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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URMSTON | Harold | 1919 | 17 | Chisnall Hall | Coppull | Assistant Shotlighter | 78649 |
| URMSTON | Peter (injured) | 1914 | 54 | Bickershaw | Bickershaw | Setter Up | 78650 |
| URMSTON | William | 1905 | 43 | Stockfield | Chadderton | Collier | 78651 |
| URMSON | James (injured) | 1926 | Sutton Heath | St Helens | 78645 | ||
| URMSON | James (injured) | 1931 | Lea Green | St Helens | 78646 | ||
| URMSON | James (injured) | 1931 | Lea Green | St Helens | 78647 | ||
| URMSON | William (injured) | 1933 | 57 | Mosley Common | Ellenbrook | Chocker | 78648 |
| UREN | Charles | 1902 | 21 | Carn Brea & Tincroft | Camborne | Miner | 78644 |
| URE | Alexander | 1900 | 51 | Redford | Avonbridge | Miner | 78642 |
| URE | Barbara | 1933 | 16 | Kinneil, Furnace Yard Pit | Bo’ness | Pithead Worker | 78643 |
| URCH | Samuel | 1913 | 36 | Bromley | Stanton Drew | Collier | 78640 |
| URCH | William Thomas (injured) | 1927 | 20 | Bargoed Washery | Bargoed | Labourer | 78641 |
| URBAITIS (AKA Anthony GREENSHIELDS) | Antanas | 1927 | Highhouse Mine | Auchinleck | 78639 | ||
| UPTON | Arthur (injured) | 1941 | 20 | Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | Haulage Hand | 78634 |
| UPTON | Gabriel | 1911 | 51 | Bagworth | Bagworth | Bank Foreman | 78635 |
| UPTON | Joseph (injured) | 1914 | 46 | Jubilee | Crompton | Shunter | 78636 |
| UPTON | Samuel (injured) | 1932 | Victoria (g) | Biddulph | Assistant Coalcutter | 78637 | |
| UPTON | William | 1914 | 39 | Elliot, West Pit | New Tredegar | Rider | 78638 |
| UPSHALL | Lewis (injured) | 1928 | 23 | Markham, North | Blackwood | Collier | 78633 |
| UPPERDINE | Kenneth (Injured) | 1975 | 48 | Houghton Main | Little Houghton | Fitter | 78632 |
| UPHILL | William Ewart | 1913 | 15 | Universal [Senghenydd] | Senghenydd | 78631 | |
| UPCOTT | J. (injured) | 1956 | 27 | Aberbeeg, South | Crumlin | Electrician | 78630 |
| UOVIS | James (injured) | 1927 | 29 | Sherdley | St Helens | Contractor’s Man | 78629 |
| UNWIN | Edward R. (injured) | 1931 | 45 | Sneyd | Burslem | Repairer | 78621 |
| UNWIN | George Priestly | 1910 | 30 | Tankersley | Thorncliffe | 78622 |