Matthew H. Douglass
(Born: 1854)
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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.
Managers Certificate
05 September 1878, Certificate Number: 1,159 (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.)
Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Associate Member; Address: Marsden Colliery, South Shields; Elected: 02 Aug 1879
Census
Address: Hope House, Whitburn
(Ref: RG11/5019/30/58)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| TAIT, William |
40 |
Head |
Mar |
Colliery Clerk |
NBL: Alnmouth |
| TAIT, Lucy A. |
37 |
Wife |
Mar |
|
DUR: Seaham |
| TAIT, Lucy J. |
14 |
Dau |
|
|
NBL: Blyth |
| TAIT, Mary L. |
11 |
Dau |
|
|
NBL: Blyth |
| TAIT, Ann L. |
3 |
Dau |
|
|
DUR: Usworth |
| DOUGLASS, Matthew H. |
27 |
Boarder |
Unn |
Mining Engineer |
DUR: South Shields |
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Marsden Colliery, South Shields; Elected: 02 Aug 1879
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Usworth Colliery, Washington Station.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 525: South Shields - Douglass, M., Colliery Viewers, Marsden
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 1167: Usworth - Douglas, M. H., Colliery Manager, Usworth Place
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Usworth Colliery, Washington, R.S.O., Co. Durham.
Membership
1900-1901, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
Membership
1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1902-1903, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member
- 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
- 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 XX published in 1902
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXII published in 1903
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXIV published in 1904
- 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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