William Ramsay
(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.
Managers Certificate
12 June 1873, Certificate Number: 1,843 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: Tursdale
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.
Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Tursdale Colliery, County Durham; Elected: 11 Sep 1875
Census
Address: 15 Tursdale Colliery, Cassop
(Ref: RG11/4960/20/3)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| RAMSEY, William |
49 |
Head |
Mar |
Colliery Manager |
NBL: Wylam |
| RAMSEY, Elizabeth |
42 |
Wife |
Mar |
|
NBL: Newcastle |
| RAMSEY, John |
20 |
Son |
Unn |
Colliery Overseer |
NBL: Wylam |
| JOPLING (RAMSEY), Harry |
11 |
Stepson |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Bilton Race |
| JOPLING (RAMSEY), Frank B. |
9 |
Stepson |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Bilton Race |
| JOPLING (RAMSEY), Mary Jane |
7 |
Stepson (S |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Bilton Race |
| RAMSEY, Robert William |
2 |
Son |
|
|
DUR: Tursdale Colliery |
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: Tursdale, Co. Durham; Elected: 11 Sep 1875
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Tursdale, Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 525: Ferry Hill - Ramsey, William, Colliery Viewers, Bowburn
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 259: Cassop cum Quarrington - Ramsay, W., Manager Tursdale Colliery, East Hetton 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: Tursdale, Co. Durham.
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
- 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
