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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPARD | Horace James | 1915 | 36 | Great Culand Quarry | Burham | Labourer | 13126 |
| COPP | Ernest (injured) | 1925 | 37 | Great Mountain | Tumble | Repairer | 13123 |
| COPP | Henry (injured) | 1943 | 38 | Cefn Coed | Crynant | Assistant Repairer | 13124 |
| COPP | Thomas (injured) | 1929 | 29 | Samlet | Llansamlet | Haulier | 13125 |
| COPNELL | Leslie (injured) | 1942 | 17 | Parkhouse | Chesterton | Haulage Hand | 13121 |
| COPNELL | William E. (injured) | 1941 | 41 | Glasshouse | Chesterton | Collier | 13122 |
| COPLEY | Amos | 1908 | 28 | Hoyland Silkstone | Hoyland | Collier | 13114 |
| COPLEY | Henry | 1909 | 32 | Renishaw Park, No.2 | Eckington | Dataller | 13115 |
| COPLEY | Joseph | 1902 | 23 | Glasshoughton | Glass Houghton | Labourer | 13116 |
| COPLEY | Joseph | 1911 | 46 | Sharlston | Sharlston | Coal Cutter | 13117 |
| COPLEY | Joseph | 1911 | 46 | Sharlston | Sharlston | 13118 | |
| COPLEY | William Henry | 1908 | 40 | Lady Park Quarry | Ambleside | Quarryman | 13119 |
| COPLEY | William Henry | 1914 | 15 | Monk Bretton | Monk Bretton | Pony Driver | 13120 |
| COPLAND | John (injured) | 1930 | Auchinraith | Blantyre | 13113 | ||
| COPESTAKE | Albert | 1913 | 13 | Kiveton Park | Kiveton Park | Pony Driver | 13109 |
| COPESTAKE | Albert | 1913 | 13 | Kiveton Park | Kiveton Park | 13110 | |
| COPESTAKE | Charles | 1942 | 18 | Florence | Longton | Haulier | 13111 |
| COPESTAKE | F. | 1924 | 23 | Bignall Hill | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 13112 | |
| COPELY | Robert | 1914 | 38 | Holbrook | Killamarsh | Labourer | 13108 |
| COPELAND | Albert | 1929 | 57 | Maryhill | Kidsgrove | 13090 | |
| COPELAND | C.B. (Injured) | 1974 | 35 | Holditch | Chesterton | Haulage Worker | 13091 |
| COPELAND | Frank (injured) | 1933 | 26 | Victoria (g) | Biddulph | Assistant Coalcutter | 13092 |
| COPELAND | George T. (injured) | 1934 | 36 | Norton | Norton in the Moors | Collier | 13093 |
| COPELAND | Henry | 1921 | 24 | Goraghwood Quarry | Jerrettspass | Quarryman | 13094 |
| COPELAND | Henry (injured) | 1922 | 25 | Goraghwood Quarry | Jerrettspass | Pieceworker | 13095 |