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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTTON | Harry (injured) | 1947 | 53 | Bwllfa, No.2 | Gilfach Goch | Acting Shotsman | 74234 |
| SUTTON | Henry | 1912 | 47 | Hardwick | Heath | Stallman | 74235 |
| SUTTON | Hugh (injured) | 1935 | 44 | Victoria (b) | Standish | Dataller | 74236 |
| SUTTON | J. | 1950 | 58 | Wolstanton | Wolstanton | 74237 | |
| SUTTON | James | 1906 | 52 | Whitburn | Whitburn | Hewer | 74238 |
| SUTTON | James (injured) | 1931 | Lea Green | St Helens | 74239 | ||
| SUTTIE | Alexander | 1913 | 31 | Dysart, Frances Pit | Dysart | Miner | 74217 |
| SUTTIE | George | 1914 | 54 | Teasses & Teuchats Mine | Ceres | Miner | 74218 |
| SUTTIE | John Young | 1962 | 25 | Bowhill | Auchterderran | Coal miner - steel erector | 74219 |
| SUTTIE | William | 1940 | 52 | Minto, No.1 Pit | Lochgelly | Shot Firer | 74220 |
| SUTLEY | Robert (injured) | 1927 | 55 | International | Blaengarw | General Labourer | 74216 |
| SUTHERSTON | Arthur (injured) | 1936 | 48 | Britannic | Gilfach Goch | Haulier | 74215 |
| SUTHERS | Frederick (injured) | 1917 | 57 | Calderbrook Moor | Littleborough | Carter | 74214 |
| SUTHERON | John George | 1909 | 40 | Hylton | Castletown | Shifter | 74213 |
| SUTHERLAND | Alexander Gibb | 1931 | Deans, No.4 Mine | Deans | Shale Miner | 74207 | |
| SUTHERLAND | Daniel Tennant | 1919 | Woolmet | Portobello | 74208 | ||
| SUTHERLAND | Edward | 1909 | 64 | Victoria (a) | Rainford | Collier | 74209 |
| SUTHERLAND | John | 1907 | 30 | Elgin & Wellwood | Dunfermline | Miner | 74210 |
| SUTHERLAND | Lewis Jones | 1956 | Prestongrange | Prestonpans | Colliery Developer | 74211 | |
| SUTHERLAND | William | 1931 | Minto | Lochgelly | 74212 | ||
| SUTER | Elwyn (injured) | 1949 | 29 | Cambrian | Clydach Vale | Repairer | 74206 |
| SUTCLIFFE | Bernard | 1912 | 20 | Ingham's Thornhill | Thornhill | Byeworker | 74198 |
| SUTCLIFFE | Bernard | 1912 | 20 | Thornhill | Thornhill | 74199 | |
| SUTCLIFFE | Ernest | 1933 | 43 | Moston | Newton Heath | Coal Getter | 74200 |
| SUTCLIFFE | Harold (injured) | 1914 | 25 | Ellerbeck | Coppull | Collier | 74201 |