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William Lishman
(Born: 1832)
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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Membership
1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses.
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Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses; Elected: 07 Mar 1861
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| 1873 | |
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Managers Certificate
22 April 1873, Certificate Number: 983 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: Newbottle
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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Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses.
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses (Member of Council); Elected: 07 Mar 1861
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Census
Address: Bunker Hill, Newbottle
(Ref: RG11/4973/76/32)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| LISHMAN, William | 49 | Head | Mar | Mining Engineer | DUR: Hetton Le Hole |
| LISHMAN, Alice | 43 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Rainton | |
| LISHMAN, William E. | 14 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Newbottle | |
| LISHMAN, Arthur | 8 | Son | DUR: Newbottle | ||
| RICHARDSON, Jane | 21 | Serv | Unn | Housemaid | DUR: Cassop |
| EDWARDS, Ann | 28 | Serv | Unn | Laundress | DUR: Kelloe |
| WHITE, Jane | 28 | Serv | Unn | Cook | DUR: Tanfield |
| THOMPSON, Jemima | 19 | Serv | Unn | Nurse Maid | DUR: Lamesley |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Crook Hall | J. Lishman & Co., Claypath, Durham |
| Manager: | Crook Hall | J. Lishman & Co., Claypath, Durham |
| Agent: | Herrington | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Houghton | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Margaret | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Dorothea | Earl of Durham |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Herrington | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Houghton | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Margaret | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Dorothea | Earl of Durham |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Herrington | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Houghton | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Margaret | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Dorothea | Earl of Durham |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Vice-President; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses.
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses (Vice-President); Elected: 07 Mar 1861
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| 1889 | |
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bunker Hill, Fence Houses.
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| 1890 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Herrington | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Houghton | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Margaret | Earl of Durham |
| Agent: | Newbottle Dorothea | Earl of Durham |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: Fence Houses - Lishman, William, Agent, Lambton Colliery, Burnmoor
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 827: Newbottle - Lishman, William, Chief Viewer to Earl of Durham, Bunker Hill
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
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Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Honorary Member; Address: Thornhill Park, Sunderland.
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Managers Certificate
03 September 1909, Certificate Number: 3,463 (1st), District: Durham
Certificate of Competency as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Secs. 23 and 80)
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Managers Certificate
13 November 1912, Certificate Number: 3,463, Inspector: J. B. Atkinson
First Class Certificate of Competency as Manager of a Mine has been endorsed by H.M. Inspectors of Mines with the Qualification of Surveyor of Mines, during the year 1912
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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
- 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 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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