Durham Mining Museum - Thomas Adams (original) (raw)
Individual Details Individual Details Age: 45 Died: 9th Oct 1894 Accident: 9th Oct 1894 9:50 AM, 4th hour of shift Year Born: abt. 1849 Colliery: Parkside, No. 20 Pit (Iron Ore)Company: Parkside Mining Co.Occupation: DeputyNotes: He was going down on the cage alone, having previously instructed the engineman to stop at the "eye." This was reached in safety, and a few minutes later the signal to "lower, men on" was received. He was found lying across the cage, on its arrival at the bottom, quite dead, his neck being dislocated [Inspection made & inquest attended] Buried: [not known]Category: Related Newspaper Articles Pub.DateArticle (Newspaper) 11 Oct 1894 Fatal Pit Accident At Winder (Whitehaven News) 18 Oct 1894 The Mining Fatality At Winder, The Adjourned Inquest (Whitehaven News) Mines Inspectors Report EntrySources 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 55, Accident Number: 7 Where to find this reportResearchers Email Researcher Date Interest Maureen Fisher05 Feb 2023I just want to record that Thomas was the father of John Jackson (Jack) Adams (aged four months at the time of his father's death).Jack became involved local politics and was instrumental in bringing much needed new industries to West Cumberland during the 1940s and 1950s. He became Baron Adams of Ennerdale in 1949. He died in 1960. If you are researching Thomas Adams (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted. What is your name? What is your contact email address? What is your research interest? Return Return to Top
Age: 45 Died: 9th Oct 1894 Accident: 9th Oct 1894 9:50 AM, 4th hour of shift Year Born: abt. 1849 Colliery: Parkside, No. 20 Pit (Iron Ore) Company: Parkside Mining Co. Occupation: Deputy Notes: He was going down on the cage alone, having previously instructed the engineman to stop at the "eye." This was reached in safety, and a few minutes later the signal to "lower, men on" was received. He was found lying across the cage, on its arrival at the bottom, quite dead, his neck being dislocated [Inspection made & inquest attended] Buried: [not known] Category: 
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