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THOMAS Morgan - 1860 - 04/04/1860 – Age 34 - Collier. Ty Trist, Tredegar Iron Co., Tredegar, Monmouth. Fall of roof in drawing back his stall. If he had kept under the protection of the props he would have been safe.

THOMAS Morgan - 1860 - 19/03/1860 – Age 67 - Collier. Cyfartha, William Crawshay, Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of coal from pit.

THOMAS Morgan - 1861 - 05/10/1861 – Age 50 - Collier. Bwich-y-garn, J and C Bailey, Beaufort, Monmouth. Fall of top lift in the ‘Big Coal’. That top coal should have been more closely cropped.

THOMAS Morgan - 1863 - 26/12/1863 – Age 22. Llwynvi, Llwynvi Co., Llwynvi, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 15 killed.

THOMAS Morgan - 1864 - 15/08/1864 – Age 12 - Labourer. Bishwell, Pandy and Co., Swansea, Glamorgan. Crushed by T-bob.

THOMAS Morgan - 1865 - 20/12/1865 - Age 16 - Collier. Cethin Cyfarthfa, William Crawshay, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. Verdict of manslaughter against Colliery manager Mr. John Moody and his assistant Mr. William Davies. 34 killed.

THOMAS Morgan - 1867 - 15/12/1868 – Age 62 - Collier. Ty Trist, Tredegar Iron Co., Tredegar, Monmouth. Fall of engine coal in his working place whereby he was injured and died 22nd.

THOMAS Moses - 1860 - 02/02/1860 – Age 18 - Collier. New Place, C. Prothero and Co., Blackwood, Monmouth. Fall of rock top which though in this colliery is generally good was in the present instance near a fault and very jointy.

THOMAS Moses - 1867 - 11/11/1867 – Age 43 - Sinker. Hafod, Ruabon Coal Co., Ruabon, Flint. Overwinding.

THOMAS Owen - 1868 - 16/05/1868 - Labourer. Mostyn, Mostyn Coal Co., Holywell, Flint. Fall of roof.

THOMAS Peter - 1866 - 04/05/1866 – Age 12. Garswood Park, David Bromilow and Co., St. Helens, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in Little Delph Mine. 13 killed.

THOMAS Rees - 1861 - 05/10/1861 - Collier. Ystalefera, J. P. Budd, Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

THOMAS Rees - 1867 - 28/10/1867 – Age 25 - Collier. Ty Trist, Tredegar Iron Co., Tredegar, Monmouth. There had been a fall near the sheet door which he imprudently kept open to fill his tram with the coal that had come down thus allowing gas to accumulate in the neighbouring stall. When he had finished loading the coal he with equal imprudence went right into the stall with a naked light (though provided with a safety lamp) and the gas immediately fired on 28th. He was so badly burnt that he died 31st.

THOMAS Rees - 1869 - 02/11/1869 – Age 27 - Collier. 9 Feet, Fothergill and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed by fall of stone.

THOMAS Rhys - 1864 - 02/03/1864 - Miner. Plymouth (ironstone), Plymouth Iron Co., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Injured by explosion of gas.

THOMAS Richard - 1862 - 25/09/1862 – Age 53 - Collier. Forge, J and C Bailey, Nantyglo, Monmouth. Fall of coal whilst holing.

THOMAS Robert - 1868 - 02/03/1868 – Age 29 - Labourer. Wyndham, Brogden and Sons, Bridgend, Glamorgan. Killed by a segment.

THOMAS Roderick - 1865 - 20/12/1865 – Age 20 - Collier. Cethin Cyfarthfa, William Crawshay, Merthyr, Tydfil, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. Verdict of manslaughter against Colliery manager Mr. John Moody and his assistant Mr. William Davies. 34 killed.

THOMAS Samuel - 1863 - 25/05/1863 – Age 11 - Collier. Rhoswen, Walter Bevan, Blackwood, Monmouth. Killed by a large piece of coal flying off from the face where he and his brother were working.

THOMAS T. - 1868 - 04/08/1868 – Age 43 - Collier. Llantwit Main, Main Coal Co., Llantwit, Llantrisant, Glamorgan. Killed by fall of roof.

THOMAS Thomas - 1860 - 13/08/1860 – Age 20 - Collier. Ynyscynon, David Williams, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (9 feet vein).

THOMAS Thomas - 1861 – 08/10/1861 – Age 13 - Boy. Plymouth, A Hill, Merthyr, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. Passing caution mark. 2 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1861 – 14/11/1861 – Age 39 - Collier. Nantymelin, Mordecai Jones, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of coal in 4 feet vein.

THOMAS Thomas - 1862 – 08/07/1862 – Age 42 - Collier. Abernant, Richard Fothergill, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fell under trams underground.

THOMAS Thomas - 1862 – 29/08/1862 – Age 34 - Collier. Aberaman, Crawshay Bailey, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (9 foot vein). 2 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1863 – 17/10/1863. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion, of gas. 39 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1863 - 18/03/1863 – Age 10- Doorboy. Plymouth, Executors of Anthony Hill, Merthyr, Glamorgan. Run over by trams.

THOMAS Thomas - 1863 – 26/05/1863 - Miner. Dowlais (ironstone), Guest and Co., Merthyr Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

THOMAS Thomas - 1865 – 01/05/1865 – Age 23 - Engineer. Plymouth, Plymouth Iron Co., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Fall of Coal.

THOMAS Thomas - 1866 – 06/11/1866 – Age 19 - Collier. Aberdare, Aberdare Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

THOMAS Thomas - 1867 – 05/01/1867 – Age 14 - Collier. Abercwmboi, D Davis and Sons, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

THOMAS Thomas - 1867 – 08/11/1867 – Age 16. Ferndale, David Davies and Son, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas through one of the deceased taking the top off his lamp and exposing a naked light. 178 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1867 – 08/11/1867 – Age 25. Ferndale, David Davies and Son, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas through one of the deceased taking the top off his lamp and exposing a naked light. 178 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1867 – 08/11/1867 – Age 39. Ferndale, David Davies and Son, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas through one of the deceased taking the top off his lamp and exposing a naked light. 178 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1867 - 18/02/1867 – Age 36 - Collier. Cross Hands, Norton and Co., Llanelly, Carmarthen. Fall of Coal.

THOMAS Thomas - 1868 – 05/12/1868 – Age 12 - Collier. Bargoed, Guest and Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Killed by trams on engine plane.

THOMAS Thomas - 1868 – 23/03/1868. Englefield, William Jones, Holywell, Flint. Fall of roof.

THOMAS Thomas - 1869 – 04/11/1869 – Age 55 - Collier. Birch Rock, Birch Rock Colliery Co., Pontarddulais, Glamorgan. Killed by trams.

THOMAS Thomas - 1869 - 10/06/1869 – Age 27. Ferndale, David Davies and Sons, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas from a blower. 53 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1869 - 10/06/1869 – Age 34. Ferndale, David Davies and Sons, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas from a blower. 53 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1869 - 14/09/1869 – Age 48 - Collier. Lower Duffryn, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Scalded whilst applying water to extinguish a fire.

THOMAS Thomas - 1869 - 30/11/1869 – Age 18 - Collier. Rhyd-yr-Helyg, Booker and Co., Cardiff, Glamorgan. Killed by trams.

THOMAS W - 1864 - 10/08/1864 – Age 32 - Collier. Abernant, Fothergill and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 2 killed.

THOMAS Walker - 1863 - 25/07/1863 – Age 20 - Collier. Green, New British Iron Co., Ruabon, Flint. Explosion. 2 killed.

THOMAS William - 1860 - 06/03/1860 – Age 14 – Filler. Engine Vein, Blaenavon Co., Blaenavon, Monmouth. Fall of hard rock over coal occasioned by a previously unseen joint or break.

THOMAS William - 1861 - 05/02/1861 – Age 38 - Collier. Birchgrove, William Pegg and Co., Swansea, Glamorgan. Fall of Coal.

THOMAS William - 1862 - 03/03/1862 – Age 65 – Machine man. Deep, Brain and Co., Kingswood, Gloucester. His fingers were injured in a hand winch at the top of the ‘gug’ and he was removed to the Infirmary where amputation took place but at his age and weakened condition would not admit his surmounting shock. Died 10th.

THOMAS William - 1862 - 19/04/1862 – Age 28 - Miner. Llwynvi (ironstone), Llwynvi Iron Co., Bridgend, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

THOMAS William - 1863 - 06/08/1863 – Age 40 - Collier. Middle Duffryn, Thomas Powell and Sons, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (4 feet vein).

THOMAS William - 1863 - 18/12/1863 - Age 21 - Collier. Llwynvi, Llwynvi Co., Llwynvi, Glamorgan. Fall of clod (yard vein).

THOMAS William - 1863 - 25/07/1863 – Age 47 - Miner. Gadlys (ironstone), Wayne and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Shot exploded whilst blasting stone.

THOMAS William - 1864 - 23/10/1864 – Age 13 - Collier. Dare, Rhys and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone from the roof.

THOMAS William - 1865 - 06/11/1865 – Age 35 - Miner. Gadlys (ironstone), Gadlys Iron Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Explosion of gunpowder.

THOMAS William - 1865 - 07/03/1865 – Age 23 - Haulier. Ysgubor, Wen Samuel Thomas, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of Coal.

THOMAS William - 1867 - 08/11/1867 – Age 31. Ferndale, David Davies and Son, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas through one of the deceased taking the top off his lamp and exposing a naked light. 178 killed.

THOMAS William - 1867 - 17/04/1867 – Age 16 - Collier. Dunraven, Dunraven Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

THOMAS William - 1868 - 01/09/1868 – Age 26 - Collier. Plaskynaston, Plaskynaston Coal Co., Ruabon, Denbigh. Fall of coal.

THOMASON, James - 1866 - 04/09/1866 – Age 26 - Miner. Albert, John Gerrard, West Houghton, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in Yard mine. Died 11th.

THOMASON, James - 1866 - 13/12/1866. Talk o’th’ Hill, North Staffordshire Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of gas. 92 killed.

THOMLON John - 1867 - 25/04/1867 – Age 46 - Hewer. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Fencehouses, Durham. Fall of coal while kirving.

THOMPSON, Benjamin - 1864 - 25/01/1864. Hunsworth, Bowling Iron Co., Bradford, Yorkshire. Crushed by cage at the bottom of the shaft.

THOMPSON, Charles - 1866 - 07/02/1866 – Age 20 - Engineman. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Caught in the gearing which works the screens.

THOMPSON, E. - 1862 - 26/09/1862. Wainwright, Kelloe Matthew Forster and Co., Kelloe, Durham. Crushed by tubs in mine, amain.

THOMPSON, Edmond - 1867 - 15/10/1867. Parkfield, Wethered Cossham and Co., Pucklechurch, Gloucester. Of Pucklechurch, killed at the colliery.

THOMPSON, Edward – 1860 - 02/03/1860 - Boy. Burradon, Burradon, Durham. Explosion of gas. 76 killed.

THOMPSON, Frederick - 1865 - 21/12/1865 – Age 14 - Doorkeeper. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co., Sunderland, Durham. Crushed by Pony and tub.

THOMPSON, George - 1862 - 21/10/1862 – Age 60 - Hewer. Peases West, Emma J Pease and Partners, Crook, Durham. Fall of stone.

THOMPSON, George - 1865 - 24/05/1865 – Age 24 - Hewer. George Pit Co., Stobart and partners, Etherley, Auckland, Durham. Fall of stone.

THOMPSON, George - 1867 - 27/03/1867 – Age 27 - Hewer. Kelloe, Owners of Kelloe Colliery, Durham. Suffocated by chokedamp he went beyond the danger signals to get his tools knowing he ought not.

THOMPSON, H - 1867 - 15/05/1867. Old Park, Old Park Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Drum-wheel came out of gear and ran them down. 4 killed.

THOMPSON, Henry - 1861 - 09/08/1861 – Age 34 - Collier. Pennywell Road, Long Keeling and Chick, Kingswood, Gloucester. He and his brother being in the water tank near the bottom of the shaft making certain repairs a slide rope in the same shaft which worked a ‘tip’ pit lower down suddenly snapped and came down on them killing one brother and wounding the other.

THOMPSON, Hugh - 1862 - 12/09/1862 – Age 36 - Collier. Hurlford, John Howie, Hurlford, Ayrshire. Fall of Coal.

THOMPSON, J.T. - 1863 - 25/11/1863 – Age 12 - Horsedriver. Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co., Hetton-le-Hole, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

THOMPSON, James - 1862 - 14/04/1862 – Age 50 - Deputy. South Durham, Smithson, Bishop Auckland, Durham. Fall of stone drawing a jud.

THOMPSON, James - 1862 - 20/01/1862 - Sinker. Auchenheath, James Ferguson and Co., Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Killed by a stone falling on him from the side of the shaft.

THOMPSON, James - 1865 - 21/12/1865 – Age 24- Roadsman. Broomhill, William Baird and Co., Denny, Stirling. Explosion of firedamp.

THOMPSON, James - 1866 - 06/08/1866 – Age 42 - Collier. Wellwood, Thomas Spowart and Co., Dunfermline, Fife. Fall of roof.

THOMPSON, James - 1866 - 23/04/1866 – Age 29 - Collier. Opencast No.2, William Baird and Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof while forming a roadway through an old waste.

THOMPSON, John - 1864 - 04/07/1864 – Age 69 – Joiner. Stanley, Joseph Pease and Partners, Crook, Durham. Fell from top of shaft.

THOMPSON, John - 1865 - 02/02/1865. Haigh Moor, Pope and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

THOMPSON, John - 1866 - 16/06/1866 – Age 58 - Shifter. Pensher, George Elliott and Co., Fencehouses, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

THOMPSON, John - 1866 - 30/05/1866 – Age 21 - Sinker. South Liberty, Ashton Vale Co. Ltd., Bedminster, Somerset. They were walling a sinking pit when the end of one of the scaffold supports (bars as they are called here) slipped out and the half moon tipped to one side and the men fell to the bottom. 2 killed.

THOMPSON, John - 1866 - 30/06/1866 – Age 58 - Shifter. South Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co., Fencehouses, Durham. Fall of stone.

THOMPSON, John - 1867 - 12/06/1867 – Age 16 - Apparatus Boy. Rainton (Plain), Earl Vane, Leamside, Durham. Crushed between apparatus tub. Chain broke.

THOMPSON, Joseph - 1868 - 13/01/1868 – Age 15 - Assistant Hooker-on. Moston, Executors of John Stanley, Manchester, Lancashire. Crushed by the cage which was started unexpectedly. The Engineman stated that the signal was given but the head Hooker-on denied it.

THOMPSON, Moses - 1860 - 02/03/1860 - Boy. Burradon Colliery, Burradon, Durham. Explosion of gas. 76 killed.

THOMPSON, Neil - 1861 - 07/08/1861 - Collier. Dykehead, Wilsons and Co., Hamilton, Fife. Woodwork of pit taking fire which deranged the ventilation. 13 killed.

THOMPSON, Peter - 1867 - 08/02/1867 - Pitman. Sankey Brook Sankey Brook Coal Co., St. Helens, Lancashire. The rope which was lowering them own the pit got out of the pulley and broke by falling on the axel. 2 killed.

THOMPSON, R. - 1862 - 27/05/1862 – Age 19 - Loader. Buffery, W Haden, Dudley, Worcestershire. Fall of coal in thick coal rib and pillar pit caused by a bump or subsidence of strata.

THOMPSON, Richard (escaped) - 1869 - 05/05/1869 – Age 39 - Sinker. Aspen, Thomas Simpson, and Co., Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. A shot which had misfired in the sinking pit going off as they were drilling it out. 2 killed 1 injured 1 escaped.

THOMPSON, Robert - 1862 - 10/10/1862 – Age 26 - Collier. Bartonholm No.2, W Baird and Co., Kilwinning, Ayrshire.  Fall of roof.

THOMPSON, Robert - 1864 - 09/12/1864 – Age 14 - Drawer. Shieldhall, Carron Iron Co., Stirling. Fall of roof while taking put props.

THOMPSON, Robert - 1867 - 07/11/1867 – Age 43 - Deputy. Eppleton, South Hetton Coal Co., Fencehouses, Durham. Suffocated in the mine by smoke from a conflagration of surface erections.

THOMPSON, Robert - 1869 - 11/03/1869 – Age 30 - Mason. Monkwearmouth, Stobart and Co., Sunderland, Northumberland. Fell from engine house window.

THOMPSON, S. - 1866 - 08/06/1866 – Age 22 - Collier. High Carr, W Bates, Tunstall, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1860 - 02/03/1860. Burradon, Burradon, Durham. Explosion of gas. 76 killed. Thomas left a wife and 2 children.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1860 - 11/12/1860 – Age 13 – Ponyputter. Meadows, Marchioness of Londonderry, Rainton, Durham. Head crushed by tub.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1861 - 12/12/1861 – Age 17 - Putter. Hetton, South Hetton Coal Co., Hetton, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1863 - 30/09/1863 – Age 13 - Driver. Adelaide, Joseph Pease and Co., Auckland, Durham. Killed by falling part way down the shaft by cages getting out of guides while ascending. 4 killed.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1864 - 30/12/1864. Balaclava, West Ardsley Coal Co., Leeds, Yorkshire. Falling down the shaft.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1865 - 27/04/1865 – Age 13 - Doorboy. Kettlebrook, Executors of Dumalo, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Run over.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1868 - 02/05/1868 – Age 15 - Boy. Wilnecote, Perrins and Harrison, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Run over on incline underground.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1868 - 06/01/1868 – Age 18 - Sinker. Togstone, Isa Smith, Acklington, Northumberland. Fell down shaft.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1868 - 20/06/1868 – Age 15 - Assistant Onsetter. Seghill, Laycock and Co., Newcastle, Durham. Iron bolt falling down shaft.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1869 - 23/04/1869 – Age 10 - Driver. Marley Hill, J Bowes and Partners, Gateshead, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

THOMPSON, Thomas - 1869 - 27/11/1869 – Age 44 - Hewer. Derwent, Consett Iron Co., Burnopfield, Durham. Fall of stone.

THOMPSON, W - 1868 - 07/06/1868 – Age 15 – Hurrier. Ravensthorpe, G and J Haigh, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas in old bank.

THOMPSON, William - 1860 - 09/10/1860 - Collier. Omoa Iron Works, Robert Stewart, Hamilton, Fife. Breaking down of winding engine whilst ascending.

THOMPSON, William - 1860 - 28/03/1860 - Collier. Chapel William, Aitken, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal at face of working.

THOMPSON, William - 1862 - 03/12/1862 – Age 17 - Pony Putter. Byers Green, West Hartlepool Coal Co., Byers Green, Durham. Crushed by tubs fell off shafts.

THOMPSON, William - 1863 - 08/09/1863 – Age 22 - Engineman. Gartshore No.1 (ironstone), W Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Got entangled with machinery while oiling it.

THOMPSON, William - 1866 - 07/12/1866 – Age 13 - Ponyputter Thornley, London Steam Colliery and Coal Co., Ferry Hill, Durham. Crushed by tub.

THOMPSON, William - 1866 - 17/08/1866 – Age 34 – Branchdriver. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co., Sunderland, Durham. Foot crushed by waggons.

THOMSON, James - 1866 - 06/09/1866 – Age 42. Wellwood, Fife. Fall of roof.

THOMSON, James - 1868 - 03/08/1868 – Age 20 - Collier. Stonecraigs, Coltness Iron Co., Coltness, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof (coal) Seam 9ft high.

THOMSON, Richard - 1860 - 24/05/1860 - Drawer. Reading, James Russell and Co. Falkirk, Stirling. Fall of coal at face of working.

THORNBURY Henry - 1865 - 14/12/1865 - Collier. Bretby, Earl of Chesterfield, Burton, Derbyshire. Fall of stone.

THORNBY Edward - 1860 - 20/03/1860 – Age 40 - Deputy. Shotton, Hugh Taylor and Co., Durham. Fall of roof.

THORNBY Robert - 1861 - 22/03/1861 – Age 37 - Deputy. Shotton, Haswell Coal Co., Hartlepool, Durham. Fall of stone by drawing a jud.

THORNBY Thomas - 1860 - 17/05/1860 – Age 15 - Hooker-on. Great Ash, Jonathan Leach and Co., Buckley, Flint. Caught in the hooks, drawn a short distance up the pit and fell.

THORNES T. - 1869 - 02/01/1869 – Age 26 – Bondsman. White’s Farm, John Spittle, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. About 28lbs weight of the slips in thick coal fell on him in the gateroad and killed him on the spot.

THORNHILL George - 1866 - 01/05/1866 – Age 42 - Miner. Blaenavon (ironstone), Blaenavon Iron Co., Blaenavon, Monmouth. Fall of working ground in the Hill pit forcing out timber.

THORNLEY, J. - 1867 - 07/01/1867 – Age 16. Fenton Park, J Stott and Co., Stoke, Staffordshire. Dip chain broke.

THORNLEY, Joel - 1862 - 16/12/1862 – Age 44 – Helper. Edge, Lane and Dry Clough Evans, Barker and Co., Oldham, Lancashire. Steam boiler exploding at Hartford pits.

THORNTON E. - 1861 - 12/04/1861 – Age 24 - Collier. Park Hall, Kimberley and Mason, Oldbury, Worcestershire. Fall of coal and roof in ‘thick coal’ whilst setting timber props.
 
THORP Thomas - 1862 - 06/08/1862 – Age 14 - Drawer. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co., Leigh, Lancashire. Fall of roof in waggon road. 2 killed.

THORP Thomas - 1863 - 19/01/1863 – Age 36 - Collier. Rose Bridge, Case and Morris, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

THORPE Charles - 1868 - 04/08/1868 – Man. Broadfield, John Speakman, Westleigh, Lancashire. Found dead in saw pit into which he appeared to have fallen and suffocated among the sawdust.

THORPE John - 1866 - 25/12/1866 – Age 15 - Hitcher. Shirland, Bailey and Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fell out of sinkers bucket.

THORPE Joseph - 1866 - 13/12/1866. Oaks, Messrs. Firth, Bamber and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Explosions of gas. The total number of victims was 334 by the first explosion of the 12th December 1866 and 26 by the second explosion the following day. Total 360. Seventy five bodies were recovered prior to the shafts being closed forty five were recovered during the first twelve months after the shaft was reopened and seventy during the past years making the total 190. This deducted from 360 leaves 17 bodies still in the Colliery. It is remarkable that all but two have been identified.

THORPE R. - 1861 - 18/11/1861. Coppull, John Hargreaves, Coppull, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

THORPE Samuel - 1867 - 15/10/1867 – Age 14 - Boy. Morton, William Jackson M.P., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of bind.

THORPE Samuel - 1868 - 20/01/1868 – Age 18 Engine tenter. Brynn Moss, Entwistle and Whittles, Wigan, Lancashire. Falling into machinery.

THORPE William - 1865 - 30/10/1865 – Age 36 - Miner. Atherton, John Fletcher and others, Atherton, Lancashire. Fall of coal in Gib Field mine.

THORPE William - 1866 - 04/01/1866 – Age 16 - Collier. Mexbro, Butterley Iron Co., Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fall of bind from side of heading.

THREW George - 1866 - 01/09/1866 – Age 12 - Horsedriver. Hedley Hope, Joseph Pease and Co., Crook, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

THRIFT George - 1860 - 02/03/1860 - Putter. Burradon Colliery, Burradon, Durham. Explosion of gas. 76 killed.

THRIFT John - 1860 - 02/03/1860. Burradon Colliery, Burradon, Durham. Explosion of gas. 76 killed. Single.

TIBBS William - 1862 - 17/01/1862 – Age 32. New Hartley, Messrs. Carrs, Seaton Delaval, Durham. Entombment due to breaking of engine beam. 204 killed. Left a wife and four children, two of which were twins.

TICKLE Peter - 1863 - 14/01/1863 – Age 21 - Collier. Kirkless Hall, Kirkless Hall Coal Co., Aspull, Wigan, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

TIDSWELL Thomas - 1869 - 23/08/1869 – Age 57 – Underviewer. Denholme, Townend Brothers, Bingley, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas as he was visiting a place with a candle first thing in the morning.

TIERNEY James alias Gallagher - 1862 - 16/01/1862 – Age 14. New Hartley, Messrs. Carrs, Hartley, Durham. Entombment due to the breaking of an engine beam which fell down the single shaft. 204 killed.

TIGHE Thomas - 1868 - 18/08/1868 – Age 55. Waiter-on Eden, Consett Iron Co., Medomsley, Durham. Fell down staple.

TILEY George - 1866 - 14/08/1866 – Age 36 - Miner. Victoria, (ironstone), Ebbw Vale Co. Ltd., Ebbw Vale, Monmouth. Bottom plate of trams broke and some of them ran wild down the plane, he was caught as he was going up. Died 15th.

TILEY Joseph - 1869 - 22/01/1869 – Age 34 - Collier. Ebbw Vale, Ebbw Vale Co. Ltd., Ebbw Vale, Monmouth. Fall of clod in face of stall No.19 pit. The clod forced him on to the sharp picks which penetrated his skull and killed him instantly.

TILLEY William - 1869 - 11/03/1869 – Age 48 - Hewer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co., Sunderland, Durham. Fall of stone.

TIMMINS D. - 1865 - 02/08/1865 – Age 58 - Banksman. Prior Field (ironstone), HB Whitehouse, Walsall, Staffordshire. Fell down pit shaft, chain broke and snatched him into the pit whilst landing a full skip.

TIMMINS D. - 1868 - 28/01/1868 - Banksman. Kitsfield, J Bryan, Deepfields, Staffordshire. Fell into pit.

TIMMINS J. - 1862 - 20/04/1862 – Age 50 - Pikeman. Tividale, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire. Explosion of firedamp on 10th. Died this day.

TIMMINS S - 1866 - 28/04/1866 – Age 21 - Bandsman. Salt Well, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcestershire. Fall of coal in thick coal pit.

TIMMONS J. - 1864 - 19/03/1864 – Age 28 - Sinker. Deepfields, Earl of Dudley, Bilston, Staffordshire. Struck by piece of rock which fell off the side of the shaft. He should have made it secure before he descended to the bottom.

TIMOTHY Thomas - 1862 - 19/12/1862 – Age 14 - Boy. Bwllfa, Ebenezer Lewis, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (4 feet).

TIMSLEY Timothy - 1864 - 21/04/1864 – Age 30 - Hewer. Fireclay, Rhymney Iron Co., Rhymney, Monmouth. A shot failed and he returned to examine it and foolishly drove a steel pricker into the ramming when it went off and deprived him of life. A Copper tool might have saved him. He was working for fireclay only but as a thin leaf of coal lies directly under it, I have inserted it here as a Colliery accident.

TINGLE William - 1863 - 07/03/1863 – Age 13 - Collier. Trafalgar, Cornelius Brain, Forest of Dean, Gloucester. In consequence of a dispute at the pit bottom whether men or coal should go up. The boy (now in the cart) got caught by a ‘brow’ and was killed. His death may be attributed to a total absence of discipline in the pit. (Manslaughter brought in, in this case).

TIPLADY Thomas - 1868 - 30/10/1868 – Age 12 – Wailer. Beamish, James Joicey and Co., Chester-le-Street, Durham. Fell off tramway in coal shed.

TIPPER B. - 1865 - 30/01/1865 - Miner. Madeley Wood (ironstone), John Anstice and Co., Ironbridge, Shropshire. Fall of roof.

TIPPER Henry - 1860 - 05/06/1860 – Age 17 - Loader. Robin’s Rounds Green, William Bennitt, Oldbury, Worcestershire. Fall in the thick coal occasioned by a ‘bump’ which brought off a rate from the side of the gateroad.

TITUS John - 1867 - 16/04/1867 – Age 31 - Collier. Primrose, Primrose Coal Co., Pontardawe, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

TODD George - 1868 - 04/04/1868 – Age 36 - Hewer. Blacksyke, M Thompson and Sons, Milton, Carlisle, Cumberland. Fall of stone.

TODD Jonas - 1867 - 31/05/1867 – Age 30 - Hewer. Washington, Durham. Cage accident. 10 killed. Wife and two children.

TODD Mark - 1861 - 07/01/1861 – Age 36 – Manager. Cockey Moor, James Knowles and Co., Bury, Lancashire. Suffocated in rescuing the colliers on the bed of coal being found on fire at a crossing between the main intake and return.

TOLLITT George - 1866 - 23/01/1866 – Age 20 - Drawer. Park Lane, Mercer and Evans, Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 30 killed.

TOMES T. - 1863 - 09/10/1863 – Age 13 - Collier. Prior Field, HB Whitehouse, Coseley, Staffordshire. Knocked down by horse and crushed by skip in gateroad.

TOMKINSON, C. - 1866 - 20/01/1866 – Age 15 - Hooker-on. Mill Bank (ironstone), Harvey and Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Drawn part way up shaft.

TOMKINSON, T. - 1864 - 05/12/1864 – Age 60 - Bandsman. Darlaston Green, Darlaston Green Iron Co., Darlaston, Staffordshire. Fall of coal in new mine. He was getting Coal down for the band when a portion accidentally fell on him. Injured on the 3rd. Died this day.

TOMLINSON, Benjamin - 1866 - 19/01/1866 - Miner. Cottam (ironstone), Appleby and Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Run over on surface.

TOMLINSON, John - 1865 - 09/09/1865 – Age 13 - Horsedriver. Bretby, Earl of Chesterfield, Burton, Derbyshire. Crushed by tram.

TOMLINSON, Robert - 1869 - 26/10/1869 – Age 46 - Miner. Victoria, Hargreaves, Ashworth and Co., Baxenden, Lancashire. Roof falling as he was taking out a prop.

TOMLINSON, W. - 1860 - 31/12/1860 – Age 20 - Collier. Black Heath, W.H. Davis, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. Injuries on the surface incline plane, by the breaking of a chain on the 28th. Died 31st.

TOMLINSON, William - 1867 - 27/04/1867 – Age 30 - Sinker. Tibshelf, E Chambers, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Fell off scaffold in shaft.

TOMPKINSON, G - 1863 - 22/04/1863. Silverdale, Silverdale Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fall of roof. 2 killed.

TONES Thomas - 1868 - 07/07/1868 – Age 17 - Fireman. Newfield, Hunwick Coal Co., Willington, Durham. Crushed by cage when calling down shaft.

TONG W. - 1861 - 18/12/1861 – Age 17 - Collier. Kearsley, Samuel Scowcroft, Manchester, Lancashire. Fall of rock in the Trencherbone mine.

TONGE H. - 1860 - 21/03/1860 – Age 35 - Banksman. Peel Hall, James and William Roscoe, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Falling down shaft on emptying a water barrel.

TONGE Thomas - 1863 - 24/02/1863 – Age 17 - Miner. Halshaw Moor, William Hulton, Farnworth, Lancashire. Roof falling.

TONKIN J. - 1866 - 24/11/1866 – Age 33 - Shifter. Blaydon Main, Ramsay and Co., Newcastle, Northumberland. Explosion of gas.

TONKS H - 1868 - 08/06/1868 – Age 16 - Hooker-on. Lilleshall (ironstone), Lilleshall Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Held the hook and ascended 5 yards and fell.

TONKS J. - 1861 - 11/03/1861 - Miner. Lodge (ironstone), Lilleshall Co. Wellington, Shropshire. Fall of roof.

TONKS J. - 1865 - 07/10/1865 – Age 40 - Bandsman. White Heath, Price and Latham, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. Fall of side from the heathen coal gate road. Injured 19th. Sept. Died this day.

TONKS M. - 1868 - 20/01/868 – Age 21 - Miner. Donnington (ironstone), Lilleshall Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Fall of roof.

TONKS S. - 1868 - 14/08/1868 – Age 36 - Pikeman. Moxley, S Groucutt, Bilston, Staffordshire. Fall of Coal.

TONKS William - 1860 - 29/10/1860. Ramrod Hall, Earl of Dudley, Oldbury, Worcestershire. Fall in the thick coal.

TOOL W. - 1867 - 25/03/1867 – Age 35 - Miner. Moseley Hole (ironstone), Chillington Co., Willenhall, Staffordshire. Injured by fall of ironstone measures 20th. Died this day.

TOPPING H. - 1860 - 02/05/1860 – Age 74 - Collier. Wharton, Francis Charlton, Middle Hulton, Lancashire. Slipping from plank. Died 7th.

TOPPING Henry - 1864 - 31/05/1864 – Age 61 – Furnaceman. Winstanley, Meyrich Banks, Wigan, Lancashire. Falling from mouthing in Mountain pit.

TOPPING James - 1863 - 25/04/1863 – Age 23 - Collier. Pemberton, John Blundell and Son, Wigan, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

TOPPING John - 1869 - 15/12/1869 – Age 13 - Pony driver. Newton Lamb and Moore, Wigan, Lancashire. Run over by coal tub.

TOPPING John - 1869 - 21/07/1869 – Age 53 – Tunneller. Queen Colliery, Richard Evans and Sons, Haydock, St. Helens, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 59 killed.

TOPPING Joseph - 1867 - 20/08/1867 - Fireman. Garswood Park, David Bromilow and Co., St. Helens, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in Little Delf mines. 14 killed.

TOPPING Thomas - 1865 - 16/10/1865 – Age 50 - Sinker. Gidlow Lane, Kirkless Hall Coal and Iron Co., Standish, Wigan, Lancashire. By an iron drill falling off the ascending bucket.

TOPPING Thomas - 1865 - 30/06/1865 - Hooker-on. Lindsay, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Haigh Wigan, Lancashire. The cage had to be stopped at a mouthing a few yards from the bottom when he got out by mistake.

TOPPING Thomas - 1867 - 14/08/1867 - Waggoner. Gidlow Lane, Rylands and Cross, Ince, Wigan, Lancashire. By falling off a tub on which he was riding upbrow.

TORRANCE James - 1863 - 13/01/1863 – Age 20 – Brusher. Chapelhall No.3, Monkland Iron Co., Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The Virtue Well Coal roof which he was brushing fell on him.

TOSH James - 1865 - 16/04/1865 – Age 30 – Bottomer. Ridinghead (ironstone), Eglington Iron Co., Cumnock, Ayrshire.  By the cage getting out of the rods whilst ascending. 3 killed.

TOWARD William - 1864 - 24/09/1864 – Age 24 - Enginewright. Waldridge, Owen Wallis and Co., Chester-le-Street, Durham. Fell part way down shaft.

TOWERS J. - 1865 - 28/09/1865 - Pikeman. Wall End, T Thomas, Bloxwich, Staffordshire. Fall of roof in the waste of a bottom coal pit brought about by his own neglect.

TOWERS T. - 1869 - 13/04/1869 – Age 39 - Pikeman. Willenhall New (ironstone), Fletcher Solly and Co., Willenhall, Staffordshire. Fall of ironstone measures.

TOWNELEY Joseph - 1869 - 05/05/1869 – Age 39 - Sinker. Aspen, Thomas Simpson and Co., Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. A shot which had misfired in the sinking pit going off as they were drilling it out. 2 killed 1 injured 1 escaped.

TOWNSEND John - 1861 - 06/07/1861 – Age 17 - Trammer. Griff, J D Newdegate, Nuneaton, Warwick Fall of Coal.

TOWNSEND William - 1865 - 09/03/1865. Mount Osborne, William Day, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal in mine.

TOWNSEND William - 1867 - 14/12/1867 – Age 28 - Banksman. Middleton, Middleton Coal Co., Leeds, Yorkshire. Struck by cage.

TOWZER John - 1868 09/01/1868 31 - Collier. Dean Lane, Henry Bennett, Bedminster, Gloucester. The roof fell on him but he could have got it down safely if he had kept under the timber.

TRACE John - 1860 - 20/06/1860 – Age 41 - Collier. Tredegar Iron Co. Tredegar, Monmouth. Fall of roof over coal whilst picking for ironstone. This avidity to get balls of mine too often occasions serious accidents.

TRACEY M. - 1863 - 20/11/1863 – Bondsman. Neachills (ironstone), T Davis and Co., Willenhall, Staffordshire. Fell out of skip whilst descending with several other men.

TRACY A. - 1860 - 13/01/1860 – Age 28 - Miner. Shipley, A.F. Mundey, Heanor, Derbyshire. Fall of Coal.

TRACY William - 1868 - 23/01/1868 – Age 15 - Collier. Morton, William Jackson MP, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Fall of coal from side of heading.

TRAHERNE Benjamin - 1864 - 02/01/1864 – Age 20 - Miner. Gadlys (ironstone), Gadlys Iron Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

TRAINER Alexander - 1862 - 31/01/1862 – Age 30 - Miner. Greenbank, Merry and Cunningham, Dalry, Ayrshire.  By the cage being drawn over the pit head pulleys.

TRAINER Thomas - 1862 - 17/04/1862 – Age 50 - Collier. No.2, Portland Iron Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire.  Powder accidentally exploded whilst preparing to blast.

TRANTER C. - 1864 - 16/12/1864 – Age 12 - Collier. Moxley, D Rose, Bilston, Staffordshire. Fell into the sump of the pit shaft.

TRANTER J. - 1866 - 14/02/1866 – Age 14 - Collier. Rookery, GB Bloomer, Bilston, Staffordshire. Fall of coal in new mine pit.

TRANTER John - 1864 - 27/09/1874. Madeley Wood (ironstone), John Anstice and Co., Ironbridge, Shropshire. Skip became detached whilst coming up shaft. 9 killed.

TRANTER William - 1866 - 23/03/1866 – Age 17 - Hooker-on. Lilleshall, Lilleshall Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Rock fell from side of shaft.

TRAVERNA Josiah - 1869 - 19/03/1869 – Age 50 - Sinker. Cleator Moor, Cleator Moor Iron Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Falling out of sinking tub.

TRAVIS Joseph - 1868 - 20/08/1868 – Age 35 - Collier. Pewfall, Richard Evans and Sons, Haydock, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

TREASURE Benjamin - 1865 - 21/12/1865. Coity Pits, Blaenavon. Fall of rubbish.

TREASURE Benjamin - 1866 - 05/01/1866 – Age 28 - Miner. Blaenavon (ironstone), Blaenavon Iron Co., Blaenavon, Monmouth. Hurt by fall of stuff 22nd Dec - 1865. Died this day.

TREASURE Elijah - 1866 - 15/12/1866. Glyn Pit, Pontypool. Fall of 10 tons of rubbish.

TREASURE Joel - 1866 - 15/12/1866 – Age 58 - Collier. Pontypool, Ebbw Vale Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Fall of roof in New Vein working.

TREECE George - 1863 - 02/06/1863 – Age 44 - Hooker-on. Lilleshall, Lilleshall Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Brick fell down shaft.

TREHERNE Benjamin - 1864 - 02/01/1864 – Age 20 - Collier. Gadlys, Gadlys Iron Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of stone from roof.

TREMBLE William - 1869 - 11/05/1869 – Age 64 - Fireman. Whitehaven, Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Riding on tub in underground staple when rope broke.

TRIPP Major - 1861 - 25/06/1861 – Age 45 - Miner. Henwain (ironstone), Levick and Simpson, Blaina, Monmouth. Fall of ground in spoapy vein mine measures.

TRIPPET Henry - 1863 - 30/05/1863. Rockley (ironstone), Cooper and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Falling down the shaft.

TROT William - 1866 - 13/12/1866. Talk o’th’ Hill, North Stafford Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of gas. 92 killed.

TROTTER James - 1869 - 04/06/1869 – Age 30 - Labourer. Carfin, WS Dixon, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of Coal.

TROUSCOT Charles - 1869 - 06/04/1869 – Age 30 - Hewer. Wingate Grange, Executors of J Gully, Ferry Hill, Durham. Fall of band.

TRUDGEON John - 1867 - 23/03/1867 – Age 36 - Hewer. Cramlington Lamb, Potter and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

TRUEMAN John - 1862 - 01/05/1862 - 24 - Miner. Whitemoor, John Knowles, Belper, Derbyshire. Falling part way down the shaft.

TRUSCOT Charles - 1867 - 08/11/1867 – Age 19. Ferndale, David Davies and Son, Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas through one of the deceased taking the top off his lamp and exposing a naked light. 178 killed.

TRYER James - 1862 - 16/01/1862 – Age 36. New Hartley, Messrs. Carrs, Hartley, Durham. Entombment due to the breaking of an engine beam which fell down the single shaft. 204 killed.

TUBERER Thomas - 1868 - 14/06/1868 – Age 45 - Fireman. Pemberton, John Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

TUCKER Elias - 1864 - 21/06/1864 – Age 14 - Miner. No.7 (ironstone), Tredegar Iron Co., Tredegar, Monmouth. Fall of stone while working with J Simmonds. The mass that fell broke suddenly over the timber.

TUCKER Enoch - 1861 - 22/01/1861 – Age 51 - Collier. Ashton Vale, Knight and Abbotts, Bristol, Somerset. On this day from fatal injuries occasioned by a fall of coal in Nov. - 1860.

TUCKER William - 1869 - 20/02/1869 – Age 23 - Collier. Park, Hirwain Coal and Iron Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed whilst getting into carriage to ascend.

TUDOR Rossa - 1861 - 11/10/1861 – Age 23 - Collier. Abernant y Groes, Thomas Powell and Sons, Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of top Coal (9 feet).

TUDOR W. - 1861 - 13/07/1861 - Age18 - Loader. Park Lane, T. Morris, Tipton, Staffordshire. Injured his knee whilst loading a skip on the 4th.

TUNICLFFE William - 1868 - 17/01/1868 – Age 36 - Collier. Cotmanhay, Barber Walker and Co., Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Fall of bind from roof.

TUNSTALL, Thomas - 1869 - 13/04/1869 - Miner. Clifton Moss, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Clifton, Lancashire. Burned by an explosion of firedamp in the 5-quartermine. The gas issued suddenly out of the strata when some roof fell.

TUNSTER J. - 1862 - 05/01/1862 – Age 33 - Pikeman. New Fletcher, Solly and Co., Willenhall, Staffordshire. Fall of coal in new mine and fireclay coals. He had neglected to set sprags and spurn the coal as required by 28th special rule. Injured
31st Dec last. Died this day.

TURNBULL James - 1868 - 18/05/1868 – Age 24 - Collier. Hurlford No.12, Allan Gilmour and Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire.  Fall of coal when in the act of taking it down.

TURNBULL Robert - 1862 - 03/01/1862 – Age 18 - Pony Putter. Twizell, James Joicey and Partners, Chester-le-Street, Durham. Fall of roof in tramway caused by tub getting off at turn.

TURNBULL Septimus - 1868 - 09/06/1968 20 - Engineman. Framwellgate, Earl Vane, Durham. Crushed by machinery. 2 killed.

TURNBULL Thomas - 1866 - 16/10/1866 – Age 37 - Bank overman. Seaham No.1, Earl Vane, Seaham, Durham. Fall of stone on engine plane.

TURNBULL Thomas - 1869 - 22/09/1869 – Age 38 - Hewer. Byers Green, Bolckow Vaughan and Co., Willington, Durham. Fall of stone.

TURNBULL William - 1867 - 05/04/1867 – Age 24 - Deputy. Byers Green, Bolckow, Vaughan and Co., Spennymoor, Durham. Fall of stone while replacing timber at top of inclined plane. 2 killed.

TURNBULL William Matthew - 1869 - 11/05/1869 – Age 18 - Fireman. Washington Bell, Kimpster and Co., Gateshead, Durham. Crushed by shaft water tub falling on him whilst at bank.

TURNCOCK Allen - 1866 - 13/12/1866. Talk o’th’ Hill, North Stafford Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of gas. 92 killed.

TURNCOCK E. - 1860 - 05/07/1860 – Age 11 - Sinker. Goldenhill, Williamson Bros. Tunstall, Staffordshire. Steam pipe burst scalded deceased.

TURNCOCK J. - 1861 - 16/04/1861 - Miner. Biddulph Valley, R. Heath, Tunstall, Staffordshire. Fall of Coal.

TURNER A. - 1862 - 01/10/1862 – Age 35 - Collier. Fox Yards, Messrs. Hartland, Tipton, Staffordshire. Fall of roof and shutt in a very old thick coal and pillar pit whilst he was removing the timber.

TURNER E - 1863 - 23/10/1863 - Banksman. Salt Well, Earl of Dudley, Netherton, Worcestershire. The pulley fell off the frame. Injured 16th Died this day.

TURNER E. - 1861 - 05/11/1861 – Age 16 - Hooker-on. Cam Hay, W.L. and J. Underhill, Walsall, Staffordshire. Grasped hold of the foot hook to ride up a foot or two to amuse himself let go some 8 or 10 fathoms and was taken up dead.

TURNER Edward - 1869 - 08/01/1869 – Age 26. Rainford, Rainford Colliery Co., St. Helens, Lancashire. The mine having become ignited by the heat of the furnace the men were trying to extinguish it with water when the flame backed upon them and burned them so severely that they died from the effects thereof. 7 killed.

TURNER G. - 1861 - 23/10/1861 – Age 45 - Collier. Roe Wood, George Needham, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Fall of roof.

TURNER J - 1862 - 04/03/1862 - Miner. Hinkshay (ironstone), Old Park Co., Wellington, Shropshire. Premature explosion of gunpowder.

TURNER J - 1863 - 30/10/1863 – Age 37 - Pikeman. Salt Well, Earl of Dudley, Netherton, Worcestershire. Explosion of gunpowder and gas. 4 killed.

TURNER J. - 1863 - 20/05/1863 – Age 15 - Collier. Elm Tree, Elm Tree Co., Kingswinsford, Staffordshire. Accidental fall of coal in thick coal rib and pillar pit on 15th. Died this day.

TURNER J. - 1863 - 23/09/1863 – Age 57 - Under-deputy. Buffery, W Haden and Son, Dudley, Worcestershire. Fall of coal in thick coal rib and pillar pit caused by a slip not previously seen.

TURNER James - 1862 - 19/02/1862 – Age 36. Cethin, William Crawshay, Merthyr, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 47 killed.

TURNER James - 1863 - 22/12/1863 - Miner. Chorley, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Chorley, Lancashire. Roof falling in Mountain mine.

TURNER James - 1863 - 24/08/1863 – Underlooker. Pilsworth, John Pollitt, Heywood, Lancashire. Suffocated by blackdamp. He was descending an old shaft without first lowering a light to prove it was safe.

TURNER James - 1865 - 14/02/1865 – Age 50 - Collier. Snibston, G Stephenson and Co., Leicester, Leicestershire. Fall of Coal.

TURNER John - 1860 - 24/04/1860 – Age 15 - Hooker-on. Bradley Hall, Richard Fisher, Standish Wigan, Fell from mouthing.

TURNER John - 1865 - 17/10/1865 – Age 38 - Collier. Dukinfield, Dukinfield Co., Stockport, Cheshire. Fall of roof.

TURNER John – 1869 - 31/10/1869 – Age 42 - Collier. Waterloo, Plaskynaston Coal Co., Ruabon, Denbigh. Fall of roof.

TURNER Joseph - 1867 - 08/01/1867 – Dataler. Tunnel, Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Standish, Lancashire. Drowned in sump.

TURNER or TURNERS James - 1863 - 09/09/1863 – Age 13 - Horsedriver. Brandon, Strakers and Love, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

TURNER S - 1866 - 12/07/1866 – Age 12 - Collier. Bromford, WH Dawes, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Suffocated by carbonic acid gas in abandoned gateroad. 3 killed.

TURNER S - 1867 - 14/11/1867 – Age 22 - Bandsman. Fullwoods End, Messrs. Turley, Coseley, Staffordshire. Walked into pit shaft.

TURNER T - 1866 - 01/06/1866 – Age 64 - Sinker. Tiled House, J Timmins, Kingswinsford, Staffordshire. Whilst ascending sinking pit shaft upon a piece of rock the ‘rope’ coil forced the shrouding off the gin wheel which allowed the rope itself to slip off precipitating him to the bottom.

TURNER T - 1869 - 29/05/1869 – Age 55 - Pikeman. Rounds Hill, Earl of Dudley, Kingswinsford, Staffordshire. Fall of coal in thick coal pit.

TURNER T. - 1861 - 24/07/1861 – Age 40 - Banksman. Silverdale, Stanier and Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Fell down the shaft.

TURNER Thomas - 1862 - 16/01/1862 – Age 20 - Collier. Nelson, Representatives of Timothy Bennett, East Dean. Fell to the bottom of the brow or inset higher up the pit.

TURNER Thomas - 1865 - 03/11/1865 – Age 35 - Collier. Welch, Whittle James, Darlington, Chorley Lancashire. Fall of roof.

TURNER Thomas - 1865 - 18/12/1865 – Age 39 - Miner. Outwood, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in the Doe mine. Died 15th Jan, - 1866. His place had been clear during the morning but having gone out for an hour gas accumulated and he omitted to try with the safety lamp on returning.

TURNER W. - 1860 - 12/04/1860 - Collier. Norbury, Clayton and Brooks, Stockport, Cheshire. Explosion of 31st Mar.

TURNER W. - 1862 - 30/09/1862 – Age 29 - Collier. Prior’s Lee, Lilleshall Co., Shifnal, Shropshire. Explosion of firedamp.

TURNER William - 1860 - 02/03/1860 – Age 32. Burradon Colliery, Burradon, Durham. Explosion of gas. 76 killed. Left a wife and 1 or 2 children.

TURNER William - 1863 - 19/09/1863 - Miner. Brimrod, Greenwoods, Baron and Tattersall, Rochdale, Lancashire. Breakage of a pole to which the snatch block was attached in lowering guides in the shaft.

TURNER William - 1864 - 22/09/1864 – Age 40. Welch Whittle, James Darlington, Chorley, Lancashire. Falling into shaft from surface.

TURNER William - 1866 - 03/10/1866 - Collier. Birley Vale, Jeffcock and Dunn, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Fall of roof on level improperly timbered.

TURNERS or TURNER James - 1863 - 09/09/1863 – Age 13 - Horsedriver. Brandon, Strakers and Love, Durham. Crushed by tubs.

TURTON G. - 1861 - 05/10/1861 – Age 31 - Collier. Goldenhill, Williamson Brothers, Tunstall, Staffordshire. Falling down pumping pit.

TWEEDY William - 1869 - 01/05/1869 – Age 19 - Hewer. Cowpen, Cowpen Colliery Co., Blyth, Northumberland. Fall of Coal.

TWIGG Seth - 1863 - 31/12/1863 – Engine tenter. Black Park, John Stott Milne and Co., Chirk, Ruabon, Flint. Falling off scaffold in engine pit.

TWISS Edward - 1861 - 26/09/1861 - Collier. South Mostyn, Adam Eyton, Mostyn, Flint. Explosion of gas. 10 killed.

TWISS W. - 1868 - 15/10/1868 – Age 21 – Dataler. Edge Green, Richard Evans and Sons, Golborne, Lancashire. Fall of roof in Wigan, 4-ft mine.

TWIST Peter - 1866 - 13/12/1866. Talk o’th’ Hill, North Stafford Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of gas. 92 killed.

TWITTER Edward - 1860 - 07/11/1860 – Age 45 - Collier. Shevington, John Tayleur and Co. Wigan, Lancashire. Fall of roof.

TYLDSLEY William - 1868 - 25/11/1868. Hindley Green, John Scowcroft and Co., Hindley, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

TYLDESLEY Luke - 1864 - 01/12/1864 – Age 19 - Miner. Clifton, Trustees of the late Ellis Fletcher, Clifton, Lancashire. Coal falling in the Rams mine, Robin Hood pit.

TYRER Henry - 1863 - 12/01/1863 – Age 34 - Miner. Tyldesley, Tyldesley Coal Co., Tyldesley, Lancashire. Coal falling from face of work.

TYRER Peter - 1864 - 19/11/1864 – Age 23 - Collier. Low Hall, Moss Hall Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Run over on branch railway above ground.

TYSON, John - 1868 - 01/02/1868 – Age 21 - Engineman. Usworth, George Elliot and Co., Gateshead, Durham. Fell down shaft.