Pegswood Colliery

1930, 05 Jul - Bensham seam abandoned

1930, 30 Jun - Five Quarter seam abandoned

1949, Nov - Brockwell seam abandoned

Allen, John, 07 Jun 1876, aged 14, Driver, crushed against wall by a horse

Arnott, Robert James Hogarth, 26 Jan 1904, aged 47, Hewer [More information ...]

Batey, Edward, 1942, [approximate date]

Brewis, Thomas Laidler, 1925, [approximate date]

Brotherson, George, 1940, [approximate date]

Brown, Edward, 1917, [approximate date]

Cain, Cornelius, 09 Sep 1892, 11:45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, The deceased was found dead under the front tub. It is not known how the accident occurred, but it is supposed that he fell off the limmers [Inspection made]

Davies, Peter, 1910, [approximate date]

Dawson, Matthew, 29 Sep 1917, aged 55, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Ditchburn, Christopher Richardson, 19 Jul 1922, aged 19, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Emens, William, 1923, [approximate date]

Floyd, Alfred, 21 Dec 1904, aged 24, Hewer [More information ...]

Gallagher, Owen, 09 Oct 1908, aged 23, Hewer, fall of ramble at the working face

Goodfellow, Richard, 13 Jun 1904, (accident: 30 Jul 1903), aged 44, Deputy, On the 30th July, 1903, deceased, while pushing a timber tram slipped and hurt himself; he worked the next two shifts, and then was more or less confined to bed for four months, and was under the doctor's care. A bone setter was also called in. He was eventually able to get up and move about on crutches. About a fortnight before his death he began to take fits. An inquest was held after a post-mortem examination and medical evidence was given that although deceased suffered from hip disease of old standing the cause of death was inflammation of the kidneys unconnected with the hip disease. The Jury found death was due to disease of the kidneys aggravated by the accident

Hamilton, William, 1900, [approximate date]

Hamilton, William, 12 Jan 1900, aged 32, Hewer, Deceased was engaged in getting down the coal after a shot had been fired, when a fall of ramble took place. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Hedley, Thomas, 22 Sep 1894, aged 54, Mason, died suddenly whilst at work

Henderson, Edward, 24 Apr 1900, aged 19, Putter & Hewer, Another putter and deceased were taking off some side coal in a place which was holed into another working, when a stone fell from a slip. The deputy had examined the place about an hour prior to the accident, but did not consider it dangerous. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Henderson, Matthew, 1919, [approximate date]

Hogan, Mark, 1931, [approximate date]

Hogg, George, 1940, [approximate date]

Hume, Thomas, 1934, [approximate date]

Jackson, Charles Baron, 10 Jun 1912, aged 25, Hewer, after having fired a shot in the coal at the gate-end in a longwall face, the stone in front of the canch fell from two slips in the roof, canting out two sets of gears

Jeffrey, George, 1933, [approximate date]

Johnson, John, 12 Apr 1877, aged 14, Coal Cleaner, had climbed to the top of the shaft fencing and was looking down the pit, when the descending cage decapitated him

Johnson, Matthew, 26 Apr 1873, aged 48, Sinker, kibble fell down a staple onto him [More information ...]

Knight, Francis, 06 Jul 1874, aged 13, Coupler On, crushed by cage

Lee, Andrew, 05 Jan 1875, aged 48, Screenman, crushed by a waggon at the screens

Lee, John, 1918, [approximate date]

Lee, William, 1941, [approximate date]

Main, Robert, 1913, [approximate date]

Martin, Andrew, 1920, [approximate date]

Mather, William, 16 May 1876, (accident: 04 May 1876), aged 49, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Mavin, Matthew, 1913, [approximate date]

Middlemiss, Thomas, 03 Feb 1947, aged 34, Coupler, multiple bodily injuries sustained by being crushed by an accidental fall of stone [Inquest: 04 Feb 1947]

Mowat, John Hogg, 1937, [approximate date]

Sanders, James Moore, 21 May 1937, aged 43, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Scott, John, 1926, [approximate date]

Scrowther, John G., 1943, [approximate date]

Skelton, Thomas, 25 Aug 1907, (accident: 22 Aug 1907), aged 31, Hewer [More information ...]

Slaughter, Charles, 1942, [approximate date]

Slaughter, Robert, 16 Oct 1935, aged 56, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Snowdon, Andrew Oliver, 28 Mar 1924, aged 56, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Summers, Thomas, 14 Mar 1890, aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, George, 20 Jan 1903, (accident: 12 Jan 1903), aged 14, Driver, There was some evidence that deceased received a slight injury to his head by tubs in the pit on the 12th January, but medical evidence, after a post mortem examination, was given at the inquest attributed death to acute meningitis arising while deceased was suffering from an influenza cold and was not due to any accident, and so the jury found [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Thompson, Henry, 06 Jan 1894, 3:40 a.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, The deceased fell in front of some tubs he was improperly lowering down an incline, without sprags [Inquiries made & inquest attended]

Thompson, Robert, 05 Feb 1937, aged 64, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Thornton, John, 19 Sep 1921, aged 52, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Thornton, Randle, 1916, [approximate date]

Tinkler, Thomas, 1911, [approximate date]

Towers, George, 27 Sep 1872, aged 12, Coupler, crushed by tubs

Wakenshaw, John, 18 Feb 1898, aged 41, Waiter on, He was engaged at the top of a staple, into which he fell, there being no fence or other protection [Inspection made & inquest attended]

White, Joseph, 1923, [approximate date]

Workman, Thomas, 20 Nov 1902, aged 35, Shifter, no inquest ; deceased and his brother-in-law were taking rails inbye on a tram and were resting, when deceased fell over and died in a few minutes ; the colliery doctor certified that death was due to heart disease