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Surname
STEVENSON
Forename
John
Day
15
Month
01
Year
1916
Age
17
Occupation
Drawer
Mine/Quarry Name
Earlseat
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Wemyss Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Wemyss
County
Fifeshire
Details of Event
15 January 1916: Fatal Mining Accident in Fife - John Stevenson (17), a drawer, was killed in Earlseat mines, Wemyss Coal Company, by a fall of debris on Saturday afternoon. He was finishing work, his father having left the pit shortly before owing to illness. He resided with his father in Denbeath. [Scotsman 17 January 1916]