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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SurnameForenameYearAgeMine/Quarry NameLocationOccupationRecord ID
WOOD Alfred 1900 18 Backworth, Maude Pit Backworth Roadsman 85484
WATTS John 1913 47 Backworth, Maude Pit Backworth Coal Hewer 80615
WAGSTAFF John W. 1912 41 Backworth, Prosperous Pit Backworth Sinker 79013
WAGGOTT Christopher 1914 24 Backworth, Algernon Pit Backworth Hewer 79011
THOMPSON John George 1910 17 Backworth Backworth Driver 76885
THOMPSON Wilfrid Hutton 1912 15 Backworth Backworth Pony Driver 76940
STRASENBURGH Norman 1910 14 Backworth Backworth Trapper 73914
SHEPHERD Robert 1901 32 Backworth, Algernon Pit Backworth Shifter 70483
SCOTT George 1914 15 Backworth, Maude Pit Backworth Shifter 69618
ROUTLEDGE Francis 1909 68 Backworth Backworth Wasteman 68383
ROMIG Ludwig 1901 34 Backworth, Algernon Pit Backworth Stoneman 68092
ROBSON James 1903 14 Backworth Backworth Compressorman 67670
ROBSON John 1900 26 Backworth, Algernon Pit Backworth Hewer 67674
POTTER Benjamin Urwin 1914 15 Backworth Backworth Screenlad 62137
PAUL Henry 1907 39 Backworth, Algernon Pit Backworth Stoneman 60190
MORTON Stephen Edward 1904 21 Backworth Backworth Deputy 56198
MIDDLEMISS William 1943 Backworth, Fenwick Pit Backworth 53607
McVAY Norman Lloyd Brown 1906 17 Backworth Backworth Pony Driver 53082
McQUEEN John 1910 31 Backworth Backworth Filler 53046
MASON Leonard 1906 42 Backworth Backworth Hewer 50927
MADDEN John 1909 48 Backworth Backworth Hewer 49789
LYDON Michael 1910 33 Backworth Backworth Chargeman 49502
LITTLE Robert 1908 30 Backworth Backworth Hewer 48229
LAWS James 1907 23 Backworth Backworth Hewer 46423
KIRKPATRICK Thomas 1930 53 Backworth Backworth Brusher 45510