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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPPARD | Thomas (injured) | 1930 | 49 | Oakdale Navigation, Steam | Oakdale | Collier | 70507 |
| SHEPPARD | Thomas Silas (injured) | 1927 | 62 | Celynen | Abercarn | Surface Foreman | 70508 |
| SHEPPARD | Walter (injured) | 1939 | 39 | Astley Green | Tyldesley | Collier | 70509 |
| SHEPPARD | William | 1915 | 41 | Barrow | Worsbrough Park | 70510 | |
| SHEPPARD | William (injured) | 1934 | 19 | Coedely | Coedely | Asst Collier | 70511 |
| SHEPPARD | William (injured) | 1948 | 54 | Dinas, Housecoal Level | Dinas | Collier | 70512 |
| SHEPHTON | Christopher (injured) | 1934 | 17 | Ravenhead | St Helens | Haulage Hand | 70495 |
| SHEPHERD | A. (Injured) | 1984 | 41 | Agecroft | Agecroft | Blacksmith | 70449 |
| SHEPHERD | Albert | 1906 | 18 | Glyngwyn | Mountain Ash | Haulier | 70450 |
| SHEPHERD | Albert | 1908 | 13 | Eatock | Hindley | Lamp Lad | 70451 |
| SHEPHERD | Albert | 1922 | 39 | Haig Pit | Whitehaven | Hewer | 70452 |
| SHEPHERD | Albert (injured) | 1912 | 30 | Waun Llwyd | Waun-Llwyd | Haulier | 70453 |
| SHEPHERD | Albert J. (injured) | 1934 | 56 | Nine Mile Point | Wattsville | Collier | 70454 |
| SHEPHERD | Alec (Injured) | 1978 | 40 | Flixton Park Quarry | Bungay | Fitter | 70455 |
| SHEPHERD | Ambrose James | 1905 | 19 | Pendlebury | Pendlebury | Dataller | 70456 |
| SHEPHERD | Arthur Thomas | 1909 | 32 | West Stanley | Stanley | 70457 | |
| SHEPHERD | Augustus | 1912 | 40 | Clay Cross | Clay Cross | Stallman | 70458 |
| SHEPHERD | D. (Injured) (Injured) | 1985 | 49 | Hem Heath | Trentham | Lorry driver | 70459 |
| SHEPHERD | Edgar (injured) | 1920 | 31 | Old Meadows | Bacup | Dataller | 70460 |
| SHEPHERD | F. (injured) | 1913 | 45 | Meiros | Llanharan | Fireman | 70461 |
| SHEPHERD | Frederick (injured) | 1948 | 30 | Elliot, East Pit | New Tredegar | Collier | 70462 |
| SHEPHERD | Frederick William | 1909 | 24 | Markham No.3 | Duckmanton | Loader | 70463 |
| SHEPHERD | George | 1933 | 22 | Water Haigh | Oulton | 70464 | |
| SHEPHERD | Henry | 1901 | 62 | Whitehaven, Wellington Pit | Whitehaven | Fitter | 70465 |
| SHEPHERD | Henry | 1913 | 17 | Bond's Main | Temple Normanton | Trammer | 70466 |