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
RACE
Benjamin Allen
1940
25
Houghton
Houghton le Spring
Landing Man
63944
RACE
E.A.
1916
27
Eppleton
Hetton
63945
RACE
George
1945
63
Brusselton
Etherley
Hewer
63946
RACE
John
1905
59
Heworth
Gateshead & Washington
Shifter
63947
RACE
Thomas
1910
40
Elemore
Hetton le Hole
Belt Engineman
63948
RACE
Thomas William
1947
39
Sherburn Hill
Sherburn
Hewer
63949
RACE
William
1906
59
Brusselton
St Helen Aukland
Deputy
63950
RACE
William
1913
28
Elemore
Hetton le Hole
Shunter
63951
