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Title: Death - John TATE in 1911 - COMPLETED!!!!
Post by: dustfairy on Wednesday 10 May 06 16:43 BST (UK)

Hi

I have been looking on the Durham mining museum website, and have found the death of a JOHN TATE on 22/6/1911 he was age 19.  He is buried at the Holy Trinity Churchyard, and he died by drowning in a pit pond.  This happened at Urpeth Busty Colliery.

Would like to know if it would have been printed in a local newspaper at that time, and if so would I be able to get a photocopy of the article. as I have linked him to my family.

Janette ::)

Title: Re: Death - John TATE in 1911
Post by: bones on Tuesday 16 May 06 11:06 BST (UK)

Hi Janette, the inquest was in both the Durham Advertiser & Durham Chronicle Friday 30th June 1911. If you send your address I could print off a copy and posted it on. The gist of the accident was that John Tate and a friend called Robert Armstrong took a raft out onto the pit pond and it captsized and both were drowned
John (bonartres27@aol.com)

Title: Re: Death - John TATE in 1911
Post by: dustfairy on Tuesday 16 May 06 12:37 BST (UK)

Hi John

This is good news, well good news that I can get hold of the article regarding the death,  thanks for this information, I have sent you a personal message regarding this death.

Thanks

Janette :D