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Surname
CRIGHTON
Forename
Peter
Day
13
Month
10
Year
1925
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Whistleberry
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Archibald Russell Ltd
Location
Bothwell
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
13 October 1925: In the early morning Peter Crighton was killed while at work in the Whistleberry Colliery, which belongs to Messrs Archibald Russell & Co. (Ltd,). He had been engaged on repair work when suddenly there was a large fall of stones from the roof, which completely buried him. When Crighton was extricated life was found to be extinct. Deceased leaves a widow and five young children. [The Scotsman 14 October 1925]