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Fenwick Darling
(Born: 1845)
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.
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| 1904 | — | Article in the Transactions of the Mining Engineers |
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| 1851 | |
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Census
Address: Plawsworth
(Ref: HO107/2394/231)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| DARLING, Margaretta | 45 | Head | Wid | ||
| DARLING, Jane | 19 | Dau | Unn | ||
| DARLING, Ann E. | 18 | Dau | Unn | ||
| DARLING, Elizabeth | 14 | Dau | |||
| DARLING, Margaretta | 10 | Dau | |||
| DARLING, John | 8 | Son | |||
| DARLING, Fenwick | 6 | Son |
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Managers Certificate
22 March 1873, Certificate Number: 599 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Evans, Mine: Brampton
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.
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| 1880 | |
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Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Durham Colliery, Darlington; Elected: 06 Nov 1875
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| 1881 | |
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Census
Address: Eldon
(Ref: RG11/4918/31/56)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| DARLING, Fenwick | 36 | Head | Unn | Mining Engineer | DUR: Plawsworth |
| DARLING, Elizabeth | 44 | Sister | Unn | DUR: Plawsworth | |
| DARLING, Margaret | 40 | Sister | Unn | DUR: Plawsworth | |
| WALSH, Bridget | 20 | Servant | Unn | Housemaid | DUR: Plawsworth |
| DARLING, Ann Amelia | 47 | Head | Unn | Income Derived From Dividends No Oc | DUR: Durham |
| DARLING, John | 37 | Brother | Unn | Income Derived From Dividends No Oc | DUR: Plawsworth |
| CHARLTON, Jane | 19 | Serv | Unn | General Servant | DUR: Framwellgate |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | Chilton | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Eldon | South Durham Coal Co. |
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| 1884 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | Eldon | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | South Durham | South Durham Coal Co. Ltd. |
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| 1888 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Eldon | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Eldon | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Agent: | South Durham, Brockwell | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | South Durham, Brockwell | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Agent: | South Durham, Harvey | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | South Durham, Harvey | South Durham Coal Co. |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Durham Colliery, Darlington; Elected: 06 Nov 1875
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Durham Colliery, Darlington.
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| 1890 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Eldon | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Eldon | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Agent: | South Durham, Brockwell | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | South Durham, Brockwell | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Agent: | South Durham, Harvey | South Durham Coal Co. |
| Manager: | South Durham, Harvey | South Durham Coal Co. |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 525: Bishop Auckland - Darling, Fenwick, Viewer, Straker, Anderson & Lancaster, South Durham collieries, Eldon
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
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| 1894 | |
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 361: Eldon - Darling, F., Agent for South Durham Coal Co.
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 361: Eldon - Darling, Fenwick, Agent and Manager, Eldon Colliery
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | South Durham, Brockwell | South Durham Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Manager: | South Durham, Harvey | South Durham Coal Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Durham Colliery, Darlington.
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Periodicals
Paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Electric Pumping Plant at South Durham Collieries"
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| 1909 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Eldon | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Windlestone | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
Membership
1909-1910, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Sowerby Grange, Thirsk.
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| Family Group Sheet | |
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This is a simulated Family Group Sheet using information from elsewhere on this site (census returns, tombstones, newspapers, etc.). It is not intended to be a definitive rendition of the family relationships - we do not have detailed knowledge of the family.
| 1 ? DARLING |
| + Margaretta ? (b: 1806) |
 2 Jane DARLING (b: 1832) |
| 2 Ann Amelia DARLING (b: 1833) |
| 2 Elizabeth DARLING (b: 1837) |
| 2 Margaretta DARLING (b: 1841) |
| 2 John DARLING (b: 1843) |
| 2 Fenwick DARLING (b: 1845) |
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- 1851 Census — taken 30th March, 1851
- 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
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1909 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.
- Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume I published in 1890
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXXIX published in 1910
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XXX published in 1881
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XXXVIII published in 1889
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