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George Burge

Male 1864 - 1912  (48 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Burge was born in 1864 in Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK (son of Abraham Burge and Emma Stevens); died on 7 Apr 1912 in Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Coalminer

    Notes:

    Died:
    When being wound up the shaft, the engineman found he could not close the throttle valve, he immediately applied all the brake power with the result that the rope snapped and the cage and men fell a distance of 140 yards. Upon examination of the engine after the accident it was found that two pieces of the stop valve, situated near the boilers, had become broken off and had been carried along inside the steam pipes by the pressure of steam, and, fracturing a copper plate grid in the steam pipes, one piece had got lodged under the valve of winding engine. 2 killed.

    George married Mercy Brimble in 1893 in Clutton, Somerset, England, UK. Mercy (daughter of Unknown and Jane Brimble) was born in 1863 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1938 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Clara Jane Burge was born on 30 Nov 1893 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died on 6 Mar 1978 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK.
    2. Emma Burge was born on 15 May 1895 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1994 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
    3. William Thomas Burge was born in 1897 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died on 25 Mar 1918 in Somme, France; was buried in Somme, France.
    4. Alice Sarah Burge was born on 2 Jul 1898 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1983 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK.
    5. Lilian Burge was born in 1900 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1988 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK.
    6. George Albert Burge was born on 26 Dec 1902 in High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK; died in 1978 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Abraham Burge

    Abraham married Emma Stevens on 2 Oct 1860 in Exton, Somerset, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Emma Stevens (daughter of George Stevens).
    Children:
    1. 1. George Burge was born in 1864 in Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK; died on 7 Apr 1912 in Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  George Stevens
    Children:
    1. 3. Emma Stevens