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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADE | John (injured) | 1920 | 35 | Collins Green | Newton le Willows | Contractor’s Man | 78982 |
| WADE | Justin | 1909 | 15 | Newmarket Silkstone | Stanley | Haulage Boy | 78983 |
| WADE | M. | 1967 | 36 | Hem Heath | Trentham | 78984 | |
| WADE | Robert | 1904 | 26 | Great Laxey | Laxey | Miner | 78985 |
| WADE | Robert | 1904 | 26 | Great Laxey, Welsh Shaft | Laxey | 78986 | |
| WADE | Samuel | 1900 | 30 | Plumbley | Mosborough | Incline Man | 78987 |
| WADE | William | 1904 | Murton | Murton | 78988 | ||
| WADE | William (injured) | 1933 | 21 | Celynen, North | Newbridge | Scotcher | 78989 |
| WADDRINGTON | James (injured) | 1915 | 32 | Hapton Valley | Hapton | Fireman | 78968 |
| WADDON | William Frank | 1913 | 22 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 78967 | |
| WADDLEY | J. (injured) | 1954 | 42 | Pwllbach | Ystalyfera | Collier | 78966 |
| WADDINGTON | John F. (injured) | 1938 | 24 | Welch Whittle | Coppull | Shotlifter | 78959 |
| WADDINGTON | Joseph | 1907 | 44 | Stanhope, Silkstone | Silkstone | Runrider | 78960 |
| WADDINGTON | Joseph | 1941 | 44 | Bickershaw | Bickershaw | Packer | 78961 |
| WADDINGTON | Reginald (Injured) | 1934 | 40 | Elsecar Main | Elsecar | Miner | 78962 |
| WADDINGTON | Richard (injured) | 1924 | 60 | Hulton, Bank Pit | Westhoughton | Deputy | 78963 |
| WADDINGTON | Robert | 1900 | 25 | Penmaenmawr Quarry | Penmaenmawr | Labourer | 78964 |
| WADDINGTON | William (injured) | 1924 | 17 | Ladyshore | Little Lever | Pony Driver | 78965 |
| WADDICOR | Robert | 1903 | 52 | Woodpark | Bardsley | Collier | 78958 |
| WADDELOW | John B. | 1926 | 57 | Moss Hall Quarry | Quarryman | 78957 | |
| WADDELL | Alexander Robert Young | 1942 | 56 | Rosehall | Coatbridge | Coal mining labour contractor | 78950 |
| WADDELL | James | 1913 | 29 | Dunnikier, No.2 Pannie Pit | Kirkcaldy | Bogieman | 78951 |
| WADDELL | John | 1938 | 33 | Woodhall, | Calderbank | Oncostman | 78952 |
| WADDELL | Thomas | 1929 | Kinneil | Bo’ness | 78953 | ||
| WADDELL | Thomas | 1929 | Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit | Bo’ness | Miner | 78954 |