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
WILSON Harry 1902 58 Bankton Tranent Pit Bottomer 84941
STEVENSON James 1924 Elphinstone Tranent 73441
RUTHERFORD James 1906 17 Elphinstone Tranent Drawer 68881
PORTEOUS Thomas 1900 50 Tranent Tranent Miner 62069
O’HARE John Jnr 1903 27 Bankton Tranent Shaftsman 58011
McNEILL John 1916 Elphinstone, Fleets Pit Tranent Coal-Picker 52977
McLEAN John 1911 48 Bankton Tranent Brusher 52724
McKEOWN James 1923 Elphinstone Tranent 52618
McGREGOR Peter H. 1929 31 Tranent Tranent 52348
McGINTY Michael 1919 Elphinstone Tranent 52250
McDONALD Alexander 1922 50 Elphinstone, Fleets Pit Tranent Miner 51976
MASTERSON William 1907 17 Bankton Tranent Apprentice Surveyor 50989
LOGAN Alexander 1924 Elphinstone Tranent 48855
HOGG Robert 1923 Bankpark Tranent 34758
GARDNER John 1913 56 Bankpark Tranent Engineer 25988
FAIRGRIEVE Andrew 1921 30 Elphinstone Tranent Miner 23321
DONALDSON Thomas 1919 Bankton Tranent 18965
DEVLIN John 1960 Bankton Tranent 18304
CUTHBERTSON William 1960 Bankton Tranent 14659
CUNNINGHAME Thomas 1906 10 Tranent Tranent Schoolboy 14501
CRAWFORD Andrew 1910 62 Elphinstone Tranent Fireman 13742
AITKEN John D. 1913 59 Bankpark Tranent Labourer 377