Kirkleatham wasn’t a mining village like so many in our area, but the graveyard at St Cuthbert’s still contains two graves that mention a specific mine on the inscription, there could be others in this cemetery who also died in the local mines.
Charles Acklam Tyreman
The Tyreman family had strong links to mining in Dunsdale
Charles Acklam husband of Hannah Elizabeth TYREMAN who was killed in Eston Mines Sep 2 1907 aged 23. Also Hannah Elizabeth TYREMAN who died May 1 1952 aged 70. Also Charles son of the above died Dec 31 1964 aged 56. Also Charlotte Elizabeth TYREMAN sister of above who died 30 Sep
1896 aged 20.
He was kirving (undermined) in the bottom part of the seam when a piece of stone suddenly burst away from a natural break in the upper part of the seam, and, falling upon him, caused fatal injuries.
The double tragedy here is that his wife was pregnant at the time, with son Charles born just 3 months later on 11th December 1907.
Robert Hewson
In 1881 Robert was a resident of Yearby village
Robert HEWSON death by accident in Kirkleatham Mines, August 10 1882 aged 43.
Fall of a piece of ironstone from a corner at top of place ; he was cutting a leg from under it while another man was preparing a shot to blast it
Robert is one of the small number of causalities from the short- lived Kirkleatham Mine (located at Dunsdale between 1872 and 1888)
Fascinating
A lot of the early Hart family are buried in St Cuthbert grave yard.