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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					Yole, Herbert Thomas	49	29 Aug 1952	Randolph	DUR
					York, J.	35	13 Apr 1872	Seaton Delaval	NBL
					York, Ottiwell	30	08 Nov 1905	Lady Durham	DUR
					York, William	61	24 Oct 1898	North Skelton (Ironstone)	NRY
					Yorke, William	47	15 Jul 1907	Pelton	DUR
					Youall, James		11 May 1844	Garmondsway Moor	DUR
					Youll, John	28	16 Jan 1862	Hartley	NBL
					Youll, William	51	05 Jun 1849	Hebburn	DUR
					Youll, William	15	05 Mar 1895	Margaret Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Young, -		29 May 1841	Derwent Crook	DUR
					Young, Albert		1918	Hazlerigg	NBL
					Young, Angus	21	14 Jan 1909	Cramlington	NBL
					Young, Anthony	52	20 Dec 1860	Hetton, Minor Pit	DUR
					Young, Charles	43	03 Feb 1911	Belmont (Ironstone)	NRY
					Young, David	60	21 Oct 1907	Elemore	DUR
					Young, Edward	31	30 Jun 1917	Mainsforth	DUR
					Young, Elias		1918	Hazlerigg	NBL
					Young, G. R.	20	13 Dec 1930	Marsden	DUR
					Young, G. W.	32	27 Sep 1893	Rainton	DUR
					Young, George	7	22 Aug 1836	Cowpen	NBL
					Young, George	32	04 Jan 1854	Elemore, Isabella Pit	DUR
					Young, George	17	02 Jan 1867	Willington	DUR
					Young, George	16	16 Nov 1875	West Cramlington	NBL
					Young, George	43	22 Oct 1884	Esh	DUR
					Young, George	58	15 Apr 1885	Blackhill	DUR
					Young, George	37	05 Feb 1897	Wardley	DUR
					Young, George	34	15 Jun 1906	Choppington	NBL
					Young, George	28	25 Jan 1907	Wheatley Hill	DUR
					Young, George	35	06 Dec 1910	West Mickley	NBL
					Young, George		1917	Montagu	NBL
					Young, George		11 Sep 1952	Medomsley	DUR
					Young, George William	14	13 Aug 1879	Usworth	DUR
					Young, George William	53	16 Oct 1942	Mainsforth	DUR
					Young, H.	38	05 Mar 1927	Thrislington	DUR
					Young, Herbert	14	11 Apr 1911	Pelton	DUR
					Young, Hutchinson	50	15 Jul 1884	Pelton	DUR
					Young, Isaac	16	08 Jun 1909	Croxdale	DUR
					Young, J. M.	14	29 Apr 1924	Seaham	DUR
					Young, James	80	20 Aug 1799	Unknown	DUR
					Young, James	23	27 Jun 1815	Sheriff Hill	DUR
					Young, James	29	05 Apr 1843	Stormont Main	DUR
					Young, James	13	07 Oct 1865	Page Bank	DUR
					Young, James	45	07 Oct 1870	Dearham	CUL
					Young, James	48	21 Jan 1897	New Brancepeth	DUR
					Young, James	60	17 Jan 1925	Ushaw Moor	DUR
					Young, James		1928	Backworth, Church Pit	NBL
					Young, James		1957	Dean & Chapter	DUR
					Young, James Clifton	54	08 May 1929	Dinnington	NBL
					Young, James Edward		1924	Preston	NBL
					Young, John	37	24 Dec 1813	Felling	DUR
					Young, John	8	24 Dec 1813	Felling	DUR
					Young, John		28 Jul 1837	Workington	CUL
					Young, John	12	05 Apr 1843	Stormont Main	DUR
					Young, John		06 Nov 1849	Murton	DUR
					Young, John	25	16 Jan 1862	Hartley	NBL
					Young, John	13	22 Jun 1864	Haswell	DUR
					Young, John	12	04 Nov 1867	Dipton	DUR
					Young, John	52	17 Apr 1871	West Cramlington	NBL
					Young, John	50	06 Mar 1877	Ryhope	DUR
					Young, John		14 Feb 1879	Asby	CUL
					Young, John	16	07 Dec 1897	Harton	DUR
					Young, John	57	19 Mar 1901	Seaham	DUR
					Young, John	29	04 Dec 1902	Whitehaven, William Pit	CUL
					Young, John	34	19 Jul 1907	Binchester	DUR
					Young, John		1927	Bedlington, Doctor Pit	NBL
					Young, John George		09 Aug 1925	Wallsend, Edward	NBL
					Young, John William	27	30 Dec 1912	South Pelaw	DUR
					Young, Joseph	30	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Young, Joseph	74	24 Apr 1886	Swalwell	DUR
					Young, Joseph	18	08 Sep 1908	Wheatley Hill	DUR
					Young, Joshua	57	25 Mar 1805	Unknown	DUR
					Young, Michael		06 Oct 1805	Hebburn	DUR
					Young, Preston	63	19 Jun 1901	Whitburn	DUR
					Young, R.	19	21 Aug 1930	Kimblesworth	DUR
					Young, R.	36	21 Jan 1943	Harton	DUR
					Young, Ralph	45	06 Oct 1805	Hebburn	DUR
					Young, Ralph	45	14 Jan 1951	Kimblesworth	DUR
					Young, Reginald		1942	Bedlington, E Pit	NBL
					Young, Richard	45	21 Apr 1914	Easington	DUR
					Young, Richard Henry	44	29 Jul 1904	Ryhope	DUR
					Young, Richardson	45	14 Apr 1917	Hazard	DUR
					Young, Robert	51	03 Nov 1879	Littleburn	DUR
					Young, Robert	36	24 Oct 1894	Brownrigg	NBL
					Young, Robert	17	08 Dec 1899	Seghill	NBL
					Young, Robert		1900	Seghill	NBL
					Young, Robert	21	29 Nov 1905	Trimdon Grange	DUR
					Young, Robert	62	02 Mar 1906	North Walbottle	NBL
					Young, Robert	26	19 Sep 1907	Houghton	DUR
					Young, Robert	36	12 Apr 1923	Hetton Lyons	DUR
					Young, Robert		1926	Cramlington, Dudley Pit	NBL
					Young, Robert Grieves	57	03 Jan 1929	Cambois	NBL
					Young, Robert James	20	26 Dec 1913	Dorothea Pit, Newbottle	DUR
					Young, Samuel		1908	Hazlerigg	NBL
					Young, T.		28 Dec 1947	Murton	DUR
					Young, Thomas	30	24 May 1812	Felling	DUR
					Young, Thomas	30	03 Aug 1830	Jarrow, Alfred Pit	DUR
					Young, Thomas		Sep 1834	Hetton Old Pit	DUR
					Young, Thomas	12	05 Jun 1849	Hebburn	DUR
					Young, Thomas	12	23 Nov 1860	Murton, Polka Pit	DUR
					Young, Thomas	21	14 Aug 1874	Dipton	DUR
					Young, Thomas	17	08 Oct 1881	Shildon Lodge	DUR
					Young, Thomas	54	02 Dec 1901	Trimdon	DUR
					Young, Thomas		22 Feb 1935	Ashington	NBL
					Young, Thomas		1945	Stobswood	NBL
					Young, Thomas A.	24	16 Jun 1900	Eston (Ironstone)	NRY
					Young, Walter	58	23 Mar 1900	Redheugh	DUR
					Young, William	28	28 Jun 1839	St. Hilda	DUR
					Young, William	11	03 Jul 1854	Hetton, South Pit	DUR
					Young, William	32	31 Oct 1864	Adelaide	DUR
					Young, William	74	16 Jan 1865	Etherley, George Pit	DUR
					Young, William	67	25 Oct 1871	Seaham, No. 3 Pit	DUR
					Young, William	16	09 Jan 1873	South Hetton	DUR
					Young, William	48	06 Sep 1877	Binchester	DUR
					Young, William		25 Aug 1893	Ryhope	DUR
					Young, William	42	22 Nov 1900	Broompark	DUR
					Young, William	22	18 Jan 1905	Ryhope	DUR
					Young, William		02 Oct 1923	Woodhorn	NBL
					Young, William	48	09 Jul 1924	Twizell	DUR
					Young, William George		1928	North Seaton	NBL
					Young, William James	29	02 May 1914	Wellington	CUL
					Young, William L.		1945	Linton	NBL
					Young, William Scorer	18	01 Aug 1908	Harton	DUR
					Younger, Henry	33	16 Jan 1862	Hartley	NBL
					Younger, John	61	26 Apr 1892	Cramlington	NBL
					Younger, John	31	19 Jul 1906	Binchester	DUR
					Younger, John Henry	29	13 Oct 1901	Preston	NBL
					Younger, Ralph	18	11 Oct 1799	Lumley	DUR
					Younger, Thomas	15	11 Oct 1799	Lumley	DUR
					Younger, Thomas	16	26 Aug 1908	Urpeth	DUR
					Younger, Wilkinson		09 Apr 1860	Seaton Burn	NBL
					Younie, John Michael		1933	Newsham	NBL
					Youran, James	14	29 Jan 1870	Wearmouth	DUR
					Youren, Arthur	34	18 Mar 1885	Wearmouth	DUR
					Yourin, William	37	10 Dec 1873	Wearmouth	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 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 .
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Brian Proctor from his research into early newspapers (primarily of the Newcastle Area) and are marked with .

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