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Thanks To Ian Winstanley<- Two Hundred and Four Miners Were Killed

Hartley Pit Disaster, Durham. January, 1862. - Page 7

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NEW HARTLEY
Hartley, Durham. 16th January, 1862.


John Mullen, aged 36 years who left a wife and four children.
Michael Murray, aged 26 years who lodged with the Mullens.
Peter Nesbitt, aged 20 years. He was the nephew of Peter Manderson.
John Nicholson, aged 14 years.
Joseph Nicholson, aged 20 years and brother of John.
Joshua Nicholson, aged 52 years who left a wife and three children.
Robert North, aged 26 years who left a wife and two children.
George and Thomas North, aged 15 and 12 years respectively. Brothers.
Alexander North, aged 10 years.
William Oliver, aged 56 years, left a wife and daughter. He was the Uncle to Peter Ford.
John, James, William and Peter Oliver, aged 27, 21, 17 and 15 years respectively, all sons of William.
John Ormiston, aged 32 years who left a wife and two children.
William Palmer, aged 35 years who left a wife and three children.
William Pape, aged 14 years.
Thomas Pearson, aged 28 years.
William Redpath, aged 24 years who left a pregnant wife and three children.
Robert Reynolds, aged 33 years, a Scot, left a wife and five children.
Alexander Richardson, aged 22 years left a wife.
Hugh Riley, aged 30 years left a wife and two children.
Mathew Robinson, aged 30 years left a wife and two children.
Thomas Robinson, aged 42 years left a wife and three children.
Ralph Robson, aged 36 years left a pregnant wife and five children.
James Robson, aged 12 years. His father was a disabled miner.
Thomas Ross, aged 46 years who was a widower who had a daughter.
Edward Rowley, aged 33 years left a wife and three children.
John Rutherford, aged 25 years.
William Rutherford, aged 23 years brother of John.
Thomas Rutherford, aged 32 years left a wife and two children.
George Scarefield, aged 51 years lived with his parents and sister who ‘took fits’.
Thomas Sebastian, aged 19 years who lived with his widowed mother.
George Sharp, aged 49 years left a wife and three children.
George Sharp, aged 15 years and George Sharp aged 13 years, both sons of George (snr.).
Henry Sharp, aged 44 years, a deputy overman who left a wife.
Thomas Sharp, aged 48 years, brother of Henry.
Patrick Sherlock, aged 14 years.
Robert Small, aged 19 years.
Francis Smith, aged 33 years who left a wife and five children.
William Smith, aged 19 years left a pregnant wife. He was a glass maker of Seaton Sluice and was visiting the pit.
Edward Softley, aged 17 years.
Lionel Stainsby, aged 23 years.
William Stanley, aged 23 years.
Joseph Taylor, aged 36 years left pregnant a wife and two children.
William Telford, aged 29 years, a rolleyman left pregnant a wife and two children.
John Ternent, aged 44 years a deputy overman, left an adopted daughter and five children.
George Ternent, aged 15 years son of John.
George Thirwell, aged 27 years left a wife and two children.
William Tibbs, aged 32 left a wife and four children, two of which were twins.
James Tierney alias Gallagher, aged 14 years.
James Tryer, aged 36 years.
John Veitch, aged 21 years.
George Wade, aged 31 years left a wife and a two month old son.
Benjamin Walker, aged 21 years.
James and William Walker, aged 16 and 12 years respectively. Their mother was a widow.
Patrick Walpole, aged 30 years left a wife from which payment of relief was withheld.  This was the only one of the suffers to which this happened. No reason was given.
Christopher, Thomas and John Wanless, aged 20, 19 and 14 years respectively. Brothers.

James Watson, aged 38 years left a wife.
Joseph Watson, aged 16 years son of James.
John Watson, aged 38 years left a wife and four children.
Thomas Watson, aged 16 years son of John.
Thomas Watson, aged 34 years who left a wife and three children.
Robert Wears, aged 20 years.
Thomas Wears, aged 40 years left a wife and three children.

William White
, aged 16 years who lived with is widowed mother.
John B. Wilkinson, aged 38 years, a rolleyway man who left a pregnant wife and three children.
George Wilson, aged 16 years an orphan.

Thomas Watson
Thomas Watson – Pit Man


William Wilson, aged 12 years.
David Wypher or Wyper, aged 24 years left a pregnant wife and a son who was ‘deformed and imbecile’ and was granted relief up to the age of 18 years.
John Youll, aged 28 years left a wife and four children.
John Young, aged 25 years left a wife and two children.
Henry Younger, aged 33 years a deputy overman who left a wife and two children.

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