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John Dickinson Redpath's family

Grandparents:

John Dickinson Redpath	Richard Howey Greensitt
Catherine Ann Wright	Lillian Anne Millard

Parents:

John Dickinson Redpath

Mabel Greensitt

Children:

Stewart Redpath
John Dickinson Redpath

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Parents:

name	born	married	died
John Dickinson Redpath	1910		13 June 1940 Hetton Mill, Durham
Mabel Greensitt	1907		1971

Children:

Stewart Redpath
John Dickinson Redpath

Grandparents:

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The history of the John Dickinson Redpath's family

John was working on the LNE railway as a platelayer when he and the other two members of the work gang were struck at about 10.30 am by the 8.45 am York to Newcastle express. All three men were killed instantly.

initial newspaper report
initial press
report
inquest report railway board report page 1
railway board
report: page 1
railway board
report: page 2

It is interesting to note that in 1940 a total of 287 railway and contractor staff were killed and 1937 seriously injured in railway accidents! This was out of a total workforce of 589,880.

As far as John Redpath was concerned, he was one of the 56,674 permanent railway 'way-men'. Of these, 76 were killed, including John, and 223 seriously injured the year he died.

Sources:

August 2000: 14 June 1940 - Durham Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News
August 2000: 12 July 1940 - Durham Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News
September 2000: 1940 Railway accident reports - Rail 1053/126 p8/9
October 2000: 1940 Railway accident statistics - Rail 1053/126 page 17

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