Mining Fatalities
Below is a list of people who lost their lives in local mines.
Researched by :- John Lumsdon
R Holland ...........13th July 1906....... Birchenwood......
14 yrs
J Bowker........... 20th Sep 1907....... Birchenwood...... 34 yrs
J Edwards.......... 14th Feb 1907....... Birchenwood...... 56 yrs
G Fryer.............. 12th April 1907..... Birchenwood....... 27 yrs
F Grundy........... 25th March 1907... Birchenwood .......34 yrs
S Moores.......... 12th April 1907...... Birchenwood....... 27 yrs
J Cresswell........ 14th May 1908...... Birchenwood....... 40 yrs
C Sproston........ 11th Jan 1908........ Birchenwood....... 31 yrs
T Turner............ 17th Jan 1908........ Birchenwood....... 30 yrs
A Paskin........... 22nd Oct 1909....... Birchenwood....... 59 yrs
T Warren.......... 3rd April 1909....... Birchenwood........ 53 yrs
W. Price........... 3rd Dec 1910......... Birchenwood....... 56 yrs
A Whalley....d 12 Dec.... 30th Nov 1910.... Birchenwood....... 24 yrs
J. Knapper........ 23rd Aug 1912....... Birchenwood....... 37 yrs
T. Mountford.... 18th June 1912........ Birchenwood
S. Parker.......... 28th July 1912......... Birchenwood........ 41 yrs
J. Parr.............. 15th Nov 1913........ Birchenwood........ 27 yrs
W. Rhodes....... 8th Dec 1913...........Birchenwood........ 22 yrs
W.L. Shaw....... 28th March 1913.... Birchenwood
E. Shufflebottom.. 25th Jan 1914...... Birchenwood........ 25 yrs
W. Holley......... 8th Jan 1915........... Birchenwood........ 29 yrs
T. Madock....... 8th Feb 1917.......... Birchenwood........ 34 yrs
J. Johnson........ 2nd Dec 1920......... Birchenwood........ 18 yrs
A.L. Lovatt..... 12th June 1924......... Birchenwood........ 38 yrs
I Ball............... 18th Dec 1925......... Birchenwood....... 45 yrs
L Caton.......... 18th Dec 1925......... Birchenwood........ 32 yrs
T Crocott........ 18th Dec 1925......... Birchenwood....... 38 yrs
F Lownies....... 18th Dec 1925......... Birchenwood....... 34 yrs
D Owen.......... 18th Dec 1925......... Birchenwood....... 35 yrs
J Owen........... 18th Dec 1925......... Birchenwood....... 32 yrs
D Swingewood.. 18thDec 1925....... Birchenwood
W. Lawrence.. 21st April 1927........ Birchenwood....... 47 yrs
A.R. Archer... 3rd Dec 1929........... Birchenwood....... 63 yrs
T Hamilton... 12th Aug 1929............ Birchenwood....... 55 yrs
A. Turner....... 6th June 1930........... Birchenwood....... 61 yrs
S.P. Piggin.... 21st March 1931....... Birchenwood
S. Finney...... 20th July 1911........... Black Bull
H. Sutton........ 1st Oct 1912........... Black Bull............ 14 yrs
E. Longshaw... 9th Oct 1920........... Black Bull........... 24 yrs
T Bailey........ 12th Jan 1880............ Brinley Ford........ 23 yrs
E. Baddily..... 21st March 1902....... Brown Lees........ 58 yrs
J. Pemberton.. 20th Dec 1905......... Brown Lees........ 48 yrs
? Key............ 30th Aug 1917.......... Brown Lees........ 29 yrs
G. Locket...... 19th June 1923......... Brown Lees........ 22 yrs
R. Weston....... 5th June 1925......... Brown Lees........ 56 yrs
J Morris......... 28thJune 1866.......... Brown Lees........ 22 yrs
C Cotterill....... 7th Dec 1898........... Brown Lees........ 23 yrs
H Ratcliffe..... 19th Oct 1906........... Brown Lees........ 61 yrs
R Harrison.... 25th May 1907.......... Brown Lees........ 34 yrs
T Yates......... 13th Aug 1907.......... Brown Lees........ 39 yrs
J. Bailey.......... 2nd Feb 1953......... Dale Green.......... 54 yrs
D. Hancock.... 2nd Feb 1953......... Dale Green.......... 20 yrs
J. Lawton....... 2nd Feb 1953.......... Dale Green.......... 62 yrs
W. Mansell..... 2nd Feb 1953......... Dale Green.......... 47 yrs
T.W.L. Meaking.. 2nd Feb 1953.... Dale Green.......... 45 yrs
J. Oakes........ 2nd Feb 1953.......... Dale Green.......... 48 yrs
A. Swingewood.. d 23rd...2th June 1912... Harriseahead... 23 yrs
T. Cottrel....... 14th May 1917........ Harriseahead........ 21 yrs
W. Plimley...... 25th Feb 1926........ Harriseahead........ 17 yrs
E Stanier........ 28th Jan 1874......... Harriseahead......... 32 yrs
H Harding........ 5th Aug 1881........ Harriseahead........ 45 yrs
L Cotterill....... 14th Oct 1856........ Mow Cop........... n/a
F Harris............ 1st May 1908....... Mow Cop............ 26 yrs
A. Duckworth.. 20th Dec 1905...... Newchapel........... 28 yrs
J Hambleton....... 9th Jan 1891....... Newchapel........... 49 yrs
J Whitehurst....... 3rd June 1909..... Newchapel........... 64 yrs
G. Mollard........ 16th Jan 1912....... Newchapel.......... 30 yrs
A Downing....... 22nd Jan 1909...... Rookery.............. 25 yrs
C. Topham....... 27th April 1911..... Rookery.............. 18 yrs
E. Howell......... 28th Oct 1918....... Rookery
J. Kellsal.......... 30th Dec 1927....... Rookery.............. 15 yrs
E. Johnson....... 24th Sep 1932....... Rookery.............. 39 yrs
H. Osborne..... 18th June 1939....... Rookery.............. 53 yrs
J. Johnson....... 13th Sep 1940........ Rookery.............. 46 yrs
A Fryer........... 29th Aug 1905........ Rookery Pit........ 17 yrs
J Sutton........... 16th April 1856...... Stonerough.......... n/a
T Dale................ 1st Sep 1876....... Stonerough.......... 25 yrs
B Ainsworth..... 25th March 1861... Stonetrough........ n/a
H Booth........... 21st Sep 1863....... Stonetrough......... 35 yrs
H Hancock...... 25th Feb 1865....... Stonetrough......... 38 yrs
J Mason.......... 14th Nov 1867....... Stonetrough......... 26 yrs
J Conway........ 31st March 1868.... Stonetrough......... 44 yrs
L Whalley........ 14th Dec 1869....... Stonetrough......... 12 yrs
W Machin........ 24th Aug 1872....... Stonetrough......... 22 yrs
R Proctor......... 24th Sep 1872....... Stonetrough......... 51 yrs
J Harding......... 24th March 1874.... Stonetrough........ 45 yrs
T Foulkes........ 13th April 1875....... Stonetrough........ 66 yrs
E Rowley........... 2nd Jan 1877........ Stonetrough........ 62 yrs
J Davies........... 21st May 1884....... Stonetrough........ 17 yrs
