Coal Mining Accidents & Deaths
UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900-1991 (1500-1899 coming shortly)
This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley, with additions from Ray Lawrence, NMRS Records and others
DEDICATION
This work stands as a testament to the men, women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families.
The work created a bond of trust and loyalty amongst them and a band of comradeship that forged the communities in which they lived and worked. It is a record of the true price of coal.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Ian Winstanley 2023
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| Surname | Forename | Year | Age | Mine/Quarry Name | Location | Occupation | Record ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIGGINS | William | 1905 | 19 | New Tredegar | New Tredegar | Assistant Timberman | 81955 |
| WIGGIN | Henry | 1907 | 52 | Cilely | Tonyrefail | Sinker | 81948 |
| WIGGIN | Joseph (injured) | 1935 | 52 | Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | Slack Emptier | 81949 |
| WIGGIN | T. (injured) | 1917 | 40 | New Moss | Audenshaw | Contractor’s Man | 81950 |
| WIGGIE | Edward John (injured) | 1930 | 41 | West Blaina, Red Ash | Blaina | Collier | 81947 |
| WIGFIELD | Frederick (injured) | 1949 | 48 | Garswood Hall | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Collier | 81945 |
| WIGFIELD | William (injured) | 1919 | 17 | Low Hall, No.4 | Platt Bridge | Haulage Hand | 81946 |
| WIGAN | Alec (injured) | 1928 | 53 | Bamfurlong | Bamfurlong | Pipeman | 81944 |
| WIETESKA | Michael (injured) | 1952 | 36 | Mosley Common | Ellenbrook | Haulage Hand | 81943 |
| WIDOWFIELD | W. | 1904 | 63 | Eppleton | Hetton | Master Shifter | 81942 |
| WIDLAKE | David W. (injured) | 1926 | 44 | Brynteg | Seven Sisters | Haulier | 81941 |
| WIDGOOSE | C.W. | 1911 | 18 | Tinsley Park | Tinsley Park | 81940 | |
| WIDE or WILDE | Samuel (injured) | 1913 | 23 | Park (c) | Cwmparc | Day Labourer | 81939 |
| WIDDOWSON | A. | 1910 | 30 | Trowell Moor | Stapleford | Stallman | 81935 |
| WIDDOWSON | John James | 1939 | 48 | Warsop Main | Shirebrook | 81936 | |
| WIDDOWSON | John Thomas | 1911 | 15 | Sherwood | Mansfield | Haulage Boy | 81937 |
| WIDDOWSON | Samuel | 1903 | 20 | Pinxton, No.1 | Pinxton | Planeman | 81938 |
| WIDDOP | John William | 1904 | 25 | Crigglestone | Crigglestone | Night Deputy | 81934 |
| WIDDISON | John | 1907 | 44 | Kiveton Park | Kiveton Park | Collier | 81932 |
| WIDDISON | John | 1907 | 44 | Kiveton Park | Kiveton Park | 81933 | |
| WIDDALL | Charles | 1914 | 29 | Barrow | Worsbrough Park | Collier | 81931 |
| WICKSON | H. | 1901 | 29 | Rotherham Main | Rotherham | Shunter | 81930 |
| WICKS | Arthur James | 1913 | 28 | Lightmoor | Cinderford | Collier | 81927 |
| WICKS | Christopher H. (Injured) | 1987 | 41 | Moons Hill Quarry | Stoke St Michael | Screen engineer | 81928 |
| WICKS | William (injured) | 1928 | 47 | New Cwmbach | Fforest Fach | 81929 |