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Addison Langhorne Steavenson

(Born: 1836)

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.

Links to other pages on this site

09 Sep 1880  —  Newspaper article (Terrible Colliery Explosion)
1887  —  Article in the Transactions of the Mining Engineers


1858

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 612: Durham - Steavenson, Addison L., Colliery Viewer, White Lee, Billy, Hillbrook
Source: Post Office Directory of Northumberland and Durham, 1858


1864

Membership

1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Skelton Mines, Guisbro’, Yorkshire.


1870

Membership

1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: 13, Old Elvet, Durham.

1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: 13, Old Elvet, Durham (Member of Council); Elected: 06 Dec 1855


1872

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "The Cornish Pumping Engine at Settlingstones"


1873

Managers Certificate

27 May 1873, Certificate Number: 1,362 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: South Brancepeth

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.


1880

Membership

1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Durham (Member of Council); Elected: 06 Dec 1855

1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Durham


1881

Census

Address: Holywell Hall, Brancepeth, Co. Durham

(Ref: RG11/4951/23/2)

Name  Age  Rel  Mar OccupationWhere Born
STEAVENSON, A. L.  45 Head Mar Mining Engineer  DUR: Darlington
STEAVENSON, A. M.  39 Wife Mar   YKS: Middlesbro
STEAVENSON, F. L.  12 Dau Scholar  DUR: Durham
STEAVENSON, H. M.  3 Dau   DUR: Holywell
MARLEY, E. M.  25 Governess Unn Governess  DUR: Bishop Auckland
STEWART, Minnie  27 Servant Nurse  NFK: Wareham
PESCOD, Margaret  28 Servant Cook  DUR: Crook
MAGUIRE, Annie  25 Servant Housemaid  IRE
GIBBONS, Maria  15 Servant Housemaid  DUR: Houghall

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Lightning in the pit at Tanfield Moor Colliery"


1882

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Browney   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Carlin How   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Cliffe   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Huntcliffe   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Lumpsey   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Normanby   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Page Bank   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton Park   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1884

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Browney   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Carlin How   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Huntcliffe   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Lumpsey   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Page Bank   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton Park   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1886

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Transmission of power by steam"


1887

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Remarks on a further discharge of lightning at the West Thornley Colliery, near Tow Law, on October 21st, 1886"

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "On the system of working Ironstone at Lumpsey Mines by Hydraulic Drills"

Paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "On the system of working Ironstone at Lumpsey Mines by Hydraulic Drills"


1888

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Browney "Brockwell"   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Browney "Busty"   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Carlin How   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Huntcliffe   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Lumpsey   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Page Bank, Brockwell   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Page Bank, Busty   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton Park   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.

Membership

1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Durham (Vice-President); Elected: 06 Dec 1855

1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Vice-President; Address: Durham.


1889

Membership

1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Durham

1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Durham.


1890

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Browney "Brockwell"   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Browney "Busty"   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Browney "Hutton"   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Carlin How   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Huntcliffe   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Lumpsey   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Page Bank, Brockwell   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Page Bank, Busty   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Skelton Park   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1894

Commercial/Trade Directory

Page 253: Brancepeth - Steavenson, Addison Langhorne, Mining Engineer, Holliwell Hall
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.


1896

Membership

1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Durham.

1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Durham.


1898

Membership

1898-1899, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Durham.

1898-1899, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Durham.


1900

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Notes on the Glacial Deposit or "Wash" of the Dearness Valley"


1901

Membership

1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice President; Address: Durham


1903

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Memoir of the late Lord Armstrong"


1904

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Memoir of the late George Baker Forster"


1909

Colliery Staff Positions held

Position   Colliery  Company
Agent:   Bowburn   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Browney   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   South Brancepeth (or Page Bank)   Bell Bros. Ltd.
Agent:   Tursdale   Bell Bros. Ltd.


1910

Periodicals

Contributed to discussion on paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "Some results of experiments made to test the effect of sprayers upon the moisture of main roads at Brandon Colliery"


Sources
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Post Office Directory of Northumberland and Durham, 1858
  • 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 Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XVI published in 1899
  • Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XVII published in 1900
  • Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXIII published in 1904
  • 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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