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Great Bridge Colliery Explosion 1849

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Disasters | Mining Disasters | England Mining Disasters |Staffordshire Mining Disasters | Great Bridge Colliery Disaster 1849

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Summary

  • Date: 26 June 1849
  • Location: Great Bridge, Friary Field, Dudley, Staffordshire (approximately 52 degrees 30' N, 2 degrees 5' W)
  • Victims: 15-25 casualties
  • Cause: Explosion
  • sources [1]
"The colliery was owned by Mr. Morris and the pit had not been working since the previous Saturday. The explosion took place on the following Tuesday when seventy men and boys descended with a butty who had a safety lamp. The pit was 274 yards deep with seven roads, seventy to eighty yards long and the explosion alarmed the neighbourhood. By 11 p.m. sixty-two men had been taken out of the pit but others were still in the mine and there was little hope that they were alive. Among the dead was the doggy who, it was said, had caused the explosion by unscrewing his lamp while the colliers were brushing out a place. By 11 a.m. sixty-two men and boys had been rescued alive and eight bodies recovered. Among them was the body of Pritchard, the doggy. The colliery was referred to a Friary Field of Moat Colliery. The Report for 1853 gives the number of dead as fifteen while the mining Almanac for 1850 says twenty-five were killed and forty-three injured."


Victims
Name Age Those they left behind Address Sourced Bio Connected Category
James Ball 'youth' www.nmrs.org.uk
Richard Bent 18 www.nmrs.org.uk
Benjamin Cooper 17 www.nmrs.org.uk
Sampson Fudge 24 wife and two children www.nmrs.org.uk
John Gething wife and seven children www.nmrs.org.uk
John Gething wife and nine children www.nmrs.org.uk
Joseph Linneard 19 www.nmrs.org.uk
William Moore 14 www.nmrs.org.uk
Thomas Parkes 16 parents, siblings www.nmrs.org.uk
William Potts 15 www.nmrs.org.uk
Thomas Prichard (doggie) wife www.nmrs.org.uk
Joseph Slimm 13 parents and siblings www.nmrs.org.uk
Samuel Sticklebottom 13 www.nmrs.org.uk

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Research Notes

possible Birth, census, death records

James Ball youth

There are several local 1841 census records of 'James Ball', for example, Lichfield, aged 0, with family - James Ball 30 Ann Ball 36 John Ball 4 Daniel Ball 2

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT6-2MY : 23 May 2019), James Ball in household of John Asprey, Lichfield St Chad, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)
  • "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J92-8B6 : 31 December 2014), James Ball, 1849; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. (accessed 30-6-2022)

Richard Bent 18

There is an 1841 Humberstone census record of a Richard Bent 9 with family - Joseph Bent 47 Hannah Bent 43 Hannah Bent 7 Sarah Bent 5 Eliza Bent 3

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYJ-CDP : 6 March 2021), Richard Bent in household of Joseph Bent, Humberstone, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)


Benjamin Cooper 17

There is an 1841 Sedgeley record of Benjamin Cooper aged 9 with family - John Cooper 43 Mary Cooper 36 Jane Cooper 3 Thomas Cooper 1

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRR-7FY : 23 May 2019), Benjamin Cooper in household of John Cooper, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)


Sampson Fudge

Sampson Fudge aged 15 is recorded in the 1841 census of Dudley with family - Danl Fudge 50 Ann Fudge 45 Betsy Fudge 10

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ5T-5TH : 23 May 2019), Sampson Fudge in household of Danl Fudge, Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)

John Gething

There are several local 1841 census records of 'John Gething', for example W Bromwich aged 20, with family -

George Gething M 45 Elizabeth Gething F 53 Mary Gething F 20 Elizabeth Gething F 25 Sarrah Gething F 2 George Gething M 0

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT9-ST8 : 23 May 2019), John Gething in household of George Gething, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)

John Harris

There are several local 1841 census records of 'John Harris' for example aged 20, Stourbridge -

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRY-L8T : 23 May 2019), John Harris in household of Sarah Cook, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)

Joseph Linneard 19

No local census records have been found.

  • "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J9G-WVL : 31 December 2014), Joseph Linyards, 1849; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

William Moore 14

There is an 1841 Kingswinford census record of William Moore aged 6 with family - Samuel Moore 30 Eliza Moore 25 Sarah Moore 4

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT8-B4P : 23 May 2019), William Moore in household of Samuel Moore, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)

Thomas Parkes 16

There is an 1841 W Bromwich census record of Thomas Parkes 9 with family - Ezekiel Parkes 30 Sarah Parkes 35 Hannah Parkes 13 Ezekiel Parkes 6 Isaiah Parkes 5 John Parkes 2

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTM-BW5 : 23 May 2019), Thomas Parkes in household of Ezekiel Parkes, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)

William Potts 15

There is an 1841 Sedgeley census record of William Potts 8 with family - John Potts 30 Elizabeth Potts 30 Hannah Potts 10 Thomas Potts 6 Eliza Potts 3 Caroline Potts 0

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT6-3YH : 23 May 2019), William Potts in household of John Potts, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 30-6-2022)

Thomas Prichard 26

Thomas Prichard 15 is recorded in the 1841 census of Walsall St, Wolverhampton -

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRT-ZZG : 23 May 2019), Thomas Prichard in household of George Wilkes, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Joseph Slimm 13

Joseph Slim 13 is recorde in the 1841 Tipton census with family - John Slim 28 Sarah Slim 28 Anna Slim 2 John Slim 0

  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT3-ZY1 : 23 May 2019), Joseph Slim in household of John Slim, Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Samuel Sticklebottom 13

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Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/staffordshire/great-bridge-colliery-explosion-dudley-1849/ "GREAT BRIDGE, Friary Field. Dudley, Staffordshire. 26th June 1849." (accessed 3-6-2022)
  • 'Ironopolis' book by Nicholas Moss 2018 Caxton




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