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
WOODS Albert Newman 1902 34 Sherwood Mansfield Sinker 85732
WINSON Joseph 1910 62 Langwith Mansfield Stallman 85273
WILSON George 1914 16 Langwith Mansfield Rope Boy 84929
WIDDOWSON John Thomas 1911 15 Sherwood Mansfield Haulage Boy 81937
WATSON William Henry 1912 38 Sherwood Mansfield Stallman 80566
WALKER William 1913 50 Sherwood Mansfield Stallman 79369
VALLANCE Henry 1913 16 Sherwood Mansfield Pony Driver 78702
TODD Leonard Robert 1904 31 Langwith Mansfield Stallman 77458
TAYLOR George 1907 18 Langwith Mansfield Loader 74862
STOREY Louis Clifford 1918 14 Mansfield Mansfield 73803
STOCKS John 1913 21 Mansfield Mansfield Dayman 73645
SMITH Thomas 1914 22 Sherwood Mansfield Ripper 72230
SMITH Samuel 1905 45 Mansfield Mansfield Sinker 72174
SMEDLEY Charles 1907 21 Mansfield Mansfield Loader 71462
SLANEY Harry 1909 15 Mansfield Mansfield Horse Driver 71277
SIMMONS Edmund 1902 34 Sherwood Mansfield Sinker 70903
SEVERN Aaron 1903 22 Langwith Mansfield Dayman 69971
SEALE Reginald William 1903 32 Sherwood Mansfield Pumpman 69771
SCRIMSHIRE William Henry 1913 37 Sherwood Mansfield Onsetter 69738
RILEY William 1908 57 Langwith Mansfield Screenman 66141
RICHARDS George Henry 1909 18 Sherwood Mansfield Loader 65505
RAWSON Samuel 1908 35 Mansfield Mansfield Banksman 64330
POWELL George 1908 40 Mansfield Mansfield Dataller 62320
PITCHFORK William 1905 38 Langwith Mansfield Loader 61696
PETERS James 1905 21 Sherwood Mansfield Labourer 60932