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Listed below are men and children who lost their lives whilst employed by the Coal Mines. It shows their families and where they are laid to rest, if the body was recovered They may be of interest to some one. more will be added when they are found. If any other person has any inscription or know of any person who lost his life and would like to add it you are more than welcomed
Alsagers Bank, St John, Staffs
John William, son of Arthur LEA
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 16
Ralph, s/o George H. & Mary Ann POINTON
Of Alsagers Bank, who lost his life in the
Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1918, 16
John Robert Davies
S/o Thomas & Mary Ann ROWLEY
124 High Street, Halmerend, who lost his
life in the Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1918, 18
Ralph, h/o Frances Hannah STEELE
71 High Street, Halmerend, who lost his
life in the Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1918,
and whose remains were recovered 28 August 1918, 32
George, h/o Martha Alice BURGESS
Victoria Place, Miles Green, Audley
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 42
Jabez William, son, who lost his life in the
Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1916, 20
John (Jack), h/o Susan HULSE
Of Heathcote Rd, Miles Green, Bignall End
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1918, 32
Walter William, husband of Esther ASHLEY
20 High Lane, Alsagers Bank
Who lost his life in the Apedale Footerills Disaster
25 April 1923, 55
Walter William, son, who lost his life in the same disaster
Aged 32. Interred at Newcastle Cemetery
Chesterton Cemetery, Chesterton Staffs
Reginald, h/o Sarah Ann JACKSON
High Street, Chesterton, 2 July 1937, 35
He died in the Brymbo Disaster,
Leslie COOPER
Killed in the Brymbo Disaster, 2 July 1937, 30
Sadly missed by all the family
Husband of Joan, now (JORDAN)
Josiah, h/o Katie COOKE
Died at the Brymbo Disaster, 2 July 1937, 37
John, husband of Frances Mary HARVEY
31 West View, Dimsdale, Wolstanton
Who lost his life in the Brymbo Colliery Disaster
2 July 1937, 39
William, husband of Louisa HYDE
Mount Pleasant, Chesterton
Who lost his life in the Hem Heath
Colliery Disaster, 25 Feb 1915, 38
Burslem Cemetery
Thomas Henry, son of
Timothy & Hannah WASHINGTON,
56 Pleasant St, Burslem, who died as a
result of an accident at the Sneyd Collieries, Burslem,
4 April 1919, 27
Cheadle Cemetery
William MACHIN, s/o Richard & Maria,
was killed at Woodhead Colliery,
31 March 1863, aged 11yrs
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this website shows all post war mining deaths and incidents covered by the local newspaper
http://www.stokecoll.ac.uk/NSCFWeb/Sentinel/Sentyear.htm
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Thanks for that link.
Any other new links on this subject would be helpful
This subject has not been to well documented, not like the
WW1 & 2. I feel, this was second way that men & boys of the families were killed together while working for their country and like the wars, some never to be found. Without them what would we have done, may be lost the wars. Coal was needed to keep the Ships & Trains moving for our troops
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Yes I agree that many families lost male members of the family in mining accidents,and what a terrible way to go.Many were lost in mining accidents in the war years,and those who survived the war underground, faced years of feeling like they did not contribute to the war effort as the members of the forces did.Many men were made to work in the pits ( Beven Boys ),after putting their hands up to join the forces with their mates,they were allocated to work the mines.My Dad was one of these.It is only recently that their sacfrices have been acknowledged.
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You may find some interesting coal mining links here
http://northstaffsminers.btck.co.uk/NorthStaffsMiningStories
Denn
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Stafforshire Colliery Deaths (2)
Hanley Cemetery
William Henry POOLE,
Accidentally killed at Deep Pit, Hanley,
22 May 1924, 27
Alice Minetta, w, 7 Oct 1994, 94
George Norman, s/o George & Sarah E GRIFFIN,
24 April 1947, 24,
Killed at Deep Pit Colliery, Hanley
Sarah Ellen, mother of Norman
31 July 1968, 75
Harold John FINNEYson of, Hugh & Hannah Victoria FINNEY
H.M. Senior Inspector of mines killed while engaged
in rescue work at the Holditch Colliery Disater,
2 July 1937, 40
William, h/o, Florence May HENSHALL,
29 Sefton Street, Etruria,
Accidentally killed at Racecourse Colliery,
11 April 1935, 33
John Williams, s/o George & Rebecca WARNER,
61 Whieldon Rd, Fenton, who was killed at
Berry Hill Colliery, 3 Dec 1926, 23
Joseph, h/o Gladys BESWICK,
Late of Brindley Ford, who was accidentally
killed at the Hickleton Main Colliery, 25 Sept 1924, 25
Attwood Cemetery, Kidsgrove
John, h/o May OWEN,
Who lost his life in Birchenwood Pit,
19 Dec 1925, 32
Tunstall Cemetery
John, h/o Minnie HASSALL,
22 Ellison St, Wolstanton,
who died during rescue work in the
Holditch Colliery Disater, 2 July 1937, 35
Audley St James Churchyard
Harry, son of William & Emily MOSS
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pitt Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 21
George Henry, husband of Beatrice JEBB
Of Chester Rd, Audley
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 30
Percy, son of John & Elizabeth JEBB
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1918, 23
William KESTEVEN, son of John & Catherine KESTEVEN,
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 15
Arthur, husband of Florence HARRISON
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 27
David, husband of Ethel Ann BURGESS
Ravens Lane, Bignall End
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 44
Chesterton Rd, Audley, 11 Nov 1901, 30
Vincent, son, of Thomas ROWLEY
who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster, 12 Jan 1918, 21
Sons of George & Emily DEAN
Of Madews Green, Halmerend
Jesse, husband of Harriet DEAN
410 Heathcote Rd, Miles Green
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 26
Harry, husband of Elizabeth DEAN
24 High St, Alsagers Bank
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit disaster
12 Jan 1918, 32
John BARNETT, husband of Ruth
Died in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 34
Thomas TIMMIS, Tom
H/o Annie of 98 Wereton Rd, Audley
Who lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster
12 Jan 1918, 49
Arthur, son of Eli & Jane HENSHALL
Rocket Villa, Miles Green , who was killed in the
Minnie Pit Explosion, 12 Jan1918, 22
Samuel CORK, husband of Dinah who was Entumbed in the Diglake Disaster, 1895, 38
George, son of Samuel & Dinah CORK who lost his life in the Jamage Explosion, 25 Nov 1911, 22
All of Ravens Lane, Audley
John son of William & Elizabeth RILEY
Of Wood Lane, who lost his life in the Diglake Disaster, 14 Jan 1895, 46
Alfred, son of Henry & Harriet HODGKINSON of Wood Lane
Who lost his life in the Diglake Disaster, 14 Jan 1895, 15
Daniel DARLINGTON, husband of Mary
Diglake St, Audley
Who lost his life in the Jamage Explosion In 1876, age 26
Frederick, h/o Mary LEES
Ravens Lane, Bignall End
Who lost his life in the Jamage Explosion 25 Nov 1911, 58
Samuel PLEVIN, age 27
John PELVIN, his brother, 23
Joseph ASHLEY, brother-in-law to the
above named, 25. Who lost their lives in
the Bignall-Hill Colliery Explosion, 24 Dec 1874
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Staffordshire Colliery Deaths (3)
Longton Cemetery,
James JOHNSON, husband of Emma
10 Charles St, Longton
died through Mossfield Explosion, 21 March 1940, 37
Worthy of remembrance
Richard, husband of Nellie PORTER
“Elwyn”, Belgrave Crescent, Dresden
lost his life in the Mossfield Colliery Explosion,21 March 1940, 27
Charles, husband of Ethel RUSHTON
21 Jervis St, Adderley Green, Longton
who was killed at the Mossfield Colliery, Longton, 21 March 1940, 24
Roland, husband Alice May PORTER, 77 Kildare St, Longton
who lost his life in the, Mossfield Explosion,21 March 1940, 55
Mossfield Colliery Memorial at Longton Cemetery
In the memory of the 64 men and youths who lost their lives at the Mossfield Colliery Explosion on 16 Oct 1889
William LAWTON, Noah BALL, John WILLIAMS, William HULME, John BALL, Joseph BULL, George SALT, Thomas BROUGH
David HUGHES, John HALL, Job BULL, Jacob BATH, George RATCLIFFE, John MOFFETT, Herbert SELLERS, Francis EMERY
Henry CALLCOTT, Isaac DERRICOTT, Edward TOWNSEND, Evan PRICE, Benjamin SMITH, Thomas BRADSHAW
Buried elsewhere
James H.BAILEY, Albert J. EDWARDS, Joseph EDWARDS, William FARRALL, John B COLCLOUGH, William HORLESTON
David HULME, Sidney RUTTER, John SHENTON, Thomas SHERWIN, Charles SHERWIN, Samuel SHERWIN,
Sampson Wedgwood GEO**
Not recovered
Joseph BULL, Arthur FLETCHER, George WILSON, William BULL, Spencer WHITEHOUSE, Thomas BOUGH, James B, JAMES
Henry WOOD, William SALTER, Thomas JAMES, Thomas WALKER, Thomas SMITH, Edward JONES, John MOORE
William SMITH, Frederick AYRES
Wolstanton extended Churchyard
Richard DALE son of Ann Elizabeth
Killed at Brymbo Colliery 12 Dec 1932, 48
Madeley, All Saints Churchyard
John HALL, of Little Madeley , son of Samuel & Ann Margaret of Madeley Heath
who was killed, at Fair Lady Pit, Leycett, 21 Jan 1880, 21
Charles WILLSHAW of Madeley aged 21yrs
Who died in an explosion of Fire Damp at Silverdale, 7 July 1870
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If any person can add any other deaths, old and modern feel free to do so, and let the world know about them. Without there very hard work, where would we be today ???
Alf
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Thankyou very much for this info.
My father was a miner for 25 years, right up until the Pit closed in 1989, (Sutton Colliery in Sutton-in-Ashfield, for those who really want to know!!) and was fortunate that he didnt suffer any serious accidents. My Dad's side of the family were also miners from Staffs. going back 4 generations.
After looking at this info provided, i think that one of the men on these lists is a relation of mine. So thankyou very much for helping me out!!
Best Wishes,
Sue Harvey
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Addition 23 October 05
Talke, St Martins Churchyard, Staffordshire
Nathaniel CLARKE
Who lost his life through an accident at, Talk-oth-Hill, Colliery, 13 June 1890, 41
Edward, son of John & Ellen ELLIS
of Butt Lane, who died through an accident at the Harecastle & Woodshutts Colliery 2 Jan 1878, 20
John Samuel KENYON
Of Talk Pitts who lost his life in the Talk-Oth-Hill explosion, 13 Dec 1866, 32
John, son of William & Harriet BEDDIS
Late of Dean Forest, Gloucestershire, 25
Thomas, son of George & Marcy GRIFFITHS, late of the Forest Dean, Gloucestershire 20
They lost their lives in the Talk-Oth-Hill explosion, 13 Dec 1866
Joseph , husband of Catherine YOXALL
Of Talk-Pitts who lost his life in, the Talk-oth Hill Colliery explosion, 13 Dec 1866, 38
Job, son Isaac & Sarah COOPER
Of Talk-oth-Hill, who was accidently, killed in the mines belonging to the
North Stafford Coal & Iron Company, 23 July 1868, 12 years
William HAMILTON, of Butt Lane, who was accidentally killed
at The Woodshutts Colliery, 14 July 1863, 23
John, husband of Hannah WHITNEY
Of Church Street, Butt-Lane, who lost his life, in the Talk-Oth-Hill explosion 13 Dec 1866, 31
Samuel, son of James & Mary BROOKS
Of Butt Lane, who was accidentally killed,in the North Stafford Colliery, 12 July 1867, 22
Richard, husband of the late Ann JACKSON, of Talk-Oth-Hill,
who departed this life in the Bunkers Hill Colliery Explosion, 30 April 1875, 59
Isaac, husband of May CARTLIDGE
Of Red Street, who lost his life at the, Jamage Colliery, 9 Sept 1907, 28
Wilmot, son of Joseph & Amelia HARRISON
Butt Lane, who lost his life in the, Talk-Oth-Hill Colliery explosion, 27 May 1901, 26
Thomas Rowlinson ANTROPUS, who was drowned at Bunkers Hill, 22 Jan 1902, 31
Norton-Le-Moors, St. Bartholomew’s Churchyard, Staffordshire
Harold, son of John & Sarah Jane SUTTON
13 Mayer St, Norton Green, died in Sneyd Colliery Disaster,1 Jan 1942, 28
Barthomley, St Bertoline Churchyard, Cheshire
Henry Leslie EDEN, husband Winnie of Baltrey.
A gifted Organist of this Church and of All Saints Balterley
He fought in France for his Country in the Great War
and lost his life in the Minnie Pit Disaster 12 Jan 1918, 23
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Hello Alf
I wanted to thank you for your posting of MIs relating to men killed at Diglake Colliery, Audley in 1895, these have been really helpful to me.
I have been researching the 1895 flood, partly due to my interest in the Sproston family, and partly because both my gg-uncle (Samuel Johnson) and my husband's gg-grandfather (Edward Higgins) were killed there.
The site is at http://www.warrinerprimaries.com/Topic/diglake.htm
I know very little about coal mining, although my Sproston grandfather, and his father and grandfather, were all coal miners in the Butt Lane area of Talke (my gggrandfather Samuel Sproston was killed due to a roof fall at Slappenfield Colliery, Talke in 1879, burial place unknown). However, I have had help from many other generous researchers, who have made it possible for me to identify all 77 men and boys who lost their lives at Diglake Colliery.
My aim with the site is to help schoolchildren of today understand the risk taken by those who won the coal which fuelled the Industrial Revolution and helped make this country great. If you have a couple of minutes to have a look at the site, I'd be really grateful for any feedback, advice or corrections!
Thanks once again for all your hard work,
Susan
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Many thanks for the info regarding the sad events Susan,and like you perhaps,I have coaldust in my blood!I am reminded,of the words of a song-"And the story it shall never grow old".
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
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Hi
i was looking for something and came across this topic,it mentioned Bevin Boys,there are a few topics on this.What i wanted to say was last year in a very jumbled up secondhand shop.I found a book called The Echoes of war The Bevin Boys.I don't have any miners in my tree and only one miners clerk my G.Granddad from Cannock. I bought the book anyway. The book was written by David Day & printed in 1975.Then reprinted on the 50th Anniversary 1993.
The author was a Bevin boy 1944/7 in Wimblebury in a mining village.The book is his own story of the life of a Bevin boy.Which he decided to write because,in his own words "There were no Bevin Boy Archives,and very little published material. Its a fascinating book.Its probably out of print now.So if you see it around buy it ;D its a paper back.the one i bought was a withdrawn library book in new condition.
Celia
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Celia. The book sounds great and i am going to see if I can track down a copy.It sounds interesting because it is a personal account...and there are very few of those.
I was talking to my Dad yesterday,who is 81,and an ex-Bevin Boy.I was telling him about the recognition now of these war veterans,especially in the Uk. He was saying how he tried to join up for the forces, but as soon as they knew he was a miner that was it, and a certain number of them had to be kept down the mines as " esential services".They had a hard life that most of them never really ever had the chance to talk about or debrief themselves from, after the war. He said that unfortunately there were cases of certain people ( in the money) who managed to get their sons into the mines to avoid going overseas in combat....these sons did not thank their family for doing this,because the conditions and accidents and cases of injury were high and it was in no way an easy way out!!
I will look for the book in the hope that I may come a cross a copy somewhere!!
does anyone know if there is a medal available for those that served in the essential services?....My Mom got a medal for being an active service as a WREN WW2, and I tracked it down and had it awarded to her 3 or 4 years ago? i only knew that she was eligible, after talking to an ex naval veteran here in Australia who I met in the street!!
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Silverdale Coalminers Memorial, Silverdale, Staffordshire
In tribute to those killed in the Silverdale Mines and to All Silverdale Miners who lost their lives through getting the coal.
The names are listed on three slate tablets.
William COOKE, 8.4.1873, 35 Thomas WRIGHT 6.4.1876, 29 Ezra CLARK, 7.6.1878, 40
L COLCLOUGH , 19.4.1873 Josiah WILLOCK 6.4.1876, 26 George MANSELL, 7.6.1878, 16
George EVANS, 30.4.1873, 53 James BITHELL 6.4.1876 George BOWERS, 7.6.1878, 14
G BRUNT, 11.6.1873 Richard HADDOCK, 4.5.1876, 40 Samuel GIBSON, 9.9.1879, 17
1 Other, 11.6.1873 Thomas SYMONDS, 2.1.1877, 45 William BARLOW, 21.7.1873, 70
William BICKERTON, 25.6. 1874, 55 Charles WILLIAMS, 4.2.1877, 18 Edward JONES, 22.4.1880, 57
G MYATT, 27.8.1874, 20 Thomas JERVIS, 30.3.1877, 47 Thomas EMBERTON 15.5.1880, 57
Thomas GRODEN, 26.6.1875, 15 Issac LAWRENCE 13.12.1877, 40 Thomas DAVIS, 31.8.1882, 48
John JOHNSON, 19.2.1876, 47 Ralph DOWNING, 30.1.1878, 58 Thomas COYNE, 25.1.1882, 32
Samuel SIMISTER, 6.4.1876, 23 John PORTER 21.2.1878, 43 J SMALLWOOD, 10.4.1882, 19
James WHITMORE, 6.4.1876, 45 John DEAN, 3 4 1878, 31 George LOVALL, 23.8.1882
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William WILKINSON 23.8.1882 John WOODBINE, 2 4 1891, 55 Albert LAWTON 20.8.1896, 35
A BUTTERS, 25.8.1882, 17 William LOCKET, 16.4.1891, 23 C JOHNSON, 3.5.1896, 51
John LOCKETT, 10.10.1882, 21 George CHESTER, 16.4.1891, 34 Edward RICHARDS, 3.5.1897, 56
James TINSLEY, 30.3.1883, 26 Jeremiah LUSCOTT, 29.12.1891, 39 John DALE, 31.5.1897, 60
R WILLIAMS, 8.4.1883, 43 Alfred ROSCOE, 31.8.1892, 36 James KESTEREN, 18.11.1897, 22
James SMITH, 7.11.1883, 55 Paul THOMAS, 8.12.1892, 38 James CROSBY, 12.9.1899, 66
Charles EVANS, 14.5.1884, 13 John HEMMING, 23.1.1893, 32 Edward DAVIS, 14.6.1900, 45
E BROWN, 19.5.1884, 37 Edward TAYLOR, 1.2.1893, 49 John GREEN, 14.9.1900, 50
Albert COOKE, 1.10.1884, 21 John ROBINSON, 4.2.1893, 65 Henry STEVENSON, 12.6.1901, 38
G CROSS, 18.12.1884 George MEADON, 12.5.1893, 55 Charles EMBLING, 17.9.1901, 15
Edward BARRETT, 7.12.1885, 64 Frank FOSTER, 27.7.1893, 17 Francis McGAHEY, 30.1.1902, 52
William WRIGHT, 23.2.1886, 37 Phillip RHODES, 27.9.1893, 53 John WIGGLEY, 14.7.1902, 63
S JOYNSON, 23.6.1886, 17 William MATTHEWS, 7.12.1893, 50 Hugh BICKERTON, 23.9.1902, 51
Joseph DOWNING, 27.8.1887, 31 William REYNOLDS, 16.10.1894, 34 William RUDDY, 17.6.1903, 18
John SPATE, 5.1.1888, 35 George BLOOD, 11.1.1895, 13 William GREEN, 12.111.1906, 63
Charles BAXTER, 15.1.1889, 15 George ROBINSON, 11.9.1895, 14 Elijah WEBB, 2.5.1907, 51
John PARMER, 27.9.1889, 13 Albert BEECH, 11.5.1896, 17 John WOOD, 27.2.1909, 55
Thomas EVANS, 19.4.1890, 42 George HIGGINSON, 20.8.1896, 58 William FERNYHOUGH, 5.3.1909, 40
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Edward PEPPER, 28 5.1909, 16 Charles WADE, 4.11.1925, 25 Bill Tilly EDWARDS, 7.10.1950, 33
James WILCOX, 11.5.1910, 21 George MYATT, 19.12.1925, 58 William BAILEY, 13.1.1951, 44
Thomas MOULTON, 2.11.1910, 40 George VIGGARS, 7.10.1929, 30 Jack HARRISON, 17.9.1951, 55
William MYATT, 27.11.1910, 43 James WILKINSON, 7.10.1929, 52 Paddy MULVEY, 12.11.1952, 36
Samuel SHERRATT, 19.7.1911, 46 William BAGGULEY, 9.5.1930, 39 Enoch THORLEY, 12.2.1953, 42
John HUXLEY, 15.2.1912, 33 Ephraim HORTON, 17.9.1930, 29 Fred LAWRENCE, 7.7.1958, 51
Jabez MINOR, 9.5.1912, 39 Absalom BIRCHALL, 16.8.1933, 36 Edward McGOVERN, 11.6.1959, 43
Thomas CLAGUE, 29.12.1913, 26 Vincent JONES, 15.12.1933, 28 Zigmund LUEZYNSKI, 29.6.1962, 50
George GREEN, 30.12.1913, 58 Frank MASKERY, 22.3.1936, 27 William WARD, 14.12.1964, 58
James MORAN, 17.1.1914, 45 Elijah WADE, 5.10.1937, 46 William BRIDGWOOD, 18.1.1967, 46
Thomas WAINWRIGHT, 20.11.1914, 45 Elijah TITTENSOR, 24.6.1938, 40 Joseph BLOOR, 9.12.1969, 57
Samuel JOHNSON, 1.11.1916, 52 Samuel VIGGARS, 8.11.1940, 38 George TOMLINSON, 7.10.1971, 58
John BURGESS, 9.5.1917, 54 Charles HIGHAM, 8.11.1940, 44 Robert MORRIS, 24.5.1974, 29
Henry BURROWS, 5.10.1917, 34 John WAKELIN, 2.3.1942, 52 Christian LAX, 16.12.1971, 64
William SMITH, 3.7.1920, 24 Harold WALKLATE, 27.11.1943, 15 Iwan ADAMIW, 7.1.1975, 48
Arthur HEATH, 6.12.1921, 16 Joseph BURKE, 29.2.1944, 56 Barry BALL, 23.9.1981, 44
Albert DAVIES, 31.7.1923, 40 Thomas PATTISON, 30.1.1950, 40 Philip ELLIOTT, 7.1.1989, 34
Harry HOPWOOD, 5.8.1923, 21 Jack PATTISON, 30.1.1950, 37 Robert HARLEY, 4.9.1995, 31
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New Information
Two extracts from Kingsley, Staffordshire, Burial Register.
1782
WILLIAM HILL, Collier, who by accident lost his life in one of the coalpits at the Hazel Cross Mine on the 11 January 1782, was buried by the Coroners Warrant on the 14th Janury 1782
1783
JOHN MOSS who by accident lost his life in one of the coalpits at Shaw Mine on the 17th and was buried by Coroners Warrant 21 Dec 1783
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Alf,
My dad worked at Mossfield pit for about forty years,and his brothers also,I can remember taking his "snappin" to him on Saturday mornings.
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Hi Alf,
Interested to read your names of miners killed in mining accidents in North Staffs.
You have included my uncle Reg (Jackson). He was one of the rescue team that were killed at Brymbo, as named Harold John Finney later on in your list. What I didn't know was that his wife was named Sarah Ann. I remember my father (Charles [Charlie] Jackson) mentioning my aunt Sarah Ann, but I had forgotten until now who she was, and I see that they lived in High Street Chesterton.
Regards,
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Newcastle-under Lyme Cemetery
James Alfred BLOOR late H M Inspector of Mines who lost his
life in the Brymbo Colliery Explosion 2 July 1937, age 51
Leaving his wife Eva and daughter Ivy
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Thank you for posting all these Alf. It serves as a tribute to all those men who endured terrible work conditions on behalf of us all.
My grandfather was a miner in the N Staffs coalfield, latterly at Chatterly Whitfield. He was a shot fireman and a member of the pit rescue team. As far as I know none of my family lost their lives in accidents probably just luck!
Thanks
Ellen
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Ellen
Thankyou
Alf
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This is a fantastic site, I was born in Staffordshire a "Coal miners daughter".My grandparents and great-grandparents were coal miners too!!
It was not untill I was in my teen years that I realized how much of the war effort was dependant upon the miners.
However both my parents raised us [my brothers ]with the attitude that none of thier sons would "work in the mines".
They wanted a better working life for their children.
The coal miners seem to always have a tough life as I remember as a child!! 50 yrs ago.
Glenys -Queensland Aust
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New Information
Pit Boy's awful death.
The terrible death which befell a Cannock (Staffs) pit boy Jack Morris age 14 was described at the inquest at Cannock. Evidence showed that Morris was felled at Littleton Colliery by a quantity of falling rock. While he was conscious and efforts were being made an over-man named Thomas Moreton to release him, another fall weighing several tons occurred and completely buried him. Moreton had a miraculous escape from death and although slightly injured was able to be present at the inquest. He was praised by the coroner and the mines inspector for his bravery
Verdict of Accidental Death was returned
Cheadle Herald dated 1914.
I will try and find the date when he was killed.
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Thanks as always Alf,for providing yet another sad example of the terrible price that was paid.
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
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"Lest we forget" eh?
I went to school in Hucknall, a Nottinghamshire (ex) mining town. Many of my class mates went on to become miners themselves, following their dad's and grandads down t' pit. One class mate was involved in the rescue at the Bilsthorpe Colliery disaster in about 1994 (I think).
It was hard, thankless work especially in our ancestors time, crawling on their bellies in hot, dangerous and claustrophobic conditions. Apart from the obvious and often imminent dangers there are the long-term health risks of lung-disease and white-finger etc.
A place well worth a visit is Eastwood's (Nottinghamshire) Mining Museum. There are also links with DH Lawrence who ran to collect his dad's wages on pay day.
Thanks to miners for all their sacrifices.
Michelle :)
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By the way the Eastwood Museum I referred to previously is known as Durban House Heritage Centre
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Cheers
Michelle [/color]
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Hi Michelle Glenton and WRJones
Thank you very much for your e-mails and Michelle for the Heritage Centre address.
Alf
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New information
Cheadle Herald dated 20 April 1878
Fatal Colliery Accident
On Wednesday last at Whitfield Colliery between Ford Green and Black Bull a man named JAMES SHAW a native of Cheadle (Staffs) met his death under the following circumstances. It appears that the unfortunate man was at work on Wednesday and had some suspicion that the roof was not safe and whilst in the act of examining it, a portion of it fell upon him killing him instantaneously. The deceased leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss
Cheadle Herald dated 9 November 1878
Shocking colliery fatality
An excursion of the North Staffordshire Institute of Mechanical Engineers to the Black Country had a tragically ending on Wednesday. Two well known residents in this district Mr WILLIAM ARNOLD of Cliffe Vale and Mr GEORGE BARKER of Kidsgrove had, with a large company of engineers descended and explored the Sandwell Park Colliery and were returning to the surface when Mr Arnold for some unexplained cause, fell from the cage dragging after him Mr Barker. Mr Arnold was killed instantaneously and Mr Barker survived only for a short time. Great sympathy will be felt for the families of these gentlemen who have thus met death in the pursuit of knowledge
Cheadle Herald dated 7 May 1881
Fatal accident at the Park Hall Colliery
A most melancholy accident occured at Park Hall Colliery on Thursday morning about eight o'clock whereby two workman THOMAS WETWOOD and 51 and THOMAS PLANT age age 38, lost their lives from a fall of a roof. It appears that on the morning of the sad occurance the fireman George Wright made an examination of the place where the men were working and found it safe, but shortly afterwards for some unforeseen cause or other a loud cracking noise was heard and a sudden fall of the roof took place, killing the two men istantaneously. Several others had narrows escapes from the falling debris. Both men were married and leave families to mourn their loss and we scarcely say the sad affair has cast a gloom over the town of Cheadle which they were natives. The inquest will be held this day (Sat) at the Police Court, Cheadle
Alf
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New Information
Cheadle Herald dated Sat 26 July 1884
Fatal Accident
At about halfpast eleven on Saturday morning last, George Fowell a miner of Adelaide Street Fenton was in the act of setting a post in the Folly Pit, Berryhill Colliery a fall of roof took place which killed him on the spot. Fowell a native of Cheadle (Staffs) and recently resided at Cheadle Mill Lane. He was 21 years of age and leaves a wife and two young children
Saturday 2nd July 1887
Inquest
On Tuesday morning an inquest was held at the Unicorn Inn, Cheadle (Staffs) before Mr A A Flint, Coroner, touching the death of James Barker, miner, aged 42 who resided at High Street, Cheadle (Staffs). Mr T Wynne, inspector and Mr A R Sawyer, deputy inspector of mines were present at the inquiry. It appeared from evidence that the deceased with several others were engaged as a sinker at Cheadle Park Colliery and that on Sunday morning last about 5-30 he went up the pit, contrary to orders, to fetch a tub to stand on, the scaffolding on which they were working was not quite high enough to enable them to finish the the brickwork. On descending the shaft and within about 35 yards from the bottom, Barker fell from the bowk and was killed. The jury after a lengthy hearing returned a verdict of "Accidental Death". The deceased who was quiet and steady man, leaves a widow and three children
Alf
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The Silverdale Memorial appears to start just too late to include this one...
(Taken from Times 8 July 1870)
EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP
About half past 1 yesterday an explosion of gas occurred in the Sheriff Pit, belonging to Messrs Stanier, Silverdale, Staffordshire. There were about 80 men at work in the pit, some thirty of them in one part called the eight-foot working, in which the explosion occurred. On hearing the noise, a body of explorers went down, and four men were soon sent up, two of them being dead, and another dying shortly afterwards. At 45 minutes past 8 the explorers were still working their way to the seen of the explosion, the roadway having been filled up in several places with the rubbish. The exact number of the dead was not then known, but it will amount to at least 20. Several men had very narrow escapes.
(Taken from Times 8 July)
The following were killed...
Thomas Wainwright, 12
George Wainwright, 40, married and family
Thomas Poole, 45, married and family
Edwin Lockett, 19
William Baggaley, 57, married and family
Thomas Jones, 25, single
Charles Wilshaw, 21 , single
George Mottram, 22, single
John Washington, 22, single
James Wagstaff, 29, married and family
George Moss, 34, married and family
William Madders, 22, single
John Dean, 55, married and family
Elisha Lovatt, 18
Joseph bailey, 17
Richard Tomkinson, 17
George Dobson, 19
George Blore, 28, married and family
Most of the deceased who were married leave their widows and families without provision except the allowance from a club connected with the works to which all the men belonged.
WR JONES.... I see you have Lovatt's in your list of names. There is an Elisha Lovatt here who is connected to my family. If your's are Audley & Alsager's Bank Lovatt's please let me know.
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Many thanks millymcp for,first of all posting the sad details of,at the risk of repeating myself yet again,the terrible price that was paid.Yes I do indeed have Lovatt family that lived in Audley,although I have to admit that I am a bit stuck in finding a link to your Elisha.Apparently he looks as if he was the Grandson of a John Lovatt born in c 1807.The only one on the IGI anywhere near was one born in Audley in 1807,and the only Parent given is a Hannah.You may view more details of my Lovatt family on my Webpage,the password for which is rhosymedre.
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
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His mother was Mary Lovatt...daughter of John Lovatt c1811. I'll PM you to keep this thread clear for it's proper purpose.
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Extracts from the Cheadle Herald dated Friday 8th September 1922
Samuel Victor Shenton of Grove Farm Cellerhead, Staffs who was killed by a fall at Park Hall Colliery, Cheadle at 12-30pm Thursday 7th. The inquest was opened by Mr S A H Burne, Corner and adjurned to a later date.
A fatal accident in the mine occurred at the Midland Coal, Coak and Iron Company's footerill at Apedale about 6-15pm on Monday evening. The victim being John Richard Smith age 39, collier of Knutton and a short time ago resident in Cheadle [Staffs] It appears that the deceased was engaged in packing in the dip when a quantity of roof cannal fell on him killing him instantly, he being completely buried in the debris. The accident was witnessed by two other men but the escaped unhurt
Alf
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Cheadle Herald dated Friday 28th November 1924.
Colliery Loaders Death
Death of John Michael GIMBERT single man aged 43 of Back Street, Cheadle, Staffs, employed as a loader of Foxtfield Colliery, Blyth Bridge and met with an accident in the pit. Arthur Latham of The Village, Dilhorne, a collier said that the deceased loaded for him on October 28th at 9-20am, witness, was falling coal from the face with a bar. The deceased was sitting opposite in the 'gob' between two packs about 5 feet away from the witness. He [Latham] pulled the coal which broke in two and one piece weighing about 10 cwt fell on Gimbert's foot trapping him. He was admitted to Longton Cottage Hospital and was seen by the resident Medical Officer, Dr Mary Sutherland. After a period whilst in hospital, gangrene had appeared and on the 31st October his leg was amputated below the knee. Gimbert recovered from the shock and operation only to die on the 20 November 1923 from Septicemia. The corner Mr Edward Hollinsead who held the inquest at Longton Cottage Hospital on Monday afternoon recorded the verdict of Accidental Death
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Cheadle Herald dated Saturday 8 September 1888
Fatal Accident at High Shutt near Cheadle [Staffs]
On Thursday afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock whilst two men named Daniel Bridgett and Joseph Burndred both of Kingsley Holt were at work in the pit at High Shutt a fall of gravel took place with the result that Bridgett was instantaneously killed and his companion had his right leg and left thigh fractured. Bridgett was aged 38
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Buried in Cannock Cemetery
Jesse MELLOR of Bridgtown, Cannock killed 7 December 1915 age 22 as a result of an explosion at the Cannock Colliery. Son of George & Hannah
Lewis William WITHINGTON who met his death at the Cannock & Leacroft Colliery 24 March 1911 age 22.
James Bagnall HASTINGS who was accidently drowned in the reservoir at the Littleton Colleries, Huttington on the 9th June 1901 age 18. This stone erected by his fellow workmen
Alf
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Hi,
I am searching for the death of Thomas (Henry) Ashton Sims who was a collier and according to family story died in a mining accident. His son born about 1864 and was married in 1885 and his father was then deceased. so his death occurred between 1864- 1885.
I have found a ref. to the death of a Thomas SIMMS ( 2 Ms in surname) in Wolstanton 1866 age 24 June qtr.1866 vol 6b 94 . Is there any way of finding out if this is my Sims without sending for the wrong certificate?
Any help would be appreciated.
Prue
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Hi Prue
I will have a look around the headstones to see if there is one for Thomas Simms/Sims
and trying to find what newspaper covered this death is anyones guess, failing that it will have to be the death cert.
Alf
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Hello Alf,
Thank you for your kind offer.
Regards,
Prue
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<img src="http://sherrattfamily.com/photos/details1.gif">
Not sure which paper this came from. My grandmother had this clipping, here in Canada, for many years. John (Jack) Sherratt was my grandfather's brother. His death date was December 31, 1938.
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Hi Prue
I will have a look around the headstones to see if there is one for Thomas Simms/Sims
and trying to find what newspaper covered this death is anyones guess, failing that it will have to be the death cert.
Alf
Hi Alf,
I have received the death certificate of Thomas Simms/Sims. I think it is probably my Sims. Details are from W. Harding Coroner for North Staffordshire. 12 April 1866,
Jackfield Colliery, By an explosion of fire-damp.
I shall now Google to find more information about Jackfield Colliery.
Regards,
Prue.
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Hi Prue
Many thanks for the info and update.
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My Great Grandfathers younger brother, Frederick William Cotton (known as William) also died in the Talke o'the Hill explosion, Dec 1866.
He is buried Christ Church, Alsager (his home parish)
He was only 13 years old. Its so sad.
I know lots of people who are currently moaning about how hard times are at the moment, but I don't think they realise just how lucky they really are.
Sueky
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Thats a fact Sueky.
Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
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William James HARRIS died in Hammerwich Hospital on the 5th Feb 1925. Five months after he was injured in an accident on 27th September 1924 at the no. 2 Pit of the Coppice Collery. His right thigh had to be amputated. An inquest was held on the 10th Feb 1925.
Can anyone advise me where to find details of what happened? Would a report of the inquest be in a local newspaper? If so, which paper and where am I likely to find a copy? Are any of the local newspaper archives on-line?
I live in south Bucks and am not familiar with the Hammerwich area. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I recently posted a similar request on the Staffordshire Resources page.
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Wolstanton St Margarets churchyard, Staffs
George Thomas RUSHTON, husband of Emma, killed in the Holditch Colliery Explosion 2 July 1937 age 43
Richard DALE husband of Ann Elizabeth, killed at the Brymbo Colliery 12 December 1932 age 48
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Cannock Cemetery
Lawson Harris. Who was accidentally killed at Mid-Cannock Colliery 11 June 1941 age 24
William Henry Bailey age 56, husband of Sarah and also their son Jesse, age 20 both accidentally killed at Cannock Wood Colliery, 1st September 1931
Jesse Mellor of Bridgtown, died 7 December 1915 aged 22 from the result on an explosion at Mid Cannock Colliery
Lewis William Withington who met his death at the Cannock & Leacroft Colliery 24 March 1911 age 22
Richard Jones husband of Maria who met his death by accident at the Mid-Cannock Colliery 15th January 1924 aged 59. His son L/Cpl William Richard was killed in action in France 22 July 1916 aged 21
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Cannock Cemetery Cont
Lewis William Withington who met his death at the Cannock & Leacroft Colliery 24 March 1911 age 22
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Staffordshire Advertiser 22nd August 1896 - Colliery fatality. An inquest was held at the Millstone Inn Butt Lane on Thursday by Mr Adams deputy coroner touching on the death of John EELEY killed on Monday at Birchenwood Colliery(No. 18 pit) by a fall of coal in his workplace. Evidence showed the place secured by spragging, jury returned verdict of accidental death. Buried in no. 24 grave Talke Church.
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Thought you might be interested in this article that I found while researching my family. My ancestor was William Riley first on this list.
Researched By John Lumsdon About 8am on Monday 26th September 1836 a dreadful explosion of firedamp took place in a pit belonging to John Wedgwood, Esq. at Bignall Hill, in the parish of Audley, North Staffordshire.
The loss of life far exceeds that of any similar event, which has occurred in the past within our recollection. Several of the men who had come to work in the pit, were, shortly after the explosion brought out of it, lifeless, and in a shockingly mangled state. Others so much bruised and scorched, that they only survived a few hours. It is our painful task to state that 11 individuals have been thus suddenly been deprived of their existence.
The neighbourhood soon became acquainted with the awful event, and the scene on the bank of the colliery was heart rendering. The wives, children and relatives of the unfortunate men who worked in the pit soon assembled to ascertain the fate of those who had only a few minutes previously left their peaceful homes.
The cries and lamentations of the widows, children and relatives, were most distressing.
The pitmen from the neighbouring collieries having become acquainted with the melancholy accident, immediately made for the scene of destruction, where they showed the greatest courage, by descending the works at the risk of their own lives in the hope of extricating the sufferers.
During Monday twelve of the men were got out, two of whom are now living, one however is not expected to survive. One body still remained in the pit, and although every exertion was made up to 11am on Wednesday, then it was brought out in a lifeless and mangled state.
Mr. William Harding, Esq. The coroner for the district, issued his precepts for a jury to attend at twelve-o-clock on the 28th September at the Boughey Arms Inn, Audley, where several witnesses attended. The result of their examination was, that between seven and eight o'clock on the morning of the 26th, about twenty of the colliers had entered the pit, and commenced their work.
A man named Sim, (witness) was the last who descended the pit, his son, a boy about 10 years old, was with him. He had not been in the pit more than five minutes when he heard an explosion.
Mr. John Dean, ground bailiff, to Mr Wedgwood, was at the mouth of the pit when the explosion took place, immediately attempted, by all the means in his power, to render every possible assistance. But in consequence of the foulness of the atmosphere in the pit, some time elapsed before any of the bodies could be discovered.
It also appeared in evidence that this pit had been at work a number of years and that the colliers considered it well ventilated and perfectly safe until Friday last, but on that day symptoms of firedamp were perceptible. On the following morning these symptoms totally disappeared and the workings were considered by the men, in good working condition, and work was continued up to the usual hour that day.
On Sunday the pit was visited by some of the colliers , who went down at two different periods for the purpose of feeding the their horses, when no foul air was perceptible. A witness stated that the method of working this pit was according to the general manner of working collieries and that every thing required for the use of it was readily granted them.
There was no evidence to show how this fatal accident occurred, but it is supposed the unfortunate man who was last found was the cause of it in consequences of his body being discovered far in advance of the rest, the workings extending to a great length, and there being a large gap or void at the extremity, owing to the removal of the pillars.
The evidence appeared quite satisfactory to the Jury and the Coroner, and a verdict of accidental death was returned in each of the cases.
The Following Are Names of Those Killed
William Riley age 35 leaves Pregnant wife and six children
Thomas Lawton age 44 leaves a widow and six children
James Proctor age 27 leaves a widow and two children
John Holditch age 25 leaves a widow and two children
Thomas Riley age 27 leaves a widow and two children
Elijah Billington age 21 leaves widow (only married 7 weeks)
John Johnson age 44 leaves widow
Charles White age 23 single
Tom Cartwright age 18 single
George Riley age 8 a boy
John Chambers age 10 a boy.
It is fortunate that there were no persons at work in the adjoining pit or the loss of life would have been perhaps more extensive. A crut or tunnel runs from it, to the one where the appalling accident took place.
The boiler of the engine was found empty, and the men in consequence were unable to go to work. Upon examination of this pit, after the explosion, two horses were found dead in their stalls, as likewise one in the pit were the explosion took place..
The lamentable catastrophe has so much affected the proprietor, John Wedgwood, Esq. That he has decided that no further occurrence of a like nature shall take place in that pit, as he has in consequence given orders for the pit’s mouth to be closed
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Hartshill Cemetery, Stoke on Trent
Samuel Henry Latham of Hanley Rescue Brigade gave his life at the Holditch Colliery Disaster 2nd July 1937 aged 28.
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Just received a death certificate for my 2 x Great Grandfather George STEELE. He died at Parkhouse Colliery, Chesterton, Staffordshire on 8 September 1890. Death certificate lists cause of death as 'By falling down a coal pit. Accidental Death.' An inquest was held on 10 September 1890 by John Booth, Coroner for Staffordshire and a Certificate was issued presumably so the death could be registered. It was registered on 11 September 1890.
I am just about to try to start tracking down newspaper coverage, colliery records and/or Coroner records and have contacted a couple of places to ask if any records exist where they would be held. So if any kind person here, reading this, could add any pointers in the right direction, or has any suggestions etc, they would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks.
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http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/MINESmi-Sys.pdf
There is a George Steele here
Genie
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Descendants of the 1880 Fair Lady Pit Disaster at Leycett, near Madeley have had a memorial erected to the 31 of the 62 miners who died and are buried at All Saints Church,Madeley.
The memorial was unveiled on Wed April 27th and is reported in the Evening Sentinel with a link here.......
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Miners-relatives-unveil-monument/article-3499178-detail/article.html
(if you click on 'next' there is another view of the memorial)
Bill
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In respect to staffordshire newspapers available, try william salt library at stafford. They have a web site with their contact number on. I have n't used the facilities yet but were helpful when contacting them a while back.
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Thanks to everyone who has replied. I have established that unfortunately there are no surviving coroner records for that time which is very disappointing and that my best bet is local newspapers for the time and the local Staffordshire records offices. I don't live in Staffordshire, so it will have to go on my 'to do' list for records offices to visit to gather data etc. Pit records might still exist so I might get lucky and be able to track something down from any records surviving from there or from their history archives if they exist. As my relative's accident was just a single accident involving him alone there is no memorial as with bigger accidents/events. However, I guess that if there wasn't much going on in the news in the days/weeks/months after my relatives fall down the pit and subsequent death, it might just have made a few lines in a newspaper of the time. But I will have to wait and see for that.
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I went to cannock library a few years ago and some one was collecting cuttings out of newspapers for the cannock pits, there were a few folders with the individual pit names on but it was pot luck what you found in the folders.
If using william salt library for newspapers you need to make an appointment and i believe your carn ticket can be used there now. It's not far from the record office.
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You could try http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/disasters/
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Hi. all,
Hope I didn't miss this one. I had a quick look through the posts.
I worked at West Cannock 5s for a couple of years in the 60's.
Explosion at West Cannock 5s in 1933 six men killed.
Samuel Nickles Gwilt.
Benjamin Cornwall.
Charles Turnock.
John Henry Williams.
Joseph Williams.
William Thomas Higgs.
Details can be found by following the link below.
http://www.dmm-pitwork.org.uk/html/cannock.htm
Regards,
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Interesting. It's hard to see modern jury being so forgiving!
The most remembered disaster in my neck of the woods was at the Wyrley Grove Colliery on 1 October 1930 when 14 men were killed by an explosion of firedamp.
Another involved relatives of my great grandfather. On 15 May 1868 when eight men and boys were descending the shaft when the flat wire rope suddenly broke and they went to the bottom of the shaft. Five were killed outright and a youth of 16 years died later but two others recovered from the very serious injuries that they sustained. The accident was caused by some hemp rope being attached to the wire as an indicator for where the engine should stop. This prevented regular inspection and hid the decay of the wire. The engineman was censured and the manager, a Mr M'Ghie, was fined ten shillings plus costs.
Anybody know about the inquest on 18 May 1868?
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My greatgrandfather James Cope died at the Chatterley Colliery Tunstall in 1884, according to the Coal Mining History Resource Centre. Cause of death was "Fall of bass". Can anyone tell me what this means, please? Thanks
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Thomas Berrisford of 18, Jervis Street, Adderley Green died 30th March 1906 at Adderley Green Colliery. Reference - England & Wales National Probate Calendar(Index of Wills & Administrations)1861-1941.
The reference does not say how he died, whether it was an accident or other reason ?
I have checked the "Coal Mining History Resource Centre" but it does not list this death.
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I've found a death for Berrisford on 30th March at Adderley Green on the North Staffs Mines History website
http://northstaffsminers.btck.co.uk/ (North Staff Mining deaths) The deaths are listed in a spread sheet and as yet I haven't been able to discover what all the columns mean. This is an old thread , by the way, you might get more response if you start a new one. As you can see I added to it some time ago and didn't get any responses; very unusual for Rootschat!
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My greatgrandfather James Cope died at the Chatterley Colliery Tunstall in 1884, according to the Coal Mining History Resource Centre. Cause of death was "Fall of bass". Can anyone tell me what this means, please? Thanks
Hi I think this James Cope is my 2nd great grand uncle..decenedent from William Cope and Sarah Mayer??
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My Granddad was a Pit Pony lad at 13 (with his younger Brother)
The one thing he would not let my Dad do was to go down there!
The dust killed both of my Grandads in the end!
One of them drank - supposedly because he had to watch his best mate die in a pit "fall".
One of my memories from childhood is the ground shaking - one of the huge lifts fell all the way down the shaft (luckily empty) at Trentham pit - now all there is left is houses and shops there. They didn't even leave the pit head as a memorial. Stoke is dead now - all those brave men slipping out of living memory - we should remind our kids regularly!!!
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At the risk of repeating myself in this thread;In the words of the song;The story,it shall never grow old!
Regards
William Russell Jones.
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Hi, I'm new to this forum and am trying to find details of an accident which killed my grandfather Thomas Keegan of Tunstall. He died on Feb 1st 1923 at Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove. As he was the only one killed, it therefore doesn't qualify as a mining 'tragedy' (I'm sure his widow and 6 children would have more than a problem with). However, details are nil as far as I see apart from a 4 line announcement in the Evening Sentinel (Feb 3 1923).
Anyone out there who can elucidate?
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If yours is the Thomas Keegan who lived at 54 Newfield Street Tunstall he actually died in the North Staffordshire Infirmary, according to the National Probate Register, which might be why his death isn't listed anywhere as a mining death. He may have been taken ill, rather than suffer an accident. Otherwise I'm sure that his death, like my ggg's lone death would be listed on the North Staffs Miners site. If it was a mining accident, there would have been an inquest which would have been reported in the Staffordshire Sentinel a few days after his death. Good luck, Fran
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Many thanks for your reply, Fran. Indeed, that would be a possibility, however my mother did tell me that he had died in an accident at the colliery. She being only a child at the time, it might be that this was the story which was told to the siblings in the family.
I will investigate further. Thank you again,
MG
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If Otherwise I'm sure that his death, like my ggg's lone death would be listed on the North Staffs Miners site.
IIRC as Myrtlemeboy (welcome to RootsChat by the way) implies the site listed accidents with multiple fatalities when I first saw it, some time ago - things may have changed since, but it seems still to be gathering data.
As I assume their sources are newspaper reports, gravestones & other memorials some are likely to be missed; I've a relative (death certificate after inquest, but no newspaper report) not listed.
The death certificate would be the way to find out if it the cause was an accident - he may have survived long enough to go to hospital........
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I have taken a look at the BMD column in the Staffs Evening Sentinel of Sat Feb 3, 1923 at my library (micro fische) which states he 'met his death at Birchenwood Colliery on Feb 1st'. Quite interesting, your comment, however - I never thought of him possibly being taken from his workplace to hospital due to illness. The newspaper listing goes on to say that internment 'will be on Monday at 1pm', merely 4 days after he died and certainly too soon to involve an inquest.
As a consequence, I will certainly obtain a copy of his DC from the local Regsiter Office which will give cause of death. Once again, many thanks for your input and I will certainly pass on the findings if it transpires his death was caused by an accident at Birchenwood. M
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The inquest would have been held as soon as possible. James Cope died on the 1st, and the results of the inquest were in the paper on 4th. If you do find it was an accidental death, do let John Lumsdon, of North Staffs Miners, know. He will add it to his spreadsheet. Fran
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The newspaper listing goes on to say that internment 'will be on Monday at 1pm', merely 4 days after he died and certainly too soon to involve an inquest.
My relative's death was a few years earlier, but the interval between death & burial was 4 days, including the inquest. I've seen newspaper reports of inquests "between the wars" & they were very often within days of the death.
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Thanks to you both for your comments - I will certainly post any info I receive which may be of relevance to the forum. M
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Hello to all who sent a comment to me re. Staffordshire pit deaths. It would seem that my grandfather Thomas Keegan of 54 Newfield St, Tunstall was indeed involved in an accident at Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove on Feb 1st, 1923, aged 55 years. A copy of his death certificate states cause of death to be a fractured pelvis and internal haemmorage caused by a rock fall. An inquest was held on Feb 3rd conducted by the coroner, one Hugh W Adams. Perhaps his name may be added to the list of other unfortunates who sadly met their end in the industry and whose deaths are as yet unrecorded. Thanks.
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I have a relative, Frederick Bertie Wallbank, who died as a result of a mining accident at Brereton Colliery where he worked as a horse driver. His death is described in rather gruesome detail in the Lichfield Mercury. He died a mere two days before his sixteenth birthday in 1908. The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. I'm not sure as to where he would be buried (although I assume the obvious) so any information on that would be helpful.
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Luciaw - I found a PDF of Brereton St Michael burial register with him listed:
http://www.wallshuff.co.uk/Images/references%20after%202007/Brereton%20Registers.pdf
This is a partial transcript, presumably done by someone researching the Wallbank surname - you may want to check the originals (or filmed copies) at an archive.
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Luciaw - I found a PDF of Brereton St Michael burial register with him listed:
http://www.wallshuff.co.uk/Images/references%20after%202007/Brereton%20Registers.pdf
This is a partial transcript, presumably done by someone researching the Wallbank surname - you may want to check the originals (or filmed copies) at an archive.
Hello, thank you very much for that information. :)
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I found this web site.re mining in1800-1900..intersting
http://www.dmm-pitwork.org.uk/html/history1.htm#child
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Here's link to a good site for resaerchings Colliery's accidents in Staffs.
enjoy..
http://www.dmm-pitwork.org.uk/html/history1.htm#child
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Cannock Cemetery
Richard, husband of Maria JONES
who met his death by accident at the
Mid Cannock Colliery, January 15th 1924, 59
Also
Lance Corporal William Richard JONES
who fell in action in France July 22nd 1916, 21
“Greater love hath no man than he gave his
life for his friends”
Richard Sidney who died in infancy
June 28th 1891
also Maria, wife of the above
February 18th 1936, 72