Single Record

Full Details

Surname

RODMAN

Forename

Francis

Day

13

Month

04

Year

1936

Age

36

Occupation

Roadsman

Mine/Quarry Name

Kirkstyle

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Portland Colliery Co. Ltd

Location

Riccarton

County

Ayrshire

Details of Event

13 April 1936: Kilmarnock Man Killed - A fatal accident occurred yesterday in Kirkstyle Pit, Kilmarnock, owned by the Portland Colliery Company (Ltd.) Francis Rodman, while following his duties as a roadsman in the main haulage road, was knocked down by a rake of hutches. No one saw the accident happen and Rodman was dead when found. Rodman who lived at 41 Montgomery Street, Kilmarnock, was 36 years of age and has left a widow. [Scotsman 14 April 1936]