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Surname
McCRACKEN
Forename
William
Day
11
Month
12
Year
1924
Age
39
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Ardenrigg, No.5 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ardenrigg Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Caldercruix
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
11 December 1924: Miner Killed Near Airdrie - A miner named William M'Cracken (39), who resided, in the village of Plains, near Airdrie, was killed by a fall from the roof in No. 5 Pit Ardenrigg Coal Co. A stone weighing about four cwts fell upon him, dislocating and breaking his neck, death being instantaneous. Deceased leaves a. widow, whose three married sisters lost their husbands in the Stanrigg-Pit disaster some years ago. [Scotsman 13 December 1924]