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
YOUNG Robert 1943 37 Burghlee Loanhead Mineworkers 86644
WILSON Alexander 1946 54 Burghlee Loanhead Miner 84858
WELSH William 1945 57 Burghlee Loanhead Colliery Pumpsman 81092
WATSON William 1920 Burghlee Loanhead 80562
SWEENEY Thomas 1959 37 Burghlee Loanhead Coal Miner (Wasteman) 74328
SKED James 1927 Burghlee Loanhead 71196
ROSS John 1933 60 Burghlee Loanhead 68226
O'BYRNE Cornelius 1950 36 Burghlee Loanhead Miner 58145
NICOL David 1959 45 Burghlee Loanhead Coal Miner (Oncost) 57568
MONAGHAN Patrick 1937 26 Burghlee Loanhead Surface worker 54469
MOIR Alexander 1934 Burghlee Loanhead 54341
MOFFAT James 1962 53 Burghlee Loanhead Deputy 54313
McLEAN James 1916 Burghlee Loanhead 52712
McCUTCHEON Richard 1938 35 Burghlee Loanhead Pit sinker 51920
LEDBETTER John Milne 1949 34 Burghlee Loanhead Miner 46697
KELLY James 1959 52 Burghlee Loanhead Coal Miner (Brusher) 44629
HOY Alexander 1955 Burghlee Loanhead 36221
HOOD Robert Barbour 1927 Burghlee Loanhead 35219
GRAY Alexander 1925 Burghlee Loanhead 27961
GRAY Francis 1935 26 Burghlee Loanhead Miner 27978
GALLAGHER Owen 1959 40 Burghlee Loanhead Coal Miner (Faceworker) 25812
FERGUSON James Haggerty 1929 Burghlee Loanhead 23906
DURIE Alexander George Stevenson 1956 56 Burghlee Loanhead Coal Miner (Machineman) 19974
CURRIE David John Henderson 1937 37 Burghlee Loanhead Machineman 14557
COPELAND James 1943 54 Burghlee Westfield Mineworkers 13098