Nicholas Wood ( 1795 - 1865 )

Birth: At the farm of Daniel Sourmires in the parish of Ryton, County Durham, England (24 April 1795) Death: 49 Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, London (19 December 1865) Burial: Hetton Churchyard, Durham Profession: Engineer Research Field: Geology Career: Learned the role of Colliery Viewer at Killingworth Colliery; made a drawing of the first miner's safety lamp invented by George Stephenson, with whom he worked; moved to Hetton Hall Mine, Durham (1844) Memberships: North of England Institute of Mining Engineers (President) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 2/06/1864.