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
WOODACRE Bernard (injured) 1936 34 Lyme Haydock Driller 85646
WINDERS William 1950 39 Lyme Haydock Collier 85202
WILLIAMS F. (injured) 1949 23 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 83010
WILCOCK Frank (injured) 1952 56 Lyme Haydock Tippler Attendant 82004
WAYS William (injured) 1957 37 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 80683
WAYS William (injured) 1957 37 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 80684
WARE Harold 1949 47 Lyme Haydock Permanent Rescue Corps Worker 79999
WADSWORTH George (injured) 1941 41 Lyme Haydock Filler 78997
TRACEY William (injured) 1925 31 Lyme Haydock Daywageman 77746
TIDDLER John (injured) 1928 17 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 77227
THOMASSON Frank 1930 27 Lyme Haydock Daywageman 76765
TAYLOR Alfred 1956 30 Lyme Haydock Collier 74789
TAYLOR John (injured) 1932 33 Lyme Haydock Collier 74973
STOREY Henry 1939 17 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 73798
STIRRUP William (injured) 1938 55 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 73614
SHAUGHNASSEY Frank 1928 32 Lyme Haydock Contractor’s Man 70189
SEDDON Arthur (injured) 1931 31 Lyme Haydock Collier 69799
SEDDON William 1930 33 Lyme Haydock Daywageman 69861
ROGERS Alfred 1932 39 Lyme Haydock Labourer 67910
RODSIN James (injured) 1938 38 Lyme Haydock Collier 67871
RODGERS Patrick 1929 47 Lyme Haydock Dayman 67852
ROBY Wilfred (injured) 1941 18 Lyme Haydock Screenhand 67745
RIMMER John 1947 62 Lyme Haydock Stacker 66170
RIGBY William (injured) 1938 19 Lyme Haydock Haulage Hand 66049
PRIOR Thomas 1929 46 Lyme Haydock Dataller 63234