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John Skelton Robson
(Born: 1831)
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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| 1864 | |
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Membership
1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Butterknowle Colliery, Staindrop, Darlington.
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Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Butterknowle Colliery, via Staindrop, Darlington; Elected: 1853
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Managers Certificate
29 April 1873, Certificate Number: 1,049 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: Butterknowle
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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| 1880 | |
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Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Butterknowle Colliery, via Darlington; Elected: 1853
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Census
Address: Copley Lodge, Lynesack & Softley
(Ref: RG11/4930/46/19)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| ROBSON, John S. | 50 | Head | Mar | Mining Engineer | NBL: Newburn |
| ROBSON, Mary | 36 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Hamsterly | |
| ROBSON, Florence G. | 10 | Daughter | Scholar | DUR: Lynesack | |
| ROBSON, Kathleen | 6 | Daughter | Scholar | DUR: Lynesack | |
| ROBSON, Fanny H. | 5 | Daughter | Scholar | DUR: Lynesack | |
| ROBSON, William M. | 3 | Son | DUR: Lynesack | ||
| BARRETT, Minnie | 16 | Niece | Unn | Pupil Teacher | DUR: Witton Gilbert |
| HODGSON, Michael G. | 5 | Nephew | DUR: St Helen Auckland | ||
| SCARR, Elizabeth | 20 | Servant | Unn | General Servant Domestic | YKS: Milserly |
| PARR, Mary | 17 | Servant | Unn | Housemaid Domestic | DUR: Lynesack |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Butterknowle, Marsfield Drift | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle, Marsfield Drift | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Agent: | Butterknowle, Quarry Pit | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle, Quarry Pit | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Agent: | Butterknowle | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
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| 1884 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Butterknowle, Marsfield Drift | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle, Marsfield Drift | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Agent: | Butterknowle, Quarry Pit | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle, Quarry Pit | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Agent: | Butterknowle, Slacks Pit | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle, Slacks Pit | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Agent: | Butterknowle | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Manager: | Butterknowle | Butterknowle Coal Co. |
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| 1888 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Gordon Pit | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Moor Hill Drifts | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Quarry Pit | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Butterknowle Colliery, via Darlington; Elected: 1853
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| 1889 | |
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Butterkuowle Colliery, via Darlington.
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| 1890 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Gordon Pit | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Moor Hill Drifts | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Quarry Pit | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Hutton Seam Drifts | Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: Butterknowle - Robson, John Skelton, Manager, Butterknowle Colliery Co.
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 384: Butterknowle - Robson, J. S., Colliery Manager
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 385: Lynesack & Softley - Robson, John Skelton, Colliery Agent, Copley Lodge
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: Member; Address: Butterknowle Colliery, via Darlington.
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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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