John R. Gilchrist
(Born: 1858)
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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
03 January 1879, Certificate Number: 1,182 (1st), District: Manchester
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: Student; Address: Newbottle Colliery Offices, Fence Houses; Elected: 03 Feb 1877
Census
Address: Primrose Hill House, Lambton
(Ref: RG11/4978/58/9)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| GILCHRIST, Ann |
62 |
Head |
Wid |
|
DUR: Chester Le Street |
| GILCHRIST, Charles |
29 |
Son |
Unn |
Clerk In Estate Office |
DUR: Chester Le Street |
| GILCHRIST, Jane A. |
25 |
Dau |
Unn |
|
DUR: Chester Le Street |
| GILCHRIST, John R. |
23 |
Son |
Unn |
Mining Engineer |
DUR: Chester Le Street |
| GILCHRIST, Sarah |
20 |
Dau |
Unn |
|
DUR: Chester Le Street |
| JOHNSON, Margaret A. |
22 |
Serv |
Unn |
General Serv |
DUR: Shadforth Parish |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Agent: |
Crook Hall |
J. Lishman & Co., Crook Hall, Durham |
| Manager: |
Crook Hall |
J. Lishman & Co., Crook Hall, Durham |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Agent: |
Durham Main |
J. Lishman & Co., Crook Hall, Durham |
| Manager: |
Durham Main |
J. Lishman & Co., Crook Hall, Durham |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Durham Main Colliery, Durham; Elected: 03 Feb 1877
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 1292: Winlaton - Gilchrist, John, Colliery Manager, Beda Lodge
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: Garesfield Colliery, Lintz Green, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Colliery Staff Positions held
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 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
- 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.
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
- 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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