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Surname
PORTEOUS
Forename
Alexander
Day
18
Month
04
Year
1941
Age
58
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Ramsay
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Shotts Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Loanhead
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
18 April 1941: Miner’s Fatal Fall - Shortly after admission to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Alexander Porteous, a Loanhead miner, succumbed to injuries caused by falling down a dook. Porteous, who was employed with the Shotts Iron Co; at Ramsay Colliery, was 58, and resided at Telferdale, Loanhead, and is survived by his wife and a grown-up family. [Scotsman 22 April 1941]