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William Cowell
| Age: | 49 |
| Died: | 18th Dec 1817 |
| Accident: | 18th Dec 1817 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1768 |
| Colliery: | Rainton, Plain Pit |
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| Notes: | killed in the 1817 explosion |
| Buried: | on 25 Dec 1817 |
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An explosion took place in the Plain pit, at Rainton colliery, when twenty seven persons (eleven men and sixteen boys) lost their lives ; the accident took place before all the workmen had descended to their work ; had it occurred a little time later, there would have been upwards of one hundred and sixty men and boys in the pit, most of whom, it is probable would have perished.
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BURIALS in the Parish of Houghton le Spring, in the County of Durham, in the Year 1817 | ||||||
| Page | No | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed |
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| 605 | William Cowell | Dec 25 | 49 | D. Crossthwaite Curate |
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This one more to the No. of sufferers in the Plane Pit, as specified above. D.C. |
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- Burial register entry courtesy of Julie Thompson
- Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844.
- Parish/Bishop's Transcript's burial records kindly supplied by Julie Thompson
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