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  Employment   Employment  
 Name   Age   Location   Occupation   Notes 
 Wade, George   11   Hetton Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 411 
 Walker, James      Killingworth Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 117 
 Walker, Matthew      Jarrow Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 342 
 Walker, Robert      Gosforth Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 129 
 Walton, Michael      Tyne Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 318 
 Wassell, Thomas      Fawdon Colliery       
 Watkin, Joseph      Tyne Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 302 
 Watson, Alexander      Bedlington Iron Works      Gave evidence — No. 598 
 Watson, George      East Holywell Colliery   Rolley-driver   hurt by rolleys, leg bruised - 6 days on Smart List 
 Watson, George      Earsdon Colliery   Hewer   back injured by coal - 8 days on Smart List 
 Watson, George      Earsdon Colliery   Hewer   back injured by stone - 37 days on Smart List 
 Watson, John      East Holywell Colliery   Hewer   laceration of scalp by coal falling - 10 days on Smart List 
 Watson, John      Earsdon Colliery   Putter   foot injured by stone - 64 days on Smart List 
 Watson, John      Hartley Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 239 
 Watson, John      North Hetton Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 462 
 Watson, John      Bedlington Iron Works      Gave evidence — No. 593 
 Watson, Mark      Hawks, Stanley, & Co.'s Iron Works      Gave evidence — No. 532 
 Watson, Michael      Gosforth Colliery   Schoolmaster   Gave evidence — No. 122 
 Watson, William      East Holywell Colliery   Putter   hurt by tram , back bruised - 2 days on Smart List 
 Weales, John      Haswell Colliery   Under Viewer   Gave evidence — No. 491 
 Weight, William      Bedlington Iron Works      Gave evidence — No. 597 
 Westray, Thomas      Cookson Colliery   Owner   Gave evidence — No. 313 
 Whitfield, Dawson   11   T. W. Beaumont Lead Mines   Washer   Gave evidence — No. 512 
 Whitfield, James      Wallsend Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 279 
 Widdrington, Ralph      Earsdon Colliery   Hewer   back of neck and back hurt by coal - 7 days on Smart List 
 Wigham, -      St. Lawrence Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 269 
 Wigham, Thomas      St. Lawrence Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 268 
 Wild, Matthew      South Hetton Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 476 
 Wilkinson, C.   21   Percy Main Colliery   Putter    
 Wilkinson, John   12   Percy Main Colliery   Driver   Gave evidence — No. 60 
 Willis, William   14         Gave evidence — No. 115 
 Wilson, Colbert      Hetton Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 406 
 Wilson, John      Hawks, Stanley, & Co.'s Iron Works      Gave evidence — No. 533 
 Wilson, Mr.            Gave evidence — No. 508 
 Wilson, Thomas      Earsdon Colliery   Hewer   back injured by stone - 18 days on Smart List 
 Wilson, William      Gosforth Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 131 
 Windlow, Robert      Tyne Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 316 
 Windlow, Walter      Tyne Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 306 
 Windlow, William      Tyne Main Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 319 
 Winter, Thomas      Bedlington Iron Works      Gave evidence — No. 594 
 Wonders, William   19   Percy Main Colliery   Putter    
 Wood, James   7   Percy Main Colliery   Trapper   Gave evidence — No. 61 
 Wood, John      Clarence Hetton Colliery   Manager   Gave evidence — No. 90 
 Wood, Mark   9   Percy Main Colliery   Keeps Chains   Gave evidence — No. 62 
 Wood, Nicholas      Killingworth Colliery   Viewer   Gave evidence — No. 97 
 Wood, Thomas      Willington Colliery   Hewer    
 Wood, William      Seghill Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 215 
 Woods, James   20   Percy Main Colliery   Putter    
 Wright, Edward   19   Heaton Colliery   Wood Leader   Gave evidence — No. 37 
 Wright, John      East Holywell Colliery   Hewer   foot bruised by coal - 18 days on Smart List 
 Wrightson, James      Cramlington Colliery      Gave evidence — No. 220c 
 Wynn, John   7   John Pit, Harrington Colliery   Trapper   Gave evidence — No. 323 



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These names have been extracted from the report published in 1842 of the Children's Employment Commission and show the names of those who gave evidence to the Commission during 1841 or were mentioned in the published evidence.

 

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