Paradise Colliery Accident – Benwell – 1795

PARADISE. Benwell, Northumberland. 24th. April, 1795.

Fynes reports an accident at the colliery which claimed eleven lives. The local burial registers give the following names but make no mention of how they died.

Buried on 25th March, 1795:

• James, son of James Anderson, pitman.
• Thomas, son of Thomas Dance, pitman.
• Joseph, son of Edward Towns, pitman.
• Thomas, son of Thomas Aaronfield, pitman.
• Joseph Proctor, pitman.

Buried on 26th March, 1795:

• John, son of John Cram, pitman.

Buried on 28th March, 1795:

• Jonas, son of Jonas Stringer, pitman.

Buried on 29th March, 1795:

• Thomas, son of William Morland, pitman.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, Vol.1, p.312.
Burial Register St John’s, Newcastle.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.