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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					Pudley, John		03 Nov 1823	Rainton, Plain Pit	DUR
					Pugh, John	41	12 Sep 1905	Deaf Hill	DUR
					Pugh, Thomas	18	10 Feb 1905	Eldon	DUR
					Pugsley, John Thomas	21	15 Dec 1898	Blackhill	DUR
					Pumford, James	43	26 Sep 1913	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Puncheon, Thomas William	47	26 Sep 1907	Garesfield	DUR
					Puncheon, William		04 Oct 1834	Springwell	DUR
					Punshon, George	15	21 Sep 1868	Pelton	DUR
					Punshon, James Martin	18	02 Aug 1867	Tudhoe	DUR
					Punshon, Thomas	72	22 Apr 1876	Londonderry Railway	DUR
					Punton, James		18 Jan 1939	Craghead	DUR
					Purcell, John	22	02 Aug 1907	Bearpark	DUR
					Purcell, John Geoffrey	18	14 Dec 1911	North Walbottle	NBL
					Purdon, Richard	38	05 Nov 1907	Durham Main	DUR
					Purdy, David	67	10 Mar 1862	Kepier Grange	DUR
					Purdy, George	62	09 Mar 1887	Wingate Grange	DUR
					Purdy, John	34	01 Dec 1893	South Hetton	DUR
					Purdy, Robert	35	05 Jun 1850	Usworth, Wellington Pit	DUR
					Purdy, Thomas	61	21 Oct 1879	Dorothea Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Purdy, Thomas	36	05 Jul 1906	Heworth	DUR
					Purdy, William	19	05 Jun 1850	Usworth, Wellington Pit	DUR
					Purdy, William	15	24 Dec 1890	New Delaval, Relief Pit	NBL
					Purves, William	38	05 Sep 1894	Pelton	DUR
					Purvis, Alexander	33	13 May 1940	Netherton, Howard Pit	NBL
					Purvis, Anthony	36	28 Dec 1868	Radcliffe	NBL
					Purvis, Barras		30 May 1884	Stanley Drift	DUR
					Purvis, Edward	63	02 Mar 1901	Pontop	DUR
					Purvis, Frank	27	13 Jan 1932	Wheatley Hill	DUR
					Purvis, James		26 May 1950	Ashington	NBL
					Purvis, John	39	09 Aug 1872	Seaham, No. 1 Pit	DUR
					Purvis, John	48	27 Apr 1874	Broomhill	NBL
					Purvis, John	30	14 Aug 1884	Newton-on-the-moor	NBL
					Purvis, M. L.	54	03 Feb 1930	Addison	DUR
					Purvis, Matthew	43	06 May 1949	Thornley	DUR
					Purvis, R.	21	26 Aug 1942	Murton	DUR
					Purvis, Robert	35	29 Jun 1908	Broomhill	NBL
					Purvis, Robert	60	02 Feb 1923	Houghton	DUR
					Purvis, Robert	41	17 Nov 1923	Brancepeth	DUR
					Purvis, W.		12 Nov 1912	Murton	DUR
					Purvis, William	68	27 Jan 1890	Hetton	DUR
					Purvis, William	54	14 Feb 1918	Randolph	DUR
					Purvis, William Lambton	24	12 Dec 1904	South Moor	DUR
					Purvis, William Michael	20	08 Sep 1887	Sherburn House	DUR
					Purvis, William Milligan	34	22 Jul 1970	Eppleton	DUR
					Putnam, Arthur	17	16 Apr 1896	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
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 extracted from material deposited at the North East England Mining Archive and Research Centre (NEEMARC) — principally the records of the Durham Miners' Association and are marked with .

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