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Thomas Douglas
(Born: 1830)
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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| 1853 | |
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Membership
1853-1854, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Barrington Colliery, Durham.
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Membership
1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Peases’ West Collieries, Darlington.
1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Peases’ West Collieries, Darlington.
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Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Peases’ West Collieries, Darlington.
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Peases’ West Collieries, Darlington (Member of Council); Elected: 21 Aug 1852
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| 1873 | |
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Managers Certificate
12 February 1873, Certificate Number: 182 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: Peases West
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: Peases’ West Collieries, Darlington (Vice-President); Elected: 21 Aug 1852
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Vice President; Address: West Lodge, Crook, Darlington.
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Census
Address: Billy Row (West Lodge), Crook & Billy Row
(Ref: RG11/4928/54/27)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| DOUGLAS, Thomas | 51 | Head | Mar | Mining Engineer | DUR: Sunderland |
| DOUGLAS, Elizabeth | 49 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Sunderland | |
| SPENCER, Matilda | 42 | Sister In | Mar | DUR: Sunderland | |
| SPENCER, Mary | 3 | Niece & Vi | NBL: Newcastle | ||
| DOUGLAS, Charles P. | 43 | Brother Vi | Mar | Civil Engineer | DUR: Sunderland |
| GILL, Elizabeth | 19 | Serv | Unn | General Ser | YKS: Pontefact |
| THOMPSOM, Ellen | 21 | Serv | Unn | General Ser | DUR: Sunderland |
| JACKSON, Dorothy | 29 | Serv | Unn | General Ser | DUR: Sherburn Hill |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Arthur | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Brandon [x] | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Bowden Close | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Esh | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Job's Hill Drift | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Emma (Roddymoor) | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Lucy (North Roddymoor Colliery) | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Stanley (Crook) | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Sunniside | J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Agent: | Wooley | J. W. Pease & Partners |
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| 1884 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Arthur | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Bowden Close | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Esh | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Job's Hill Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | North Roddymoor | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Roddymoor | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley (Crook) | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Sunniside | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Waterhouses | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Wooley | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bowden Close | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Esh | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Roddymoor Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley Pit | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Sunniside | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Waterhouses | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Wooley | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Whitelea Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Pease’s West Collieries, Darlington (Retiring Vice-President, Member of Council); Elected: 21 Aug 1852
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council; Address: Pease’s West Colliery, Darlington.
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: The Garth, Darlington.
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: The Garth, Darlington.
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| 1890 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Bowden Close | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Esh | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Roddymoor Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Stanley Pit | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Sunniside | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Waterhouses | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Wooley | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
| Agent: | Whitelea Drift | Pease & Partners Ltd. |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: Crook - Douglas, Thomas, Viewer, Pease's West Colliery
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
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Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: The Garth, Darlington.
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice President; Address: The Garth, Darlington.
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Membership
1900-1901, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: The Garth, Darlington
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Membership
1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice President; Address: The Garth, Darlington
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Membership
1907-1908, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice President; Address: The Garth, Darlington
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Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Honorary Member; Address: The Garth, Darlington.
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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
- 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 XXI published in 1903
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXIII published in 1904
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXXIV published in 1908
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume II published in 1854
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XIV published in 1865
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XX published in 1871
- 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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