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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/30/8
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Mabel Jane Elliott, aged 73
Date1969
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Widowed
Address: 32 Sunny Springs, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield
Type of benefit claimed:
Type of injury: Not applicable
Further information: Industrial Death Benefit claim for the widow of Joseph Edwin Elliott who died on 15 March 1969 and who had worked as a coal miner from 1910 to 1960. Findings of Tribunal: 'The deceased suffered from pneumoconiosis for over nine years. The Pathologist found that the cause of death was associated with emphysema and pneumoconiosis'. One Tribunal member dissented: 'The deceased was 73 years of age and at that age one would expect death from natural causes'. Note: 'Any widow's retirement benefit already paid to be offset'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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