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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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Link to Memorial page |
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Link to Individual page |
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see bottom of page for details |
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Name |
Age |
Date |
Colliery |
Cnty |
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Wrathmall, H. |
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13 Oct 1961 |
Hylton |
DUR |
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Wray, Robson |
13 |
01 Oct 1858 |
Page Bank, Brancepeth |
DUR |
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Wray, William |
21 |
09 Feb 1871 |
East Hetton |
DUR |
 |
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Wren, Fletcher |
66 |
06 Oct 1906 |
Threlkeld (Lead and Zinc Ore) |
CUL |
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Wren, Isaac |
50 |
11 May 1910 |
Wellington Pit |
CUL |
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Wren, James |
50 |
24 Feb 1882 |
Castle Eden |
DUR |
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Wren, John |
37 |
11 May 1910 |
Wellington Pit |
CUL |
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Wren, Joseph |
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27 Mar 1944 |
Woodhorn |
NBL |
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Wren, Thomas |
20 |
11 May 1910 |
Wellington Pit |
CUL |
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Wright, A. |
47 |
06 Oct 1927 |
Lambton |
DUR |
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Wright, Andrew |
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1940 |
Broomhill |
NBL |
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Wright, Arthur |
25 |
30 Apr 1874 |
Cambois |
NBL |
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Wright, Arthur |
28 |
31 Jan 1898 |
South Moor, Hedley Pit |
DUR |
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Wright, Charles |
14 |
19 Aug 1851 |
Washington |
DUR |
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Wright, Charles |
37 |
07 Sep 1862 |
Wearmouth, A Pit |
DUR |
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Wright, Christopher |
28 |
26 Jan 1866 |
Rainton |
DUR |
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Wright, George |
42 |
19 Apr 1888 |
St. Helen's, Workington |
CUL |
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Wright, George |
18 |
20 Aug 1891 |
Shildon Lodge |
DUR |
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Wright, George Alexander |
54 |
23 May 1957 |
Choppington, B Pit |
NBL |
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Wright, George William |
15 |
13 Jul 1908 |
Eldon |
DUR |
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Wright, H. R. |
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1918 |
Ashington |
NBL |
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Wright, Hannah |
9 |
28 Apr 1899 |
Littletown |
DUR |
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Wright, Henry |
35 |
30 Jun 1883 |
Crossfield (Metalliferous) |
CUL |
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Wright, Henry |
27 |
03 Aug 1884 |
Castle Eden |
DUR |
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Wright, Henry |
46 |
16 Feb 1909 |
West Stanley |
DUR |
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Wright, Henry |
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12 Sep 1918 |
Ashington |
NBL |
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Wright, Isaac |
51 |
08 Jan 1894 |
Broomhill |
NBL |
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Wright, J. |
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1916 |
East Holywell |
NBL |
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Wright, James |
14 |
03 Nov 1847 |
Wingate Grange |
DUR |
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Wright, James |
14 |
15 Mar 1870 |
Cramlington |
NBL |
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Wright, James |
22 |
31 Jul 1911 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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Wright, James |
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1913 |
Wallsend |
NBL |
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Wright, James |
23 |
04 Aug 1914 |
Clifton |
CUL |
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Wright, James |
16 |
10 Apr 1918 |
Dawdon |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
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24 Sep 1851 |
Whitworth Park |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
47 |
19 Jun 1866 |
Stonecroft (Metalliferous) |
NBL |
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Wright, John |
35 |
24 Dec 1867 |
Blaydon Burn |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
13 |
07 Mar 1872 |
Old Etherley, Lands |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
36 |
26 May 1884 |
Charlaw |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
66 |
25 Jun 1885 |
Pelton |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
47 |
05 Aug 1897 |
Hetton |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
49 |
20 Nov 1906 |
Clara Vale |
DUR |
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Wright, John |
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11 May 1910 |
Wellington Pit |
CUL |
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Wright, John Lowther |
66 |
02 Sep 1910 |
Houghton |
DUR |
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Wright, John Morgan |
15 |
09 Apr 1875 |
Shildon |
DUR |
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Wright, John P. |
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1909 |
Blackett |
NBL |
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Wright, Jonathan |
17 |
05 Feb 1910 |
North Elswick |
NBL |
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Wright, Joseph |
21 |
18 Jun 1835 |
Wallsend |
NBL |
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Wright, Joseph |
37 |
15 Mar 1841 |
Cowpen, North Pit |
NBL |
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Wright, Joseph |
47 |
20 Mar 1858 |
Black Prince |
DUR |
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Wright, Joseph Edward |
18 |
28 Oct 1950 |
Etherley Dene |
DUR |
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Wright, Matthew Dodsworth |
15 |
06 Dec 1915 |
Harton |
DUR |
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Wright, R. |
43 |
17 May 1946 |
Harton |
DUR |
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Wright, Robert |
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09 Feb 1830 |
Cocksons Pit |
CUL |
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Wright, Robert |
13 |
12 Jan 1866 |
Pelton |
DUR |
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Wright, Robert |
25 |
13 Sep 1894 |
Wingate Grange |
DUR |
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Wright, Robert |
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1944 |
Cowpen, Bates Pit |
NBL |
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Wright, Sidney James |
23 |
21 Jun 1929 |
Choppington |
NBL |
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Wright, Thomas |
16 |
19 Aug 1851 |
Washington |
DUR |
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Wright, Thomas |
43 |
20 Dec 1860 |
Hetton, Minor Pit |
DUR |
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Wright, Thomas |
8 |
15 Sep 1871 |
Cold Hesleden Incline |
DUR |
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Wright, Thomas |
27 |
24 Jun 1875 |
Skelton Park (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Wright, Thomas |
26 |
08 Sep 1880 |
Seaham |
DUR |
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Wright, Thomas |
28 |
22 Sep 1912 |
North Walbottle |
NBL |
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Wright, William |
70 |
10 Nov 1886 |
Springwell |
DUR |
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Wright, William |
31 |
27 Sep 1892 |
Deaf Hill |
DUR |
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Wright, William |
55 |
15 Jul 1895 |
Thornley |
DUR |
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Wright, William |
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1935 |
Hauxley |
NBL |
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Wright, William Ward |
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14 Apr 1924 |
Thornley |
DUR |
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Wrightson, Charles |
64 |
23 Aug 1906 |
Cramlington |
NBL |
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Wrightson, E. B. |
30 |
11 Feb 1930 |
Wingate Grange |
DUR |
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Wrightson, James |
49 |
25 Mar 1901 |
Brandon |
DUR |
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Wrightson, John |
16 |
29 Apr 1875 |
Rosedale (Ironstone) |
NRY |
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Wrightson, Thomas |
31 |
27 Feb 1912 |
Houghton |
DUR |
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Wrightson, Tommy |
52 |
Oct 1962 |
Dean & Chapter |
DUR |
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Wrightson, William |
40 |
29 Feb 1916 |
Houghton |
DUR |
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Wrigley, Thomas |
42 |
28 Aug 1873 |
Flimby, Robin Hood Pit |
CUL |
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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For those names marked we have
a digital photograph of the tombstone, see the information page
for further details.
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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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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 names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly
provided by Ray Swan from his research into Northumberland mining deaths
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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