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
WILSON James 1904 50 Whitehaven Whitehaven Shunter 84973
TUMELTY John 1905 62 Whitehaven Whitehaven Mason 78103
TAYLOR James 1903 52 Whitehaven Whitehaven Roadsman 74912
SPENCER William 1903 73 Whitehaven Whitehaven Shiftman 72829
SMITH Thomas 1911 47 Whitehaven Whitehaven Overman 72226
SKELLY Margaret Ann 1906 17 Whitehaven Whitehaven Screener 71208
SAYLE Charles 1909 61 Whitehaven Whitehaven Screen Inspector 69440
RUSSELL Thomas 1911 39 Whitehaven Whitehaven Stoneman 68858
PEPPER Robert Henry 1905 25 Whitehaven Whitehaven Insetter 60777
PARKINSON Robert William 1909 17 Whitehaven Whitehaven Bogie Lad 59525
MOSSOP John 1903 23 Whitehaven Whitehaven Bricklayers’ Labourer 56302
McKINNEY Annie 1905 11 Whitehaven Whitehaven Schoolgirl 52640
LILLY John Cleator 1909 32 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 48049
HUGHES Hugh 1903 40 Whitehaven Whitehaven Stoneman 36580
HORROCKS Thomas 1903 27 Whitehaven Whitehaven Bricklayer’s labourer 35607
GRIBBIN John 1905 55 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 28684
GREEN Henry 1910 44 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 28180
GARRITY Henry 1906 32 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 26132
EVANS Thomas 1911 23 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 22860
DIXON Thomas Holliday 1906 32 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 18664
COCKBAIN John 1907 68 Whitehaven Whitehaven Shiftman 11927
CHALMERS Ernest 1904 18 Whitehaven Whitehaven Driver 10715
BRAITHWAITE Isaac 1910 30 Whitehaven Whitehaven Waggoner 7018
BRADLEY James Ramsey 1908 34 Whitehaven Whitehaven Labourer 6887
ATKINSON James 1903 40 Whitehaven Whitehaven Hewer 2016