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Surname
DUNCAN
Forename
Thomas
Day
07
Month
06
Year
1921
Age
40
Occupation
Iron Turner
Mine/Quarry Name
Kinglassie
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fife Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Kinglassie
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
7 June 1921: Man Drowned At Kinglassie - Thomas Duncan, iron turner, 52 Harcourt Road, Kirkcaldy, was accidentally drowned at the pit at Kinglassie, while repairing the shaft. Duncan had apparently overbalanced from the cage, and fallen down the shaft. As there was a considerable amount of water in the pit, Duncan was drowned. The deceased, aged 40, leaves a widow and four children. [Dunfermline Journal 11 June 1921]