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Topic: Watson 1841/1851 problem. Mining accident? (Read 222 times)
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SheilaM
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Hi there
I'm assuming you have access to the 1851 census. Have a look at this entry HO107/2393 Folio 502 Page 37. It is a very bad original but the transcription is:
Mary Wattson 47, b Yorkshire
John Wattson 26, b Yorkshire, Coal Miner
Robert Wattson 11, b Colliery Row Durham
On the original the address looks like North Pit, East Rainton as your 1841 entry.
Will try to decipher it but am keen to have your opinion.
Sheila
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LANCS Rochdale: Sanderson, Burke. Crompton/Shaw: Robinson, Walkden, Swann
Oldham: Sandiford, Mitchell
STAFFS Willenhall/Cheslyn Hay: Stokes, Broom
SOMERSET: Bath: Broom/Hawkins/Plowman/Roberts/West
YORKS: Gibson, Helliwell
IRELAND: Burke, Holmes
USA/Canada: Sanderson
WILTSHIRE: Hawkins
All census information is Crown Copyright
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SheilaM
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In 1851 there is a William Watson aged 22, Coal Miner, lodging at Whitewell House, Houghton le Spring. HO107/2391 Folio 398 Page 17
Sheila
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LANCS Rochdale: Sanderson, Burke. Crompton/Shaw: Robinson, Walkden, Swann
Oldham: Sandiford, Mitchell
STAFFS Willenhall/Cheslyn Hay: Stokes, Broom
SOMERSET: Bath: Broom/Hawkins/Plowman/Roberts/West
YORKS: Gibson, Helliwell
IRELAND: Burke, Holmes
USA/Canada: Sanderson
WILTSHIRE: Hawkins
All census information is Crown Copyright
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SheilaM
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I think this is Mary in 1861.
RG9/3751 Folio 71 Page 35
48 Australia Row, Seaham
Mary Watson 62, Sailor or Tailor's Widow, b Marske Yorkshire
Robert 21, Stoker at Colliery, b Colliery Row, Durham
Sheila
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LANCS Rochdale: Sanderson, Burke. Crompton/Shaw: Robinson, Walkden, Swann
Oldham: Sandiford, Mitchell
STAFFS Willenhall/Cheslyn Hay: Stokes, Broom
SOMERSET: Bath: Broom/Hawkins/Plowman/Roberts/West
YORKS: Gibson, Helliwell
IRELAND: Burke, Holmes
USA/Canada: Sanderson
WILTSHIRE: Hawkins
All census information is Crown Copyright
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Michael Dixon
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Sarah,
Chold coal miners...
In 1862 in the New Hartley pit disaster ( near Seaton Delaval) two 10 yr olds, two 11 yr olds and eleven 12 yr olds lost their lives on the same day.( and many 13 & 14 yrs olds, out of a total of 204).
So in that era young boys working in coal pits was the norm.
Additionally, the Times ( London) in 1842 was dealing with an social topic, the issue of girls and women going bare-breasted while working in coal mines.
Census 1841 did not record family relationships or marital status.
Michael Dixon
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stanmapstone
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Sarah,
Chold coal miners...
In 1862 in the New Hartley pit disaster ( near Seaton Delaval) two 10 yr olds, two 11 yr olds and eleven 12 yr olds lost their lives on the same day.( and many 13 & 14 yrs olds, out of a total of 204).
So in that era young boys working in coal pits was the norm.
Additionally, the Times ( London) in 1842 was dealing with an social topic, the issue of girls and women going bare-breasted while working in coal mines.
Census 1841 did not record family relationships or marital status.
Michael Dixon
By the Mines Regulation Acts of 1842, the employment of boys under 10, and women and girls, within any mine or colliery, was absolutely forbidden, The employment of boys under 12 was prohibited by the 1887 Coal Mines Regulaion Act.
Under the 1900 Mines Regulation Act no boy under the age of 13 could be employed below ground.
Stan
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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The difficulty was that from 1842 there was only one mines inspector for the whole of Northumberland & Durham and, I believe Cumbria, to enforce mining legislation. It is clear that the amount of time that he could devote to any one pit was extremely limited. For a period of time explosions and other accidents were not recorded unless the number of fatalities was five or more. Thus the number of recorded fatalities for mining accidents for this period of time are not correct.
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UK - County Durham : Bell, Collinson, Drummond, Fullerton, Maughan, Messenger, Nichol, Pallister, Stobbs, Telford, Vickers, Watson.
Northumberland : Armstrong, Foster, Gill. Nichol.
County Durham Local & Mining History
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