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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER | John (injured) | 1939 | 17 | Dutton Hollows Quarry | Labourer | 3103 | |
| BARKER | Joseph | 1910 | 40 | Soothill Wood | Batley | Hopper Man | 3104 |
| BARKER | Joseph | 1910 | 40 | Soothill Wood | Batley | 3105 | |
| BARKER | Joseph | 1911 | 63 | Waterloo Main | Temple Newsam | Miner | 3106 |
| BARKER | Joseph | 1911 | 63 | Waterloo Main | Temple Newsam | 3107 | |
| BARKER | Joshua (injured) | 1927 | Lea Green | St Helens | 3108 | ||
| BARKER | Kenneth (injured) | 1942 | 18 | Berry Hill | Berry Hill | Haulage Hand | 3109 |
| BARKER | Leonard (injured) | 1935 | 40 | Victoria (g) | Biddulph | Ripperman | 3110 |
| BARKER | R. (injured) | 1958 | 41 | Lea Green | St Helens | Deputy | 3111 |
| BARKER | Raymond | 1936 | 14 | Ellington | Ellington & Linton | Heap Lad | 3112 |
| BARKER | Reuben (injured) | 1911 | 24 | Whitworth, No.2 | Tredegar | Collier's Butty | 3113 |
| BARKER | Roy (injured) | 1959 | 20 | Bank Hall | Burnley | Conveyor Attendant | 3114 |
| BARKER | Rueben | 1911 | 26 | Whitworth, No.2 | Tredegar | Collier | 3115 |
| BARKER | T. | 1910 | 40 | Chatterley Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | 3116 | |
| BARKER | T. | 1937 | 46 | Browney | Brandon & Byshottles | Filler | 3117 |
| BARKER | Thomas | 1910 | 64 | Wheatley Hill | Wheatley Hill | Stoneman | 3118 |
| BARKER | Thomas | 1910 | 40 | Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | Loader | 3119 |
| BARKER | Thomas | 1913 | 30 | Abram | Bickershaw | Dataller | 3120 |
| BARKER | Thomas | 1913 | 35 | Pendleton | Pendleton | Engineman | 3121 |
| BARKER | Thomas (injured) | 1925 | 37 | Peelwood | Tyldesley | Collier | 3122 |
| BARKER | Thomas (injured) | 1953 | 51 | Mosley Common, No.4 | Ellenbrook | Deputy | 3123 |
| BARKER | William | 1909 | 37 | Darran (a) | Deri | Labourer | 3124 |
| BARKER | William | 1910 | 55 | Wollaton | Wollaton | Stallman | 3125 |
| BARKER | William | 1914 | 36 | Ashton Moss | Audenshaw | Dataller | 3126 |
| BARKER | William (injured) | 1924 | Birley, East | Woodhouse | 3127 |