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Surname
SHAW
Forename
William
Day
13
Month
05
Year
1903
Age
58
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
Beamish
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Stanley
County
Durham
Details of Event
Died 19th May. Deceased was at work on the 13th14th May and complained of a pain in his side which he stated was caused by falling on a prop; he worked no more until the 18th May and returned home on the 19th complaining of a pain across his chest and he died that day at 5.30am. no doctor having seen him. A post mortem examination revealed heart disease and medical evidence was to the effect that death was due to this cause and that the accident had no bearing on his death.