Roll of miners who lost their lives

In Memoriam

Coal mining was a dangerous occupation and this page records the names of some of the miners who lost their lives in the course of their work.

The men listed were all coal miners (colliers), that is, hewers of coal unless stated otherwise and this selection is representative of a larger number.

References for Tameside Register Office are shown in brackets.

Dock Pit
23 Oct 1856: Joseph NEEDHAM. Roof fall.(No record)
20 Mar 1865: William HAUGHTON, 17 years. Fall.(Knott Lanes, KNO/9/57)
Fairbottom Colliery
12 Jun 1851: Thomas ASHCROFT, aged 67 years. Stone fall.(Knott Lanes, KNO/4/87)
8 Oct 1853: James BRIERLEY, 47 years. Shot firing accident.(Knott Lanes, KNO/5/70)
15 Apr 1854: John HOLLINGWORTH, aged 33 years. Side fall.(Knott Lanes, KNO/5/90)
2 Sep 1856: Elijah BROOKS, aged 10 years. Crushed by a jigging machine.(Hartshead, HAR/18/53)
Hartshead Colliery
26 Mar 1862: Patrick RUHAN, 35 years. Firedamp explosion in Mountain Mine.(Hartshead, HAR/23/83)
24 Aug 1867: John BERRY, 52 years. Roof fall.(Hartshead, HAR/28/84)
4 Jul 1870: John BIRCH, 28 years. Waggoner. Roof fall.(No record)
28 Nov 1882: Samuel TWIST, 26 years. Roof fall.(Hartshead, HAR/43/25)
9 Jan 1885: Robert BRADLEY, 17 years. Jigger. Roof fall.(Hartshead, HAR/45/39)
Limehurst Colliery
29 Nov 1861: Jeremiah WILD, 31 years. Shaft sinker. Stone fell on him.(Knott Lanes, KNO/8/63)
7 Sep 1867: Thomas WINTERBOTTOM, 15 years. Fall.(Hartshead, HAR/28/67)
12 May 1869: John HOWARD, 12 years. Roof fall(Hartshead, HAR/30/34)
5 Jan 1872: Thomas COOPER, 22 years. Roof fall in Black Mine.(Hartshead, HAR/32/73)
25 Feb 1873: John BURNS, 46 years. Carpenter. Crushed by a casting while lowering it down the shaft.(Ashton Town, AST/65/88)
21 Apr 1873: Daniel HILTON, 48 years. Roof fall in Foxholes Mine.(Hartshead, HAR/33/83)
1 Nov 1877: William LOWE, 36 years. Stone drifter. Shot firing accident.(Ashton Town, AST/75/11)
9 Jun 1891: John WATKIN, 34 years. Roof fall in Two-foot Mine.(Hartshead, HAR/51/54)
Rocher Colliery
7 Aug 1869: John BERRY, aged 32 years. Roof fall.(Knott Lanes, KNO/11/21)
9 Apr 1871: Thomas BROADBENT, 50 years. Coal fall.(Knott Lanes, KNO/11/81)
26 Feb 1883: John BURTON, 42 years. Roof fall.(Ashton Town, AST/86/11)
Woodpark Colliery
11 Jul 1859: Matthew ANDREW, 32 years. Drawer. Roof fall in Black Mine.(Knott Lanes, KNO/7/67)
13 Feb 1861: Thomas HOFFAND, 21 years. Winding rope breakage.(Knott Lanes, KNO/8/36)
13 Feb 1861: Joshua STREET, 28 years. Winding rope breakage.(Knott Lanes, KNO/8/36)
13 Feb 1861: James WILSON, 25 years. Winding rope breakage.(Knott Lanes, KNO/8/36)
14 Mar 1863: William SEDDON, 44 years. Driver. Roof fall.(Ashton Town, AST/46/18)
20 Dec 1871: William ETCHELLS, 11 years. Waggoner. Overwind when ascending shaft.(Knott Lanes, KNO/11/100)
8 Jan 1873: James DICKINSON, 24 years. Winding rope breakage.(Knott Lanes, KNO/12/39)
8 Jan 1873: James BROOKS, 52 years. Winding rope breakage.(Knott Lanes, KNO/12/39)
5 Jun 1894: Simeon ANDREW, 41 years. Roof fall in Two-foot Mine.(Knott Lanes, KNO/20/68)

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