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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH | John W. (injured) | 1930 | 38 | Burley Footrail | Apedale | Collier | 6239 |
| BOOTH | Joseph (injured) | 1919 | 27 | Mosley Common | Ellenbrook | Drawer | 6240 |
| BOOTH | Joseph (injured) | 1932 | Cronton | Whiston | 6241 | ||
| BOOTH | Leon Gambetta | 1918 | 41 | Altham, Whinney Hill | Clayton-le-Moors | Coal Getter | 6242 |
| BOOTH | Richard | 1908 | 28 | Harehills | Harehills | Labourer | 6243 |
| BOOTH | Richard | 1933 | 47 | Coedely | Coedely | Collier | 6244 |
| BOOTH | Robert (injured) | 1939 | 37 | Howe Bridge | Atherton | Contractor | 6245 |
| BOOTH | Rowland | 1936 | 27 | Leycett | Leycett | Collier | 6246 |
| BOOTH | Samuel | 1913 | 17 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 6247 | |
| BOOTH | Stephen (injured) | 1939 | 46 | Shelton, Deep Pit | Hanley | Collier | 6248 |
| BOOTH | T. | 1901 | 23 | Clough Hall, No.18 Pit | Kidsgrove | Taker off | 6249 |
| BOOTH | Thomas | 1906 | 29 | Shelton, Deep Pit | Hanley | Crutter | 6250 |
| BOOTH | Thomas | 1909 | 18 | West Stanley | Stanley | 6251 | |
| BOOTH | Thomas (injured) | 1919 | 45 | Gresford | Wrexham | Collier | 6252 |
| BOOTH | Thomas (injured) | 1933 | 40 | Hafod, No.1 | Trehafod | Collier | 6253 |
| BOOTH | Walter | 1901 | 46 | Allerton Main, Fleakingley Beck | Swillington | Sinker | 6254 |
| BOOTH | Wilfred (injured) | 1945 | 17 | Chanters | Atherton | Haulage Hand | 6255 |
| BOOTH | William | 1921 | 48 | Thornley | New Thornley | Stoneman | 6256 |
| BOOTH | William (injured) | 1938 | 41 | Glebe | Fenton | Collier | 6257 |
| BOOTH | William (injured) | 1950 | Cleworth Hall | Tyldesley | Oiler & Greaser | 6258 | |
| BOOTH | William Archibald | 1933 | 50 | Houghton Main | Little Houghton | 6259 | |
| BOOTH | William Reginald | 1938 | 35 | Creswell | Creswell | 6260 | |
| BOOTH | Willie | 1915 | 17 | Low Stubbin | Rawmarsh | 6261 | |
| BOOTEN | Ivor (injured) | 1933 | 18 | Llanhilleth | Llanhilleth | Collier’s Helper | 6203 |
| BOOTE | A. | 1963 | 56 | Chatterley Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | 6200 |