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Scremerston Colliery
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | | | | | | Charlton, Alexander, 1919, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Cockburn, John, 16 May 1867, aged 19, Hewer, fall of band |
| | | | | | | Davidson, Robert, 1919, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Dryden, Joseph, 24 Jun 1931, Master Shifter, drowned [More information ...] |
| | | |  | | | Elliot, John, 12 Oct 1886, aged 21, Labourer, fell down shaft, affected by stythe, Buried: Scremerston Churchyard |
| | | | | | | Gibson, James R., 24 Jun 1931, Stoneman, drowned [More information ...] |
| | | |  | | | Harbottle, John, 02 Nov 1865, aged 45 |
| | | | | | | Hattle, William, 1939, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Hogarth, Joseph, 29 Sep 1876, (accident: 05 Jul 1876), aged 26, Sinker, struck by a stone in a sinking pit |
| | | | | | | Ingles, Thomas, 07 Oct 1874, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal |
| | |  | | | | Moffit, Robert, 07 Jun 1881, aged 56, Shifter, fell from cage down shaft [More information ...] |
| | | |  | | | Sanderson, John, 21 Nov 1877, aged 20, Hewer, fall of coal while kirving, Buried: Scremerston Churchyard |
| | | |  | | | Smith, John, 20 Feb 1865, he was descending the pit in the cage when he put his head out and died instantly after he struck the side., Buried: Scremerston Churchyard |
| | | | | | | Wilson, James, 07 Dec 1900, aged 66, Shifter, The deceased was following his usual occupation as a shifter when he was crushed by a fall of roof. The place had just been examined and was considered safe. There was plenty of timber near at hand. |
| | | | | | | Wintrip, G., 13 Mar 1872, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
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15 names found |
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Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
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next to the name to see the web page.
For those names marked we have
a digital photograph of the tombstone, see the information page
for further details.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 02 Sep 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 25 Oct 1856 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | boiler explosion, More information ... |
| 07 May 1862 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal and band |
| 06 Nov 1862 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | death at pit heap |
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Scremerston Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Scremerston Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1867 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C 840)
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216)
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Colliery picture provided by David Kitching
Related Links:
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| Newspaper articles |
| Pictures in the Gallery section for Scremerston Colliery |
| Pictures in the Memorial section for Scremerston Colliery |
Further Research:
Research Notes for Scremerston Colliery
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