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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTTON | S. (injured) | 1954 | 41 | Cambrian | Clydach Vale | 13361 | |
| COTTON | Thomas (injured) | 1923 | 30 | Windlehurst Quarry | St Helens | Stone Breaker | 13362 |
| COTTON | W.H. (injured) | 1928 | 31 | Sutton Manor | Marshall’s Cross | Collier | 13363 |
| COTTON | Walton (injured) | 1914 | 52 | Garswood Hall, No.6 Pit | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Contractor’s Man | 13364 |
| COTTOM | E. (injured) | 1952 | 32 | Maypole | Platt Bridge | Collier | 13345 |
| COTTOM | Edward Rowland (injured) | 1936 | 25 | Birks Quarry | Oldham | Sett Maker | 13346 |
| COTTOM | R. (injured) | 1958 | 51 | Bold | Earlstown | Faceworker | 13347 |
| COTTLE | Cyrus (injured) | 1927 | 43 | Cefn Drim | Pontarddulais | Collier | 13342 |
| COTTLE | Emrys (injured) | 1933 | 49 | Graig Merthyr | Pontarddulais | Collier | 13343 |
| COTTLE | Frank (injured) | 1920 | 41 | Habergham | Habergham | Fireman | 13344 |
| COTTINGTON | Francis (injured) | 1928 | Sherdley | St Helens | 13340 | ||
| COTTINGTON | Richard (injured) | 1925 | Sutton Heath | St Helens | 13341 | ||
| COTTERILL | Albert J. (injured) | 1934 | 35 | Hafodyrynys | Hafodyrynys | Collier | 13333 |
| COTTERILL | Herbert (injured) | 1925 | 47 | Hague Quarry | Mottram | Foreman | 13334 |
| COTTERILL | J.W. | 1917 | Florence | Longton | 13335 | ||
| COTTERILL | James (injured) | 1915 | 45 | Bedford | Atherton | Collier | 13336 |
| COTTERILL | Joseph (injured) | 1925 | Ashton's Green | St Helens | 13337 | ||
| COTTERILL | Thomas (injured) | 1934 | 32 | Pendleton | Pendleton | Haulage Hand | 13338 |
| COTTERILL | William Sampson Bone | 1910 | 34 | Ashton Moss | Audenshaw | Shunter | 13339 |
| COTTERELL | Francis Pitt | 1913 | 21 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 13329 | |
| COTTERELL | George (injured) | 1930 | 57 | Bargoed Steam | Bargoed | Collier | 13330 |
| COTTERELL | Richard (injured) | 1918 | 42 | Garswood Hall | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Collier | 13331 |
| COTTERELL | T. (injured) | 1958 | 34 | Wyllie | Pontllanfraith | Cutterman | 13332 |
| COTTERALL | Herbert (injured) | 1934 | Hague Quarry | Mottram | Quarry Foreman | 13328 | |
| COTTER | B. (injured) | 1959 | 24 | Deep Duffryn | Mountain Ash | Shackler | 13324 |