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Surname
TAYLOR
Forename
George
Day
12
Month
01
Year
1903
Age
14
Occupation
Driver
Mine/Quarry Name
Pegswood
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of Bentinck West Hartley Colliery
Location
Pegswood
County
Northumberland
Details of Event
Died 20th January. There was some evidence that deceased received a slight injury to his head by the pit on the 12th Jan. but medical evidence after a post mortem examination was given at the inquest attributed death to acute meningitis arising while deceased was suffering from an influenza cold and was due to any accident and so the jury found.