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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEARS | William (injured) | 1944 | 60 | Western | Nantymoel | Collier | 70379 |
| SHEARNE | Albert E. (injured) | 1928 | 49 | Nine Mile Point | Wattsville | Mechanic | 70375 |
| SHEARN | John (injured) | 1912 | 21 | Coegnant | Nantyffyllon | Traffic Attendant | 70373 |
| SHEARN | John H. (injured) | 1925 | 42 | Cilely | Tonyrefail | Mechanic | 70374 |
| SHEARMAN | Fred | 1911 | 50 | Shireoaks | Shireoaks | Stallman | 70372 |
| SHEARM | Courtney (injured) | 1949 | 40 | Old Mills | Midsomer Norton | Collier | 70371 |
| SHEARER | F.A. | 1948 | 62 | Chatterley Whitfield | Norton in the Moors | 70360 | |
| SHEARER | James | 1906 | 56 | Saline | Saline | Brusher | 70361 |
| SHEARER | James | 1931 | 24 | Auchengeich, No.2 Pit | Chryston | Brusher | 70362 |
| SHEARER | John | 1904 | 58 | Blantyre, No.4 Pit | High Blantyre | Miner | 70363 |
| SHEARER | John | 1923 | 15 | Mossbeath | Cowdenbeath | 70364 | |
| SHEARER | Joseph | 1907 | 16 | Cowdenbeath, No.10 Pit | Cowdenbeath | Drawer | 70365 |
| SHEARER | Robert | 1912 | 15 | Killochan | Dailly | Miner’s Drawer | 70366 |
| SHEARER | Robert (Injured) | 1924 | Broomfield. | Larkhall | 70367 | ||
| SHEARER | Samuel | 1946 | 32 | Killochan | Dailly | Miner | 70368 |
| SHEARER | William | 1902 | 36 | Montgomeryfield, No.1 | Dreghorn | Pony Driver | 70369 |
| SHEARER | William | 1908 | 20 | Dechmont, No.2 Pit | Cambuslang | Pony Driver | 70370 |
| SHEARD | Alfred (injured) | 1933 | 47 | Bedwas Navigation | Bedwas | Rider | 70356 |
| SHEARD | Douglas (injured) | 1937 | 14 | Windybank Quarry | Ticket Clerk | 70357 | |
| SHEARD | Francis Spencer | 1933 | 40 | Howroyd New | Whitley Lower | 70358 | |
| SHEARD | Solomon | 1906 | 24 | White Lea | Birstall | Collier | 70359 |
| SHEAR | Lewis Michael | 1979 | 34 | Dorothy Quarry | Nanpean | Maintenance worker | 70355 |
| SHEAMAN | David | 1908 | 35 | Barbush Quarry | Labourer | 70354 | |
| SHEALY | Thomas (injured) | 1956 | 30 | Deep Duffryn | Mountain Ash | Fireman | 70353 |
| SHEA | Dan (injured) | 1931 | Ashton's Green | St Helens | 70350 |