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 1864 - 1912 (48 years)
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| Name |
George Burge |
| Birth |
1864 |
Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Coalminer |
| Death |
7 Apr 1912 |
Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK |
| Cause: Colliery Accident |
- 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.
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| Person ID |
I63750 |
Lasbury Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Wife |
Mercy Brimble
b. 1863, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 1938, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
1893 |
Clutton, Somerset, England, UK |
| Children |
| | 1. Clara Jane Burge
b. 30 Nov 1893, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 6 Mar 1978, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK (Age 84 years) |
| | 2. Emma Burge
b. 15 May 1895, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 1994, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (Age 98 years) |
| | 3. William Thomas Burge
b. 1897, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 25 Mar 1918, Somme, France (Age 21 years) |
| | 4. Alice Sarah Burge
b. 2 Jul 1898, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 1983, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK (Age 84 years) |
| | 5. Lilian Burge
b. 1900, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 1988, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK (Age 88 years) |
| | 6. George Albert Burge
b. 26 Dec 1902, High Littleton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 1978, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK (Age 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F26572 |
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| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2024 |
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 | Birth - 1864 - Dulverton, Somerset, England, UK |
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 | Marriage - 1893 - Clutton, Somerset, England, UK |
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 | Death - Cause: Colliery Accident - 7 Apr 1912 - Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK |
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