John Ralph BlackettAge: 16 years1887–1903
- Name
- John Ralph Blackett
- Surname
- Blackett
- Given names
- John Ralph
| Birth | 1887 21 30 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Bertie Blackett February 25, 1887 |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa (“Cissie”) Blackett 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Blackett November 1890 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Julia Blackett October 1891 (Age 4 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Julia Blackett October 7, 1891 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Eliza Scott December 24, 1891 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Blackett M.M. December 19, 1892 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Stella Blackett May 13, 1894 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Blackett September 6, 1897 (Age 10 years) |
| Death | December 15, 1903 (Age 16 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert William Blackett Birth: November 14, 1865 23 19 — Wham, Lynesack, Co. Durham Death: January 29, 1952 — 48 Westgate Crescent, Darlington, Co. Durham |
| mother |
Elizabeth Kavanagh Birth: before April 19, 1856 33 30 — Belfast, Antrim, Ireland Death: November 18, 1926 — 43 Milburn Street, Sunderland, Co. Durham |
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Marriage: May 11, 1886 — Auckland Register Office, Co. Durham |
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10 months brother |
Thomas Bertie Blackett Birth: February 25, 1887 21 30 — Evenwood, Co. Durham Death: 1977 — Sunderland, Co. Durham |
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10 months himself |
John Ralph Blackett Birth: 1887 21 30 — Pennsylvania, USA Death: December 15, 1903 — Millfield Grange Pit, Auckland, Co. Durham |
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3 years younger sister |
Louisa (“Cissie”) Blackett Birth: 1889 23 32 — Illinois, USA Death: August 1918 — Warreness Street, Bishopwearmouth, Co. Durham |
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23 months younger sister |
Julia Blackett Birth: November 1890 24 34 — Auckland, Co. Durham Death: October 1891 — Butterknowle, Co. Durham |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Blackett M.M. Birth: December 19, 1892 27 36 — Southside, Butterknowle, Co. Durham Death: March 17, 1963 — 48 Westgate Crescent, Darlington Co. Durham |
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17 months younger sister |
Stella Blackett Birth: May 13, 1894 28 38 — Butterknowle, Co. Durham Death: December 12, 1978 — Memorial Hospital, Darlington, Co. Durham |
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3 years younger sister |
Julia Blackett Birth: September 6, 1897 31 41 — Essex Row, Butterknowle, Co. Durham (see note) Death: March 26, 1998 — Easthaven Manor Nursing Home, 4 East Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Note | Killed when aged 16, working as a "putter" (boys who pushed the coal wagons from the pitface to the main shaft). Killed "when bringing out the last tub of his shift, it got off the way and displaced some timber and a quantity of soft blue stone fell and suffocated him." (Durham Mining Museum site.) His elder brother, Thomas Bertie Blackett, used to recall that his body was brought back to the house on an open cart. |