Simon Tate
(Born: 1850)
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.
Managers Certificate
16 October 1874, Certificate Number: 557 (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.)
Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Kimblesworth Colliery, Co. Durbam; Elected: 11 Sep 1875
Census
Address: Kimblesworth House, Kimblesworth
(Ref: RG11/4956/132/45)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
| TATE, Simon |
31 |
Head |
Mar |
Colliery Manager |
DUR: South Hetton |
| TATE, Annie W. |
27 |
Wife |
Mar |
|
DUR: Durham City |
| TATE, Mary O. |
3 |
Dau |
|
|
DUR: Witton Gilbert |
| TATE, Walker O. |
2 |
Son |
|
|
DUR: Witton Gilbert |
| HALO, Annie |
21 |
Servant |
Unn |
General Domestic Servt |
DUR: Hurworth On Tees |
Colliery Staff Positions held
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Trimdon Grange Colliery, Co. Durham; Elected: 11 Sep 1875
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Trimdon Grange Colliery, Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: Coxhoe - Tate, Simon, Viewer, East Hetton Colliery (Walter Scott, proprietor; Simon Tate, viewer), Kelloe
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Page 525: Trimdon Grange - Tate, Simon, Mining Engineer, Trimdon Grange Colliery, Trimdon Grange & Wingate R.S.O.
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 779: Kelloe - Tate, S., Agent to W. Scott Ltd, East Hetton Colliery
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 791: Trimdon Grange - Tate, Simon, Colliery Agent
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Trimdon Grange Colliery, Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Agent: |
Dunston |
Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
| Agent: |
East Hetton (or Kelloe) |
Walter Scott Ltd. |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Biggen" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, 74 New Elvet, Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Busty Drift" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, 74 New Elvet, Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Busty Pit" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, 74 New Elvet, Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Clifford" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, 74 New Elvet, Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Taylor" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, 74 New Elvet, Durham |
| Agent: |
Norwood |
Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
| Agent: |
Swalwell Garesfield |
Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
| Agent: |
Trimdon Grange |
Walter Scott Ltd. |
| Agent: |
Trimdon |
Walter Scott Ltd. |
Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position |
Colliery | Company |
| Agent: |
Dunston |
Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Biggen" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, Quebec, near Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Clifford Drift" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, Quebec, near Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Main Coal Drift" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, Quebec, near Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "Taylor" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, Quebec, near Durham |
| Agent: |
Hamsteels "West Harvey" |
Owners of Hamsteels Collieries, Quebec, near Durham |
| Agent: |
Norwood |
Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
| Agent: |
Swalwell Garesfield |
Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. |
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 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
- 1914 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 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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