Joseph Gray
(Born: 1833)
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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.
Membership
1853-1854, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Garesfield Colliery, Newcastle.
Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Moor Colliery, Chester-le-Street; Elected: 05 Feb 1870
Managers Certificate
7 March 1873, Certificate Number: 424 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Southern, Mine: South Moor
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.
Census
Address: Bleak House, Greencroft & Langley
(Ref: RG11/4947/118/11)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| GRAY, Joseph |
48 |
Head |
Mar |
Colliery Manager |
NBL: Wylam |
| GRAY, Catherine |
53 |
Wife |
Mar |
|
DUR: Collierly |
| GRAY, Alice Maud |
20 |
Dau |
Unn |
|
DUR: Holmside |
| GRAY, Gertrude |
18 |
Dau |
Unn |
|
DUR: Lanchester |
| SAYERS, Margaret |
16 |
Servant |
Unn |
Domestic Servant |
DUR: Lanchester |
| GRAY, Margaret |
72 |
Sister In |
Unn |
|
DUR: Dipton |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
Charley |
Hedley & Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Manager: |
Louisa |
Hedley & Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Manager: |
Morrison |
Hedley & Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
Charley |
Hedley & Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Manager: |
Louisa |
Hedley & Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Manager: |
Morrison |
Hedley & Bell, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 525: Durham - Gray, J., Colliery Viewers, South Moor, Greencroft
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
- 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 XX published in 1871
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