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Vincent Charles Stuart Wortley Corbett

(Born: 1835)

Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of this individual, but an indication of the changes of positions and the links between companies, directors and managers in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the individual may be involved with other companies or collieries outside this area and there may have been other positions for which we currently do not have details.

Links to other pages on this site

27 Oct 1871  —  Newspaper article (Fatal Colliery Explosion)
28 Oct 1871  —  Newspaper article (The Colliery Explosion At Seaham)
09 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (Terrible Colliery Explosion)
10 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
13 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
18 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
20 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
23 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
02 Oct 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
04 Oct 1880  —  Newspaper article (Seaham Colliery Explosion)
21 Oct 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
14 Dec 1880  —  Newspaper article (The Seaham Colliery Explosion)
03 Dec 1886  —  Newspaper article (Fatal Colliery Explosion)
30 Apr 1896  —  Newspaper article (Lord Londonderry And The Rainton Colliery)


1873

Managers Certificate

09 January 1873, Certificate Number: 35 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: Londonderry

First Class Certificate of Service as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. Cap. 76, Sec. 31), including the name of the mine (if any) in which acting as Manager at the time of grant of certificate.


1881

Census

Address: Chilton Moor House, Houghton Le Spring

(Ref: RG11/4972/143/32)

Name  Age  Rel  Mar OccupationWhere Born
CORBETT, Vincent A. C. J. H.  46 Head Mar Mining Engineer  Havil Bogh, India
CORBETT, Fanny F. A.  44 Wife Mar   YKS: York
CORBETT, Mary M. I.  10 Dau Scholar  DUR: Seaham H
CORBETT, Vincent  9 Son Scholar  DUR: Seaham H
CORBETT, Katherine K. P.  7 Dau Scholar  DUR: Seaham H
CORBETT, Fanny E.  5 Dau Scholar  DUR: Seaham H
CORBETT, Sybil S.  2 Dau   DUR: Seaton
SWANTON, Thomas H.  35 Brother In Mar Clark (Unempl)  YKS: York
SWANTON, Eliz. F. C.  31 Sister In Mar   LIN: Binbrook
HARRISON, Mary I.  21 Gov Unn Governess  America
CLARK, Mary  26 Serv Unn Cook Dom  YKS: Richmond
CARDEN, Julia  22 Serv Unn Laundry  DUR: Sunderland
RUTTER, Margaret R.  20 Serv Unn Nurse  DUR: Sunderland


1882

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Adventure   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Alexandrina   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Dryburn Grange   Framwellgate Coal Co., Middlesbrough-on-Tees
Agent:   Framwellgate   Framwellgate Coal Co., Middlesbrough-on-Tees
Agent:   Old Durham   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Rainton   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Seaham   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland


1884

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Adventure   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Alexandrina   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Framwellgate   Framwellgate Coal Co., Middlesbrough-on-Tees
Agent:   Rainton   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Seaham   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland


1888

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Adventure   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Alexandrina   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Dryburn Grange   Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Framwellgate   Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Rainton Meadows   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Silksworth   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Seaham   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland


1890

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Adventure   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Alexandrina   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Dryburn Grange   Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Framwellgate   Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Rainton Meadows   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Silksworth   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland
Agent:   Seaham   Marquess of Londonderry, Seaham, Sunderland


1894

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 799: Chilton Moor - Corbett, Vincent C. S. W., Mining Engineer
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.

Page 841: Seaham - Corbett, Vincent C. S. W., Chief Viewer to Lord Londonderry, h: Chilton Moor
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.


1909

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Dawdon   Londonderry Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Silksworth   Londonderry Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Seaham   Londonderry Collieries Ltd.

Membership

1909-1910, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Chilton Moor, Fence Houses.


1919

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Dawdon   Londonderry Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Silksworth   Londonderry Collieries Ltd.
Agent:   Seaham   Londonderry Collieries Ltd.

Membership

1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Chilton Moor, Fence Houses, County Durham.


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
  • 1884 List of Mines
  • 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
  • 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
  • History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
  • Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume LIX published in 1920
  • Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXXIX published in 1910

Further Research

  Research Notes for Vincent Charles Stuart Wortley Corbett


Researchers

    Researcher  Interest 
·  Terry Hart 

I am the secretary for the V.W.Corbett Lodge 3141 R.A.O.B. based in Bedlington. Trying to find out for definite what V.W. stands for? May be named after this gentleman (shortened) or of a Vincent William who was a student in 1919-20. A lodge is usually named after a person only after they have died. My information is, he was Owner/director of Netherton Colliery, Bedlington


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