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Benjamin Dodd
(Born: 1847)
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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| 1873 | |
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Managers Certificate
14 May 1873, Certificate Number: 1,213 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Southern, Mine: Seaton Delaval
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: Bearpark Colliery, near Durham; Elected: 03 May 1866
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| 1881 | |
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Census
Address: Bear Park Colliery, Broom
(Ref: RG11/4953/91/24)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| TURNBULL, John | 57 | Head | Mar | Colliery Engineer | DUR: Hebburn |
| TURNBULL, Margaret | 56 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Lamesly | |
| TURNBULL, Sarah Ann | 21 | Dau | Unn | Attending Household Duties At Home | DUR: Trimdon Grange |
| TURNBULL, Margaret | 17 | Dau | Unn | Attending Household Duties At Home | DUR: Trimdon Grange |
| DODD, Benjamin | 34 | Lodger | Unn | Mining & Civil Engineer | GLS: Clipping Sodburry |
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| 1882 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark-Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Bearpark Colliery, Durham |
| Manager: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark-Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Bearpark Colliery, Durham |
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| 1884 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Brancepeth Coal Co. Limited, Bearpark, Durham |
| Manager: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Brancepeth Coal Co. Limited, Bearpark, Durham |
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| 1888 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Brancepeth Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Bearpark, Durham |
| Manager: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Brancepeth Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Bearpark, Durham |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bearpark Colliery, near Durham; Elected: 03 May 1866
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| 1889 | |
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bearpark Colliery, near Durham.
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| 1890 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Brancepeth Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Bearpark, Durham |
| Manager: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Brancepeth Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Bearpark, Durham |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 487: Durham - Dodd, Benjamin, Agents - Coal & Colliery, Bearpark
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Page 524: Durham - Dodd, Benjamin, Viewer & Agent - Colliery Owners & Coal Masters, Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Bearpark
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
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| 1894 | |
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 241: Bearpark - Dodd, Benjamin, Manager Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd.
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 241: Bearpark - Dodd, Benjamin, Manager of Bearpark Colliery
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 218: Durham City - Dodd, Benjamin, Colliery Manager, Neville's Cross
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
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| 1896 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | Bearpark | Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bearpark Colliery, near Durham.
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| 1898 | |
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Membership
1898-1899, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
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| 1902 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | Bearpark | Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1902-1903, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
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Membership
1907-1908, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Bearpark Colliery, Durham
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| 1908 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | Bearpark, Brancepeth | Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
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| 1909 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bearpark | Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
| Manager: | Bearpark | Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1909-1910, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Percy House, Neville’s Cross, Durham.
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Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council; Address: Hencote's House, Hexham.
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Hencote's House, Hexham.
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- 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
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1908 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
- 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 LIX published in 1920
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XVI published in 1899
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXIV published in 1904
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXXIV published in 1908
- 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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