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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON | Peter | 1925 | 49 | Dingle Quarry | Labourer | 1714 | |
| ASHTON | R. (injured) | 1925 | 15 | Moorfield | Altham | Drawer | 1715 |
| ASHTON | Richard | 1908 | 33 | Hamstead | Great Barr | Haulage Man | 1716 |
| ASHTON | Richard (injured) | 1916 | 39 | Haydock, Princess Pit | Haydock Green | Stoker | 1717 |
| ASHTON | Richard (injured) | 1927 | 20 | Ravenhead | St Helens | Haulage Man | 1718 |
| ASHTON | Richard (injured) | 1928 | 51 | Lyme | Haydock | Surface Foreman | 1719 |
| ASHTON | Robert (injured) | 1929 | 58 | Alexandra | Whelley | Contractor’s Man | 1720 |
| ASHTON | Simeon (injured) | 1916 | 35 | Chamber, No.3 | Oldham | Collier | 1721 |
| ASHTON | T. | 1901 | 42 | Middleton | Middleton | Hanger on | 1722 |
| ASHTON | T.J. (injured) | 1951 | 48 | Lady Windsor | Ynysybwl | Labourer | 1723 |
| ASHTON | Thomas | 1920 | 50 | Ellerbeck | Coppull | Dataller | 1724 |
| ASHTON | Thomas (injured) | 1913 | 26 | Ferndale, No.8 | Ferndale | Repairer | 1725 |
| ASHTON | Thomas (injured) | 1926 | 54 | Astley Green | Tyldesley | Dataller | 1726 |
| ASHTON | Thomas (injured) | 1926 | 46 | Emlyn | Pen-y-groes | Haulier | 1727 |
| ASHTON | Thomas (injured) | 1930 | 42 | Sherdley | St Helens | Labourer | 1728 |
| ASHTON | Thomas (injured) | 1938 | 49 | Newton [or Wood] | Haydock | Dataller | 1729 |
| ASHTON | Thomas (injured) | 1938 | 37 | Sutton Manor | Marshall's Cross | Ripper | 1730 |
| ASHTON | W.J. (injured) | 1925 | 20 | Western | Nantymoel | Day Haulier | 1731 |
| ASHTON | Walter (injured) | 1928 | 57 | Bridgewater, No.2 | Worsley | Dataller | 1732 |
| ASHTON | Wilfred John | 1913 | 14 | Sherdley | St Helens | Haulage Hand | 1733 |
| ASHTON | William | 1908 | 36 | Walbottle | Walbottle | Hewer | 1734 |
| ASHTON | William | 1910 | 22 | Bank, No.3 (Pretoria) Pit | Westhoughton | Collier | 1735 |
| ASHTON | William | 1924 | 36 | Bradford, Deep Pit | Bradford | Collier | 1736 |
| ASHTON | William | 1951 | 35 | Cwm (b) | Llantwit Fardre | Labourer | 1737 |
| ASHTON | William (injured) | 1925 | Ashton's Green | St Helens | 1738 |