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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.
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Name |
Age |
Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
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Wharrier, William |
35 |
14 Mar 1871 |
West Sleekburn |
NBL |
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Wharton, George |
20 |
06 Feb 1878 |
Binchester |
DUR |
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Wharton, J. A. |
24 |
08 Jun 1888 |
Murton |
DUR |
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Wharton, James |
|
1922 |
Bedlington |
NBL |
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Wharton, James William |
21 |
28 Jan 1908 |
Roachburn |
CUL |
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Wharton, Oswald Geoffrey |
55 |
20 Mar 1945 |
Garmondsway Quarry |
DUR |
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Wharton, Richard |
36 |
13 Nov 1886 |
Lindal Moor, Diamond Pit (Metalliferous) |
LAN |
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Wharton, Robert |
35 |
08 Sep 1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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Wharton, Robert |
43 |
28 Dec 1881 |
Bowden Close |
DUR |
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Wharton, William |
30 |
18 Jan 1901 |
Hetton |
DUR |
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Wheatcroft, Joseph |
38 |
03 Jan 1922 |
Chester Moor |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Christopher |
14 |
08 Jan 1875 |
Auckland Park |
DUR |
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Wheatley, George |
40 |
06 Feb 1866 |
Auckland Park |
DUR |
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Wheatley, George |
45 |
02 Feb 1896 |
Hebburn, C Pit |
DUR |
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Wheatley, J. |
76 |
09 Apr 1943 |
Greenside |
DUR |
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Wheatley, John |
45 |
23 Nov 1897 |
Eppleton |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Joseph |
19 |
30 May 1826 |
Towneley Main |
DUR |
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Wheatley, M. |
55 |
31 Jan 1930 |
Greenside |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Matthew |
34 |
03 Jan 1908 |
Ricklees (Sand quarry) |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Michael |
59 |
30 May 1826 |
Towneley Main |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Robert |
51 |
23 Jan 1926 |
Watergate |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Thomas |
21 |
30 May 1826 |
Towneley Main |
DUR |
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Wheatley, Thomas |
22 |
17 Feb 1869 |
Longhurst |
NBL |
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Wheatley, Thomas |
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09 Feb 1917 |
Brandon |
DUR |
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Wheatley, William |
62 |
11 Jun 1941 |
Leasingthorne |
DUR |
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Wheatley, William Kemp |
30 |
07 Feb 1922 |
Bowburn |
DUR |
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Wheatly, John |
48 |
30 Jun 1817 |
Harraton, Row Pit |
DUR |
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Wheatman, Henry |
42 |
28 Sep 1844 |
Haswell |
DUR |
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Wheatman, William |
14 |
28 Sep 1844 |
Haswell |
DUR |
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Wheeler, Robert |
18 |
14 Sep 1809 |
Killingworth |
NBL |
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Wheeler, William |
14 |
17 Dec 1868 |
Walbottle |
NBL |
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Whelan, Thomas |
17 |
16 Feb 1909 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
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Whelon, John |
65 |
10 Jun 1874 |
Westerton |
DUR |
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Whiley, Frederick |
14 |
29 Dec 1908 |
Carlin How (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Whiley, William W. |
19 |
26 Apr 1892 |
Seaton Delaval |
NBL |
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Whillis, James |
40 |
02 Mar 1951 |
Woodhorn |
NBL |
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Whinham, T. |
45 |
13 May 1932 |
Axwell Park |
DUR |
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Whinneray, William |
26 |
18 Jun 1900 |
Whitehaven, William Pit |
CUL |
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Whinney, James |
18 |
18 Aug 1845 |
Castle Eden |
DUR |
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Whip, Peter |
43 |
07 May 1879 |
South Benwell |
NBL |
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Whips, George |
23 |
02 Mar 1860 |
Burradon |
NBL |
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Whisker, R. |
58 |
14 Nov 1946 |
Craghead |
DUR |
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Whitbread, George H. |
27 |
19 Nov 1907 |
Lingdale (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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White, A. |
65 |
08 Jul 1942 |
Mainsforth |
DUR |
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White, Alfred |
34 |
12 Feb 1874 |
Wearmouth |
DUR |
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White, Bernard |
15 |
10 Apr 1937 |
Dean & Chapter |
DUR |
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White, Cecil |
18 |
27 Apr 1944 |
Medomsley |
DUR |
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White, Charles |
66 |
12 May 1911 |
Devonshire (Slate) |
LAN |
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White, D. J. |
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1919 |
Newburgh |
NBL |
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White, Frederick |
44 |
06 Jan 1879 |
Seaton Burn |
NBL |
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White, George |
22 |
18 Oct 1894 |
Norwood |
DUR |
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White, George |
32 |
31 Aug 1895 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
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White, George |
50 |
22 Jan 1901 |
Blakelaw, Sandstone quarry |
NBL |
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White, George |
59 |
15 Nov 1905 |
Heworth |
DUR |
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White, George |
57 |
18 Mar 1910 |
Brusselton |
DUR |
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White, Henry |
28 |
22 Aug 1954 |
Bowden Close |
DUR |
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White, Henry Wilkinson |
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1923 |
West Wylam |
NBL |
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White, J. |
35 |
28 Mar 1872 |
Elswick |
NBL |
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White, J. |
49 |
07 Apr 1942 |
East Tanfield |
DUR |
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White, J. W. |
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1917 |
Westwood |
DUR |
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White, James |
12 |
07 Feb 1867 |
South Hetton |
DUR |
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White, James |
17 |
17 May 1878 |
Choppington |
NBL |
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White, James |
35 |
16 Nov 1881 |
Elswick |
NBL |
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White, James |
63 |
05 Feb 1920 |
Auckland Park |
DUR |
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White, James S. |
|
1942 |
Hauxley |
NBL |
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White, John |
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05 Aug 1737 |
Corpsill |
CUL |
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White, John |
41 |
09 Apr 1846 |
Wingate Grange |
DUR |
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White, John |
59 |
14 May 1860 |
Newbottle |
DUR |
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White, John |
38 |
07 Nov 1863 |
South Hetton |
DUR |
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White, John |
53 |
15 Apr 1873 |
Hamsterley |
DUR |
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White, John |
27 |
08 Mar 1875 |
Marley Hill |
DUR |
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White, John |
23 |
11 Oct 1877 |
Houghton |
DUR |
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White, John |
49 |
22 May 1880 |
Norwood |
DUR |
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White, John |
40 |
13 Sep 1883 |
Jeffries (Metalliferous) |
NRY |
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White, John |
28 |
17 Dec 1943 |
Morrison Busty |
DUR |
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White, John Thomas |
19 |
14 Jan 1919 |
Horden |
DUR |
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White, Joseph |
10 |
25 Sep 1858 |
Sherburn |
DUR |
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White, Joseph |
79 |
28 Aug 1873 |
Melgramfitz |
CUL |
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White, Joseph |
27 |
07 Jun 1883 |
Spa (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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White, Joseph |
|
1923 |
Pegswood |
NBL |
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White, Joseph (jnr) |
28 |
13 Aug 1890 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
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White, Joseph Frederick |
26 |
13 Dec 1910 |
Newton Cap |
DUR |
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White, Joshua |
|
1944 |
Hazlerigg |
NBL |
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White, Leonard |
16 |
12 Mar 1942 |
Thrislington |
DUR |
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White, Matthew |
57 |
04 Apr 1877 |
Rosedale, East (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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White, Matthew |
35 |
11 Nov 1881 |
Eston (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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White, Ramsay |
25 |
08 Mar 1871 |
Waldridge, Byron |
DUR |
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White, Robert |
62 |
28 Oct 1877 |
Ludworth |
DUR |
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White, Robert |
78 |
06 Mar 1890 |
Whitelea Drift |
DUR |
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White, Robert |
|
1938 |
Woodhorn |
NBL |
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|
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White, Robert |
39 |
07 Aug 1947 |
Ellington |
NBL |
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White, Samuel |
44 |
09 Jun 1881 |
Eston (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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White, Samuel |
51 |
22 Feb 1904 |
Linton |
NBL |
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White, T. |
56 |
17 Nov 1959 |
Thrislington |
DUR |
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White, Thomas |
35 |
17 Jan 1863 |
Heugh Hall |
DUR |
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White, Thomas |
84 |
07 May 1869 |
Killingworth |
NBL |
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White, Thomas |
23 |
19 Nov 1896 |
Derwent |
DUR |
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White, Thomas |
16 |
14 Nov 1898 |
Springwell |
DUR |
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White, Thomas |
40 |
24 Oct 1908 |
Auckland Park |
DUR |
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White, Thomas |
19 |
27 Aug 1909 |
Thrislington |
DUR |
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White, Thomas |
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15 Jul 1916 |
Boldon |
DUR |
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White, Thomas Davison |
16 |
02 Dec 1932 |
Eppleton |
DUR |
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White, Tom |
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18 Aug 1918 |
Leasingthorne |
DUR |
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White, William |
16 |
16 Jan 1862 |
Hartley |
NBL |
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White, William |
61 |
28 Aug 1876 |
Slapewath (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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White, William |
20 |
02 Feb 1881 |
Seghill |
NBL |
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White, William |
56 |
18 Apr 1882 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
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White, William |
13 |
06 Nov 1886 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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White, William |
37 |
04 Jul 1911 |
Wheatley Hill |
DUR |
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White, William |
16 |
14 Oct 1912 |
West Auckland |
DUR |
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White, William |
14 |
08 Nov 1912 |
Preston |
NBL |
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White, William |
49 |
14 Mar 1925 |
Randolph |
DUR |
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White, William |
18 |
26 Jun 1942 |
Murton |
DUR |
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Whitefield, John R. |
31 |
01 Apr 1904 |
Westwood |
DUR |
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Whitehead, Henry |
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08 Sep 1864 |
Seghill |
NBL |
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Whitehead, John |
51 |
29 Jun 1906 |
Boldon |
DUR |
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Whitehead, R. H. |
15 |
22 Aug 1923 |
Boldon |
DUR |
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Whitehead, Robert |
62 |
02 Mar 1930 |
Dean & Chapter |
DUR |
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Whitehead, T. A. |
48 |
26 Oct 1929 |
Chilton |
DUR |
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Whitehead, Thomas |
44 |
08 Jan 1897 |
Whitehaven, William Pit |
CUL |
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Whitehead, Thomas |
38 |
16 Feb 1909 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
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Whitehouse, Elisha |
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12 Jun 1868 |
Cramlington, Dudley Pit |
NBL |
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Whitehouse, Emmanuel |
65 |
30 May 1919 |
Dean & Chapter |
DUR |
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Whitehouse, John |
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06 Sep 1869 |
Cramlington, Dudley Pit |
NBL |
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Whitehouse, John |
63 |
14 May 1877 |
Lingdale (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Whitehouse, William |
28 |
12 Sep 1919 |
Tudhoe Iron Works |
DUR |
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Whiteman, G. W. |
42 |
14 May 1940 |
Washington |
DUR |
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Whiteman, Henry |
44 |
18 Nov 1902 |
Elemore |
DUR |
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Whiteside, John |
|
1927 |
Wallsend, Edward Pit |
NBL |
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Whitesides, Henry |
57 |
03 Oct 1906 |
Eston (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Whitfield, David |
22 |
03 Nov 1909 |
West Wylam |
NBL |
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Whitfield, Edward |
12 |
18 May 1871 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Edward |
62 |
13 Sep 1897 |
Brancepeth, C Pit |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Edward |
18 |
09 Sep 1901 |
East Howle |
DUR |
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 |
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Whitfield, Ernest H. |
19 |
02 Oct 1914 |
Dean & Chapter |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Fred |
16 |
11 Aug 1910 |
Hedley Hope |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Frederick |
14 |
13 Mar 1900 |
Shildon Lodge |
DUR |
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Whitfield, George |
27 |
03 Aug 1830 |
Jarrow, Alfred Pit |
DUR |
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Whitfield, George |
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19 Nov 1835 |
Burdon Main |
DUR |
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Whitfield, George |
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18 Mar 1862 |
Auckland, St. Helens |
DUR |
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Whitfield, George |
58 |
15 Jul 1878 |
Prudhoe |
NBL |
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Whitfield, James |
47 |
21 Nov 1898 |
Hamsterley |
DUR |
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 |
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Whitfield, John |
31 |
28 Sep 1844 |
Haswell |
DUR |
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Whitfield, John |
10 |
28 Sep 1844 |
Haswell |
DUR |
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|
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Whitfield, John |
|
12 Oct 1853 |
Low Grange |
DUR |
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Whitfield, John |
17 |
08 Sep 1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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|
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Whitfield, John George |
37 |
06 Feb 1904 |
Black Prince |
DUR |
|
|
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|
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Whitfield, John Robert |
28 |
17 May 1920 |
Pontop |
DUR |
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 |
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Whitfield, John William |
40 |
16 Feb 1909 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
 |
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Whitfield, Joseph |
|
27 Oct 1826 |
Benwell |
NBL |
|
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Whitfield, Joseph |
21 |
10 Aug 1912 |
Nenthead (Lead & Zinc Ore) |
CUL |
|
|
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Whitfield, Joseph |
|
1918 |
West Wylam |
NBL |
|
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Whitfield, Kit |
|
1957 |
Usworth |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Matthew |
56 |
08 Nov 1924 |
Garesfield |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Michael |
|
15 Mar 1828 |
Jarrow |
DUR |
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Whitfield, Robert |
51 |
07 Jun 1886 |
Garesfield |
DUR |
|
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Whitfield, Robert |
|
1941 |
Mickley |
NBL |
|
|
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Whitfield, Thomas |
20 |
18 Aug 1909 |
Framwellgate |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whitfield, William |
74 |
11 Aug 1874 |
Usworth |
DUR |
|
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|
|
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Whitfield, William |
43 |
17 Mar 1956 |
Sherburn Hill |
DUR |
|
|
|
 |
|
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Whiting, George Barras |
32 |
17 Dec 1937 |
Easington |
DUR |
|
|
|
 |
|
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Whitling, James Russell |
38 |
07 Apr 1913 |
Lambton, D Pit |
DUR |
|
|
|
 |
|
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Whitling, Richard |
47 |
11 Dec 1914 |
Lumley, 3rd Pit |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitling, William |
25 |
23 May 1873 |
East Holywell, A Pit |
NBL |
|
|
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Whitlock, John |
14 |
08 Apr 1895 |
Seaton Delaval, Forster Pit |
NBL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitmore, George |
14 |
04 Jun 1909 |
Murton |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whitmore, Gilbert |
15 |
26 Aug 1918 |
Murton |
DUR |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
Whitney, Thomas |
56 |
01 Oct 1951 |
Weetslade |
NBL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whittaker, George |
24 |
02 Feb 1908 |
Binchester |
DUR |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
Whittaker, Isaac |
25 |
17 Dec 1914 |
Beamish Air |
DUR |
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Whittaker, James |
53 |
22 Dec 1899 |
Rosedale, East (Ironstone) |
NRY |
 |
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 |
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Whittaker, John |
30 |
16 Nov 1903 |
Sacriston |
DUR |
 |
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|
|
|
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Whittaker, Watson |
34 |
28 Aug 1884 |
Liverton (Ironstone) |
NRY |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whittaker, William |
15 |
30 Jul 1909 |
Houghton |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whittaker, William |
40 |
15 Jul 1963 |
Handen Hold |
DUR |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
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Whitter, James |
57 |
18 Apr 1882 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
|
|
 |
 |
|
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Whitter, John |
49 |
04 Dec 1924 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
 |
|
|
|
|
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Whittingham, T. |
15 |
01 May 1865 |
Haswell |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whittle, E. |
19 |
21 Oct 1924 |
Auckland Park |
DUR |
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|
|
|
|
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Whittle, George |
60 |
09 Oct 1912 |
Redheugh |
DUR |
 |
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|
|
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Whittle, Thomas |
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19 Aug 1851 |
Washington |
DUR |
 |
|
|
|
|
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Whittle, William |
|
19 Aug 1851 |
Washington |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whittler, James |
18 |
16 Nov 1874 |
Tudhoe |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whittles, J. |
62 |
15 May 1889 |
Hutton Henry |
DUR |
 |
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 |
 |
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Whitton, J. T. |
19 |
10 Feb 1927 |
Shotton |
DUR |
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|
|
|
|
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Whitton, John |
43 |
25 Jul 1900 |
Whitehaven, Croft Pit |
CUL |
|
|
|
|
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Whitwood, Frederick |
28 |
08 Dec 1896 |
Skelton (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Whynn, John |
40 |
12 Aug 1913 |
Bearpark, Brancepeth |
DUR |
|
|
|
|
|
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Whysall, Isaac |
67 |
10 Nov 1904 |
Thornley |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
The Woodhorn Colliery Museum
and are marked with .
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The list of the fatalities from the 1860 Burradon disaster were kindly
provided by Bill Henderson.
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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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Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been generated from
Parish/Bishop's Transcript's burial records kindly supplied by Julie Thompson
and are marked with .
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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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