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Surname
JEFFERSON
Forename
William
Day
30
Month
06
Year
1905
Age
63
Occupation
Screenman
Mine/Quarry Name
Montagu Main
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Benson & Sons
Location
Scotswood
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Deceased, who was apparently a healthy man, was pushing a tub from the screens to an endless chain when he was seen to reel and stagger. A banksman went no him at once and found him lying grasping at a post as though he was in a fit and he died in a few minutes. There was no suggestion of any accident. A doctor came in 10 minutes. An inquest was held and a verdict returned of death from natural causes.