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George Barker

Age:   16
Died:   25th Oct 1871
Accident:   25th Oct 1871 11:30 p.m.
Year Born:   abt. 1855
Colliery:   Seaham, No. 3 Pit
Company:  
Occupation:   Putter
Notes:  
killed in the 1871 explosion (caused by outburst of gas from roof, probably ignited by naked light)
Buried:   [not known]

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Names in this memorial picture
NameDiedAgeBorn
James ASHDEN  25th Oct 1871  41  1830 
David BALLANTINE  25th Oct 1871  69  1802 
George BARKER  25th Oct 1871  16  1855 
Thomas BOUSFIELD  25th Oct 1871  49  1822 
John BOWDEN  25th Oct 1871  46  1825 
Matthew BROWN  25th Oct 1871  38  1833 
Edward CAMPBELL  25th Oct 1871  30  1841 
William COATES  25th Oct 1871  30  1841 
Thomas DOBSON  25th Oct 1871  13  1858 

Related Newspaper Articles

27 Oct 1871 Fatal Colliery Explosion (The Times)
28 Oct 1871 The Colliery Explosion At Seaham (The Times)
30 Oct 1871 The Colliery Explosion At Seaham (The Times)
20 Jan 1872 Recent Colliery Explosions (The Times)

Further Reading

  • Troubled Seams - the Story of a Pit and its People by John E. McCutcheon, published in 1955 by J. Greenwood and Sons

Sources
  • Memorial photograph (T-00144-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Tombstone(s) and Memorials in Christ Church Churchyard, Seaham
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