Following on from Mike Syer's posting, I too have found errors.
Having looked at my copy very quickly I found confusion with the entries for the Lumley and Lambton pits, but they are confusing anyway because of their method of designation - Lambton A to Lambton D plus many others and Lumley 1st pit to Lumley 9th pit, plus others.
Probably most of the errors will be as a result of errors in the sources from which the information has been taken, however I believe that a work of this magnitude is bound to contain errors and I think that Durham Record Office have done a very good job in producing this publication. They have already produced a number of publications and one of them I find very useful - The Londonderry Papers - Catalogue of documents deposited in the Durham County Record Office by the 9th Marquess of Londonderry. This was published in 1969 and is still available, price £4.00 plus £1.80 postage (UK). The book contains xiv + 166 pages, 8 plates, pedigrees of the Vanes, Tempests and Londonderrys, and is hard backed.
Having said that we must not forget the 'on-line ' catalogue on their website.
Alan Vickers.
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