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William Outterson Wood
(Born: 1842)
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
| 03 Dec 1886 | — | Newspaper article (Fatal Colliery Explosion) |
| 1903 | — | Article in the Transactions of the Mining Engineers |
| 24 Oct 1903 | — | Newspaper article (Liquid Air as a Coal Getter) |
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| 1851 | |
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Census
Address: East Rainton
(Ref: HO107/2393/488)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| WOOD, Thomas O. | 32 | Head | Mar | ||
| WOOD, Mary A. | 32 | Wife | Mar | ||
| WOOD, William O. | 9 | Son | |||
| WOOD, Thomas O. | 7 | Son |
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Membership
1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Brancepeth Colliery, Durham.
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Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: East Hetton Colliery, Ferryhill; Elected: 07 Nov 1863
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| 1873 | |
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Managers Certificate
8 January 1873, Certificate Number: 10 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: East Hetton
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.
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Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: Trimdon Grange Colliery, Co. Durham.
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Trimdon Grange Coll., Co. Durham (Member of Council); Elected: 07 Nov 1863
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Census
Address: Coxhoe Hall, Coxhoe
(Ref: RG11/4960/50/29)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| WOOD, William O. | 39 | Head | Mar | Mining Engineer | DUR: East Rainton |
| WOOD, Elizabeth S. | 34 | Wife | Mar | DUR: Broomside | |
| WOOD, Charles R. | 12 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Henswick | |
| WOOD, E. M. | 11 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Hunswick | |
| WOOD, W. C. | 8 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Henswick | |
| WOOD, T. O. | 4 | Son | DUR: Coxhoe | ||
| WOOD, H. B. | 2 | Son | DUR: Coxham | ||
| TYACKE, M. E. | 25 | Unn | Governess | MDX: London | |
| SCHIN, S. E. | 60 | Visitor | Wid | No Occupation | Hamburg B S |
| FAGAN, James | 23 | Servant | Unn | Butler | IRE |
| LEVIN, Jane | 20 | Servant | Unn | Housemaid | NBL: Backworth |
| DIXON, E. | 18 | Servant | Unn | Cook | YKS: Leamington |
| BELL, Jeanette | 16 | Servant | Unn | Nurse | YKS |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Cornsay | Ferens & Love |
| Agent: | East Hetton | Walter Scott |
| Agent: | Houghall | J. H. Love & Partner, Market Place, Durham |
| Agent: | Inkerman | Ferens & Love |
| Agent: | Lanchester | Ferens & Love |
| Agent: | Shincliffe | J. H. Love & Partner, Market Place, Durham |
| Agent: | Trimdon Grange | Walter Scott |
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| 1884 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Cornsay | Ferens & Love |
| Agent: | Houghall | J. H. Love & Partner, Market Place, Durham |
| Agent: | Shincliffe | J. H. Love & Partner, Market Place, Durham |
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| 1888 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Murton, East | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Murton, West | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Hetton | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council; Address: South Hetton, Fence Houses.
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Hetton, Sunderland (Member of Council); Elected: 07 Nov 1863
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Hetton, Sunderland.
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| 1890 | |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Murton, East | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | Murton, West | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Hetton | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 524: Sunderland - Wood, W. O., Agent, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., (W. O. Wood, agent), South Hetton
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
Page 524: Sunderland - Wood, W. O., Agent, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Murton Colliery & Coke Works (W. O. Wood, agent; Wm. Hall,. Manager), Murton Colliery
Source: Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1890
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 802: Murton - Wood, W. O., Chief Agent to South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., h: South Hetton
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 786: South Hetton - Wood, W. O., Chief Agent to South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd.
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Page 786: South Hetton - Wood, William Outterson, Chief Agent to South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., South Hetton Hall
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
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Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: South Hetton, Sunderland.
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Hetton, Sunderland.
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Membership
1900-1901, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice-President
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Membership
1901-1902, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Vice-President
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Membership
1902-1903, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: South Hetton, Sunderland
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Periodicals
Paper published in the Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers: "The Sussmann Electric Miners’ Lamp"
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Murton | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Agent: | South Hetton | South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd. |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Cornsay | Ferens & Love |
Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: South Hetton, Sunderland.
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Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| General Manager: | Ferens & Love Ltd. | |
| Agent: | Ferens & Love Ltd. | |
| Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory | ||
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| Family Group Sheet | |
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This is a simulated Family Group Sheet using information from elsewhere on this site (census returns, tombstones, newspapers, etc.). It is not intended to be a definitive rendition of the family relationships - we do not have detailed knowledge of the family.
| 1 Thomas O. WOOD (b: 1819) |
| + Mary A. ? (b: 1819) |
 2 William Outterson WOOD (b: 1842) |
| + Elizabeth S. ? (b: 1847) |
| 3 Charles R. WOOD (b: 1869) |
| 3 E. M. WOOD (b: 1870) |
| 3 W. C. WOOD (b: 1873) |
| 3 T. O. WOOD (b: 1877) |
| 3 H. B. WOOD (b: 1879) |
| 2 Thomas O. WOOD (b: 1844) |
| + Caroline Augusta Charlotte ? (b: 1845) |
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- 1851 Census — taken 30th March, 1851
- 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
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., 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 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
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXII published in 1903
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXV 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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