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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTAKER | N. (injured) | 1955 | 27 | Penllwyngwent | Ogmore Vale | Pipe Fitter | 81793 |
| WHITTAKER | Robert | 1910 | 33 | Bank, No.3 (Pretoria) Pit | Westhoughton | Collier | 81794 |
| WHITTAKER | Samuel (injured) | 1914 | 23 | Abram, No.4 | Bickershaw | Drawer | 81795 |
| WHITTAKER | T. (injured) | 1913 | 44 | New Cross Hands | Cross Hands | Labourer | 81796 |
| WHITTAKER | Thomas | 1911 | 44 | Snowdown | Nonington | Sinker | 81797 |
| WHITTAKER | Thomas Gordon | 1926 | Kinglassie | Kinglassie | 81798 | ||
| WHITTAKER | William | 1909 | 15 | Houghton | Houghton le Spring | Belt Boy | 81799 |
| WHITTAKER | William | 1914 | 31 | Crop & Deep Pits | St Helens | Haulage Hand | 81800 |
| WHITTAKER | William | 1930 | 62 | Brownhills, Grove Pit | Brownhills | 81801 | |
| WHITSON | Ernest Charles | 1920 | 41 | Howbeach | Howbeach | 81766 | |
| WHITSON | Robert | 1913 | 43 | Hexpath Whichtons Quarry | Greenlaw | Labourer | 81767 |
| WHITSIDE | William (injured) | 1941 | 42 | Astley Green | Tyldesley | Collier | 81765 |
| WHITNEY | A. (injured) | 1955 | 64 | Seven Sisters | Seven Sisters | Sheaveman | 81757 |
| WHITNEY | G. | 1906 | 52 | Chatterley Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | 81758 | |
| WHITNEY | George | 1906 | 52 | Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | Ripper | 81759 |
| WHITNEY | James E. (Injured) | 1988 | 31 | South Crofty | Camborne | Miner | 81760 |
| WHITNEY | John (injured) | 1913 | 35 | New Tredegar | New Tredegar | Assistant Electrician | 81761 |
| WHITNEY | Thomas | 1901 | 45 | Llanbradach, No.2 | Llanbradach | Fireman | 81762 |
| WHITNEY | Thomas | 1951 | 56 | Weetslade | Weetslade | Deputy | 81763 |
| WHITNEY | W.H. (injured) | 1927 | 24 | Cwm (b) | Llantwit Fardre | Collier | 81764 |
| WHITMORE | A. | 1926 | 46 | Glebe | Fenton | 81750 | |
| WHITMORE | George | 1909 | 14 | Murton | Murton | Landing Lad | 81751 |
| WHITMORE | George | 1911 | 58 | Stockingford | Chapel End | Getter | 81752 |
| WHITMORE | H. (injured) | 1933 | 40 | Markham. | Blackwood | Collier | 81753 |
| WHITMORE | Percy (injured) | 1931 | 22 | Bryn-kinallt | Chirk | Slack Contractor’s Attdt | 81754 |