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New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« on: Saturday 11 July 09 18:57 BST (UK) »


 A new series of six UK TV progs  "Who Do You Think You Are ?" starts on Wed, 15th July, 9 pm BBC1 ( first up is Davina McCall)

Presenter Kate Humble ( surname Humble strongly rooted in North-East England) is one of the following five progs.

 It will feature her g.g.g.g/father's involvement in the New Hartley pit disaster of 1862 when 204 men and boys died underground.

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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 11 July 09 18:59 BST (UK) »
Thanks Michael, will look out for that one

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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 12 July 09 06:49 BST (UK) »
Thanks Michael

I wonder if they will show the Memorial at St Albans. It might shame the council into sorting the place out.

Gary
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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 12 July 09 09:27 BST (UK) »
 Gary,

So do you think that Earsdon, St Alban's, graveyard could win the award for the " Most Overgrown Cemetery in Christendom " or even the " Most Dangerous ... "   ?

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Ontario, CANADA
Lowell, Ma, USA
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Westport Co Mayo. Northumberland
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DIXON
Cumberland.. Brampton, Carlisle, ENGLAND

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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 12 July 09 11:24 BST (UK) »
Hi Michael

There would be no competion, St Albans, Earsdon would win hands down.

Gary
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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 14 July 09 23:44 BST (UK) »
I second that I have relatives there
had a terrible job to find their headstones but did after someone told me I was looking in the wrong place did find them just beside the church door

I think my folks worked at the  New Hartley
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McKenzie,Helmsdale.,Mackay's,Gordon's,Polsons,Sutherland's,Loth & N/Z .Watson ,Munro,Pitsligo.Black. Harle ,East Hollywell.Black,and Short East Hollywell.Northumberland Gair, Amble,Douglas,Amble,Mitchell ,Fettercairns,Lyall, Brechin .Mearns Brechin.Thompson's ,Spittal. Maghie,Young .Raey Cumberland & Newcastle & Glasgow .Gilroy, Northumberland. Stark's Kyloe & Tweedmouth .Skeen's Tweedmouth.Gregsons Northumberland & America. Andrew Farmer Turnbull Berwick , Pool and Black Hull.Lounton Tweedmouth

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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 15 July 09 10:23 BST (UK) »
I must have been there the day after the yearly mowing!!  But getting in and out of the churchyard is scarey--the bend in the road and the wall around the churchyard.

There is going to be some sort of 150 yr memorial of the Hartley disaster.  Someone on the comittee contacted me a few years ago as I have a relative that lost his life.  I don't have his name anymore though (computer emergency reformat)   But they were looking for descendants.  I thought they should also look at the other landmark disaster in Felling in 1812--that would be 200 years.  I don't know if there are plans for that one though.

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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #7 on: Monday 20 July 09 10:20 BST (UK) »
Hi Just thought you might like to know there is an article available on line from:
http://newspapers.bl.uk/ Just search for Hartley Pit Disaster.
You can download the article for free and print it.
One of my ancestors William Wilson died there aged 12 and is recorded on the memorial at Earsdon

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Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« Reply #8 on: Monday 20 July 09 11:13 BST (UK) »
There was an article, with illustrations, on the Hartley disaster and the mass funeral that followed, in the Illustrated London News of the time.  I do not now have the date or other details, but it is worth looking for [at a large reference library perhaps] if anyone is interested.
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