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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					Cubby, Martin	25	10 May 1858	Framwellgate	DUR
					Cubitt, William	25	10 Nov 1904	Stanghow (Ironstone)	NRY
					Cudd, Richard	41	30 Jul 1895	Lofthouse (Ironstone)	NRY
					Cudlip, Amos	31	21 Sep 1910	Horden	DUR
					Cudlip, William Henry	33	22 Aug 1915	Hedley Pit, South Moor	DUR
					Cuft, Edmund		24 Apr 1856	Kibblesworth	DUR
					Cullen, J. S.	13	26 Jan 1895	Whitburn	DUR
					Cullen, James	14	24 Jan 1907	Pelton	DUR
					Cullen, James	33	12 Sep 1923	Fanny Pit	DUR
					Cullen, James H.	13	03 Oct 1892	Bedlington	NBL
					Cullen, John	60	05 Nov 1872	Shildon Lodge	DUR
					Cullen, Patrick	46	03 Aug 1859	Castle Eden	DUR
					Cullen, Patrick	45	07 Jul 1899	Southam	CUL
					Cullen, T.	29	04 Aug 1938	Harton	DUR
					Cullen, Thomas	28	20 Sep 1878	Bedlington	NBL
					Cullerton, Martin	53	26 Oct 1883	Harrington (Metalliferous)	CUL
					Culley, John	13	08 Feb 1875	Littleburn	DUR
					Cullinder, John	58	12 May 1890	Cleator, Glebe Pits	CUL
					Cullun, Arthur	39	24 Dec 1934	Thrislington	DUR
					Cully, Christopher	20	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Cully, George	14	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Culvert, John	12	31 Jul 1847	Elemore, George Pit	DUR
					Cummin, John	37	01 Mar 1866	South Hetton	DUR
					Cumming, John	44	10 Jul 1862	Low Bitchburn	DUR
					Cummings, Alexander	24	28 Mar 1910	Greenside (Metalliferous)	WES
					Cummings, Anthony	10	28 Jan 1836	Hetton, Downs Pit (Eppleton)	DUR
					Cummings, Cuthbert	13	05 May 1852	Haswell	DUR
					Cummings, E. B.	30	19 Feb 1942	Murton	DUR
					Cummings, Edward	30	27 Apr 1915	Kelloe	DUR
					Cummings, George	42	07 Jul 1875	Wardley	DUR
					Cummings, George	42	28 Apr 1900	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Cummings, George Robinson	42	07 Dec 1910	Wardley	DUR
					Cummings, J.	65	13 Sep 1946	Hetton Lyons	DUR
					Cummings, J. W. M.	28	18 Feb 1921	Burnhope	DUR
					Cummings, James	44	31 Oct 1887	Usworth	DUR
					Cummings, John	55	25 Mar 1896	Broompark	DUR
					Cummings, John	61	16 Jul 1903	Browney	DUR
					Cummings, John	59	25 Jun 1953	Brancepeth, A Pit	DUR
					Cummings, Joseph	14	11 Jun 1907	Harraton	DUR
					Cummings, Joseph	38	16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Cummings, Luke	14	20 Jun 1911	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Cummings, Nichol	64	26 May 1906	New Brancepeth	DUR
					Cummings, P.		13 Dec 1904	Bearpark	DUR
					Cummings, Peter	42	24 Sep 1920	Framwellgate Moor	DUR
					Cummings, Richard	42	07 Oct 1880	Haswell	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	15	12 May 1875	South Hetton	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	71	08 Sep 1880	Seaham	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	38	28 Sep 1892	Cornsay	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	54	30 Jun 1903	Framwellgate	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	18	18 Apr 1906	Murton	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	26	16 Sep 1913	Ravensworth, Shop	DUR
					Cummings, Thomas	16	01 Sep 1917	Murton	DUR
					Cummings, William	18	10 Nov 1888	Houghton	DUR
					Cummins, George	44	Jul 1875	Unknown	DUR
					Cummins, Hylton	14	05 Nov 1897	Ouston, A Pit	DUR
					Cummins, John	28	30 Oct 1819	Kell's Pit	CUL
					Cummins, John	24	28 Oct 1848	Cleator Moor, Whinny Hill	CUL
					Cummins, John	68	20 Jan 1881	West Cramlington	NBL
					Cummins, Thomas	27	24 Feb 1911	South Moor, William	DUR
					Cummins, William	47	14 Jan 1867	Norwood, Oaks Pit	DUR
					Cumpston, John	37	18 Dec 1897	Page Bank	DUR
					Cunningham, F.	51	09 Jan 1921	Hedley Hope	DUR
					Cunningham, George Wilson	33	03 Jul 1953	Beckermet (Iron Ore)	CUL
					Cunningham, Michael	43	26 Oct 1889	Brancepeth	DUR
					Cunningham, N.	67	09 Feb 1867	Willington	DUR
					Cunningham, Robert	12	01 Jul 1868	Plashetts	NBL
					Cunningham, Thomas	19	24 Mar 1880	Auckland Park	DUR
					Cunningham, William		28 Jun 1934	Shilbottle	NBL
					Curey, Henry		30 Aug 1916	Ashington	NBL
					Curl?, Arthur	57	29 Aug 1953	Sunnybrow	DUR
					Curlett, John		22 Mar 1880	Salter & Eskett (Metalliferous)	CUL
					Curley, Hugh	32	29 Jan 1944	South Hetton	DUR
					Curley, John	30	28 Sep 1844	Haswell	DUR
					Curley, Joseph Howard		1949	Bedlington, Doctor Pit	NBL
					Curran, H.	38	01 Jun 1867	Washington	DUR
					Curran, John	48	Aug 1905	Croxdale	DUR
					Curran, Joseph Wilfred	16	29 Oct 1914	Leasingthorne	DUR
					Curran, Patrick	15	19 Apr 1901	Garesfield	DUR
					Currey, Ernest Learmouth		1930	West Wylam	NBL
					Currie, James	57	16 Apr 1901	Whitehaven, Croft Pit	CUL
					Currie, William	30	07 Nov 1889	Cleator, No. 6 Pit	CUL
					Currow, Philip Conn Edward	21	09 Feb 1903	Murton	DUR
					Curry, -		01 Dec 1761	Hartley	NBL
					Curry, Aaron	18	05 Aug 1875	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Curry, Cuthbert	52	02 Oct 1884	St. Hilda	DUR
					Curry, G.	17	15 Sep 1933	Sherburn Hill	DUR
					Curry, George	16	28 Sep 1813	Fatfield, Hall Pit	DUR
					Curry, George	16	03 Aug 1858	Seaham	DUR
					Curry, George	12	08 Jul 1863	Eppleton	DUR
					Curry, George	31	30 Nov 1876	Tees Hetton	DUR
					Curry, George	47	23 Aug 1899	Auckland Park	DUR
					Curry, Henry		29 Nov 1805	Oxclose	DUR
					Curry, Henry	40	21 Nov 1908	Pelton	DUR
					Curry, J. T.	45	29 Jul 1940	Murton	DUR
					Curry, James	8	17 Aug 1849	Kelloe	DUR
					Curry, James	22	07 May 1906	Eldon	DUR
					Curry, James	19	23 Jan 1923	Harton	DUR
					Curry, James Harrow		1924	Wallsend	NBL
					Curry, John	13	28 Sep 1813	Fatfield, Hall Pit	DUR
					Curry, John	45	11 Jun 1852	South Kelloe	DUR
					Curry, John	16	25 Feb 1882	Westerton	DUR
					Curry, John	30	29 Jan 1884	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Curry, John	64	14 Jul 1896	Sherburn Hill	DUR
					Curry, John	45	1898	Wardley	DUR
					Curry, John	62	17 Jun 1898	West Sleekburn	NBL
					Curry, John	63	17 Sep 1903	Houghton	DUR
					Curry, John		01 Jan 1910	Silksworth	DUR
					Curry, John Thomas	41	28 Nov 1905	Pelton	DUR
					Curry, Joseph	35	09 Dec 1879	Wooley	DUR
					Curry, Joseph	32	27 Feb 1885	West Pelton	DUR
					Curry, Joseph	41	01 May 1893	Croxdale	DUR
					Curry, Joseph D.		1940	Cambois	NBL
					Curry, Luke	73	29 Aug 1854	Black Boy	DUR
					Curry, Mark		03 Jul 1825	Fatfield, Juliet Pit	DUR
					Curry, Michael	44	27 May 1941	Horden	DUR
					Curry, Percy		1923	Backworth, Algernon Pit	NBL
					Curry, Peter		28 Jan 1743	North Biddick	DUR
					Curry, Ralph	29	09 Jun 1914	Harraton	DUR
					Curry, Reuben	16	11 Mar 1906	South Hetton	DUR
					Curry, Richard	14	09 Jan 1865	Hunwick	DUR
					Curry, Robert	60	28 Mar 1806	Killingworth	DUR
					Curry, Robert	45	19 Oct 1821	Nesham's, Newbottle	DUR
					Curry, Robert	12	31 Oct 1866	Pelton	DUR
					Curry, Thomas		28 Jan 1743	North Biddick	DUR
					Curry, Thomas		21 Feb 1782	Fatfield area	DUR
					Curry, Thomas	17	15 Dec 1896	West Auckland	DUR
					Curry, Thomas	15	15 Dec 1900	Walker	NBL
					Curry, Thomas	65	06 Jan 1909	Newbottle	DUR
					Curry, Thomas	63	06 Oct 1909	Margaret Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Curry, Thomas Hepple	30	19 Apr 1882	West Stanley	DUR
					Curry, William	32	15 Dec 1891	Ravensworth	DUR
					Curry, William	58	07 Apr 1924	Eldon	DUR
					Curry, William		1953	Lumley, 6th Pit	DUR
					Curry, William James	25	17 Feb 1900	Easington	DUR
					Curry, William Stokoe	19	23 Jul 1902	Margaret Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Curtis, Henry	21	14 Sep 1908	Washington, F Pit	DUR
					Curtis, Jacob	15	03 May 1815	Heaton Main	DUR
					Curtis, James	14	11 Jul 1861	Thornley (Low Main)	DUR
					Curtis, James	49	16 Jul 1912	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Curtis, Mark	55	19 Jan 1875	Hutton Henry	DUR
					Curtis, Thomas	14	08 Oct 1863	South Pelaw	DUR
					Curtis, Thomas?		06 Jun 1930	Linton	NBL
					Curwen, Jonathan	57	03 Jun 1941	Whitehaven, William Pit	CUL
					Cusby?, John	18	11 Oct 1799	Lumley	DUR
					Cusby?, John	9	11 Oct 1799	Lumley	DUR
					Cusby?, Thomas	25	11 Oct 1799	Lumley	DUR
					Cusby?, William	36	11 Oct 1799	Lumley	DUR
					Cuthbert, Daniel	17	26 Jan 1883	Grinkle (Ironstone)	NRY
					Cuthbert, Eleazar	26	22 Apr 1899	Croxdale	DUR
					Cuthbert, George Edward	16	06 Dec 1907	Whitburn	DUR
					Cuthbert, James	46	18 Mar 1904	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Cuthbert, Joseph	53	28 Jul 1883	Upleatham (Ironstone)	NRY
					Cuthbert, Lancelot	42	31 Mar 1903	North Seaton	NBL
					Cuthbert, P.	27	25 Apr 1942	Craghead	DUR
					Cuthbert, Richard	59	31 Jul 1903	Hunwick	DUR
					Cuthbert, W. R.	20	20 Dec 1890	Nettlesworth	DUR
					Cuthbert, William R.	20	19 Aug 1889	Charlaw	DUR
					Cuthbertson, Andrew	70	25 Dec 1855	Cassop	DUR
					Cuthbertson, Arthur	14	18 May 1914	Hetton	DUR
					Cuthbertson, Charles	38	18 Jul 1949	Blackhall	DUR
					Cuthbertson, David	54	04 Mar 1904	Newburgh	NBL
					Cuthbertson, George	23	03 Sep 1885	St. Hilda	DUR
					Cuthbertson, George W.		1915	Backworth	NBL
					Cuthbertson, James		25 Jul 1867	Camerton	CUL
					Cuthbertson, Jasper	15	23 Apr 1921	Wingate Grange	DUR
					Cuthbertson, John	52	08 Sep 1874	Gill Head	CUL
					Cuthbertson, Joseph	27	30 Aug 1904	Wingate quarry	DUR
					Cuthbertson, Luke		1916	Burradon	NBL
					Cuthbertson, Thomas		1942	Backworth, Maude Pit	NBL
					Cuthbertson, William	19	02 Sep 1863	Pittington	DUR
					Cuthbertson, William	14	13 Apr 1879	Backworth	NBL
					Cuthell, Joseph	53	11 Oct 1900	Brayton Domain, No. 3	CUL
					Cutt, Thomas	49	20 Dec 1886	Langland, No. 2 Pit	?
					Cutter, William	16	26 Jan 1887	Silksworth	DUR
					Cutting, Arthur	35	27 Oct 1937	Ryhope	DUR
					Cutty, Edward	46	28 Aug 1871	Whitworth	DUR
					Cutty, Edward		22 Aug 1920	East Hetton	DUR
					Cutty, Robert A.	49	16 May 1937	Bearpark	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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