John Swallow
(Born: 1841)
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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
26 March 1873, Certificate Number: 657 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Southern, Mine: East Castle
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: Pontop Hall, Lintz Green; Elected: 02 May 1874
Census
Address: Pontop Hall, Collierley
(Ref: RG11/4943/101/31)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| SWALLOW, John |
40 |
Head |
Mar |
Mining Engineer |
NBL: Killingworth |
| SWALLOW, Martha |
39 |
Wife |
Mar |
|
DUR: South Shields |
| SWALLOW, Mary Elizabeth |
10 |
Dau |
|
Scholar |
DUR: East Boldon |
| SWALLOW, Wardle Esquithe |
8 |
Son |
|
Scholar |
DUR: East Boldon |
| SWALLOW, Wilfred John |
6 |
Son |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Pontop Hall |
| SWALLOW, Aubrey Samuel |
4 |
Son |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Dipton |
| SWALLOW, Thomas Asquithe |
3 |
Son |
|
Scholar |
DUR: Dipton |
| TERNENT, Isabella |
17 |
Servant |
Unn |
General Servant |
NBL: Cramlington |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
East Pontop |
E. M. Bainbridge & Partners, East Pontop Colliery, Lintz Green |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
East Castle |
East Castle Coal & Coke Co., Lintz Green |
| Manager: |
East Pontop |
East Ponton Coal & Coke Co., Lintz Green |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
East Castle |
East Castle Coal & Coke Co., Lintz Green |
| Manager: |
East Pontop |
East Pontop Coal & Coke Co., Lintz Green |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bushblades House, Lintz Green, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Elected: 02 May 1874
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Bushblades House, Lintz Green, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Manager: |
East Castle |
East Castle Coal & Coke Co., Lintz Green |
| Manager: |
East Pontop |
East Pontop Coal & Coke Co., Lintz Green |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 1229: Collierley - Swallow, John, Colliery Manager, Bushblades House, Kyo
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 1228: Collierley - Swallow, John, Manager to East Pontop Coal Co., East Pontop & East Castle Collieries
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: Catchgate, Annfield Plain, R.S.O., Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
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
- 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
- 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 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
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