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The NATIONAL DATABASE of MINING DEATHS in GREAT BRITAIN Compiled by Ian Winstanley |
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trace a family name or find how many deaths were there at a particular colliery or county.
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The database is probably the most comprehensive that is is available.
As of today there are over 90,000 names of people who died or suffered injury in the mines of Great Britain from 1850 to 1914.
NEW MATERIAL
New entries from official souces and my own research will be added from 1915 to the present day.
To date there are over 162,00 entries of deaths and injuries on the database which covers metal and fireclay mines and quarries.
Feb 2006
NOTES ON THE DATABASE
Each entry includes, NAME. Christian name then surname indicates killed. (injured) or (survivor) or (non-fatal) or (not recovered), DATE of the incident, AGE of victim and their OCCUPATION. The COLLIERY. or mine. (ironstone), (fireclay), (shale), (slate), (quarry), its LOCATION, and COUNTY. NOTES. An account of th incident, sometimes as little as 'Fall of roof' or but very often much more. The number killed in the incident and male or female.
THE SOURCES
The information is from the appedices of the Mines Inspectors Reports 1850-1914
As of September 2000 the database covers 1850 to 1914 and is now complete.
Northumberland and Durham. There were no lists of deaths from these districts in the Inspectors Reports from 1850 to 1864.
The list of over 90,000 names of people who were killed or injured.