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 Thomas 1929 28 Brackley Walkden Collier 86658
YATES G.H. (injured) 1955 19 Brackley Walkden Haulage Hand 86422
WORTHINGTON James (injured) 1949 Brackley Walkden Haulage Hand 86036
WORTHINGTON John (injured) 1924 49 Brackley Walkden Collier 86041
WOOLLEY William (injured) 1941 44 Brackley Walkden Cutter Haulage 85924
WOOD Jesse 1918 15 Brackley Walkden Haulage Hand 85562
WOOD William (injured) 1934 38 Brackley Walkden Contractor 85639
WOLFONDALE William (injured) 1919 63 Brackley Walkden Greaser 85444
WINSTANLEY George 1952 41 Brackley Walkden Collier 85287
WINSTANLEY James 1959 51 Brackley Walkden Screen Worker 85299
WINSTANLEY William (injured) 1949 39 Brackley Walkden Loco Brakesman 85335
WILSON Josiah (injured) 1916 41 Brackley Walkden Collier 85029
WILD Stephen (injured) 1918 43 Brackley Walkden Miner 82087
WILCOCK Timothy 1941 36 Brackley Walkden Collier 82020
WHITTLE Robert (injured) 1924 20 Brackley Walkden Haulage Hand 81854
WARBURTON Peter (injured) 1928 41 Brackley Walkden Coal Getter 79833
WALSH George (injured) 1953 50 Brackley Walkden Collier 79567
VICKERS James (injured) 1938 18 Brackley Walkden Haulage Hand 78859
TRAVERS Thomas (injured) 1921 23 Brackley Walkden Drawer 77795
THORNLEY Harold 1920 22 Brackley Walkden Collier 77096
THORNLEY Thomas (injured) 1918 45 Brackley Walkden Collier 77106
THOMAS James (injured) 1956 55 Brackley Walkden Cutterman 76007
TAZIKER Walter (injured) 1936 42 Brackley Walkden Collier 75183
TAYLOR Jonathan 1942 50 Brackley Walkden Collier 74992
SWEENEY William (injured) 1931 48 Brackley Walkden Contractor 74330