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Surname
FERGUSON
Forename
Charles
Day
05
Month
10
Year
1932
Age
53
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Fauldhead
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bairds & Scottish Steel Ltd
Location
Kirkconnel
County
Dumfriesshire
Details of Event
5 October 1932: Fatal Colliery Accident At Kirkconnel - While engaged producing coal in Fauldhead Colliery , Kirkconnel, yesterday, Charles Ferguson (53), who resided at Kingsway, was struck on the head by a falling stone and killed instantaneously. He was a prominent junior footballer. His brother William plays half-back for Chelsea; another brother is the left winger of Ayr United, and another brother, James, formerly played for Chelsea and Queen's Park Rangers. [Scotsman 6 October 1932]