William Rochester
(Born: 1833)
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Managers Certificate
13 September 1873, Certificate Number: 2,221 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Southern, Mine: Towneley
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: Addison, Ryton
(Ref: RG11/5046/60/29)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| ROCHESTER, William |
48 |
Head |
Wid |
Colliery Viewer Mine & Eng |
DUR: Ryton |
| ROCHESTER, John |
19 |
Son |
Unn |
Coal Miner |
NBL: Newcastle On Tyne |
| ROCHESTER, Isabella |
8 |
Dau |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Ryton |
| ROCHESTER, William S. |
3 |
Son |
|
|
DUR: Ryton |
| ROCHESTER, Shield |
2 |
Son |
|
|
DUR: Ryton |
| ROCHESTER, Isabella |
54 |
Sister |
Unn |
Housekeeper |
DUR: Ryton |
| CUTHBERTSON, Sarah H. |
17 |
Servant |
Unn |
Domestic Serv |
DUR: Blaydon |
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 523: Blaydon - Rochester, William, Colliery Owners & Coal Masters, Addison Colliery (Stella Coal Co.) (Wm. Rochester, mngr)
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Page 524: Ryton - Rochester, William, Manager, Emma Colliery (Stella Coal Co.), Barmoor
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 1273: Ryton - Rochester, William, Colliery Manager, River View
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: River View, Blaydon-upon-Tyne.
Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Belle Vue, Ryton, County Durham.
- 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
- 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 LIX published in 1920
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
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