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
Quick Links
Link to web page on the accident
	Link to Mines Inspectors Report
		Link to Memorial page
			Link to Individual page
				see bottom of page for details
					Owen, Benjamin	15	23 Sep 1875	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Owen, Frank	32	21 Jul 1893	Felling	DUR
					Owen, Henry	49	27 Dec 1916	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Owen, Henry		1941	Wallsend	NBL
					Owen, John	18	20 Jun 1902	Bearpark	DUR
					Owen, John	32	05 Dec 1907	Wearmouth	DUR
					Owen, Ralph Griffith	41	23 May 1934	Dawdon	DUR
					Owen, Robert		27 Jun 1857	Whitworth Park	DUR
					Owen, W.	23	02 May 1935	Horden	DUR
					Owens, Daniel	45	20 Jul 1887	Croxdale	DUR
					Owens, Herbert		1926	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Owens, Isaac	17	12 May 1893	St. Helen's, Workington	CUL
					Owens, Isaac	39	07 Jun 1928	Bearpark	DUR
					Owens, J.	54	30 Sep 1930	Kimblesworth	DUR
					Owens, James	48	17 Jan 1891	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Owens, James	31	19 Feb 1909	Axwell Park	DUR
					Owens, James Heslington	15	13 Nov 1935	Thrislington	DUR
					Owens, John	16	08 Sep 1880	Seaham	DUR
					Owens, John		22 Apr 1932	Woodhorn	NBL
					Owens, Jonnie	50	Jun 1974	Blackhall	DUR
					Owens, Martin	46	28 Aug 1871	Shipcote	DUR
					Owens, Michael	19	21 Feb 1877	Stanley	DUR
					Owens, Michael	14	08 Sep 1880	Seaham	DUR
					Owens, Owen	17	04 Oct 1881	Murton	DUR
					Owens, Owen	30	14 Feb 1916	Easington	DUR
					Owens, Simon	16	16 Feb 1882	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Owens, Thomas		23 Nov 1867	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Owens, Thomas	19	13 Mar 1878	Clifton	CUL
					Owens, Thomas G.	21	05 Nov 1922	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Owens, William	35	27 Jan 1874	Tursdale	DUR
					Owner, James	45	02 Apr 1872	Pelton	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.
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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