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Thomas Alexander
| Age: | 36 |
| Died: | 8th Sep 1880 |
| Accident: | 8th Sep 1880 2:20 a.m. |
| Year Born: | abt. 1844 |
| Colliery: | Seaham |
| Company: | Marquis of Londonderry |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | address: 24, Hall Street ; killed in the 1880 explosion (ignition caused by safety lamp or shot firing) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
Extracts from the Inquest into this death.
1881 Census
Address: 25 Hall Street, Seaham, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4971 / 157 / 31)
| Name | Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born | Year |
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| ALEXANDER, Elizabeth Ann | 37 | Head | Wid | Dressmaker | DUR: Pelton | 1844 |
| ALEXANDER, Mary Ann | 15 | Dau | Pupil Teacher | DUR: Seaham Colliery | 1866 | |
| ALEXANDER, Jane | 13 | Dau | Scholar | DUR: Seaham Colliery | 1868 | |
| ALEXANDER, Robert | 9 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Seaham Colliery | 1872 | |
| ALEXANDER, John | 3 | Son | Scholar | DUR: Seaham Colliery | 1878 | |
| ALEXANDER, James William | 11m | Son | DUR: Seaham Colliery |
Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the fatality shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.
Disaster Memorial
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| Names in this memorial picture | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Thomas ALEXANDER | 8th Sep 1880 | 36 | 1844 |
| William BARRASS | 8th Sep 1880 | 28 | 1852 |
| John BATEY | 8th Sep 1880 | 33 | 1847 |
| William BELL | 8th Sep 1880 | 44 | 1836 |
| James BEST | 8th Sep 1880 | 51 | 1829 |
| Joseph BIRBECK | 8th Sep 1880 | 64 | 1816 |
| Joseph BOWDEN | 8th Sep 1880 | 22 | 1858 |
| William BREEZE | 8th Sep 1880 | 23 | 1857 |
| Edward BROWN | 8th Sep 1880 | 21 | 1859 |
| George BROWN | 8th Sep 1880 | 20 | 1860 |
| George BROWN | 8th Sep 1880 | 62 | 1818 |
| Nathaniel BROWN | 8th Sep 1880 | 20 | 1860 |
| Patrick CARROLL | 8th Sep 1880 | 44 | 1836 |
| Thomas CASSIDY | 8th Sep 1880 | 22 | 1858 |
| Residence: | 24, Hall Street |
| Widow, &c. | Isabella Ann Alexander |
| Widow Age: | 36 |
| Children: | 4 |
| Legacies: | £5 0s. 0d. |
| Fortnightly Allowance: | £1 6s. 0d. |
| Fatal Accident Benefits. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accidental Death of Unmarried Member under 18 years of age | £12 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidental Death of Members above 18 years of age leaving no dependent relative | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidental Death of Members above 18 years of age leaving dependent relatives | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Widows or other dependent relatives | 5s. per week | ||
| Each child (if under age) of members accidentally killed | 2s. per week | ||
| Each child (if under age) of widowers, &c., extra for guardianship | 1s. 6d. per week | ||
| 09 Sep 1880 | Terrible Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 10 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 13 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 14 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 15 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 15 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 16 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 17 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 18 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 18 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 20 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 21 Sep 1880 | Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 23 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 24 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 30 Sep 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 01 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 02 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 04 Oct 1880 | Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Oct 1880 | Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 07 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Explosion (The Times) |
| 07 Oct 1880 | Letters to the Editor, The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 14 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 20 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 21 Oct 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 14 Dec 1880 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Jan 1881 | The Seaham Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1880 Disaster (C. 2924)
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
- Troubled Seams - the Story of a Pit and its People by John E. McCutcheon, published in 1955 by J. Greenwood and Sons
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- Memorial photograph (T-00149-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
- Report from The Miners' Permanent Relief Fund detailing the members, payments, dependents etc. for the 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster. Published 2nd October, 1880.
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