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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					Suckling, Walter	20	16 May 1909	Gordon House	DUR
					Suddes, William	58	10 Mar 1919	Tanfield Lea	DUR
					Sugden, Alfred Edward		1924	Wallsend, Rising Sun Pit	NBL
					Sugden, Samuel	46	29 Apr 1906	Murton	DUR
					Sugden, Thomas	18	08 Oct 1874	West Thornley	DUR
					Sugdon, Thomas	34	23 Apr 1864	Shildon Lodge, New Pit	DUR
					Suggett, Charles Fowler	31	17 Dec 1906	Urpeth, B Pit	DUR
					Sumby, George R.		04 Oct 1912	Ellington	NBL
					Sumby, Gerard		13 Feb 1992	Wearmouth	DUR
					Summer, James William	40	08 Sep 1911	Ravensworth	DUR
					Summerbell, F.		1928	Preston	NBL
					Summerbell, John	15	19 Oct 1936	Hetton Lyons	DUR
					Summerbell, Thomas	53	07 Sep 1922	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Summerfield, William	59	31 Mar 1882	Castle Eden	DUR
					Summergill, P. B.	37	10 Sep 1923	Merrington Lane	DUR
					Summerill, Francis Henry	50	13 Jan 1936	Elemore	DUR
					Summers, Charles	49	15 Feb 1909	Ryhope	DUR
					Summers, Jonah	53	21 Feb 1921	Pelton Fell	DUR
					Summers, Joseph	53	13 Jun 1923	Silksworth	DUR
					Summers, Mark	18	20 Nov 1925	Thornley	DUR
					Summers, Matthew	28	24 Apr 1943	Heworth Jun	DUR
					Summers, Thomas	33	14 Mar 1890	Pegswood	NBL
					Summers, Thomas	25	01 Dec 1899	Dunston	DUR
					Summerscale, H.	56	29 Nov 1942	Kimblesworth	DUR
					Summerside, Thomas		17 Jan 1826	Jarrow	DUR
					Summerson, George		12 Jun 1794	Harraton	DUR
					Summerson, George		17 Jan 1826	Jarrow	DUR
					Summerson, George		10 Apr 1848	Dunwell	DUR
					Summerson, Matthew	54	14 Jul 1887	Shiremoor	NBL
					Summerson, Thomas	29	27 May 1871	West Pelton	DUR
					Sunley, John		04 Oct 1916	South Skelton (Ironstone)	NRY
					Sunley, William	19	22 Jul 1910	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Sunter, Nathan	20	16 Feb 1897	Middridge	DUR
					Surtees, Alexander	59	21 Nov 1877	Whitworth	DUR
					Surtees, Edward	48	28 Jul 1916	Pelton, Low Main Pit	DUR
					Surtees, Hugh Bell	36	29 May 1951	Easington	DUR
					Surtees, J.		31 Oct 1942	Murton	DUR
					Surtees, J. S.	63	16 Sep 1929	Spen	DUR
					Surtees, James	35	01 Nov 1870	Ryhope	DUR
					Surtees, Jervies	23	04 Feb 1890	Tudhoe	DUR
					Surtees, John	12	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Surtees, John	16	28 Sep 1844	Haswell	DUR
					Surtees, John	30	08 Feb 1867	Backworth	NBL
					Surtees, John	19	16 Jun 1869	Sherburn House	DUR
					Surtees, Levi	15	11 Jun 1895	Murton	DUR
					Surtees, Matthew White	61	29 May 1951	Easington	DUR
					Surtees, Ralph	19	28 Sep 1844	Haswell	DUR
					Surtees, Thomas William	39	18 Jul 1929	Leasingthorne	DUR
					Surtees, Thomas Young	39	21 Oct 1913	Thornley	DUR
					Surtees, William	17	28 Jan 1836	Hetton, Downs Pit (Eppleton)	DUR
					Surtees, William	12	28 Sep 1844	Haswell	DUR
					Surtees, William		04 Jun 1853	Monkwearmouth	DUR
					Sutch, John	48	07 May 1931	Brandon Pit House	DUR
					Sutherland, James	14	09 Aug 1877	Consett, Brooms Drift	DUR
					Sutherland, Philip	48	29 Oct 1842	Wingate Grange	DUR
					Sutherland, Robert	39	15 Sep 1874	Houghall	DUR
					Sutherland, Wilfred	15	10 Jun 1917	Ryhope	DUR
					Sutter, William	18	28 Jan 1876	Melgramfitz	CUL
					Sutton, F. B.	14	21 May 1915	Horden	DUR
					Sutton, James	52	18 Jul 1906	Whitburn	DUR
					Sutton, John	34	02 Jun 1815	Success Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Sutton, John Henry	29	13 Jun 1891	Edmondsley	DUR
					Sutton, Reuben	14	20 Mar 1890	Coxlodge	NBL
					Sutton, Robert	9	02 Jun 1815	Success Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Sutton, William	7	02 Jun 1815	Success Pit, Newbottle	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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