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Surname

LAYTHAN

Forename

Henry

Day

23

Month

12

Year

1905

Age

37

Occupation

Deputy

Mine/Quarry Name

Victoria Garesfield

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Priestman Collieries Ltd

Location

Lintzfield

County

Durham

Details of Event

Died 11th January, 1906. December. On 23rd Dec. deceased and his marrow were working an extra shift on the pay Saturday when the pit was idle deceased was conveying rails and sleepers on a tram to his marrow who was laying way. The road he traversed was nearly level and in good order and on that day nothing was said to any accident. On the 24th he complained of his left knee. On Christmas day deceased had some liquor he worked on the 26th and 27th and on the latter day he said to his marrow he thought he had slipped and hurt his knee but later in the day he told the back overman that he knew of no accident to cause the pain. On the 29th a paper for the Permanent Relief Fund was filled in but never presented. On the 3Oth he drove to Newcastle and back to consult a bone-setter and said he was perished with cold during the drive. He never worked after the 27th, and got worse and died and died. A post-mortem revealed suppurated inflammation of the left knee and inflammation of the heart, and a doctor at the inquest was unable to say whether to injury or from natural causes and so the Jury found.