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William Charles Hillam
| Age: | 44 |
| Died: | 17th Mar 1958 |
| Accident: | 17th Mar 1958 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1914 |
| Colliery: | Vane Tempest |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | |
| Notes: | killed by a fall of stone, address: Webb Avenue, New Seaham |
| Buried: | Princess Road Cemetery, Seaham |
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Two miners, John Frank Kokotailor, aged 36, of Fern Crescent, Seaham, Co. Durham, and William Hillam, aged 44, of Webb Avenue, New Seaham, were killed by a fall of stone in the Vane Tempest Colliery, Seaham, last night.
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Seaham — Princess Road Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ424489
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| Names on this tombstone | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| Evelyn HILLAM | 19th Oct 1982 | 68 | 1914 |
| William Charles HILLAM | 17th Mar 1958 | 44 | 1914 |
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| Related Newspaper Articles | |
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| 18 Mar 1958 | Two Miners Killed (The Times) |
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- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-01224-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
- The Times Newspaper
- Tombstone photograph (T-01271-01-0002) © Kev Duncan
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