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
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
ROUTLEDGE Francis 1909 68 Backworth Backworth Wasteman 68383
ROBSON James 1903 14 Backworth Backworth Compressorman 67670
POTTER Benjamin Urwin 1914 15 Backworth Backworth Screenlad 62137
MORTON Stephen Edward 1904 21 Backworth Backworth Deputy 56198
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
KENYON George Turnbull 1933 23 Backworth Backworth Wagon Attendant 44971
KENNEDY R. 1917 41 Backworth Backworth Stoneman 44876
KENDAL William 1915 Backworth Backworth 44795
JORDAN John Thomas 1929 38 Backworth Backworth Pan Shifter 44154
JONES Samuel 1922 42 Backworth Backworth Hewer 43158
JOHNSON George W. 1915 Backworth Backworth 39898
JESSOP William 1909 56 Backworth Backworth Joiner 39550
HOLLOWS John 1924 64 Backworth Backworth Stoneman 35059
HINDMARSH James 1919 Backworth Backworth 34298
HERRON John 1927 34 Backworth Backworth Hewer 33369