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Jared Septimus Harbin Ball

Age:   14
Died:   8th May 1913
Accident:   8th May 1913
Year Born:   abt. 1899
Colliery:   Springwell
Company:   John Bowes & Partners Ltd.
Occupation:   Pony Driver
Notes:  
whilst deceased was taking a set of three full tubs from the siding to the incline bankhead, he was fatally crushed between a prop on the roadside and the middle tub; the width of the road diminishes from 8 feet 7 inches to 6 feet 6 inches at this point, and it is supposed that he was attempting to pass the tubs to open a door
Buried:   Holy Trinity Churchyard, Donwell (Usworth Parish Church)
Census Data

1901 Census

Address: Usworth, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Year
BALL, John 37HeadMarCoal Miner Hewer DUR: Usworth 1864
BALL, Sarah 36WifeMar DUR: Usworth 1865
BALL, Thomas 17SonColliery Underground Putter DUR: Usworth 1884
BALL, William 13SonColliery Underground Pony Driver DUR: Usworth 1888
BALL, Sarah A. 11Dau DUR: Usworth 1890
BALL, Hannah 10Dau DUR: Usworth 1891
BALL, John 8Son DUR: Usworth 1893
BALL, Isabella 6Dau DUR: Usworth 1895
BALL, Peter 3Son DUR: Eighton Banks 1898
BALL, Jared S. H. 2Son DUR: Gateshead 1899

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.

Tombstone

Donwell — Holy Trinity Churchyard

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ297586




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Jared Septimus Harbin BALL  8th May 1913  14  1899 
John BALL       
Sarah BALL  11th Jun 1935  71  1864 
Sources
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • 1913 Mines Inspectors Report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01346-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Tombstone photograph (T-01363-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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