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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARBLASTER | Frederick | 1903 | 51 | Brownhills, No.3 | Brownhills | Labourer | 1199 |
| ARBLASTER | Gordon (Injured) | 1984 | 21 | Hem Heath | Trentham | Haulage worker | 1200 |
| ARBLASTER | Samuel | 1903 | 44 | Walsall Wood | Brownhills | Rock ripper | 1201 |
| ARAM | William | 1933 | 31 | Aldwarke Main | Parkgate | 1198 | |
| APPS | William | 1914 | 64 | Crayland Quarry | Labourer | 1197 | |
| APPLIN | Henry | 1914 | 42 | Marine, No.2 | Cwm | Collier | 1196 |
| APPLEYARD | Tom | 1907 | 62 | West Ardsley | West Ardsley | Labourer | 1195 |
| APPLETON | A. (injured) | 1919 | 29 | Lea Green, Queen Pit | St Helens | Drawer | 1164 |
| APPLETON | Albert (injured) | 1925 | 15 | Strangeways Hall | Hindley | Haulage | 1165 |
| APPLETON | Albert (injured) | 1926 | Lea Green | St Helens | 1166 | ||
| APPLETON | Albert (injured) | 1932 | Lea Green | St Helens | 1167 | ||
| APPLETON | Edward | 1941 | 33 | Sutton Manor | Marshall’s Cross | Haulage Hand | 1168 |
| APPLETON | Ernest (injured) | 1932 | Lea Green | St Helens | 1169 | ||
| APPLETON | George | 1928 | 33 | Lea Green | St Helens | Labourer | 1170 |
| APPLETON | J. (injured) | 1930 | Sherdley | St Helens | 1171 | ||
| APPLETON | James | 1901 | 32 | Bickerstaffe | Bickerstaffe | Fireman | 1172 |
| APPLETON | James (injured) | 1925 | Lea Green | St Helens | 1173 | ||
| APPLETON | James (injured) | 1926 | Collins Green | Newton le Willows | 1174 | ||
| APPLETON | James (injured) | 1926 | Collins Green | Newton le Willows | 1175 | ||
| APPLETON | James (injured) | 1931 | Bold | Earlstown | 1176 | ||
| APPLETON | James (injured) | 1932 | 57 | Bold | Earlstown | Waggon Lowerer | 1177 |
| APPLETON | John (injured) | 1925 | 61 | Abram | Bickershaw | Carpenter | 1178 |
| APPLETON | John (injured) | 1935 | 53 | Heyfield | Westleigh | Contractor’s Man | 1179 |
| APPLETON | Joseph | 1911 | 62 | Long Lane | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Miner | 1180 |
| APPLETON | Joseph (injured) | 1930 | 25 | Holland, No.6 | Upholland | Haulage Hand | 1181 |