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Surname
ARMSTRONG
Forename
John
Day
20
Month
09
Year
1906
Age
44
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Tanfield Lea
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Tanfield
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased was employed in the night shift, and was found on the engine plane about two hours after his shift had commenced in an unconscious state by a shifter. He was taken home and died about two hours afterwards. There was no suggestion of any accident the doctor’s opinion being that he had been seized with an apoplectic stroke. No inquest was held.