bullet Jean CLARK(23)

Children were: Ann KEITH.

bulletNelly Clark(1) was born about 1855.

She was married to Barker Sutcliffe. Children were: Fred Sutcliffe.

bullet Elenor Cole(1)

She was married to Thomas Appleton on 17 Aug 1794 in Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire. Children were: Anne Appleton.

bullet Allan Cowell(1)

He was married to Joan Cowell on 14 Apr 1998 in St. Davids, Wales.

bullet Joan Cowell (Private). Parents: Sydney Bewick and Annie Hutchinson Tough.

She was married to Allan Cowell on 14 Apr 1998 in St. Davids, Wales.

She was married to Brian Dawson on 19 Jul 1975 in St. Matthews church Silksworth.

bullet Frank Crabtree(1) Parents: Joseph Crabtree and Uttley.

bullet Joseph Crabtree(1)

He was married to Uttley. Children were: Frank Crabtree.

bullet Margaret Craggs(1)

She was married to William Hauxwell on 22 Nov 1770 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Children were: Margaret Hauxwell, Christopher Hauxwell, Ann Hauxwell, Joseph Hauxwell.

bullet Hannah Craig(1) was born in County Durham. Craig, George of Poor House aged 80 - 12 Dec 1835 - Bishopwearmouth
Craig, John of Work House aged 90 - 20 Apr 1836 - Chester-le-Street

She was married to William Robert Davison on 24 Dec 1894 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland.

bullet Catherine Crosland(1) was born on 5 Nov 1768 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Parents: John Crosland and Jane Rudd.

bullet Christopher Crosland(1) was born on 4 Sep 1765 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Parents: John Crosland and Jane Rudd.

bullet Elizabeth Crosland(1) was born on 11 May 1752 in Bellerby, Spennithorne, Yorks. She died on 11 Feb 1822 in Bellerby, Spennithorne, Yorks. Parents: John Crosland and Jane Rudd.

She was married to Christopher Bushby on 22 Dec 1772 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Children were: John Bushby, Christopher Bushby, Thomas Bushby, Jane Bushby, Margaret Bushby, William Bushby, Elizabeth Bushby, Alice Bushby, Richard Bushby, James Bushby.

bullet Grace Crosland(1) was born on 24 Dec 1776 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Parents: John Crosland and Jane Rudd.

bullet John Crosland(1) died on 1 Dec 1788 in Bellerby, Spennithorne, Yorks.

He was married to Jane Rudd on 2 Mar 1747/48 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Children were: Elizabeth Crosland, John Crosland, Christopher Crosland, Catherine Crosland, Grace Crosland.

bullet John Crosland(1) was born on 1 Jan 1756 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire. Parents: John Crosland and Jane Rudd.

bullet Elizabeth Crossley(1) was born about 1709 in Burnleywidge End.

She was married to George Halstead on 22 Nov 1730 in Todmorden, Lancashire. Children were: George Halstead.

bullet Sarah Ann Cunicliffe(1) was born about 1855.

She was married to Thomas Sutcliffe. Children were: Charles Robert Sutcliffe, Fred Sutcliffe.

bullet Elsie Curry(1) was born in Sunderland. Parents: Robert Curry.

She was married to Frederick Roberts in St. Cuthberts, Ryhope. Children were: Jeanette Roberts.

bullet George Curry(1) was born in Ryhope, Sunderland. Parents: Ralph Curry and Barbara Lumsdon.

bullet Margaret Curry (Private). Parents: Ralph Curry and Barbara Lumsdon.

She was married to Stanley Harwood on 7 Feb 1948 in Sunderland. Children were: Sheila Harwood , Leslie Harwood, Maureen Harwood , Bryan Harwood, Margaret Harwood , Jean Harwood.

bullet Margaret Curry(1) Parents: Robert Curry and Margaret Smith.

She was married to John Bell on 2 May 1908 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland.

bullet Ralph Curry(1) was born in 1891 in Sunderland. He died on 19 Feb 1972 in Ryhope General Hospital, County Durham. Ralph Curry was born in 1891 in Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham. During the 1st World War he served with the British Army. As a result of his injuries he lost a leg. He went on to m arry Barbara Lumsdon on the4th February 1911 at St. Pauls Church in Ryhope. They had 3 children, Robert, George and Margaret. He worked as a school caretaker at Ryhope Infant School until he retired. He died at Ryhope General Hospital on the 19th of February 1972. They lived for a time at 19 Fee Terrace and before they died they were living at 3 Rushford both in Ryhope . Parents: Robert Curry and Margaret Smith .

He was married to Barbara Lumsdon on 4 Feb 1911 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland. Children were: Margaret Curry, Robert Curry, George Curry.

bullet Robert Curry(1) It is possible that Robert Curry was involved in the Seaham Colliery disaster briefly mentioned below

At Seaham Colliery there were three shifts per day for hewers (everyone else worked much longer hours) of 7 hours each, covering the period from 4 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. The shifts were: 1) Fore Shift, from 4 a.m. to 11.30 am; 2) Back Shift, 10a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; 3) Night Shift, 4p.m. to 11.30 p.m. Each shift involved some 500 men and boys and at the overlap of the shifts there could be over 1,000 men in the pit. From 10p.m. to 6.a.m., when the colliery was comparatively quiet, was the maintenance shift, which employed far fewer workers. Fortuitously the 1880 explosion took place at 2.20 a.m. during one such maintenance shift, 100 minutes before the start of the Fore shift, which is why only 231 men and boys were below ground. The tragedy, the second worst in the long mining history of County Durham and the third worst in the history of the Great Northern Coalfield, could have been much much worse, dwarfing the great disasters at Hartley and West Stanley.

On the fateful evening of Tuesday September 7 1880 Joseph Birkbeck (or Birbeck), choirmaster and organist at Christ Church, slept through his 'knocker' at his home at 19 Post Office Street and thereby missed his shift and of course forfeited his pay. The decision, conscious or otherwise, was to save his life and enable him to live until his nineties. His father and namesake (17 Mount Pleasant) was not so fortunate. Corporal Hindson (22 John Street, Seaham Harbour), the crackshot, had a premonition of his own death. Three times he started out for work on that dreadful night and twice he returned home. The third time he did not return. One man's good luck story stands head and shoulders above the rest. John Hutchinson (15 Post Office Street) went to work even though he was poorly because he knew the financial result of any failure to attend. His condition deteriorated however and he felt obliged to return home before the end of his shift. He abandoned his place of work in the Maudlin seam minutes before the explosion, leaving his marrow Pat Carroll (Cooke Street) alone, but had to sit down for a rest on his way back to the pit shaft. He actually fell asleep and was roughly awoken by the prodding of a stick by the overman Walter Murray, on the look out for shirkers probably, who told him to go home if he was unwell. At the shaft bottom Hutchinson talked for a while with Laverick the onsetter whilst waiting for the cage to descend. He had barely stepped from the cage at the surface when the pit blew. The ground shook, waking up people in the neighbourhood. The sound of the explosion was heard on ships in Seaham Harbour and as far away as Murton Colliery and the outskirts of Sunderland. Some men saw a great cloud of dust blown skywards out of the shafts. The Marquess heard the noise at Seaham Hall and was among the first on the scene.

The explosion of Wednesday September 8 1880 took place at 2.20 a.m. in the Hutton and Maudlin seams, the middle of the three levels at the pit. The highest level was the Main Coal Seam, the lowest was the Harvey. Both shafts were blocked with debris and it was twelve hours before a descent could be made. Even then the rescuers had to use the emergency kibble (an iron bucket) for the cages were of course out of action. The cage remained out of action at the Low Pit for nine days. In the pit the engine house and stables had caught fire and many of the ponies were found to have suffocated. The hooves of some of them (complete with shoes) were preserved as souvenirs, polished, inscribed and adapted to various uses, such as stands for ink-wells, snuff-boxes and pin-cushions. Fifty four ponies and a cat survived. Further on the rescuers found debris and mutilated human corpses. Body after body was then located in the dark tunnels. Nineteen survivors from the Main Coal seam were brought up the Low Pit shaft which was not blocked at the level of that seam. The main rescue work was done from the High Pit shaft where it was also possible to use a kibble. 48 more survivors were brought out this way. Of the 231 workers only 68 had thus been rescued by midnight of the first day, leaving 164 unaccounted for. None of these survived. 169 men had been working in the affected seam - only 5 of these survived and were rescued.

The roads into Seaham were completely blocked by people in the next few days. Most of these were simply morbid sight-seers who obstructed the way for the rescue teams despatched from other collieries near and far. Special trains from Sunderland to Seaham for the Flower Show (now cancelled) were instead packed with these 'spectators'. The families of those dead or missing were unable to get anywhere near the colliery. The crowd round the pit reached an estimated 14,000 on the Wednesday night (the day of the explosion). By Sunday there were an estimated 40,000 people in the vicinity to see the first mass funerals. After that the interest wore off and the mob gradually drifted away to other entertainment. The bereaved were left alone waiting for news, any news, of their loved ones.



The following is an extract from Monumental Insciptions for Sunderland Holy Trinity
Grave 8/8. James Curry master mariner died Nov. 8 1832 age 53. Margaret wife
of James died Oct. 19 1835 age 56.

I have no proof of a connection as yet.

Curry, Alice of Hetton-le-Hole aged 63 - 7 Oct 1832 - Hetton-le-Hole
Curry, Dorothy of Fatfield aged - - 10 Jun 1814 - Chester-le-Street
Curry, Elizabeth of South Shields aged 48 - 15 Jun 1829 - Jarrow
Curry, Henry of Toft Hill aged 65 - 2 Mar 1813 - Hamsterley
Curry, Jane of Market Pl aged 60 - 2 Apr 1818 - Durham St Nicholas
Curry, John of Shore aged 57 - 16 Jun 1828 - Monkwearmouth
Curry, Margaret of Wapping aged infant - 18 Apr 1829 - Penshaw
Curry, Mary of Hill St aged 16m - 12 Apr 1829 - South Shields St Hilda
Curry, Ralph of Bladon aged 11m - 15 Apr 1833 - Ryton
Curry, Sarah of Harraton out side aged 40 - 2 Dec 1823 - Chester-le-Street
Curry, William of Hilton Ferry aged 76 - 12 Apr 1813 - Bishopwearmouth
Curry, William of West Auckland aged infant - 2 Aug 1837 - Auckland St Helen


Yet another pit disaster in the North East
In Memory Of The 24 Men And Boys,
Who lost their lives by the explosion of fire at Pelton Fell Pit,
On Wednesday,October 31,1866

Robert CURRY aged 12 George OUGHTON aged 18
William ELLIOTT 11 Robert KING 18
George COOK 22 Joseph GLADSTONE aged 11
Richard ARGYLE 13 John FRICKER 14
John ANDERSON 18 John SIMPSON 22
John BELL 19 John GREY 32
Robert WEDDELL 34 James DIXON 20
John LAVERICK 27 William FELTON 11
John CARTER 52 Henry BATEMAN 18
Roger BROWN 39 John RICHARDSON 28
William MADDISON 22 John TAYLOR 41
William CHARLTON 20 Henry GREY 38

Children were: Ralph Curry, Robert William Curry, Margaret Curry.

bulletRobert Curry(1) was born in Ryhope, Sunderland. Parents: Ralph Curry and Barbara Lumsdon.

He was married in Methodist Church, Ryhope. Children were: Wilfred Curry, Elsie Curry.

bullet Robert William Curry(1) was born about 1880 in Sunderland. Parents: Robert Curry and Margaret Smith.

He was married to Lily Henderson on 30 Mar 1909 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland.

bullet Wilfred Curry (Private). Parents: Robert Curry.

He was married to Theodosia in Sunderland.

bullet Elizabeth Cutburn(1) was christened on 19 Apr 1808 in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire. Parents: William Cutburn and Sarah Halstead.

bullet Grace Cutburn(1) was christened between 21 Mar 1796 and Jan in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire. Parents: William Cutburn and Sarah Halstead.

bullet Jonas Cutburn(1)

Children were: William Cutburn.

bulletWalker Cutburn(1) was christened on 28 May 1798 in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire. Parents: William Cutburn and Sarah Halstead.

bullet William Cutburn(1) was christened on 7 Aug 1768 in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire. Parents: Jonas Cutburn.

He was married to Sarah Halstead. Children were: William Cutburn, Grace Cutburn, Walker Cutburn, Elizabeth Cutburn.

bullet William Cutburn(1) was christened on 14 Apr 1794 in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire. Parents: William Cutburn and Sarah Halstead.

bullet Hannah Davidson(1)

She was married to Francis Geldart.

bullet Brian Davison (Private). Parents: Joseph Lumsdon Davison and Ethel Maud Potts.

bullet Charles Davison(1) was born in 1866 in Ryhope, Sunderland. Parents: John Davison and Mary Ann Bone.

He was married to Ellen Grace Bullen on 24 Dec 1887 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland.

bullet Colin Davison Davison (Private). Parents: Joseph Lumsdon Davison and Ethel Maud Potts.

bullet Elizabeth Margaret Davison(1) was born in 1870 in Ryhope, Sunderland. Parents: John Davison and Mary Ann Bone.

bullet Gilbert Steel Davison(1) was born in 1863 in Ryhope, Sunderland. Parents: John Davison and Mary Ann Bone.

He was married to Elizabeth Wilton on 2 Nov 1886 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland.

bullet Isabella Ann Davison Parents: John Davison and Mary Ann Bone.

Children were: John George Davison .

She was married to George Lumsdon on 18 Jun 1882 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland. Children were: Barbara Lumsdon, Charles William Lumsdon.

bullet Isabella May Davison Parents: John George Davison and Jane Summerfield Hunt.

bullet John Davison(1) was born in 1835 in Black Gate, Durham. 1871 census information
John Davison Head Mar 37 Licensed Victualler Durham Blackgate
Mary A. Wife Mar 38 Durham Lanchester
Thomas R. Son 12 Scholar Durham Ryhope
Isabella A. Daur 11 Scholar Durham Ryhope
Gilbert S. Son 9 Scholar Durham Ryhope
Charles Son 5 Scholar Durham Ryhope
Elizabeth M Daur 1 Durham Ryhope
Hannah Marchbank Serv Unm 18 General Servant Durham

1881 census information for John Davison and Family

Dwelling: 50 Ryhope Street
Census Place: Ryhope, Durham, England
Source:FHL Film 1342202 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4998 Folio 95 Page 12
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
John Davison M 47 M Black Gate, Durham
Rel: Head
Occ: Deputy Oversman
Mary Ann Davison M 48 F Lanchester, Durham
Rel: Wife
Occ: None
Isabella Ann Davison U 20 F Ryhope, Durham
Rel: Daur
Occ: Servant
Gilbert Steel Davison U 18 M Ryhope, Durham
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Charles Davison U 15 M Ryhope, Durham
Rel: Son
Occ: Driver
Elizabeth Margaret U 11 F Ryhope, Durham
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
William Robert U 8 M Ryhope, Durham
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar

The following are extracts from the parish records of St. Pauls church in Ryhope for the marr iages of John and Mary Ann and their children.
DAVISON John BONE Mary Ann 25 Dec 1854
DAVISON Isabella Ann LUMSDON George 18 Jun 1882
DAVISON Gilbert Steel WILTON Elizabeth 2 Nov 1886
DAVISON Charles BULLEN Ellen Grace 24 Dec 1887
DAVISON William Robert CRAIG Hannah 24 Dec 1894


John Davison's job was that of Deputy Oversman. Below I have included a brief job description .

OVERSMAN - a foreman or supervisor in a colliery who checked the safety
aspects of the miner's work and the quality of the mined coal. The Deputy
Oversman was his subordinate.



Davison, Alexander of Robinson's Lane aged 1y 3m - 7 Apr 1817 - Sunderland
Davison, Ann of Benson Pl aged 1 - 3 Feb 1830 - Ryhope
Davison, Ann of Shore aged 82 - 22 May 1821 - Monkwearmouth
Davison, Barbara of Stockton aged 88 - 28 May 1835 - Stockton-on-Tees
Davison, Cook of Houghton aged 52 - 25 Jan 1815 - Houghton-le-Spring
Davison, Eleanor of Wapping St aged 18m - 20 Jan 1824 - South Shields St Hilda
Davison, Elizabeth of Easington aged 89 - 26 Jan 1823 - Easington
Davison, Elizabeth of Middle Rainton aged 11 - 6 Apr 1832 - West Rainton
Davison, Frances of Sedgefield aged 10w - 11 Aug 1815 - Sedgefield
Davison, George of Houghton aged 17m - 25 Apr 1825 - Houghton-le-Spring
Davison, George of Monkwearmouth aged 34 - 16 Sep 1837 - Monkwearmouth
Davison, Isabella of Darlington aged 3w - 14 Mar 1823 - Darlington
Davison, Jame of Framwelgate aged 1 - 25 May 1816 - Durham St Margaret
Davison, Jane of Allergate aged 1 - 30 Nov 1831 - Durham St Margaret
Davison, Jane of Hartlepool aged 38 - 6 Jan 1821 - Hartlepool
Davison, Jane Sarah of Hetton-le-Hole aged 10w - 15 Jan 1836 - Hetton-le-Hole
Davison, John of Gateshead aged see reg. - 28 Aug 1834 - Gateshead
Davison, John of Hartlepool aged 73 - 7 Mar 1830 - Hartlepool
Davison, John of West Rainton aged 16 - 26 Dec 1819 - Houghton-le-Spring
Davison, Malcolm of Shore aged 61 - 31 Jan 1830 - Monkwearmouth
Davison, Margaret of Bishop Middleham aged 85 - 4 Jan 1831 - Bishop Middleham
Davison, Mark of Middle Rainton aged infant - 27 Oct 1826 - West Rainton
Davison, Mary Ann of Love Lane aged 1y 6m - 2 Jun 1815 - Sunderland
Davison, Mary of Aycliffe aged 72 - 30 Jan 1831 - Aycliffe
Davison, Mary of Easington aged 46 - 16 Jun 1823 - Easington
Davison, Newlands of Brancepeth aged 2d - 20 Mar 1819 - Brancepeth
Davison, Robert of Brancepeth aged 12h - 24 May 1814 - Brancepeth
Davison, Robert of Providence row aged 103 - 2 Apr 1829 - Durham St Oswald
Davison, Sarah of West Holborn aged 31 - 19 Jul 1825 - South Shields St Hilda
Davison, Thomas of Houghton aged 1 - 21 Sep 1831 - Houghton-le-Spring
Davison, Thomas of Pilot St aged 56 - 3 Nov 1817 - South Shields St Hilda
Davison, William of Crosgate aged 38 - 30 Jul 1824 - Durham St Margaret
Davison, William of Lark House aged 85 - 23 Aug 1814 - Lanchester
Davison, William of New York aged 50 - 22 Nov 1834 - Lamesley

Marriage Reference No.
Bone Mary Ann Sunderland 10a 509 Dec 1854

He was married to Mary Ann Bone in Dec 1854 in Sunderland.(24) Children were: Gilbert Steel Davison, Charles Davison, Elizabeth Margaret Davison, William Robert Davison, Thomas Robert Davison, Isabella Ann Davison.

bullet John Davison (Private). Parents: Thomas Robert Davison and Margaret.

bullet John Davison Parents: Joseph Lumsdon Davison and Ethel Maud Potts.

bullet John George Davison Parents: unknown and Isabella Ann Davison.

He was married to Jane Summerfield Hunt on 25 Oct 1902 in St. Pauls Church Ryhope Sunderland. Children were: William Davison, John George Davison, Joseph Lumsdon Davison, Mary Fleming Hunt Davison, Isabella May Davison .

bullet John George Davison (Private). Parents: John George Davison and Jane Summerfield Hunt.

bullet Joseph Lumsdon Davison (Private). Parents: John George Davison and Jane Summerfield Hunt.

He was married to Ethel Maud Potts on 14 Oct 1939 in St. Michaels, Bishopwearmouth. Children were: Patricia Ann Davison, Colin Davison Davison, John Davison, Brian Davison, Trevor Davison.

bullet Mary Fleming Hunt Davison Parents: John George Davison and Jane Summerfield Hunt.

bullet Patricia Ann Davison (Private). Parents: Joseph Lumsdon Davison and Ethel Maud Potts.

She was married to John George Millican on 30 Sep 1961 in St Pauls Ryhope. Children were: Darren John Millican, Nicola Millican.

bullet Thomas Robert Davison was born in 1859 in Ryhope, Sunderland. The following is an etract from the 1881 census

Dwelling: 3 Blind Lane Ter
Census Place: Tunstall, Durham, England
Source: FHL Film 1342203 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4999 Folio 42 Page 1
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Thomas Rob. DAVISON M 22 M Ryhope, Durham, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Coal Miner
Margaret DAVISON M 22 F Moorsly, Durham, England
Rel: Wife
Occ: Miners Wife
John DAVISON 3 m M Tunstall, Durham, England
Rel: Son Parents: John Davison and Mary Ann Bone.

He was married to Margaret. Children were: John Davison.

bullet Trevor Davison (Private). Parents: Joseph Lumsdon Davison and Ethel Maud Potts.

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