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Joseph BLACKBURN

Male 1827 - 1886  (59 years)


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  • Name Joseph BLACKBURN 
    Birth 1827  Hetton Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1861 Census
    Gender Male 
    Burial 1886  St Stephen Willington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Find a Grave website Memorial ID 147239674
      BIRTH 1827
      DEATH 2 Apr 1886 (aged 58?59) at Brancepeth
      BURIAL St Stephen's Churchyard Willington

      Inscription reads:- In affectionate remebrance of
      Joseph beloved husband of Dinah Blackburn who was killed at Brancepeth New Pit on 2nd Apr 1886 aged 59 years
      Dangers stand thick through all the ground to push us to the tomb and fierce diseases wait around to hurry mortals home
      Also above Dinah who died 27th Apr 1911 aged 82 years
      In sure & certain more to rest and claim her mansion in the skies. A christian here her flesh laid down the cross exchanging for a crown
    Death 2 Apr 1886  Brancepeth Colliery Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Durham Mining Museum http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/b015.htm#i07253
      Age: 59
      Died: 2nd Apr 1886
      Accident: 2nd Apr 1886
      Year Born: abt. 1827
      Colliery: Brancepeth
      Company: Strakers and Love
      Occupation: Deputy
      Notes:
      fall of a large stone which broke over the props while he was drawing a jud
      Buried: St. Stephen's Churchyard/Willington Cemetery
    Person ID I22477  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2024 

    Family Dinah BAINBRIDGE,   b. 18 May 1828, Hetton Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1911 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1848  All Saints Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry Select Marriages
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth BLACKBURN,   b. 1850, Lanchester Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Christopher BLACKBURN,   b. 1851, Leadgate Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Ann BLACKBURN,   b. 1854, Willington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Isabelle BLACKBURN,   b. 1857, Willington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Robert BLACKBURN,   b. 11 Jun 1870, Willington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F5732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • 1851 HO107 2389 139 at 4 Annfield Plain head married coal miner aged 23 born Houghton
      1861 RG9 3739 96 at New Row Willington head married coal miner aged 35 born Hetton
      1871 RG10 4965 111 at 6 Albert Street Willington head married coal miner aged 44 born Hetton also had Robert Blackburn gson aged 9 month born Willington
      1881 RG11 4959 74 at 14 Albion Street Willington head married coal miner aged 56 born Stanhope? (Ditto from person above so think not accurate) Also has Robert son single aged 10 should possibly been gson as noted above.