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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWARD or GAVLAND | William (injured) | 1949 | 46 | Lag Bank Quarry | Torver | Rock Hand | 13476 |
| COWARD | Edward (injured) | 1914 | 16 | Coney Green | Radcliffe | Haulage Hand | 13472 |
| COWARD | Harold C. | 1928 | 17 | Penallta | Hengoed | Collier’s Assistant | 13473 |
| COWARD | John | 1913 | 57 | Roanhead, Rita Pit | Dalton in Furness | Miner | 13474 |
| COWARD | Thomas (injured) | 1959 | Shap Quarry | Shap | Quarry Foreman | 13475 | |
| COWAN | A. (injured) | 1953 | Beckermet Mine | Beckermet | Shiftman | 13449 | |
| COWAN | Adam | 1940 | 51 | Rigside area | Airdrie | Miner | 13450 |
| COWAN | Amos (injured) | 1921 | 23 | Birkacre | Birkacre | Coal Cutter’s Assistant | 13451 |
| COWAN | George | 1928 | Bowhill | Auchterderran | 13452 | ||
| COWAN | George | 1928 | Bowhill, No.1 Shaft | Auchterderran | Miner | 13453 | |
| COWAN | Hugh | 1948 | 63 | Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | Cutter | 13454 |
| COWAN | James | 1914 | 19 | Fell Quarry | Creetown | Labourer | 13455 |
| COWAN | James | 1937 | 42 | Polmaise, No.2 Pit | Stirling | Brusher | 13456 |
| COWAN | James | 1937 | 42 | Polmaise, Nos 1 & 2 Pits | Stirling | 13457 | |
| COWAN | John | 1902 | 14 | Bredisholm, No.4 Pit | Bargeddie | 13458 | |
| COWAN | John | 1920 | 25 | Polmaise, Nos 1 & 2 Pits | Stirling | Miner | 13459 |
| COWAN | John | 1925 | Aitken | Kelty | 13460 | ||
| COWAN | John (Injured) | 1920 | 25 | Polmaise, No.1 Pit | Stirling | 13461 | |
| COWAN | Peter (injured) | 1936 | 60 | Sherdley | St Helens | Banksman | 13462 |
| COWAN | Robert | 1919 | Lumphinnans, No.11 Pit | Kelty | 13463 | ||
| COWAN | Thomas | 1912 | 34 | Home Farm | Hamilton | Brusher | 13464 |
| COWAN | Thomas | 1917 | Aitken | Kelty | 13465 | ||
| COWAN | Thomas | 1920 | 45 | Dalbeath | Crossgates | 13466 | |
| COWAN | Thomas | 1922 | 23 | Fordell | Crossgates | Machineman | 13467 |
| COWAN | Thomas | 1922 | 23 | Fordell, Alice Pit | Crossgates | Machineman | 13468 |