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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5636
TitleClay Cross Colliery Accident subscription list 1861; with probate inventory fo Robert Smith of Bradfield near Sheffield, 1630
Date1630-1861
Extent1 box
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorUnidentified
Administrative HistoryThe Clay Cross Company was established by George Stephenson in 1837 and by 1860 it was one of the three largest coal producers in the county with a capacity of half a million tons of coal a year. In 1861 there was a 'calamitous Inundation' in the colliery which resulted in fatalities amongst the miners. On 9 August 1861a public meeting was held in Chesterfield to organise fundraising for the widows, orphans and families of the victims. Trustees of the Fund were proposed by the Revd George Butt. The Clay Cross Colliery contributed £500 to the disaster fund.
Custodial HistoryThese documents were re-accessioned in 2002 from papers of a firm of Chesterfield solicitors deposited in 1983 and 1985 (formerly D2716).
Organisation Sub-TypeEmployee welfare charities
Related MaterialFor Clay Cross Company records, see D5375. For records of Revd George Butt, see D5605.
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