Castle Eden Colliery

1840, Sep 28 - Maria Pit, Castle Eden Colliery, commenced to sink.

1842 - Castle Eden Colliery reached the Hutton Seam.

1894, Mar - Five Quarter, Main, Low Main, Hutton seams abandoned - Mine flooded with water

Alderslade, George, 02 Dec 1890, (accident: 03 Jun 1890), aged 39, Hewer, Severe injuries to back by a fall of coal and ramble while engaged kirving. He did not use sprags. Died in hospital on 2nd December.

Anderson, Joseph, 09 Apr 1869, aged 50, Sinker, fell out of kibble

Appleby, John, 27 Jan 1874, aged 31, Shaftman, fell down pit - has one foot on cage when rope broke

Ashurst, James, 11 Feb 1874, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Ayton, James, 08 Jun 1858, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Bainbridge, James, 09 Jun 1871, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Blenkiron, John, 18 Feb 1871, aged 17, Putter, crushed between tub and chocks

Clark, John, 07 Oct 1885, aged 66, Screener, died from the effects of an injury to bowels received while spragging a waggon in December 1880

Clark, Robert, 24 Mar 1879, aged 20, Putter, fall of stone, was sent to hew coal in a jud, but crossed over to an old bord where the timber was drawn out and no one had any business to go [More information ...]

Cullen, Patrick, 03 Aug 1859, aged 46, Hewer, fall of stone - taking off side coal

Davison, John, 22 Apr 1863, aged 35, Deputy, fall of stone while taking down roof stone

Davison, John, 02 Nov 1887, (accident: 09 Sep 1887), aged 39, Hewer, seriously injured on back and head by fall of stone from a slip close to the face of the place, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Dawson, Patrick, 18 Oct 1854, aged 15, he fell down a staple in the South Pit, the boy lay for several hours before he was missed, he was taken home and died soon afterwards

Dawson, Thomas, 17 Dec 1860, aged 15, crushed by a set of tubs

Dove, Edward, 10 Oct 1881, aged 14, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Dower, Joseph, 18 Jun 1889, aged 52, Hewer, fall of stone from a slip at side of place, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Dower, William, 03 Dec 1868, aged 28, Sinker, a piece of plank fell down the shaft upon him

Dunn, George, 07 Apr 1881, aged 12, Driver, head crushed between tub top and a plank while riding on limmers

Eaton, William, 04 Apr 1867, aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Ellwood, James, 10 Mar 1845, aged 30, explosion of gas [More information ...]

Ellwood, John, 31 Oct 1844, aged 11, Trapper, crushed by a large stone falling from the roof in the Maria Pit, Castle Eden and died shortly afterwards

Ellwood, John, 01 Apr 1870, aged 56, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Ellwood, Thomas, 21 Apr 1873, aged 11, Bank Boy, caught by cage

Fahey, Thomas, 15 Nov 1891, (accident: Jun 1891), aged 19, Putter, alleged to have sprained himself inwardly in June last; nothing said about it until after his death ; it seems the real cause of death was attributable to consumption, and not an accident

Forster, James, 10 Aug 1881, aged 66, Hewer, crushed between cage and flatsheets in consequence of the engineman starting the cage before receiving the proper signal [More information ...]

Gladdon, William, 22 Dec 1891, aged 32, Banksman, deceased had been in a depressed state of mind for some time, and this morning committed suicide by jumping down the shaft, a distance of over 1,000 feet

Gray, John, 04 Feb 1871, aged 33, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Griffiths, Robert, 10 Aug 1877, aged 49, Collier, fall of stone in broken - went to work at loose end of jud contrary to the deputy's order, when he loosened the stone and it fell, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Hannah, Thomas, 14 Dec 1876, aged 33, Collier, fall of large stone from roof while at his work in a bord

Harrop, Jacob, 15 Apr 1886, aged 17, Putter, fall of stone at flat while sitting dressing himself after his day's work

Horton, Edward, 21 Aug 1868, aged 21, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Johnson, Joseph, 02 Feb 1892, 8:04 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 47, Horse Keeper, while crossing the colliery branches he was knocked down and run over by a truck, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Kenny, James, 08 Aug 1876, aged 54, Shiftman, fall of roof while putting in a balk in stables; the stone fell from between two slips; two men were engaged with this work

King, Matthew, 21 Dec 1844, aged 13, Driver, An inquest was held on 21 December into the death of 13 year old driver Matthew King, who a few days earlier had been found lying in his tub in Castle Eden Colliery. The boy was taken home, where his skull was found to be fractured. He had told his father that his head got jammed between a plank and his tub, and that after the accident he had climbed into his tub and could recollect nothing more [date of inquest]

Laggon, Edward, 10 Oct 1881, aged 14, Driver, fell off limmers and was crushed between the tubs and a door

Lamb, Richard, 24 Mar 1879, aged 19, Putter, fall of stone; was sent to hew coal in a jud, but crossed over to an old bord where the timber was drawn out and no one had any business to go [More information ...]

Latham, Henry, 23 Aug 1882, (accident: 07 Aug 1882), aged 39, Hewer, injury to back by fall of stone

Laws, Thomas, 06 Jul 1877, (accident: 18 Jun 1877), aged 30, Deputy, severely injured by engine rope while attempting to get on the kip on coming out to shaft; left travelling road and disregarded refuge stall

Lee, Matthew, 13 Mar 1868, aged 18, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Lowther, Robert, 16 Jun 1880, (accident: 04 Jun 1880), aged 19, Branch Driver, leg broken while attempting to get on waggons which were being shunted by a locomotive, he fell and was run over

McBurnie, David, 09 Feb 1884, aged 26, Hewer, fall of stone while taking off side coal, Buried: Monk Heselden

Miles, Henry, 15 Nov 1890, aged 34, Back Overman, injury to back and shoulder by engine rope upsetting a tub he was trying to get into stables; he was so much crushed that he died 12 hours after, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Nelson, Mark, 24 Feb 1886, aged 54

Parkin, Thomas, 11 Oct 1893, 9:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 36, Onsetter, Failing to sprag some tubs, which were running towards the shaft, he tried to stop them, but was dragged into the cage hole and crushed to death.

Ramsey, Thomas, 07 Jul 1933, aged 65, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Richardson, Joseph, 07 Nov 1889, (accident: 30 Oct 1889), aged 22, Hewer, burnt about the face, chest, and arms by an explosion of powder while forcibly pressing a charge into a hole of insufficient size contrary to General Rule 12(c), Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Robinson, John, 27 Jul 1866, aged 14, Coupler, crushed by tubs in engine plane

Robson, Brydon, 25 Jul 1866, aged 40, Hewer, fall of top coal

Rodgers, Robert, 01 Jun 1878, aged 34, Chock Drawer, while drawing a jud in broken a large stone fell from roof, crushing his head

Routledge, James, 07 Jan 1884, (accident: Jul 1881), aged 28, Chockman, died from injury to spine by fall of stone in July 1881 (lived more than 12 months after accident) [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Sanders, Robert, 16 Nov 1880, aged 21, Collier, fall of stone in working place

Smailes, Robert, 08 May 1861, aged 40, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing timber

Spears, Samuel, 13 May 1875, aged 41, Sinker, large piece of iron fell from bank on to him

Spenceley, D., 05 Jul 1867, aged 18, Horseshoer, crushed by engine set while riding on a bogie

Summerfield, William, 31 Mar 1882, (accident: 23 Mar 1882), aged 59, Enginewright, scalded by an overflow of water from an underground condenser

Tait, John, 11 Feb 1881, aged 46, Shifter, fall of stone while engaged pillaring a gateway

Taylor, Robert, 21 Apr 1884, aged 12, [Not employed - schoolboy], drowned in pit pond while trying to float across on a plank [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Thompson, James, 28 Oct 1858, aged 56, Horse Keeper, crushed by cage at shaft bottom [More information ...]

Thompson, Jasper, 28 Oct 1852, aged 38, killed in shaft accident

Todd, Joseph, 08 Sep 1890, (accident: 09 Dec 1889), aged 39, Stoneman, died to-day from effects of sprain said to have been received by slipping when loading timber in the pit on 9th of December last

Wade, Patrick, 13 Jan 1880, aged 13, Driver, fall of stone; while driving the set along the engine landing a tub got off the way and drew a prop

Walker, Christopher, 02 Nov 1871, aged 46, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Whinney, James, 18 Aug 1845, aged 18, He had been sitting in his tub when he was crushed to death by a large stone which fell from the roof. It was supposed that he had run his rolley-waggon off the way against some props and this had caused the fall to take place. At the inquest, it was said of Whinney that he "was in the habit of driving very quickly, and he had frequently been cautioned and desired not to do so." He had died before he could be got out of the pit, Buried: Monk Heselden

Wibley, James, 08 Oct 1885, (accident: 29 Sep 1885), aged 21, Hewer, received some slight injury to foot, died in hospital from some internal complaint; doctor certified that the accident had nothing to do with his death

Wilkinson, Thomas, 03 Aug 1886, aged 20, Hewer, injury to leg while lifting a tub on the way; he worked some time after, and died from exhaustion caused by extensive destruction of the muscles of the thigh

Williamson, William, 24 Jun 1869, aged 22, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Wood, Thomas, 19 Apr 1860, aged 34, Hewer, fell down shaft [More information ...]

Wren, James, 24 Feb 1882, aged 50, Cartman, while trespassing on the pit bank in a state of intoxication, fell from a gangway fracturing his skull

Wright, Henry, 03 Aug 1884, (accident: 19 Jul 1884), aged 27, Hewer, severely injured in back by fall of top stone