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William Henry Wood
(Born: 1833)
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.
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| 1864 | |
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Membership
1864-1865, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: West Hetton, Ferry Hill.
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Membership
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Council Member; Address: West Hetton, Ferry Hill.
1870-1871, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: West Hetton, Ferryhill (Member of Council); Elected: 1856
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| 1873 | |
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Managers Certificate
7 June 1873, Certificate Number: 1,695 (1st), Inspector: Mr. Willis, Mine: Coxhoe
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: Member; Address: West Hetton, Ferryhill; Elected: 1856
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Census
Address: West Hetton Lodge, Quarrington
(Ref: RG11/4963/7/8)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
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| WOOD, William Henry | 48 | Head | Mar | Mining Engineer | DUR: Hetton |
| WOOD, Ester | 42 | Wife | Mar | GLS: Minchinhampton | |
| WOOD, Clara L. | 12 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: West Hetton Lodge | |
| WOOD, Beatrice F. | 11 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: West Hetton Lodge | |
| WEEKES, Mary Ester | 59 | Visitor | Unn | SSX: Robertbridge | |
| CHAMBERS, Annie Mary | 16 | Neice | Unn | GLS: Stroud | |
| BROOKE, Emily Jane | 22 | Boarder | Unn | Governess | CUL: Whitehaven |
| SKIPSAY, Margaret | 39 | Servant | Unn | Cook | DUR: Gateshead |
| YOUNG, Margaret | 33 | Servant | Unn | Parlour Maid | NBL: Alnwick |
| NAIRN, Anne | 24 | Servant | Unn | House Maid | NBL: Amble |
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Colliery Staff Positions held
| Position | Colliery | Company |
| Agent: | Thrislington | Thrislington Coal Co. Ltd. |
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Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Coxhoe Hall, Coxhoe, County Durham; Elected: 1856
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| 1889 | |
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Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Coxhoe Hall, Coxhoe, Co. Durham.
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Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 263: Coxhoe - Wood, William Henry, Mining Engineer, Coxhoe 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: Member; Address: Coxhoe Hall, Coxhoe, Co. Durham.
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- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 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 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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Research Notes for William Henry Wood
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