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William Severs

(Born: 1860)

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: East Stanley Cottage, Tanfield

(Ref: RG11/4941/61/58)

Name  Age  Rel  Mar OccupationWhere Born
SEVERS, Joseph  44 Head Mar Coal Miner  YKS: Richmond
SEVERS, Mary Ann  42 Wife Mar   YKS: Middleham
SEVERS, William  21 Son Unn Coal Miner  DUR: Darlington
SEVERS, Joseph  19 Son Unn Coal Miner  DUR: Darlington
SEVERS, John Thomas  11 Son Scholar  DUR: Annfield Plain
SEVERS, James  10 Son Scholar  DUR: Annfield Plain
SEVERS, Jonathan  6 Son Scholar  DUR: Annfield Plain
SEVERS, Edith  3 Dau   DUR: Annfield Plain


1887

Managers Certificate

20 October 1887, Certificate Number: 2,325 (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.)


1894

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 1181: Beamish - Severs, William, Under Manager, Air Pit
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:   Beamish Air   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Under Manager:   Beamish Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Under Manager:   Twizell   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.

Membership

1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Associate; Address: Beamish View, via Chester-le-Street.


1900

Membership

1900-1901, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Colliery Manager, The Poplars, Beamish, Chester-le-Street, County Durham.; Elected: 08 Dec 1900


1902

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish Air   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Apple   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Burn   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Stanley   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Twizell   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1908

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish Air   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Apple   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish James   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Stanley   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Twizell   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1909

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Beamish Air   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Air   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Beamish Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Beamish, Stanley Pit   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish, Stanley Pit   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Agent:   Twizell   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Twizell   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1912

Managers Certificate

23 August 1912, Certificate Number: 2,325, Inspector: J. B. Atkinson

First Class Certificate of Competency as Manager of a Mine has been endorsed by H.M. Inspectors of Mines with the Qualification of Surveyor of Mines, during the year 1912


1914

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Stanley   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Tanfield Moor   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1918

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   East Stanley   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1919

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish, Stanley Pit   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.

Membership

1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Beamish, County Durham.


1921

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   East Stanley   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1923

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.
Manager:   East Stanley   James Joicey & Co. Ltd.


1924

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.


1925

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
Manager:   East Stanley   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.


1927

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Manager:   Beamish James & Mary   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
Manager:   Beamish Second   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.
Manager:   East Stanley   Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 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
  • 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1927 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 LIX published in 1920
  • Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
  • Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XX published in 1902

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