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NoraAvery
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14 years ago

My G-Grandfather -William Avery-worked at the New Hartley mine around 1850. Are there any lists of mine workers from that era? (He, wife Margaret (Dawson), and baby Jane Ann immigrated to the US in 1851. I would love to find some Avery or Dawson relatives. Both William and Margaret were born in or around LongBenton. Thanks.

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simonrail
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14 years ago

Lists of mine workers at such a date are difficult to find. However, New Hartley Colliery gained notoriety in 1862 because of the breakage of the beam of the pumping engine which blocked the shaft and caused the resultant death of over 200 men and boys by suffocation. Details and a list of the victims can be found on the Durham Mining Museum website.

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NoraAvery
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14 years ago

Thank you for your reply. I have looked through the list of workers/victims at the time of the disaster in 1862. My William Avery had already moved to the States by then. Too bad there aren't payroll lists from earlier years. Thank you. Nora

robertybob
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14 years ago

There is also an account of the Hartley disaster, among others where miners were 'hurried into eternity, in Richard Fynes book 'The Miners of Northumberland and Durham'. Printed in the early 1900's it is an excellent study of miners lives. A 'must read' for anyone who thinks unions are a waste of time!