	Sandwith Quarry (Sandstone)	CUL
					Crossby, Edward	70	19 Jan 1921	Tursdale	DUR
					Crossby, Robert F.	23	18 Apr 1906	Dorothea Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Crossfield, John	14	18 May 1868	Old Etherley	DUR
					Crossley, Fred W.	42	18 Mar 1948	Bowburn	DUR
					Crossman, John	48	25 Mar 1897	Upleatham (Ironstone)	NRY
					Crossman, William	18	08 Sep 1880	Seaham	DUR
					Crossmore, William	60	28 Jul 1893	Langley Park	DUR
					Crosson, John	47	14 Dec 1913	Newfield	DUR
					Crossthwaite, Henry	22	30 Jan 1884	Houghall	DUR
					Crossthwaite, J.	56	09 Apr 1872	Brayton Domain	CUL
					Crossthwaite, Joshua	15	06 Dec 1873	Crosby & Gilcrux	CUL
					Croudace, John	39	12 Dec 1886	Tees Hetton	DUR
					Crow, George jnr.	26	28 Nov 1902	North Biddick	DUR
					Crow, Henry	61	28 Jun 1889	Upleatham (Ironstone)	NRY
					Crow, William	34	20 Jun 1891	Lindal Moor, Diamond Pit (Metalliferous)	LAN
					Crowder, John	34	21 Dec 1900	South Hetton	DUR
					Crowe, Ralph	29	05 Nov 1878	Harraton	DUR
					Crowe, Ralph	16	17 Oct 1893	Harraton	DUR
					Crowe, Samuel	30	11 Sep 1882	Mickley	NBL
					Crowe, William	27	28 Jun 1874	Haswell	DUR
					Crowther, Henry	29	15 Nov 1879	Usworth	DUR
					Crowther, J.		21 Dec 1900	Murton	DUR
					Crowther, J.	16	17 Jan 1938	Eden	DUR
					Crowther, James	46	06 Nov 1860	Trimdon	DUR
					Croyle, George, jnr.		25 Apr 1837	Gateshead Quarry	DUR
					Croyle, George, snr.		25 Apr 1837	Gateshead Quarry	DUR
					Crozer, John	30	17 Nov 1875	East Holywell	NBL
					Crozier, George	48	07 Oct 1878	Browney	DUR
					Crozier, George	13	14 Sep 1885	Sunniside	DUR
					Crozier, Michael	17	23 Mar 1871	Seaton Delaval, Forster Pit	NBL
					Crozier, N.	43	10 Jul 1945	Dorothea Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Crozier, Stephen	63	28 Apr 1918	Sleetburn	DUR
					Crozier, Thomas	18	16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Crozier, William	27	19 Sep 1903	Brandon	DUR
					Crozier, William (Jnr)	29	16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Crozier, William (Snr)	53	16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Cruddace, J.	49	03 May 1948	Easington	DUR
					Cruddace, Matthew	61	30 May 1877	Thrislington	DUR
					Cruddas, Christopher	64	09 Jan 1889	Black Boy	DUR
					Cruddas, Thomas		1930	Wallsend, Rising Sun Pit	NBL
					Cruddes, William	16	09 Apr 1913	Backworth Eccles	NBL
					Cruise, Charles Oliver	14	05 Jun 1882	Murton	DUR
					Cruise, James	46	17 Oct 1887	Murton	DUR
					Crump, William	33	12 Sep 1889	Wyndham, No. 3 Pit (Metalliferous)	CUL
					Cryer, Samuel	26	14 Jul 1858	Seaham	DUR
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.
For those names marked we have a digital photograph of the tombstone, see the information page for further details.
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 .
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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