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Surname
STEWART
Forename
Robert
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
54
Occupation
Shifter
Mine/Quarry Name
South Tanfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
James Joicey & Co. Ltd
Location
Annfield Plain
County
Durham
Details of Event
Deceased, who often complained of pain in the region of his heart, and who usually carried medicine with him, took ill in the pit about 1.30am, and died at the shaft half an hour later. He had been doing ordinary shift work and there was no suggestion of any accident. No inquest was held.