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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL | A. | 1944 | Langley Park | Langley Park | Deputy | 4293 | |
| BELL | Albert | 1938 | 33 | Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit] | Duckmanton | Road Layer | 4294 |
| BELL | Alexander | 1903 | 59 | Backworth | Backworth | Hewer | 4295 |
| BELL | Alexander | 1908 | 46 | Dysart | Dysart | Miner | 4296 |
| BELL | Alexander | 1918 | Enterkine | Annbank | Farm Servant | 4297 | |
| BELL | Alexander Spence | 1951 | 50 | Michael | East Wemyss | Surface Worker | 4298 |
| BELL | Alfred (injured) | 1940 | 34 | Garswood Hall, No.7 Pit | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Collier | 4299 |
| BELL | Andrew | 1913 | 28 | Kames, No.1 Pit | Muirkirk | Miner | 4300 |
| BELL | Anthony | 1903 | 44 | Featherstone | Coanwood | Engineman | 4301 |
| BELL | Caleb | 1903 | 20 | Wingate Grange | Wingate | Sinker | 4302 |
| BELL | Charles | 1922 | 43 | Brandon | Brandon & Byshottles | Stoneman | 4303 |
| BELL | Christopher | 1925 | Lochore, Mary No.1 Pit | Lochore | 4304 | ||
| BELL | Christopher | 1925 | Mary Pit | Lochore | 4305 | ||
| BELL | Cuthbert | 1913 | 32 | Cadder, No.15 Pit | Bishopbriggs | Machineman | 4306 |
| BELL | David | 1930 | Arniston, Emily Pit | Gorebridge | 4307 | ||
| BELL | David Martin | 1927 | Michael | East Wemyss | 4308 | ||
| BELL | David Shanks | 1935 | 35 | Kingshill, No.1 Pit | Allanton | Miner | 4309 |
| BELL | Douglas | 1906 | 18 | Berry Hill | Berry Hill | Hooker on | 4310 |
| BELL | Douglas Alfred | 1922 | Wallsend, Edward Pit | Wallsend | 4311 | ||
| BELL | E. | 1945 | 58 | Shotton | Shotton | Hewer | 4312 |
| BELL | Edward | 1902 | 42 | Darngavil | Greengairs | Miner | 4313 |
| BELL | Elizabeth Paterson | 1915 | Boghead | Bathgate | Pithead Worker | 4314 | |
| BELL | Emerson | 1906 | 36 | Copthill Quarry | Cowshill | Quarryman | 4315 |
| BELL | Ernest (injured) | 1915 | 15 | Moston | Newton Heath | Pony Driver | 4316 |
| BELL | Ernest (injured) | 1956 | Harrington, No.10 Pit | Lowca | Haulage Hand | 4317 |