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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKELEY | Thomas (injured) | 1916 | 24 | Hindley Field | Hindley | Drawer | 5652 |
| BLACKBURN | James | 1911 | 48 | Bank, No.3 (Pretoria) Pit | Westhoughton | Collier | 5632 |
| BLACKBURN | James | 1912 | 22 | Mansfield | Mansfield | Dayman | 5633 |
| BLACKBURN | James | 1930 | 28 | Outwood | Outwood | Collier | 5634 |
| BLACKBURN | John | 1929 | 25 | Facit Quarry, Lane End | Whitworth | Quarryman | 5635 |
| BLACKBURN | John (injured) | 1919 | 30 | Bickershaw | Bickershaw | Dayhand | 5636 |
| BLACKBURN | John (injured) | 1931 | 34 | Abercrave | Abercraf | Shotsman | 5637 |
| BLACKBURN | Joseph H. (Yorky) | 1953 | Horden | Horden | 5638 | ||
| BLACKBURN | Noel (injured) | 1928 | 14 | Towneley Demesne | Burnley | Surface Hand | 5639 |
| BLACKBURN | Omar (injured) | 1958 | 54 | Mosley Common, Nos 3 & 4 | Ellenbrook | Conveyorman | 5640 |
| BLACKBURN | Patrick | 1941 | 14 | Cornsay, Ravensworth Drift | Cornsay | Datal | 5641 |
| BLACKBURN | Peter | 1916 | 24 | Bickerstaffe, No.2 | Bickerstaffe | Drawer | 5642 |
| BLACKBURN | S. | 1948 | 22 | Bowburn | Cassop cum Quarrington | Bankhand | 5643 |
| BLACKBURN | Thomas | 1913 | 39 | West Mickley | Prudhoe | Hewer | 5644 |
| BLACKBURN | Thomas (injured) | 1921 | 35 | Bickerstaffe | Bickerstaffe | Metalman | 5645 |
| BLACKBURN | Thomas (injured) | 1947 | 40 | Sutton Manor | Marshall’s Cross | Dataller | 5646 |
| BLACKBURN | W. (injured) | 1948 | 46 | Mobberley Quarry | Mobberley | Labourer | 5647 |
| BLACKBURN | Walter (injured) | 1931 | 62 | Mains | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Dataller | 5648 |
| BLACKBURN | William (injured) | 1927 | 21 | Outwood | Outwood | Waggoner | 5649 |
| BLACKBURN | William (injured) | 1944 | 32 | Parsonage, No.1 | Leigh | Pan Attendant | 5650 |
| BLACKBURN | Alan (injured) | 1935 | 15 | Parsonage | Leigh | Tally Hanger | 5627 |
| BLACKBURN | Albert | 1915 | 16 | Ackton Hall | Featherstone | 5628 | |
| BLACKBURN | Albert (injured) | 1933 | 35 | St George's | Tyldesley | Collier | 5629 |
| BLACKBURN | David John (injured) | 1946 | 43 | New Rockwood | Taff's Well | Collier | 5630 |
| BLACKBURN | Emmanuel | 1914 | 21 | Dunston, Norwood | Dunston | Stoneman | 5631 |