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John Ramsay

(Born: 1861)

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.


1881

Census

Address: 15 Tursdale Colliery, Cassop

(Ref: RG11/4960/20/3)

Name  Age  Rel  Mar OccupationWhere Born
RAMSEY, Wm.  49 Head Mar Colliery Manager  NBL: Wylam
RAMSEY, Elizabeth  42 Wife Mar   NBL: Newcastle
RAMSEY, John  20 Son Unn Colliery Overseer  NBL: Wylam
JOBLING (RAMSEY), Harry  11 Stepson Scholar  DUR: Bilton Race
JOBLING (RAMSEY), Frank B.  9 Stepson Scholar  DUR: Bilton Race
JOBLING (RAMSEY), Mary Jane  7 Stepson (S Scholar  DUR: Bilton Race
RAMSEY, Robt. Wm.  2 Son   DUR: Tursdale Coly


1882

Managers Certificate

16 September 1882, Certificate Number: 1,699 (1st), District: Durham

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.)


1888

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Under Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1890

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Under Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1894

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 261: Cornforth - Ramsey, John, Undermanager Tursdale Colliery
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.


1896

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Under Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.

Membership

1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Associate; Address: Tursdale Colliery, Ferryhill.


1902

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Under Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1908

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1909

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1914

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Heugh Hall   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1918

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Heugh Hall   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1919

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1921

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1923

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Tursdale   Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd.


1924

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Tursdale   Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd.


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 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
  • 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1918 List of Mines
  • 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
  • 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1924 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

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