William Scorer Harris
(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
10 February 1879, Certificate Number: 1,229 (1st), District: Newcastle
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: Andrews House, near Gateshead; Elected: 14 Feb 1874
Census
Address: Andrews House Colliery, Tanfield
(Ref: RG11/4941/72/7)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| MIDDLETON, William |
42 |
Head |
Mar |
Coal Miner |
DUR: South Shields |
| MIDDLETON, Ann |
38 |
Wife |
Mar |
|
DUR: Chester Le Street |
| MIDDLETON, Ann |
13 |
Dau |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Tanfield |
| MIDDLETON, John |
11 |
Son |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Tanfield |
| MIDDLETON, Robert T. |
8 |
Son |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Tanfield |
| HARRIS, William S. |
27 |
Lodger |
Unn |
Colliery Manager |
MDX: Hackney |
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: Kibblesworth, Gateshead-on-Tyne; Elected: 14 Feb 1874
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Kibblesworth, Gateshead-on-Tyne.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: - Harris, William S., Viewer, John Bowes & Partners Ltd; collieries (W. Moses, manager), Wardley, Newcastle ; & (William Lee, manager) Felling Colliery, Felling ; (William S. Harris, viewer) Kibblesworth, Gateshead ; Marley Hill Colliery, Whickham R.S.O.; Usworth, Washington Station R
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 1208: Kibblesworth - Harris, William S., Colliery Manager
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 1208: Kibblesworth - Harris, William Scorer, Colliery Manager
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: Kibblesworth, Gateshead-upon-Tyne.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
- 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 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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