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William Henry Ramsay
(Born: 1882, Died: 1913)
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| 07 Jun 1913 | — | Newspaper article (A Rescue Officer Killed In A Colliery) |
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Managers Certificate
17 February 1904, Certificate Number: 2,362 (1st), District: Newcastle
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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| 1908 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Manager: | South Tanfield | James Joicey & Co. Ltd. |
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| 1909 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | South Tanfield | James Joicey & Co. Ltd. |
| Manager: | South Tanfield | James Joicey & Co. Ltd. |
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| 1913 | |
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Biographical Notes
Captain W. H. Ramsay, B.Sc., chief officer of the Northumberland and Durham Collieries Rescue Brigade, lost his life yesterday afternoon at Benwell Colliery, Newcastle, while experimenting with breathing apparatus in the mine.
The presence of bad air having been discovered, Captain Ramsay was invited to the colliery, and entered the mine accompanied by Superintendent Storey and a fireman named Francis, each equipped with breathing apparatus. A little while afterwards Superintendent Storey returned staggering and stated that captain Ramsay and Francis had been left behind. Assistance was hurried forward and the men were speedily reached, but Captain Ramsay was found to be dead. He was only 31 years of age and was unmarried, living with his mother at Jesmond. He served his apprenticeship with his father, the late Mr. J. A. Ramsay, who was a colliery manager, at Sherburn and Littletown collieries, and at Messrs. Joicey's Beamish Tanfield and West Pelton collieries. His science degree was obtained at the University of Durham. He had been assistant manager at West Pelton and Handen Hold Collieries for over three years, and was manager at South Tanfield from 1907 until the date of his appointment as chief officer of the Rescue Brigade in January, 1912.
Source: The Times Newspaper
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- 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
- The Times Newspaper
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