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Surname
ABERCROMBIE
Forename
William Snr
Day
05
Month
05
Year
1919
Age
48
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Haugh, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Location
Kilsyth
County
Stirlingshire
Details of Event
5 May 1919: Kilsyth Colliery Accident – Two Miners Killed - The worst colliery accident which has occurred in Kilsyth district for a considerable number of years took place at Messrs William Baird & Co.'s Haugh No.1 Pit, Kilsyth, resulting in the death of two miners and injury to a third. William Abercrombie, sen. and William Abercrombie jun., father and son, had entered the upper deck of the cage at the pit bottom along with David Roberts, a miner, recently demobilised from the Army. While they waited to be taken to the surface, a big stone crashed through the roof of the cage, struck the father and son, and killed them instantly. Roberts was also injured on the head and was taken to the hospital. The stone had become loosened from the side of the pit shaft and fell a distance of fully 120 fathoms before it struck the men. Abercrombie sen., was 48 years of age, and his son 25. [Scotsman 7 May 1919]