Durham Mining Museum - Stephen Comash (original) (raw)
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| Age: | 47 |
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| Died: | 17th Mar 1880 |
| Accident: | 17th Mar 1880 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1833 |
| Colliery: | Whitehaven |
| Company: | Earl of Lonsdale |
| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | crushed by tubs, set ran amain on incline [Inquest: 18 Mar 1880 & 24 Mar 1880] |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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| Death Certificate | |
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| 1880 death in the Registration District of Whitehaven, Sub-district of St. Bees, in the County of Cumberland | |||||||||
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| No | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar |
| 342 | Seventeenth March 1880, Wellington Coal Pit, Whitehaven | Stephen Comash | Male | 47 years | Coal Hewer | Died from injuries received by being accidentally knocked downby a coal tub. Verdict Accidental Death | Certificate received from William Wilkin Lamb, Deputy Coroner for West Cumberland. Inquest held Eighteenth and Twenty Fourth March 1880 | Twenty Seventh March 1880 | Henry Tyson, Registrar |
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| Related Newspaper Articles | |
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| Pub.Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 18 Mar 1880 | Man Killed at Wellington Pit Last Night (Whitehaven News) |
| 25 Mar 1880 | The Fatal Accident at Wellington Pit (Whitehaven News) |
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- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
- Copy of Death Certificate kindly provided by Christine Homewood
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