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13 Apr 1896	—	Involved with the Brancepeth explosion inquiry
15 May 1896	—	Newspaper article (The Brancepeth Colliery Explosion)
11 Dec 1903	—	Newspaper article (News)
16 Jan 1904	—	Newspaper article (Humanity Rewarded)
14 Oct 1906	—	Involved with the Wingate Grange disaster inquiry
03 Nov 1906	—	Newspaper article (The Wingate Colliery Disaster)
17 Dec 1906	—	Involved with the Urpeth Explosion
20 Feb 1908	—	Involved with the Washington Glebe disaster
22 Feb 1908	—	Newspaper article (Fatal Colliery Explosion)
16 Feb 1909	—	Involved with the West Stanley disaster inquiry
11 May 1910	—	Involved with the Whitehaven, Wellington Pit disaster inquiry
18 May 1910	—	Newspaper article (The Whitehaven Colliery Disaster)
23 Jun 1910	—	Newspaper article (Whitehaven Pit Accident)
29 Jun 1910	—	Newspaper article (The North-East Coast)
20 Sep 1910	—	Newspaper article (The Whitehaven Colliery Accident)
05 Oct 1910	—	Newspaper article (The Whitehaven Pit Disaster)
10 Oct 1910	—	Newspaper article (The Whitehaven Disaster)
17 Oct 1910	—	Newspaper article (The Whitehaven Pit Disaster)
27 Oct 1912	—	Involved with the Auckland Park explosion inquiry
24 Feb 1923	—	Involved with the Medomsley shaft accident inquiry
30 Mar 1925	—	Involved with the Montagu View Pit disaster inquiry
15 Jun 1935	—	Newspaper article (Obituary)

Census

Address: North Road, Durham City, Durham

(Ref: RG9/3736/113/37)

Name	Age	Rel	Mar	Occupation	Where Born
BLACKETT, William C.	30	Head	Mar	Surgeon & Apothecary	DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Rebecca	31	Wife	Mar		NBL: Walbottle
BLACKETT, William C.	1	Son			DUR: Durham

Census

Address: 6 Old Elvet, Elvet, Durham

(Ref: RG10/4962/110/2)

Name	Age	Rel	Mar	Occupation	Where Born
BLACKETT, William Cuthbert	40	Head	Mar	Surgeon & Apothecary	DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Rebecca	32	Wife	Mar		NBL: Walbottle
BLACKETT, William Cuthbert	11	Son			DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Fanny Hannah	9	Dau			DUR: Durham
EWEBANK, William	35	Boarder		Surgeons Assistant	DUR: Barnard Castle
GOWLAND, Eleanor	20	Servant		Servant	DUR: Durham

Membership

1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Student; Address: 6, Old Elvet, Durham; Elected: 04 Nov 1876

Managers Certificate

30 August 1881, Certificate Number: 1,559 (1st), District: Durham

First Class Certificate of Competency as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Acts, 1872 and 1887 (35 & 36 Vict. Cap. 76, Sec. 30 ; 50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec 23.)

Census

Address: 6 Old Elvet, Elvet, Durham

(Ref: RG11/4954/63/2)

Name	Age	Rel	Mar	Occupation	Where Born
BLACKETT, William Cuthbert	50	Head	Mar	J P Surgeon	DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Susannah	50	Wife	Mar		NBL: Wittonstall
BLACKETT, William Cuthbert	21	Son	Unn		DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Fanny Hannah Hunter	19	Dau	Unn		DUR: Durham
SHORROCK (BLACKETT), Ann	26	StepDau	Unn		NBL: Wittonstall

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position	Colliery	Company
Manager:	Kimblesworth	Elliot & Hunter

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position	Colliery	Company
Manager:	Charlaw	Elliot & Hunter
Manager:	Kimblesworth	Elliot & Hunter
Manager:	Nettlesworth	Elliot & Hunter
Manager:	Sacriston	Elliot & Hunter

Membership

1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham; Elected: 04 Nov 1876

Membership

1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position	Colliery	Company
Agent:	Charlaw	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Kimblesworth	Elliot & Hunter
Agent:	Nettlesworth	Elliot & Hunter
Agent:	Sacriston	Elliot & Hunter

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 524: Chester-le-Street - Blackett, William C., Manager, Kimblesworth Coal Co. (Elliott & Hunter, proprietors; Wm. C. Blackett, manager), Kimblesworth
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890

Census

Address: Acorn Close House, Witton Gilbert, Durham

(Ref: RG12/4122/77/6)

Name	Age	Rel	Mar	Occupation	Where Born
BLACKETT, William C.	31	Head	Mar	Mining Engineer & Colliery Manager	DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Anne	29	Wife	Mar		DUR: Durham
BLACKETT, Honor Rebe	5	Dau			DUR: Kimblesworth
HENRY, Winifred	21	Servant	Unn	Cook	DUR: Bishop Auckland
CLISH, Annie	19	Servant	Unn	Housemaid	DUR: Witton Gilbert

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 314: Witton Gilbert - Blackett, W. C., Colliery Manager, Acorn Close, Sacriston
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.

Membership

1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

Membership

1898-1899, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member

Membership

1900-1901, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member

Census

Address: Acorn Close, Witton Gilbert, Durham

(Ref: RG13/4701/84/14)

Name	Age	Rel	Mar	Occupation	Where Born
BLACKETT, William C.	41	Head	Mar	Mining Engineer	DUR: Durham City
BLACKETT, Anne	39	Wife	Mar		DUR: Durham City
BLACKETT, Geoffrey E.	7	Son			DUR: Witton Gilbert
BIRTLEY, Martha	26	Servant	Unn	Housemaid	DUR: West Rainton
HALLIDAY, Annie	15	Servant	Unn	Housemaid	NBL: Warkworth
STOREY, Elizabeth E.	25	Servant	Unn	Cook	DUR: Lanchester

Membership

1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member

1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham

Membership

1902-1903, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice-President

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Tapping Drowned Workings at Wheatley Hill Colliery"

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position	Colliery	Company
Agent:	Charlaw	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Kimblesworth	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Nettlesworth	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Sacriston	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Sacriston Shield Row	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.

Membership

1909-1910, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

1909-1910, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position	Colliery	Company
Agent:	Charlaw	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Kimblesworth	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Nettlesworth	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Sacriston Busty	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Sacriston Shield Row	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position	Colliery	Company
Agent:	Charlaw	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Kimblesworth	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Nettlesworth	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Sacriston	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Agent:	Sacriston Shield Row	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.

Membership

1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: C.B.E., Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: President; Address: C.B.E., T.D., D.L., LL.D., M.Sc., Acorn Close, Sacriston, Durham.

Biographical Notes

Blackett, Colonel William Cuthbert, C.B.E., T.D.D.L., LL.D., M.Sc., J.P. Born 1859 ; son of Dr. W. C. Blackett, Durham, Mining Engineer and Managing Director of the Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.; Director of the Houghton Main Colliery Co., The Raisby Hill Limestone Co., The Raisby Basic Co., etc. Past President of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, holding the Greenwell Modal. Past President of the Institution of Mining Engineers, holding the Institution Medal; Honorary Member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers; Chairman of the Durham and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Brigade; Member of the Advisory Committee for Coal and the Coal Industry; Member of the Safety in Mines Research Board. Has specialised in the study of colliery explosions and "rescue" work, and been employed by Government departments in that connection, and on various other committees. Patentee of many mining appliances, including the first underground coal conveyors, coal washers, rope sockers, etc. Holds Silver medal of the Royal Humane Society. Has commanded several T. F. Battalions, and was County Commandant, Durham Volunteer Corps., C.B.E. (Military). Deputy Lieutenant, County of Durham.
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

Positions held

Position	Company	Correspondence Address
Managing Director:	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Director:	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

Biographical Notes

Blackett, Col. William Cuthbert, C.B.E., T.D., D.L., LL.D., M.Sc., J.P. Born 1859; son of Dr. W. C. Blackett, Durham; Mining Engineer and Managing Director of the Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.; Director of the Houghton Main Colliery Co., The Raisby Hill Limestone Co., and The Raisby Basic Co.; Past President of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, holding the Greenwell Medal; Past President of the Institution of Mining Engineers, holding the Institution Medal; Honorary Member of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy; Honorary Member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers; Chairman of the Durham and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Brigade; Member of Advisory Committee for Coal and the Coal Industry, and other technical Committees. Has specialised in the study of colliery explosions and "rescue" work. Is an Hon. M.Sc. of Durham University and Hon. Doctor of Laws of Birmingham University, and a Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Patentee of many mining appliances, including underground coal conveyors, coal washers, rope sockets, etc. Holds Silver Medal of the Royal Humane Society. Has commanded several T.F. Battalions, and was County Commandant, Durham Volunteer Corps, C.B.E. (Military). Deputy-Lieutenant, County of Durham. Military Member of Durham Territorial Army Association. Address: 12, South Bailey, Durham.
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

Positions held

Position	Company	Correspondence Address
Managing Director:	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.	12 South Bailey, Durham
Director:	Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd.	12 South Bailey, Durham
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory

1935 - Tombstone in St. Cuthberts's Cemetery, Durham
Source: Picture copyright © by Kev Duncan

In
loving memory of
Anne Blackett
who died 7th July 1934
and of her husband
William Cuthbert
Blackett
who died 13th June 1935
aged 75 years

Biographical Notes

Colonel William Cuthbert Blackett died at his home at Durham on Thursday, at the age of 75.

The son of Dr. W. C. Blackett, he followed his father to Durham School, where he played in the XV., and went on to the Durham University College of Science at Newcastle. He worked in fitting shops and coalmines, became a mine manager and chief engineer, and specialised in colliery explosions and rescue work. He received the silver medal of the Royal Humane Society and was a Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. He was managing director and mining engineer of the Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries, and a director of the Houghton Main Colliery and other companies. In the war he commanded several Territorial battalions and served in France in 1918, being made a C.B.E. He was past president of the Institute of Mining Engineers (Greenwell medallist) and of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, and an honorary member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. He was an honorary LL.D. of Birmingham and an honorary M.Sc. Of Durham, and a J.P. and D.L. for Durham County. His wife died last year leaving a son and a daughter.

Source: The Times Newspaper

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