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William SMELT

Male 1856 - 1900  (44 years)


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  1. 1.  William SMELT was born in 1856 in Ferryhill Co Durham; died on 20 Aug 1900 in Westerton Colliery Co Durham; was buried in Binchester Cemetery Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1861 RG9 3709 64 at 32 Tottenham Coundon son single aged 5 born Ferryhill
    1871 RG10 4930 75 at 32 Tottenham Coundon son single coal screener aged 15 born Chilton
    1881 RG11 4920 99 at Howlish View Coundon head married Heap keeper, coal miner and draper? aged 25 born Chilton Buildings
    1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks head married coal miner aged 35 born Chilton

    Birth:
    1861 Census

    Died:
    Ancestry Wills and Probate:- William Smelt of 63 Binchester Blocks County Durham, heapkeeper died 20.08.1900 at Westerton Colliery. Probate Durham 14.12.1900 to Mary Ann Smelt widow. Effects £510 14s 3d

    Durham Mining Museum - William Smelt was the Keeker

    No. 311 on the list occurred at Westerton Colliery, belonging to Messrs. Bolckow, Vaughan & Co., Ltd., on August 20th, and caused the death of a keeker.

    It was part of deceased's duty to see that the hole into which the apparatus runs to get coal was kept in working order, and for this purpose it was necessary that he should go into the hole, but, it being unsafe to do this when the tub was running, both he and the winding engineman had instructions that the engine was not to be moved while he was in.

    He was to let the engineman know when he was going in and also when he came out, but on this occasion he neglected to do this, and while he was in and when the tub was about at the top of the incline, the rope broke and allowed the tub to run back into the hole, where it caught and killed this unfortunate man.

    The rope was a 2-inch plough steel wire rope, and the breaking strain and safe working load, according to the makers, should have been 26½ and 2½ tons respectively, but the weight it was pulling up the incline at the time it broke was only 11½ cwts. It had been in use about nine months, but the usual life of a rope at this colliery doing the work is about two years.

    The rope had been examined shortly before the accident occurred and stated to he in good working order, and, bearing this and the other facts in mind, it is difficult to say what was the cause of its breaking.

    It is unfortunate that deceased did not tell the engineman what he was going to do, and the apparatus would then not have been moved until he got out of the hole.

    Source:
    1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 32

    William married Mary Ann GILLS in 1875. Mary (daughter of John GILLS and Margaret ?) was born in 1857 in Escomb Co Durham; died on 25 Oct 1940. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas W SMELT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1878 in Coundon Co Durham.
    2. 3. Emily Ada SMELT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1882 in Westerton Co Durham.
    3. 4. Florence Louisa SMELT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884 in Westerton Co Durham; died in 1968.
    4. 5. Margaret E SMELT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1887 in Coundon Co Durham.
    5. 6. Ethel SMELT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888 in Westerton Co Durham.
    6. 7. James A SMELT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1894 in Binchester Co Durham.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas W SMELT Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1878 in Coundon Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1881 RG11 4920 99 at Howlish View Coundon son single aged 3 born Coundon
    1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks son single coal miner aged 13 born Coundon
    1901 RG13 4650 11 at 63 Granville Terrace Binchester Blocks son single locomotive aged 23 born Coundon

    Birth:
    1881 Census


  2. 3.  Emily Ada SMELT Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1882 in Westerton Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks dau single aged 9 born Westerton

    Birth:
    1891 Census


  3. 4.  Florence Louisa SMELT Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1884 in Westerton Co Durham; died in 1968.

    Notes:

    1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks dau single aged 7 born Westerton
    1901 RG13 4650 11 at 63 Granville Terrace Binchester Blocks dau single milliner aged 17 born Westerton
    1911 RG14 29731 Sch 565 at 6 Osborne Road Spennymoor wife married 6 years 3 children born alive all still living aged 27 born Westerton

    Birth:
    1891 Census

    Died:
    FreeBMD Mar 1968 Cleveland 1b 814 aged 84

    Florence married John William DONALDSON on 10 Jul 1904. John (son of John DONALDSON and Isabella WILKINSON) was born in 1883 in Spennymoor Co Durham. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Sidney DONALDSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1906 in Spennymoor Co Durham.
    2. 9. John DONALDSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1908 in Spennymoor Co Durham.
    3. 10. William DONALDSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1910 in Spennymoor Co Durham.
    4. 11. Florence I DONALDSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913; died in 1914.
    5. 12. Kathleen M DONALDSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1916; died on 29 May 1917.
    6. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 14. Florence DONALDSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1923; died in 1923.

  4. 5.  Margaret E SMELT Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1887 in Coundon Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1881 RG11 4920 99 at Howlish View Coundon dau single aged 4 born Coundon
    1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks dau single aged 14 born Coundon

    Birth:
    1881 Census


  5. 6.  Ethel SMELT Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1888 in Westerton Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1891 RG12 4073 81 at 81 Third Block Binchester Blocks dau single aged 3 born Westerton
    1901 RG13 4650 11 at 63 Granville Terrace Binchester Blocks dau single dressmakers apprentice aged 13 born Westerton
    1911 RG14 29732 Sch 29 at 28 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor dau single dressmaker aged 23 born Westerton

    Birth:
    1891 Census


  6. 7.  James A SMELT Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1894 in Binchester Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1901 RG13 4650 11 at 63 Granville Terrace Binchester Blocks son single aged 7 born Binchester
    1911 RG14 29732 Sch 29 at 28 Whitworth Terrace Spennymoor son single shop assistant aged 17 born Binchester

    Birth:
    1901 Census



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Sidney DONALDSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Dec 1906 in Spennymoor Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1911 RG14 29731 Sch 565 at 6 Osborne Road Spennymoor son single aged 5 born Spennymoor

    Birth:
    1911 Census
    DOB from fathers WW1 records


  2. 9.  John DONALDSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1) was born on 19 Nov 1908 in Spennymoor Co Durham.

    Notes:

    1911 RG14 29731 Sch 565 at 6 Osborne Road Spennymoor son single aged 3 born Spennymoor

    Birth:
    1911 Census
    DOB from fathers WW1 records


  3. 10.  William DONALDSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Dec 1910 in Spennymoor Co Durham.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1911 Census
    DOB from fathers WW1 records


  4. 11.  Florence I DONALDSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1) was born in 1913; died in 1914.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    FreeBMD Sept 1913 Auckland 10a 438

    Died:
    FreeBMD Dec 1914 Auckland 10a 253 aged 1


  5. 12.  Kathleen M DONALDSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1) was born in 1916; died on 29 May 1917.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Noted as Mary on fathers WW1 records? If so DOB given as 19.06.16

    Died:
    DOD from fathers WW1 records Death Payment made
    FreeBMD June 1917 Auckland 10a 271 aged 1


  6. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1)

  7. 14.  Florence DONALDSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Florence2, 1.William1) was born in 1923; died in 1923.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    FreeBMD June 1923 Auckland 10a 416

    Died:
    FreeBMD June 1923 Auckland 10a 207 aged 0



 

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