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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH | John | 1903 | 68 | Wilderness Quarry | Mitcheldean | Labourer | 71925 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1921 | 52 | Llay Main | Llay | Sinker | 72181 |
| SMITH | Ernest Edward | 1905 | 19 | Houghton | Houghton le Spring | Tub Attendant | 71670 |
| SMITH | John | 1904 | 46 | Cymmer, Old Pit | Cymmer | Collier | 71926 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1927 | 51 | Agecroft | Agecroft | Collier | 72182 |
| SMITH | Evan (injured) | 1927 | 64 | Pentre (a) | Pentre | Haulier | 71671 |
| SMITH | John | 1904 | 54 | Houghton | Houghton le Spring | Shaftsman | 71927 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1932 | 30 | Markham, South | Blackwood | Repairer | 72183 |
| SMITH | Evan A. (injured) | 1929 | 30 | Bute | Treherbert | Collier | 71672 |
| SMITH | John | 1905 | 17 | Elemore | Hetton le Hole | Putter | 71928 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1932 | 39 | Pemberton | Wigan | Waggonway Man | 72184 |
| SMITH | F. (injured) | 1932 | 46 | Garswood Hall, No.9 Pit | Ashton-in-Makerfield | Dataller | 71673 |
| SMITH | John | 1905 | 29 | Exhall | Bedworth | Dataller | 71929 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1936 | 49 | Wolstanton | Wolstanton | Packer | 72185 |
| SMITH | F. (injured) | 1938 | 15 | Llay Main | Llay | Haulage Hand | 71674 |
| SMITH | John | 1905 | 40 | Woolton, No.2 Quarry | Lancaster | Labourer | 71930 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1939 | 39 | Cleworth Hall | Tyldesley | Collier | 72186 |
| SMITH | F.H. | 1904 | 17 | Apedale, Burley Pit | Apedale | Shifter | 71675 |
| SMITH | John | 1906 | 51 | Chanters | Atherton | Dataller | 71931 |
| SMITH | Samuel (injured) | 1946 | 48 | Fernhill, No.4 | Treherbert | Collier | 72187 |
| SMITH | F.W. | 1922 | 24 | Shelton, Deep Pit | Hanley | 71676 | |
| SMITH | John | 1906 | 69 | Newbattle | Newtongrange | Pumper | 71932 |
| SMITH | Sexton (Injured) | 1983 | 39 | Wolstanton | Wolstanton | Faceworker | 72188 |
| SMITH | Francis | 1936 | 58 | Polmaise, Nos 3 & 4 Pits | Fallin | 71677 | |
| SMITH | John | 1907 | 29 | Clifton (a) | Wilford | Dayman | 71933 |