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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					Sibbald, Alexander Stewart		1927	Wallsend	NBL
					Sibbald, James Christopher	47	27 Jul 1942	Marsden	DUR
					Sibbett, William	21	13 Aug 1878	Iveston	DUR
					Sickling, Fred	17	30 Nov 1914	Whitburn	DUR
					Siddle, Albert	18	10 Mar 1900	Langley Park	DUR
					Siddle, Frederick	41	18 Jul 1966	Ryhope	DUR
					Siddle, George	12	28 Sep 1813	Fatfield, Hall Pit	DUR
					Siddle, George	38	25 Mar 1899	Woodifield	DUR
					Siddle, James	53	07 Mar 1904	Black Prince	DUR
					Siddle, James	45	11 Dec 1952	Thrislington	DUR
					Siddle, John	22	28 Sep 1813	Fatfield, Hall Pit	DUR
					Siddle, Jonathan	16	22 Mar 1906	Loftus (Ironstone)	NRY
					Siddle, Matthew Henry	22	01 Mar 1909	Wearmouth	DUR
					Siddon, Peter	21	15 Aug 1860	Trimdon	DUR
					Siddons, William	46	22 Mar 1869	Burnhope	DUR
					Sides, John		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Sides, Thomas	24	30 Jun 1865	Brandon	DUR
					Sides, William	50	11 Mar 1869	Ellenborough	CUL
					Sides, William	21	29 Mar 1886	Moresby	CUL
					Sidney, Edward		1914	Seaton Delaval	NBL
					Sidney, Joseph F.	16	04 Sep 1929	New Herrington	DUR
					Sidney, William		1915	Seaton Delaval	NBL
					Sigh, William	30	08 Sep 1880	Seaham	DUR
					Sigsworth, H.	34	09 Nov 1897	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Silcock, Frederick	32	13 Feb 1879	South Hetton	DUR
					Sill, William	28	29 Apr 1866	Haswell	DUR
					Sillito, Frederick	52	29 May 1951	Easington	DUR
					Sim, A.		1923	Stobswood	NBL
					Sim, T. J.		21 Jul 1949	Ashington	NBL
					Simcock, John	63	08 Feb 1887	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Simm, Alfred	15	21 Sep 1900	Asby	CUL
					Simm, Henry	39	13 Dec 1877	Cowpen	NBL
					Simm, John	24	17 Oct 1877	Bowthorn	CUL
					Simm, John	23	16 Feb 1909	West Stanley	DUR
					Simm, Robert	20	05 Jul 1869	Cramlington	NBL
					Simmonds, William	27	10 Sep 1896	Tudhoe	DUR
					Simmons, D.		13 Aug 1893	Murton	DUR
					Simmons, John	40	24 Apr 1888	Black Prince	DUR
					Simmons, John	36	21 Dec 1937	Murton	DUR
					Simmons, Thomas	25	06 Jun 1889	Marsden	DUR
					Simmons, William		17 Dec 1910	Ashington	NBL
					Simms, John	27	24 Nov 1877	Haswell	DUR
					Simms, Joseph	50	01 Nov 1905	West Stanley	DUR
					Simms, Joseph	46	15 Oct 1924	Shotton	DUR
					Simms, Robert	55	26 Sep 1885	Featherstone	NBL
					Simms, Thomas	59	11 Sep 1872	Bedlington	NBL
					Simms, W. R.	13	13 Apr 1872	Broomhill	NBL
					Simms, William	39	29 Mar 1933	Birtley	DUR
					Simms, William Henry	12	08 Aug 1893	Murton	DUR
					Simon, Ishmael	59	03 May 1903	Binchester	DUR
					Simon, Thomas	53	16 Sep 1889	Houghton	DUR
					Simons, Herman		25 Feb 1934	Ellington	NBL
					Simpkins, Jonathan	30	20 Jul 1871	Ellenborough	CUL
					Simpson, A.	61	28 Jul 1945	Burnhope	DUR
					Simpson, Albert		05 Aug 1941	Bearpark	DUR
					Simpson, Andrew	18	16 Jun 1852	Seaton	DUR
					Simpson, Arthur	43	27 Nov 1943	Hill Top	DUR
					Simpson, Charles		30 Mar 1925	Montagu, View Pit	NBL
					Simpson, Christopher	54	12 Mar 1881	Houghton	DUR
					Simpson, Christopher (Kit)	48	06 May 1919	Brandon, B Pit	DUR
					Simpson, Colin	39	22 Aug 1947	Louisa Pit, Stanley	DUR
					Simpson, Edward		1909	Backworth	NBL
					Simpson, George	31	06 Dec 1837	Springwell	DUR
					Simpson, George	15	30 Apr 1862	Seaton	DUR
					Simpson, George	32	18 Jan 1870	Eppleton	DUR
					Simpson, George	12	18 Apr 1878	Westerton	DUR
					Simpson, George	46	11 Sep 1914	Felling	DUR
					Simpson, Henry	35	30 Aug 1887	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Simpson, Henry	22	30 Apr 1906	Harraton	DUR
					Simpson, J.	30	11 May 1944	West Auckland	DUR
					Simpson, J. R.	52	16 Oct 1885	Stanley	DUR
					Simpson, J. T.	31	06 Aug 1930	Eldon	DUR
					Simpson, James	30	03 Oct 1882	Shildon Lodge	DUR
					Simpson, James	22	23 Sep 1884	Willington	DUR
					Simpson, James	14	18 Dec 1888	Brandon, C Pit	DUR
					Simpson, John	boy	22 Jun 1847	Felling, Tyne Main Pit	DUR
					Simpson, John	36	16 Jun 1852	Seaton	DUR
					Simpson, John		29 Jul 1859	Monkwearmouth	DUR
					Simpson, John	60	20 Nov 1865	Haswell	DUR
					Simpson, John	22	31 Oct 1866	Pelton	DUR
					Simpson, John	32	09 Jan 1876	Tindale	DUR
					Simpson, John	48	07 Aug 1879	Deckham Hall	DUR
					Simpson, John	21	01 Dec 1890	Cowpen	NBL
					Simpson, John	41	02 Apr 1923	Auckland, St. Helens	DUR
					Simpson, John George	19	07 Apr 1891	Broomhill	NBL
					Simpson, John W.	48	03 Dec 1923	Gordon House	DUR
					Simpson, Jonathan L.		Dec 1920	Oregill	CUL
					Simpson, Joseph	22	13 Jun 1889	Murton	DUR
					Simpson, Joseph	24	20 Mar 1896	Washington	DUR
					Simpson, Joseph	48	11 Jul 1898	Unknown	?
					Simpson, Joseph	16	14 Apr 1900	Littleburn	DUR
					Simpson, Joseph	49	05 Sep 1908	Dawdon	DUR
					Simpson, L.	15	13 Mar 1929	Harraton	DUR
					Simpson, Mark		06 Mar 1863	Coxlodge	NBL
					Simpson, Matthew	33	07 Oct 1904	Littletown	DUR
					Simpson, Michael	64	16 Nov 1909	Lumpsey (Ironstone)	NRY
					Simpson, P. S.	27	26 Jul 1943	Heworth	DUR
					Simpson, R. B.	15	16 Jul 1923	South Moor	DUR
					Simpson, Ralph	54	23 Aug 1884	Houghton	DUR
					Simpson, Ralph	45	05 Jan 1893	South Durham	DUR
					Simpson, Robert		27 Dec 1851	Monkwearmouth	DUR
					Simpson, Robert	14	26 Nov 1877	Penshaw	DUR
					Simpson, Robert	52	24 Sep 1885	West Sleekburn	NBL
					Simpson, Robert	39	09 Mar 1908	Walkmill	CUL
					Simpson, Robert	59	15 May 1936	Silksworth	DUR
					Simpson, S.	22	12 Feb 1932	Silksworth	DUR
					Simpson, Surtees	57	04 Oct 1957	Bowburn	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	62	18 Jun 1835	Wallsend	NBL
					Simpson, Thomas		10 Apr 1845	Thornley	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas		30 Apr 1852	Burnhope	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	19	19 Oct 1858	North End	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	73	15 Nov 1876	Choppington	NBL
					Simpson, Thomas	59	09 Mar 1905	Binchester	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	34	11 Mar 1916	Axwell Park	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	14	12 Mar 1917	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	44	09 Aug 1921	Fir Tree	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	46	19 Jan 1927	Ryhope	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas	23	29 Feb 1932	Easington	DUR
					Simpson, Thomas Gibson	25	25 Mar 1903	Seaton Burn	NBL
					Simpson, Thomas William	17	15 Dec 1955	Brandon Pit House	DUR
					Simpson, W.	21	10 Apr 1872	Wearmouth	DUR
					Simpson, W. E.	54	21 Jan 1939	Roddymoor	DUR
					Simpson, William		03 Jul 1825	Fatfield, Juliet Pit	DUR
					Simpson, William		30 Oct 1851	West Moor, Killingworth	DUR
					Simpson, William	27	16 Jun 1852	Seaton	DUR
					Simpson, William	58	30 Sep 1863	Adelaide	DUR
					Simpson, William	47	16 Jun 1868	Spennymoor	DUR
					Simpson, William	48	04 Oct 1878	South Benwell	NBL
					Simpson, William	31	08 Sep 1880	Seaham	DUR
					Simpson, William	23	18 Nov 1880	Edmondsley	DUR
					Simpson, William	55	12 Jan 1899	Roanhead (Metalliferous)	LAN
					Simpson, William	43	14 Apr 1899	Washington	DUR
					Simpson, William	65	28 Oct 1904	South Medmosley	DUR
					Simpson, William	69	09 Mar 1905	Bigrigg (Iron Ore)	CUL
					Simpson, William		15 Jun 1913	Ashington	NBL
					Simpson, William	53	28 Mar 1916	South Hetton	DUR
					Simpson, William	61	07 Nov 1931	Tanfield Moor	DUR
					Simpson, William Edgar		1935	Mickley	NBL
					Simson, Joseph		1898	Harrington	CUL
					Sinclair, John	69	15 Nov 1895	Bedlington, A Pit	NBL
					Sinclair, John T.		1903	Cowpen	NBL
					Sinclair, W. W.	42	30 Dec 1942	Murton	DUR
					Sinclair, William	13	09 Sep 1873	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Sinkinson, William Foster	23	15 Jan 1960	Greenside (Metalliferous)	WES
					Sivers, Robert	43	08 Nov 1880	Lofthouse (Ironstone)	NRY
					Size, John	30	28 Nov 1903	Horden	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 .
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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