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Wallsend Pit around 1830

Posted by Allan Campbell on 16/12/2024, 4:39 pm

This sketch of the Wallsend Pit in 1830 ish was where 4 of my Waggitt lost their lives in the disaster of 1835. The eldest being my GGG G/F Ralph Waggot, the oldest killed age 75 years. He was a Trapper who would operate the doors down in the pit that seemed to close off sections of the pit workings from possible GAS etc.

There are few variations in the spelling over the years of the Waggitt name.

As being still full of cold following a dose of the flu I had a little dabble at family history stuff and today using the Ancestry website.

That sketch popped up from a family tree by a distant Cousin.

The important info. that came up was that he had found where and when my GGG G/M Sarah, the wife of Ralph had died in Carr Ville or Carrville, St. Giles, Durham. in 1849 aged 85 years.

I would probably not found that out as in 1841 she and her daughter were living in Wallsend. Her daughter was only 19 in 1841 so looking after her mother as being the youngest female child. She appears to have married to a chap called Thornton.

More research required. I do not normally research all members of a family, tending to stick to the mail direct line, an error in this case!

I have not found a map of the Wallsend pit workings with where men and boys were found.
I seem to recall it put up on the board some time ago. As far as I'm aware Wallsend pit and One of the Hebburn pits were linked at some time.

Allan C.