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Surname
HEPBURN
Forename
William
Day
09
Month
05
Year
1911
Age
34
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Langley Park
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Consett Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Langley Park
County
Durham
Details of Event
He ruptured certain tendons of the valves of the heart when lifting a stone and was off work for three months. From this time until his death he was only able to do light work. On March 24th, be had been attending to a pump, and was walking home across the fields when he collapsed and died, having in some way over-exerted himself and caused further ruptures.