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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					Orange, J. J.	48	21 May 1943	Chilton	DUR
					Ord, Fred	37	20 Jan 1931	Thornley	DUR
					Ord, George	36	18 Aug 1800	Unknown	DUR
					Ord, George	17	05 Aug 1841	Thornley	DUR
					Ord, George	11	30 Mar 1861	Woodhouse Close	DUR
					Ord, George	17	14 Jun 1875	Broompark	DUR
					Ord, James	58	08 Mar 1907	St. Hilda	DUR
					Ord, John		03 Nov 1823	Rainton, Plain Pit	DUR
					Ord, John	38	25 May 1868	North Seaton	NBL
					Ord, John	74	28 May 1873	Gosforth	NBL
					Ord, John Jos	41	17 Jul 1921	Sacriston	DUR
					Ord, John William	14	24 Nov 1903	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Ord, Philip	22	17 Sep 1912	Shotton	DUR
					Ord, Robert	51	27 Feb 1952	Murton	DUR
					Ord, Sidney Frank	20	20 Jul 1914	Spa Wood (Ironstone)	NRY
					Ord, Stan	14	21 Sep 1938	Ryhope	DUR
					Ord, Thomas W.	39	13 Jun 1922	Murton	DUR
					Ord, William	41	19 Jul 1880	Skelton Park (Ironstone)	NRY
					Orkney, Alexander	34	24 Sep 1891	Seaton Burn	NBL
					Orkney, Thomas	26	03 Apr 1907	Ashington	NBL
					Orkney, Thomas	46	04 Nov 1907	Morpeth Moor	NBL
					Ormston, Andy		09 Jan 1924	Ashington	NBL
					Ormston, J.	32	16 Jan 1862	Hartley	NBL
					Ormston, James	63	24 May 1867	Walbottle	NBL
					Ormston, Thomas	35	04 May 1951	Backworth	NBL
					O'Rourke, Austin	18	19 Apr 1926	Hobson	DUR
					O'Rourke, John	54	21 Dec 1926	Stargate	DUR
					Orr, Charles E.		1928	Cramlington, Hartford Pit	NBL
					Orr, D. D. Roach	46	20 Feb 1897	Murton	DUR
					Orr, David	23	09 Jan 1911	Greenside	DUR
					Orr, Henry		28 Apr 1913	Silksworth	DUR
					Orr, Hugh Joseph		1930	New Hartley	NBL
					Orr, J. J.		29 Mar 1950	Lynemouth	NBL
					Orr, Joseph	35	06 May 1852	Hebburn	DUR
					Orr, Matthew	22	29 Sep 1887	Whitehaven	CUL
					Orr, Matthew	17	28 May 1906	Clara Vale	DUR
					Orr, Robert		1931	Newbiggin	NBL
					Orr, William	56	07 Jan 1905	Silksworth	DUR
					Orr, William		1933	Newbiggin	NBL
					Orrell, J.		13 Dec 1918	Murton	DUR
					Orrell, Mark	32	27 Jan 1920	Sherburn Hill	DUR
					Orrell, W.	50	20 Jun 1944	Ryhope	DUR
					Orricks, John Ray	24	24 Dec 1813	Felling	DUR
					Orriss, Charles William		02 Jul 1920	Bowden Close	DUR
					Orton, Cleveland William	34	05 Jul 1936	Randolph	DUR
					Orton, Henry	31	27 Mar 1861	Bowburn, West Hetton	DUR
					Orton, John	17	20 Sep 1857	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Orton, John	16	28 Oct 1873	Tursdale	DUR
					Orton, John	61	06 Apr 1882	Killingworth	NBL
					Orton, Robert William	51	30 May 1923	Houghton	DUR
					Orton, Thomas	34	15 Mar 1905	Binchester	DUR
					Orton, Thomas	49	22 Apr 1915	Deaf Hill	DUR
					Orton, Wetherall	55	28 Oct 1889	West Auckland	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.
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 .
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 .
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Brian Proctor from his research into early newspapers (primarily of the Newcastle Area) and are marked with .

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