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SIMON George - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 16. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed.

SIMON Thomas - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 23 - Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

SIMON Thomas - 1884 - 09/07/1884 – Age 35 – Collier. Padeswood, Padeswood United Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Mold, Flint. Inspection made. Deceased had driven a narrow piece through a pillar, leaving the top coal on for a roof, when a piece suddenly fell from between two slips running parallel with the sides.

SIMON Thomas - 1889 - 02/09/1889 – Age 53 – Hewer. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Broken thigh by fall of stone in a broken jud. Died on the 16th.

SIMON William - 1885 - 15/05/1885 – Age 39 – Collier. Dinas, Dinas Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SIMONS F - 1882 - 23/04/1882 – Age 45 - Horse keeper. Apedale (ironstone), F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Drowned in sump.

SIMPKINS M. - 1885 - 02/06/1885 – Age 42 – Collier. Kiveton Park, Kiveton Park Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 19th June.

SIMPSON Alexander - 1884 - 03/01/1884 – Age 65 – Manager. Hallhill, Springhill Coal Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Was jammed between the door head and the cage at pit bottom.

SIMPSON Christopher - 1881 - 12/03/1881 – Age 56 – Deputy. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while he was engaged laying a turn in broken jud.

SIMPSON Henry - 1887 - 20/08/1887 – Age 35 – Labourer. Eston (ironstone) Blocklow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. While baring ironstone at outcrop of mine a large fall of earth took place without warning.

SIMPSON J. - 1887 - 01/12/1887 – Age 45 – Collier. Park Hill, Victoria coal and Coke Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SIMPSON J.R. - 1885 - 16/10/1885 – Age 52 – Hewer. Stanley, Pease and Partners Ltd., Crook, Co. Durham. He received some slight injuries to his leg by a fall of stone in April last and, being a very delicate man, died from consumption. (Not comprised).

SIMPSON James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 06/07/1889 – Age 40 – Roadsman. Allanton, William Barr and Sons, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp 3 injured. 23 days off work.

SIMPSON James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 24/12/1889 – Age 40 – Miner. Armadale, Owners of Chapelhall, Linlithgow. Fall of coal. Not yet resumed work.

SIMPSON James - 1884 - 23/08/1884 – Age 22 – Putter. Willington, Strakers and Love, Willington, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from between two slips in a siding over.

SIMPSON James - 1888 - 17/12/1888 – Age 14 - Screen boy. Brandon, C Strakers and Love, Durham, Co. Durham. Employed at a travelling coal belt when he became entangled in the return drum. There did not appear to be sufficient fencing.

SIMPSON James - 1889 - 13/06/1889 – Age 22 - Waggon rider. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Was on the first of a set of waggons being pushed into a siding when it was thrown off the way and ran over deceased.

SIMPSON John - 1883 - 21/06/1883 – Age 21 – Haulier. Navigation, Nixons Navigation Co., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

SIMPSON John - 1884 - 26/01/1884 – Age 25 – Roadsman. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Beath, Fife. Crushed by runaway hutch while repairing a screen on an incline.

SIMPSON John - 1886 - 13/08/1886 – Age 29 – Brusher. Balbardie, Henry Walker, Bathgate, Linlithgow. Fall of roof while repairing road, longwall.

SIMPSON John William - 1885 - 12/12/1885 – Age 13 – Driver. Underwood, Barber Walker and Co., Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Run over by full tubs.

SIMPSON Ralph - 1884 - 23/08/1884 – Age 54 – Deputy. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Supposed to have fallen on to his saw the point of which ran into his thigh and he bled to death.

SIMPSON Robert - 1881 - 14/05/1881 – Age 50 – Collier. Arniston, Emily Arniston Coal Co., Cockpen, Edinburgh. While drawing the sprags from the coal it fell upon him. Great seam. Stoop and room.

SIMPSON Robert - 1883 - 23/04/1883 – Age 45 – Collier. Woodend, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Torphichen, Linlithgow. Fall of roof removing stoops roof gave way with the coal which he was taking down.

SIMPSON Robert - 1885 - 24/09/1885 – Age 52 – Deputy. West Sleekburn, Bedlington Coal Co., West Sleekburn, Northumberland. Blow on head stumbled against a baulk of timber.

SIMPSON T. - 1881 - 15/11/1881 – Age 14 – Jigger. Chesterton (ironstone), F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Chain broke on incline.

SIMPSON T. - 1889 - 25/04/1889 – Age 45 – Loader. Coneygre, Earl of Dudley, Oldbury, Worcester. A bump forced out some timber and the roof coal (thick) fell fatally injuring this man. He died 27th Apr.

SIMPSON William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 31 – Stoneman. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SIMPSON William - 1880 - 12/10/1880 – Age 23 – Deputy. Edmondsley, S Tyzack and Co., Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Severe injury to back by fall of coal and stone. Died 18th November.

SIMS A. - 1881 - 19/11/1881 – Age 16 – Jigger. Leycett, Madeley Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Caught by piece of coal from tub.

SIMS John - 1885 - 28/05/1885 – Age 41 – Stallman. Pleasley, Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Withdrawing back timber when a portion of the roof fell upon him.

SIMS T. - 1883 - 06/12/1883 – Age 14 – Collier. Henlis, JC Hill and Co., Monmouthshire. Deceased and a man were coming out from work together when a horse behind them ran away with three loaded trams. There was room enough at the side of the road but the boy was frightened and did not keep clear. He died of his injuries the following day.

SIMS Thomas - 1887 - 15/09/1887 – Age 56 – Collier. Llanerch, Foxhole Collieries Co., Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clod) while driving in a narrow place.

SIMSON John - 1888 - 14/12/1888 – Age 19 – Collier. Celynen Newport, Abercarn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Abercarn, Monmouth. Crushed at the pit bottom on entering the cage after it was signalled away.

SINCAIR Archibald (non-fatal) - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Brusher. Hattonrigg No.4, Summerlee Iron Co., Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Explosion of powder.

SINCLAIR Archibald - 1889 - 27/11/1889 – Age 50 – Brusher. Hattonrigg No.4, Summerlee & Mossend Iron and Steel Co., Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Premature ignition of shot. Injured 16th Oct.

SINCLAIR James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 29/10/1889 – Age 27 – Miner. Birkrigg, Birkenshaw Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. Not yet resumed.

SINCLAIR Malcolm (non-fatal) - 1889 - 26/12/1889 – Age 18 – Miner. Hermand, Hermand Oil Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Explosion of firedamp. Not yet resumed.

SINCLAIR Michael (injured) - 1881 - 21/01/1881 – Age 47 – Miner. Ballycastle, Godden and McDonald, Ballycastle Co., Kilkenny, Ireland. Stone from side where he was about to prop. Died 25th Mar.

SINGER Henry - 1880 - 03/03/1880 – Age 40 – Haulier. Rhondda Merthyr, Rhondda Merthyr Co., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SINGLETON H. (injured) - 1883 - 20/12/1883 – Age 55 – Shunter. Nook, Broad Oak Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. On siding.

SINGLETON James (injured) - 1888 - 29/11/1888 – Age 23 – Drawer. Scot Lane No.5, William Woods and Son, Lancashire. Leg broken by a tub overtaking him on a slope, one of the iron scotches having broken.

SINNAR William (injured) - 1884 - 17/03/1884 – Age 34 - Prop taker. Gin, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof drawing chocks.

SINNET Richard - 1881 - 11/11/1881 – Sinker. West Drumgray No.3, John Young and Sons, New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Fell off a bunton while putting in a set of pipes.

SIRLE Henry - 1884 - 07/08/1884 – Age 40 – Collier. Rhondda, Merthyr Rhondda, Merthyr Colliery Co., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

SISSON Aaron - 1886 - 25/10/1886 – Age 39 – Stallman. Bulwell, C Seeley and Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof whilst getting down coal.

SISSON Thomas - 1887 - 21/05/1887 – Age 37 – Stallman. Clifton, Clifton Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Fall of coal while holing.

SISWICK W. - 1881 - 25/11/1881 – Age 54 – Collier. Lofthouse, Lofthouse Coal Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SIXSMITH Moses - 1887 - 29/07/1887 – Age 68 – Miner. Mosley, Common No.2, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof which knocked out two props where he was sitting at his breakfast.

SKELLAN Timothy - 1880 - 02/12/1880 – Age 50 – Dataller. Hindley Hall, Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Fall of roof as he was building a pack. The stone was supported by a prop, which was knocked out.

SKELLY John - 1886 - 24/02/1886 – Age 23 – Collier. Calderhead, Shotts Iron Co., Shotts, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

SKELTON H. - 1889 - 03/06/1889 – Age 14 – Driver. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Crushed by corfe. Died 7th June.

SKIDMORE F. - 1883 - 26/06/1883 – Age 18 – Collier. Tillery, Tillery Coal Co., Monmouthshire. Injured by fall of roof and died on the 28th.

SKIDMORE Samuel - 1889 - 31/10/1889 – Age 24 – Pikeman. Saltwells, Earl of Dudley, Cradley Heath, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed. Died 6th Nov.

SKIFFERTON Thomas - 1885 - 29/04/1885 - Glentore, Glentore Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

SKIFFERTON Thomas - 1885 - 30/04/1885 - Carfin, Carfin Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on road. Died 31st July.

SKILHORN J. - 1884 - 21/10/1884 – Age 28 – Miner. Apedale (ironstone), F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of top stone.

SKILLEN John - 1880 - 24/07/1880 – Age 22 – Bottomer. Kerse (ironstone or fireclay), M and Cunninghame, Patna, Ayrshire. Caught by cage crossing the shaft.

SKINNER Alfred - 1886 - 14/11/1886 - Age 36 – Collier. Llanfabon, Llanfabon Colliery Co., Llancaiach, Glamorgan. Fall of roof from a slip. The place was well timbered.

SKIRVING Adam (non-fatal) - 1886 - 28/01/1886 – Labourer. Bankhead, Cairntable Gas Coal Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Crushed between buffers of waggons.

SKITT ? - 1888 - 22/06/1888 – Underlooker. Madeley Wood, Madeley Wood Co., Madeley, Staffordshire. Suffocated by carbon dioxide in airway while attempting to remove it. 3 killed.

SKITT E. - 1885 - 09/03/1885 – Age 14 – Driver. Whitwood, H Briggs Sons and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Run over by corves.

SLACK George - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 21 – Hewer. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery. Single man.

SLACK James - 1883 - 06/02/1883 – Age 66 – Hewer. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Injury to hand by a stone while building a pillar. Died 11th Apr.

SLADEN Robert (injured) - 1888 - 30/06/1888 – Age 60 - Head engineman. Butterworth Hall, Platt Brothers and Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Three finger ends taken off by an iron gland falling as he and another man was packing the pumps in the shaft.

SLATE William - 1889 - 18/01/1889 – Age 37 – Collier. Hyde, Hyde and Houghton Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Explosion 23 killed.

SLATER Abram - 1888 - 14/09/1888 – Age 43 – Miner. Diamond (metalliferous), Harrison Ainslie and Co., Lindal in Furness, Lancashire. Struck by piece of ore from shot. After lighting his shot the deceased retired 45 yards when a piece of ore thrown by the shot struck him causing injuries from which he died on 18th September.

SLATER George - 1882 - 26/10/1882 – Age 52 – Bricklayer. Shifnal, Staffordshire. Injuries by falling down a Pit Shaft by scaffolding giving way. Accidental death.

SLATER Henry - 1889 - 18/01/1889 – Age 43 – Collier. Hyde, Hyde and Houghton Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Explosion 23 killed.

SLATER Henry jnr. - 1889 - 18/01/1889 – Age 15 – Jigger. Hyde, Hyde and Houghton Colliery Co., Hyde, Cheshire. Explosion 23 killed.

SLATER Jacob - 1882 – 07/11/1882 – Age 58 – Miner. Parsonage, Denton Colliery Co., Haughton, Lancashire. Drift from face where taking it down.

SLATER Thomas - 1883 - 18/09/1883 – Age 18 – Putter. Auckland Park, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Run over by tubs, he was supposed to have fallen off.

SLATER W. - 1888 – 02/07/1888 – Age 30 – Collier. Pildacre, John Naylor and Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SLATTERY T. - 1885 - 18/06/1885. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SLATTERY Thomas - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 34 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SLAVIN James - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 26 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SLEEMAN Philip - 1881 – 17/02/1881 – Age 20 – Miner. Wyndaham (metalliferous), Wyndaham Haematite Iron Ore Co., Cumberland. Pump bucket fell down a set of pumps and caused the set to fall away, knocking them from the scaffold in shaft. 2 killed.

SLEEP Alfred - 1888 – 11/10/1888 – Age 22 – Labourer. Phoenix United (metalliferous), Liskeard, Cornwall. Deceased was assisting two carpenters in taking down an old launder at the water wheel. He was standing on a sound launder that had been placed in position and had just cut away the defective one and when the latter fell away deceased appeared to become giddy and without making any sound fell forward on his head, on to some rocks below, injuring himself to such an extent that be shortly expired. He had been accustomed to working up aloft. There is no evidence to show what caused his giddiness.

SLEEP Samuel - 1881 – 20/11/1881 – Age 45 – Sinker. Sandale (metalliferous), Sandale Mining Co., Lancashire. Fell from bucket in sinking pit.

SLEIGHTHOLME Pennock - 1886 – 24/05/1886 – Age 24 – Miner. Gotland (metalliferous), GW Waddington, Grossmont, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from the side of a whinstone mine.

SLINN William - 1882 – 07/11/1882 – Age 37 – Bricklayer. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

SLOAN John - 1883 – 23/03/1883 – Age 60 – Bottomer. Cairnhill No.6, William Baird and Co., Airdrie, Lanarkshire. By the cage descending upon him.

SLOGGART or SLUGGETT Henry Warret - 1882 - 18/04/1882 – Age 17. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed.

SMAILES William - 1889 - 27/09/1889 – Age 42 – Hewer. West Sleekburn, Bedlington Coal Co., West Sleekburn, Northumberland. Fall of coal and stones.

SMALDOME William - 1881 - 21/12/1881 – Age 33 – Hewer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Fall of a large stone in face of a broke jud.

SMALES J. - 1883 - 10/04/1883 – Age 42 – Collier. Fryston, Fryston Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

SMALL Charles - 1882 - 05/09/1882 – Age 47 – Hewer. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while working in a broken jud.

SMALL Edward - 1888 - 24/04/1888 – Age 62 – Labourer. Brithdir, Dynevor Coal Co., Neath, Glamorgan. While attempting to jump on the first tram of a journey, drawn by a horse, he slipped and was run over.

SMALL John - 1886 - 15/11/1886 – Age 55 – Labourer. Farrington, Radstock Coal Co., Somerset. Explosion of steam boiler.

SMALLSHAW William - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 33 – Brakesman. Taylor, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made. He had put some waggons into a siding himself, foul of the main line, and afterwards when bringing some empties in and sitting on a brake he was squeezed against one of the waggons in the siding.

SMALLWOOD Andrew - 1880 - 21/01/1880 – Loader. Leycett, Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

SMALLWOOD J. - 1882 - 21/04/1882 – Age 19 – Collier. Silverdale, F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of coal.

SMALLWOOD John - 1880 - 05/06/1880 – Age 33 – Collier. Roundwood, Roundwood Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SMALLWOOD John - 1881 - 15/03/1881 – Age 34 – Collier. Padeswood, Padeswood Colliery Co. Ltd., Mold, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was getting coal from an old pillar and cut into an open break which let the top coal down and capping a prop fell upon him. The place generally was well timbered, but it was supposed he had neglected to sprag which had just been handed to him by his mate.

SMALLWOOD Thomas - 1881 - 03/05/1881 – Age 24 – Screenman. Wollaton, Wollaton Colliery Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Struck by machinery at the screens.

SMART Hugh - 1888 - 10/11/1888 – Age 14 – Runner. West Bonhar, Niddrie & Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Shotts, Lanarkshire. Crushed by waggons.

SMART James - 1887 - 24/05/1887 – Age 32 - Stoneman. Gilerux, Lonsdale Haematite Iron and Steel Co., Cumberland. Explosion of shot.

SMART John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 31/01/1889 – Age 14 – Drawer. Dunnikier, Walter Herd and Son, Fife. Falling on tub. 42 days off.

SMART Robert (non-fatal) - 1889 - 15/02/1889 – Age 23 – Bottomer. Fordell, Fordell Trust, Fife. Run over by tub. 51 days off.

SMART William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 08/05/1889 – Age 29 – Miner. Balgonie, Charles Balfour, Fife. Fall of coal, arm fractured. 90 days off.

SMEDLEY William - 1883 - 19/02/1883 – Age 14 - Pony driver. Unstone, Unstone Coal and Coke Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Head caught against a wooden bar, and crushed between the tub of coals and the bar.

SMEE Thomas - 1883 - 02/03/1883 – Age 20 – Hurrier. Barrow, Barrow Haematite Steel Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SMEILLIE John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 27/03/1885 - Pony driver. Enterkine No.9, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Got his leg broken by hutch.

SMELLIE Robert (non-fatal) - 1889 - 10/10/1889 – Age 13 - Brake boy. Champfleurie & Ochiltree Linlithgow Oil Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Jammed between chain and wheel. 3 days off.

SMELLIE William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 13/11/1889 - Bogie boy. Ravenscraig No.6, Glasgow Iron Co., Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Fell in front of his bogie by his foot catching the roller.

SMETHILLS John - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 32 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

SMETHURST William (injured) - 1885 - 27/04/1885 – Age 62 – Miner. Raikes, Earl of Bradford, Lancashire. Arm slightly injured by fall of coal at the face from a slippery parting. The place was well propped and spragged.

SMETHURST William (injured) - 1886 - 13/09/1886 – Age 61 – Miner. Tong, Five Quarters Breightmet Colliery Co., Frank Hardcastle, Lancashire. Sprained his back. He slipped when lifting a piece of clod. Accidental.

SMETHURST William (injured) - 1887 - 29/06/1887 – Age 40 – Miner. Rose Hill, Samuel Scowcroft and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Back injured by clod falling in a level.

SMILES John - 1887 - 06/04/1887 – Miner. Oakbank (shale), Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd., West Calder, Edinburgh. Shot went off prematurely.

SMITH ? - 1883 - 20/07/1883. Marland’s, JW and R Marland and Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof 2 injured.

SMITH A. - 1887 - 17/06/1887 – Age 15. Scholes, Mangham and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. 2 killed.

SMITH Absolam (injured) - 1889 - 15/10/1889 – Age 28 – Dayman. Bower Foxholes, W and R. Marland, Lancashire. Injured by roof falling where he was widening an airway. Inspection and inquiry.

SMITH Alexander - 1886 - 28/07/1886 – Age 38 – Miner. Gartshore No.2 (ironstone), William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Fall of ironstone at face. Injured 22nd. June.

SMITH Alfred - 1887 - 03/10/1887 – Age 29 – Sinker. Markham No.2, Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Overwinding. 4 killed.

SMITH Andrew (non-fatal) - 1888 - 06/10/1888 – Drawer. Afton, Lanemark Coal Co., New Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Crushed by a cage while crossing the cage seat.

SMITH Andrew - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 23. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Trimdon Cemetery. Single man.

SMITH Andrew - 1889 - 18/06/1889 – Age 30 - Miner. Calderbank No.2, Provanhall Coal Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face.

SMITH Anthony - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 34 – Master shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SMITH Archibald - 1888 - 13/06/1888 – Age 34 – Fireman. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Scalded by the explosion of No.9 steam boiler at the Middle pit. Eight other men were also injured by this explosion but ultimately recovered.

SMITH Arthur (injured) - 1887 - 11/11/887 – Age 23 – Drawer. Crumbuke, Fletcher Burrows & Co., Lancashire. Ankle broken by tubs on endless rope brow the scotch slipped and allowed them to run.

SMITH Arthur - 1885 - 11/05/1885 – Age 68 – Wasteman. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Injured by fall of stone. Died on 14th.

SMITH Ben L - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Collier. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion. 64 killed.

SMITH C. - 1885 - 16/09/1885 – Age 35 – Collier. Prince of Wales, John Rhodes, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH Charles - 1886 - 29/11/1886 – Age 54 – Collier. Clyncorrwg Steam Coal, William Perch and Co., Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan. Fall of roof from a smooth top and upright joint.

SMITH Charles - 1889 - 16/09/1889 – Age 54 – Collier. Wyken, Wyken Colliery Co., Coventry, Warwick. Whilst descending the engine plane the hook broke and allowed the train to run away until it left the road and became a wreck. 3 killed.

SMITH Christopher - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 36 – Shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SMITH David (non-fatal) - 1885 - 10/08/1885 – Collier. Wester Gartshore, J and A Wallace, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

SMITH David - 1884 - 08/10/1884 – Age 14 - Pony driver. Ballochmyle, William Walker, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Fell before race of hutches that he was moving.

SMITH David - 1884 - 24/04/1884 – Age 24 – Collier. Niddrie No.7, Niddrie and Benhar Coal Co. Ltd., Portobello, Edinburgh. Suffocated by smoke from underground fire. 7 killed.

SMITH David - 1886 - 05/08/1886 – Age 35 – Fireman. Ashtons Green, Bromilow Forster and Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was ascending the pit in which the guide rods had been newly fixed when one of the rods slipped through the clamps and he fell out of the cage.

SMITH David - 1888 - 27/07/1888 – Age 17 – Collier. National, National Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of coal at face from a slip a portion of which had just been pulled down. 4ft. seam. Long wall.

SMITH Douglas (non-fatal) - 1885 - 17/07/1885 – Collier. Dykes No.1, Eglington Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH E. - 1883 - 29/12/1883 – Age 18 - Engine tender. Diglake, Messrs Rigby and Son, Stoke, Staffordshire. Blow from crank of pumping engine.

SMITH Edward - 1887 – 26/01/1887 – Age 14 – Fitter. Navigation, Nixons Navigation Coal Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Fell off a beam in fitting shop while engaged in adjusting a strap.

SMITH Eli Jnr. - 1882 – 02/05/1882 – Age 19 – Loader. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

SMITH G. (injured) - 1883 – 30/05/1883 – Age 18 – Dayman. Sovereign, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof bar.

SMITH G. - 1882 – 26/01/1882 – Collier. Apedale, F Stanier, Newcastle, Staffordshire. Through cage being lowered below plates.

SMITH G. - 1887 – 06/04/1887 – Collier. Allerton, T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Injured 4th May 1886.

SMITH G. - 1889 – 21/08/1889 – Age 29 – Collier. Whitwood, H Briggs Son and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 2 killed. Died 29th Aug.

SMITH G.H. - 1883 – 17/08/1883 – Age 22 – Packer. Whitfield, Chatterley Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH George (non-fatal) - 1885 – 20/05/1885 – Collier. Haugh No.1, William Baird and Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH George - 1880 – 15/07/1880 – Age 24 – Labourer. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 120 killed.

SMITH George - 1882 – 22/05/1882 – Age 16 – Collier. Ferndale No.2, D Davis and Sons, Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SMITH George - 1883 – 06/07/1883 – Age 23 – Header. Coton Park, Coton Park Colliery Co., Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Explosion of gunpowder, supposed to have been opening a cartridge to make Germans when the whole of the powder in the cartridge can, by some means, exploded. 2 killed.

SMITH George - 1884 – 14/01/1884 – Age 55 – Collier. Park Lane, Garswood Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiries made and inquest attended. The deceased was injured on the 9th Oct. 1883 by the fall of some top coal which knocked out a couple of props and fell upon him.

SMITH George - 1887 – 07/06/1887 – Age 38 – Sinker. Dalzell, John M’Andrew and Co., Dalzell, Lanarkshire. Engine got out of gear while men were descending. It had not been properly secured. Engineman convicted. 4 killed.

SMITH George - 1888 – 08/07/1888 – Age 14 – Doorboy. Clay Cross No.2, Clay Cross Coal and Iron Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Having opened one door he ran to open the second door but in doing so he fell down and was run over by loaded tubs.

SMITH H. - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 14 – Coupler on. Monk Bretton, Monk Bretton Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Knocked into sump by full corves.

SMITH Hamilton (non-fatal) - 1886 - 07/05/1886 – Collier. Kirkhill No.2, Kirkhill Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp 2 injured.

SMITH Hamilton (non-fatal) - 1889 - 30/10/1889 - Waggon trimmer. Gauchalland No.4, Gauchalland Coal Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Struck by crane handle while changing the motion.

SMITH Henry - 1885 – 14/09/1885 – Age 13 – Door boy. Cinder Hill, C Seely and Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Appears to have neglected to open the door soon enough for the train to pass through. The train struck the door and ran over the deceased.

SMITH Henry - 1886 – 13/08/1886 – Age 40. Woodend, John Speakman, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in the north-west workings. 38 killed.

SMITH Henry - 1887 – 21/12/1887 – Age 42 – Collier. Glapwell, Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH J. - 1881 – 03/05/1881 – Age 34 – Roadman. South Wales, South Wales Colliery Co., Monmouth. Run over by trams.

SMITH J. - 1883 – 07/11/1883 – Age 55 – Collier. Oak (ironstone), Stanier and Co., Apedale, Staffordshire. Fall of stone.

SMITH J. - 1884 – 16/05/1884 – Age 38 – Collier. Wharncliffe Silkstone, Wharncliffe Silkstone Coal Co., Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH J. - 1887 – 17/06/1887 – Age 25. Scholes, Mangham and Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. 2 killed.

SMITH J. - 1887 – 22/08/1887 – Age 60 – Roadman. Lilleshall, Lilleshall Co., St. Georges, Shropshire. Two bars fell out bringing roof on to him.

SMITH James (injured) - 1887 – 30/03/1887 – Age 30 – Miner. Limehurst Peacock, Limehurst Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Crushed by tubs at top of a gig brow where he disturbed the scotch block and caused full tubs to move.

SMITH James (injured) - 1888 – 20/04/1888 – Age 29 – Dayman. Red Moss, Worsley Menses Colliery Co., Lancashire. Toe hurt by a sharp pointed piece of roof as he was removing a previous fall in a shunt.

SMITH James (non-fatal) - 1885 - 22/05/1885 - Chain runner. Blackstone No.1, Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. By falling before a race of hutches.

SMITH James (non-fatal) - 1886 - 07/05/1886 – Collier. Kirkhill No.2, Kirkhill Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp 2 injured.

SMITH James (non-fatal) - 1887 - 08/06/1887 – Collier. Westburn No.2, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of powder or firedamp.

SMITH James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 07/09/1889 – Age 28 – Miner. Springbank, Springbank Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

SMITH James - 1880 - 16/12/1880 – Age 14 – Drawer. Havannah, Richard Evans and Co., St. Helens, Lancashire. A piece of stone slipped off the pack and knocked out a prop from under the top coal which fell on deceased.

SMITH James - 1881 - 13/06/1881 – Age 38 – Collier. Craigmark No.1, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. Injured 7th, died 13th.

SMITH James - 1881 - 26/05/1881 – Age 23 – Miner. Browney, Bell Bros Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Fall of coal.

SMITH James - 1882 - 03/02/1882 – Age 24 – Labourer. Bickershaw, Acers Whitley and Co. Ltd., Leigh, Lancashire. Deceased was struck by an empty tub in the side, receiving injuries from which he died on the 18th.

SMITH James - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 32 – Stallman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

SMITH James - 1882 - 25/07/1882 – Age 46 – Collier. Buckholt, JT Thomas and Co., Forest of Dean, Gloucester. A piece of stone fell when he was preparing to set a prop under it.

SMITH James - 1882 - 28/11/1882 – Age 46 – Pikeman. Brownhills, W Harrison, Walsall, Staffordshire. Injudiciously tried to pull down rock roof when standing under it. It suddenly fell and so injured him on the 23rd November that he died this day.

SMITH James - 1883 - 26/05/1883 – Age 15 – Trimmer. Woodend, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Torphichen, Linlithgow. Run over by empty waggon, which he was bringing to screens.

SMITH James - 1886 - 20/04/1886 – Age 66 - Waggon driver. Cairnhill No.6, William Baird and Co., Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Crushed between the buffers of two waggons.

SMITH James - 1887 - 01/07/1887 – Age 29 – Dataler. Tawd Vale, Tawd Vale Colliery Co Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased and another man were sent to put in a pack and were told not to draw any props but deceased later on attempted to draw one and the roof came down on him.

SMITH James - 1888 - 16/09/1888 – Age 35 – Hewer. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Died from internal injuries but in no way due to a colliery accident.

SMITH James - 1888 - 29/03/1888 – Age 49 - Coke drawer. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. While engaged loading a coke oven, close to a line of rail coal waggons, pushed along by a locomotive engine, it ran over and killed him.

SMITH James - 1889 - 05/01/1889 – Age 24 - Waggon repairer. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Run over by waggons. Died 6th.

SMITH James - 1889 - 30/04/1889 – Age 63 – Miner. Charlton No.2, Cannel Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Died from injury to his right eye, July 16th 1888, by a piece of Cannel coal as he was working with a pick. Inquiry and inquest attended.

SMITH James P. - 1888 - 19/04/1888 – Age 35 – Joiner. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

SMITH Jesse (injured) - 1886 - 05/05/1886 - Age 27 – Miner. Robin Hood, Clifton and Kersley Coal Co., Lancashire. Whilst holing, sprag gave way and coal settled, compressing his chest. Accidental.

SMITH Jesse - 1882 - 07/06/1882 - Age 22 – Collier. Lower Level, Rhymney Iron Co., Monmouthshire. He had fired two shots in the coal, which had not blown it down, he returned and recommenced holing when a large body of stone fell upon him.

SMITH Job (injured) - 1888 - 29/11/1888 - Age 17 – Waggoner. Green Lane, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Foot hurt by piece of clod falling from between props and sprags as he was filling coal near face.

SMITH John (injured) - 1887 - 09/12/1887 - Age 40 – Carpenter. Ellerbeck, Ellerbeck Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Shoulders hurt by, about 14 feet plank, on which he was working having broken in consequence of another man coming on it above ground.

SMITH John (injured) - 1888 - 10/04/1888 - Age 40 – Miner. Nook, Broad Oak Colliery Co., Lancashire. Rib broken by coal coming in brow where, the dip being very steep, the coal was slid down on iron plates.

SMITH John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 02/12/1885 – Miner. Gartshore No.9, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of ironstone and parrot.

SMITH John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 10/08/1885 – Collier. Wester Gartshore, J and A Wallace, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Explosion of firedamp. 3 injured.

SMITH John (non-fatal) - 1887 - 08/06/1887 – Drawer. Douglas No.3, Merry and Cunninghame, Paisley, Lanarkshire. Got his leg broken by an incline chain breaking and striking him.

SMITH John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 04/09/1889 - Dook headman. Auchinraith No.1, Merry and Cunninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Injured by hutches. 2 injured.

SMITH John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 24/07/1889 - Age 35 – Miner. Ravenshall, Ravenshall Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. 67 days off.

SMITH John - 1880 - 12/11/1880 - Age 16 - Door boy. Brierley Hill, Skegby Colliery Co., Skegby, Staffordshire. Supposed to have been pulling coals from the side of the road, to fill tubs, contrary to rules, when the roof above the coal gave way and killed them. 2 killed.

SMITH John - 1880 - 15/06/1880 - Age 39 - Stone miner. North Motherwell, Merry and Cunningham, Dalzell, Lanarkshire. Premature explosion of a shot. He lighted the straw instead of the match.

SMITH John - 1882 - 12/07/1882 - Age 22 – Putter. Usworth, J Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from side of shaft on cage.