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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					Frain, Michael	46	28 Feb 1927	Deaf Hill	DUR
					Fraker, Thomas	24	30 Oct 1819	Kell's Pit	CUL
					Frame, John	20	12 Jul 1894	Seaton Delaval	NBL
					Frampton, J. H.	18	02 Mar 1928	Hebburn	DUR
					Francis, Adam	41	08 Nov 1869	Page Bank	DUR
					Francis, Charles	25	20 Dec 1909	Wheatley Hill	DUR
					Francis, William	13	14 Apr 1853	Sherburn, West Pit	DUR
					Francis, William	45	26 Feb 1943	Shotton	DUR
					Frank, Stephen	14	26 Jan 1883	Newbottle	DUR
					Frankland, J.	69	24 Aug 1942	Wheatley Hill	DUR
					Frankland, Reuben	25	25 Apr 1891	Rosedale, East (Ironstone)	NRY
					Franklin, John	15	08 May 1873	Murton	DUR
					Franklin, John	54	27 May 1899	Dunhouse, No. 1 (Quarry)	DUR
					Franklin, Joseph	19	27 Sep 1911	Auckland Park	DUR
					Franklin, W.	26	20 Mar 1946	Auckland Park	DUR
					Franks, George		25 Sep 1867	Esh New	DUR
					Franks, Joseph William		1940	Hazlerigg	NBL
					Fraser, Thomas		1915	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Frater, Charles	25	08 Nov 1904	Shotton	DUR
					Frater, Moses	12	05 Jul 1850	Monkwearmouth	DUR
					Frazer, Albert		1943	Wallsend, Rising Sun Pit	NBL
					Frazer, George	14	10 Nov 1882	Cambois	NBL
					Frazer, George	15	12 Dec 1911	Ravensworth	DUR
					Frazer, George		1943	Backworth, Eccles Pit	NBL
					Frazer, James	30	14 Dec 1807	Unknown	DUR
					Frazer, Moses	27	23 Apr 1908	North Walbottle	NBL
					Frazer, Nicholas		1917	Seaton Delaval, Relief Pit	NBL
					Frazer, Thomas		Jun 1952	Usworth	DUR
					Frazer, William	28	05 Jul 1878	Ryhope	DUR
					Frecker, John	14	31 Oct 1866	Pelton	DUR
					Frecker, Logan	18	26 Sep 1933	Silksworth	DUR
					Frecker, Robert		1981	Easington	DUR
					Freeman, E.	20	10 Jul 1947	Medomsley	DUR
					Freeman, Edward James	37	17 Apr 1904	North Walbottle	NBL
					Freeman, F.		11 Apr 1949	Ashington	NBL
					Freeman, James	16	08 Dec 1871	Whitworth	DUR
					Freeman, Joseph	22	29 Oct 1902	Seaham	DUR
					Freeman, Peter	19	06 Jan 1871	Sheriff Hill	DUR
					Freeman, Richard H.		1922	North Walbottle	NBL
					Freeman, Thomas	16	12 Oct 1890	Woodland	DUR
					Freeman, Thomas	37	06 Jun 1963	Dawdon	DUR
					Freemason, Thomas	13	07 Aug 1874	Harton	DUR
					French, Ernest George		1923	Bedlington, A Pit	NBL
					French, F.	59	14 Nov 1936	East Tanfield	DUR
					French, G.	50	08 May 1936	Chopwell	DUR
					French, Henry	49	May 1923	Horden	DUR
					French, Matthew	14	02 Feb 1876	Elswick	NBL
					French, Matthew	13	16 Feb 1882	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					French, Robert William	15	08 Oct 1921	West Stanley	DUR
					French, Thomas	60	29 Aug 1912	North Walbottle	NBL
					French, William	15	22 Jun 1927	Watergate	DUR
					Fricker, George	68	16 Nov 1912	Lumley, 6th Pit	DUR
					Friday, Alfred James	42	10 Aug 1907	Brayton Domain, No. 4	CUL
					Friend, John Henry	15	19 Jan 1870	North Bitchburn	DUR
					Friend, William	18	27 Apr 1889	Brancepeth	DUR
					Frill, Daniel		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Frizzle, Matthew jnr.	28	16 Oct 1906	Hylton	DUR
					Frome, John	21	03 May 1815	Heaton Main	DUR
					Frost, Jonathan	28	21 Apr 1873	North Bitchburn	DUR
					Frost, Robert	27	29 Nov 1805	Oxclose	DUR
					Froud, Thomas	20	20 Mar 1859	South Kelloe	DUR
					Fryatt, Ishmael Jarvis	27	29 Jun 1932	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Fryatt, James	24	29 Oct 1873	Black Prince	DUR
					Fryer, John	21	02 Mar 1860	Burradon	NBL
					Fryer, Thomas	57	02 Mar 1860	Burradon	NBL
					Fryer, Walter Vivian	44	15 Apr 1958	Bomarsund	NBL
					Fryer, William	21	07 Dec 1868	Coxhoe	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 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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