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MARSH Thomas - 1882 - 10/04/1882 – Age 33 – Pikeman. Himley, Earl of Dudley, Dudley, Worcester. This man was at work in undergoing drift (in thick coal) only 2 feet 6 inches high, when a mass of coal fell from the roof from a newly revealed slip, and fatally injured him on March 11th.

MARSH William - 1886 - 15/01/1886 – Age 20 – Waggonman. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Crushed by empty waggons.

MARSHALL Alexander (non-fatal) - 1888 - 20/11/1888 – Miner. Neilston No.7, Neilston Coal Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of coal and falling.

MARSHALL David - 1880 - 16/03/1880 – Age 21 – Collier. Oaks, Charles Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal. Died 17th Mar.

MARSHALL Francis (non-fatal) - 1886 - 24/05/1886 - Pithead runner. Kilbirnie No.21, Merry and Cunningham, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire. Caught between pit head scaffold and policeman.

MARSHALL G. - 1885 - 24/12/1885 – Age 43 – Collier. Strafford, Strafford Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Run over by a corf. 27th Dec.

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

MARSHALL John (injured) - 1885 - 01/10/1885 – Age 27 – Dayman. Chanters, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Injured by a winch handle slipping out of his hands and striking his head while winding a tub up a down brow place. The winch was in good order and on a good principal.

MARSHALL John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 30/08/1889 – Miner. Barrwood No.2, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MARSHALL John - 1887 - 28/04/1887 – Age 44 – Roadman. Tunnel, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Crushed between loaded trains and roadside on the shaft siding when returning from his work. The road was 12ft. wide, and there was a manhole close by. Died 28th May.

MARSHALL John - 1888 - 28/09/1888 – Collier. Rawyards, Rawyards Coal Co. Ltd., New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

MARSHALL John - 1889 - 10/12/1889 – Age 40 – Horsekeeper. Silksworth, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Alleged to have received injuries to his knee by a kick from a horse a fortnight ago. Died from pneumonia the result of a cold. Not comprised under the Act.

MARSHALL W.J. - 1882 - 28/04/1882 – Age 13 - Coal picker. Moresby, Moresby Coal Co., Moresby, Cumberland. Crushed between waggon.

MARSHALL William - 1881 - 19/11/1881 – Age 63 – Collier. Cinder Hill, C Seeley and Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Run over by a tram that had run from the top of an incline.

MARSHALL William - 1886 - 26/03/1886 – Age 45 – Labourer. Werfa, James Evans and Co. Ltd., Abercarne, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 4 killed.

MARSHALL William - 1889 - 25/10/1889 – Age 14 – Trapper. Seaton Delaval, AE Burdon and Partners, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Fall of roof.

MARSLAND E. - 1888 - 27/06/1888 – Age 15 – Hurrier. Smithies, C Marsden and Sons, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas.

MARTIN Abram - 1885 - 20/03/1885 – Age 40 – Collier. Cwmsychan, Abersychan Elled, Steam & House Coal Collieries Co., Monmouthshire. Fall of stone. Martin was cutting bottom he had just finished when the stone fell upon him. The roof here was very slanty.

MARTIN Edmonstone (non-fatal) - 1889 - 29/07/1889 – Miner. Skaterigg No.15, James Dunlop and Co. Maryhill, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

MARTIN Hugh (non-fatal) - 1885 - 20/01/1885 – Miner. Carsehead, Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

MARTIN James (non-fatal) - 1885 - 03/02/1885 – Collier. Haugh No. 1, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fall of coal and roof.

MARTIN James - 1884 - 08/04/1884. Cults, Limestone, Ladybank, Fife. Fall of limestone.

MARTIN James - 1885 - 17/12/1885 – Age 33 – Haulier. Wyndham, Llynvi and Tondu Co., Nantymoel, Glamorgan. Fall of stone.

MARTIN Jeremiah - 1882 - 01/07/1882 – Age 33 – Miner. Eston (ironstone), Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough, Yorkshire. Fall of a quantity of stone while he was wedging it after shot.

MARTIN John (non-fatal) - 1885 - 24/02/1885 – Collier. Gilbertfield No.2, Cambuslang Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal at face.

MARTIN John - 1883 - 26/04/1883 – Age 48 – Hewer. Binchester, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Injuries to side and leg by fall of stone while turning away. Died 28th.  

MARTIN John - 1888 - 19/04/1888 – Age 58 – Shiftman. St. Helens, St. Helens Colliery and Brick Co., St. Helens, Cumberland. Explosion of gas. 35 killed.

MARTIN John William - 1887 - 24/05/1887 – Age 14 - Door boy. Cinderhill, C Seeley and Co., Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Run over by train on engine plane.

MARTIN Lewens * - 1887 - 02/02/1887 – Age 21 – Hewer. St. Hildas, Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Durham.

MARTIN Michael (injured) - 1889 - 04/09/1889 - Pitman. Tindene (metalliferous), Marazion, Cornwall. Slipped from a plank in the shaft and fell a distance of 6 feet. Received cuts on the head but the injury was not serious.

MARTIN Richard - 1889 – 23/07/1889 – Age 15 – Collier’s boy. North’s Coegnant, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Maesteg, Glamorgan. Fall of roof from between two slips 3ft. apart and parallel with face and some top coal which was undermined 2ft. There were no posts beneath the portion of roof which fell and no sprags or props supporting overhanging coal. Four Feet seam. longwall.

MARTIN Robert - 1882 – 16/10/1882 – Age 51 – Bottomer. West Longrigg, James Gemmell, New Monkland, Lanarkshire. He pushed a loaded hutch and fell after it into the shaft while the cage was at the surface. There was a gate, but he had neglected it.

MARTIN Thomas - 1880 - 13/10/1880 – Age 38 – Collier. Rough Lea, North Beechburn Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Injury to body by fall of stone. Died 23rd October.

MARTIN Thomas - 1886 - 30/11/1886 – Age 19 – Screener. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Apparatus chain wound over his body.

MARTIN Walter - 1889 - 29/10/1889 – Age 15 - Collier’s boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of thin piece of rock roof (about 3ft. x 3ft.) from edge of a break near the face where there were no props between the face and roadside except the roadside props 8ft. back. 4-ft. seam, 6.5ft. thick. Nottinghamshire long wall.

MARTIN William (non-fatal) - 1886 - 30/11/1886 – Brusher. Springside No.1, A Kenneth and Sons, Irvine, Ayrshire. Explosion of gunpowder. 2 injured.

MARTIN William - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 21 – Engineman. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

MARTIN William - 1884 - 19/02/1884 – Age 19 – Haulier. Bute Merthyr, Marquis of Bute, Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

MARTIN William - 1888 - 10/09/1888 – Age 50 – Hewer. St. Helens, Pease and Partners Ltd., Auckland, Co. Durham. Died from natural causes while at his work. Ventilation all right.

MARTINCROFT Samuel - 1880 - 15/03/1880 – Age 14 - Pony driver. Bridgewater, Bridgewater Trust, Worsley, Lancashire. Crushed by his train of tubs, apparently whilst attempting to stop it, the pony having gone past the usual stopping place.

MARTINDALE John - 1888 - 15/08/1888 – Age 17 – Miner. Hodbarrow (metalliferous), Hodbarrow Mining Co., Millom, Lancashire. Fall of ore a headtree at face of working gave way burying deceased.

MARTLEW Peter - 1882 - 27/11/1882 – Age 14 – Drawer. Mains Cross, Tetley and Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was passing down a steep incline on his way to the pit bottom which is worked by an endless rope, when one of the chains broke, and the tub struck the boy. Refuge places were provided. It has been decided to stop the rope when men are passing up or down until the separate travelling road has been completed.

MARTON Michael - 1883 - 12/07/1883 – Age 38 – Dataler. New Boston, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was filling a water tank for the stables and instead of taking it round by the empty road he, with his mate, pushed it through the cage without giving any signal to the engineman to keep the cage still and just at the moment the cage was raised, throwing the tank out and it fell on him.

MASCALL John - 1888 - 14/05/1888 – Age 14 - Door boy. Hamstead, Hamstead Colliery Co., Great Barr, Staffordshire. Died 15th May. Hs head was crushed against the roof when riding in an empty tub. The tub had by some means left the rails.

MASKELL John - 1884 - 05/02/1884 – Age 54 – Shaftsman. Garforth, Garforth Coal Co., Leeds, Yorkshire. Fell off cradle while putting water pipe in shaft. 2 killed.

MASKMAN William - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 26 - Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

MASON Abraham - 1882 - 07/03/1882 – Age 28 – Hitcher. Cinder, J Lancaster and Co., Monmouth. When pushing an empty train through the cage a lump of coal fell down the shaft and struck him on the head.

MASON Edward - 1889 - 27/11/1889 – Age 21 – Collier. Gelli Tynybedw, Gelli and Tynybedw Collieries Co. Ltd., Ystrad, Glamorgan. Fall of bell shaped stone from roof close to face while he was preparing to put a prop below that portion. 9-ft. Seam. Long wall.

MASON Ellis - 1882 - 26/05/1882 – Age 18 – Drawer. White Moss, White Moss Coal Co. Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The two deceased were drawing timber, when the roof came in bodily knocking out about 20 props. They were apparently doing their work in a proper manner. 2 killed.

MASON George - 1883 - 12/10/1883 – Age 16. Wharncliffe Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas 20 killed.

MASON Hugh (injured) - 1888 - 01/03/1888 – Age 30 – Dayman. Tyldesley 6 Foot, Astley & Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken, top coal falling in an airway which he was repairing.

MASON J. (injured) - 1883 - 09/05/1883 – Age 19 – Miner. Ashton Moss, Ashton Moss Colliery Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof.

MASON James - 1881 - 03/01/1881 – Age 42 – Loader. Wallows, Earl of Dudley, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire. Fall of coal, thick coal seam, result of a bump.

MASON James - 1886 - 23/11/1886 – Age 20 – Drawer. Withins Lane, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof from previously unseen slip.

MASON John - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 21 – Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

MASON John - 1886 - 20/05/1886 – Age 40 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

MASON John - 1889 - 29/05/1889 – Age 42 – Deputy. Murton, South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Fall of stone while drawing out a broken jud.

MASON Matthew - 1881 - 12/05/1881 – Age 16 - Landing boy. Cramlington Dudley, WA Potter and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland. Crushed by tubs on incline plane. 2 killed.

MASON Noah - 1881 - 19/09/1881 – Age 29 – Breaksman. Pemberton, J Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquiries made and inquest attended. Deceased was jumping off the waggons when in motion to open the points, when he slipped, and fell under the wheels.

MASON Richard (injured) - 1888 - 03/10/1888 – Age 33 – Miner. Snydale Hall, Colonel Le Gendre, Starkie, Lancashire. Hurt by roof about 30 yards from his place falling, as he was passing with a tub.

MASON Robert (injured) - 1888 - 06/06/1888 – Age 28 – Drawer. Gravel Hole, Earl of Bradford, Great Lever, Lancashire. Hips hurt between a tub and a prop in a windlass brow he being overtaken when going down the brow in front of the tub which was being lowered.

MASON Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 08/05/1885 – Age 36 – Miner. South Darren (metalliferous), Aberystwith, Cardigan. While he was working with a pick, a splinter from the rock struck his eye. 10 weeks off.

MASON Thomas - 1885 - 24/08/1885 – Age 58 - Mason shifter. Durham Main, J Lishman and Co., Durham, Co. Durham. Took a fit while going inbye on the main road and died. (Not comprised).

MASON William - 1881 - 14/12/1881 – Age 66 – Screenman. Seymour, Staveley Iron and Coal Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Run over by a railway waggon.

MASON William - 1883 - 12/10/1883 – Age 40. Wharncliffe, Carlton, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Explosion of gas. 20 killed.

MASSEY Charles - 1885 - 17/03/1885 – Age 16 – Collier. Merthyr Vale, Nixons Ltd., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

MASSEY David - 1880 - 20/09/1880 – Age 52 – Miner. Blair (ironstone or fireclay), Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Crushed by hutches on engine dook.

MASSEY Henry (injured) - 1887 - 24/03/1887 – Age 21 – Drawer. Stopes No.3 Yard, Thomas Fletcher and Sons, Lancashire. Leg fractured by fall of clod from roof at the face of an up brow bay.

MASSEY T. - 1885 - 23/01/1885 – Age 24 – Collier. Wheldale, Wheldale Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MASSEY W. - 1886 - 13/02/1886 – Age 54 – Collier. Snydale, Rhodes and Dalby, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

MASSEY William - 1885 - 29/12/1885 – Age 20 – Miner. Davenport, Darcy Lever Coal Co., Lancashire. Back injured while holing by top coal and roof falling from a sooty slip which turned over in the roof dirt.

MASTERS Thomas - 1881 - 08/03/1881 – Age 49 – Miner. Gragg’s Hall (ironstone), JW Pease and Partners, Saltburn, Yorkshire. Injury to leg by fall of stone while working it down after a shot. Died on 17th.

MATHER Edward - 1887 - 06/01/1887 – Age 24 – Miner. Croft Side, Cannel Darcy Lever Coal Co., Lancashire. Head and shoulder injured by running his tub against another tub which a person was pushing without a light.

MATHER Isaac - 1884 - 03/11/1884 – Age 55 – Miner. Anderton Hall No.5, B and R Fisher and Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof. Died 1st Dec.

MATHER James (injured) - 1885 - 07/12/1885 – Age 26 – Miner. Peel Hall, James Roscoe, Lancashire. Injured by fall of roof from a pot hole while setting a prop under it. The place was well secured the props being about a yard asunder.

MATHER John - 1883 - 24/08/1883 – Age 23 – Drawer. Winstanley, Trustees of late Meyrick Banks, Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The colliers for whom deceased worked neglected to put in a sufficient number of bars and the roof fell on him. There was a good supply of timber in the place and the colliers had been very careless and neglectful.

MATHER John - 1888 - 03/03/1888 – Age 37 – Miner. New Watergate Black and White, James Roscoe, Lancashire. Fatally hurt by the fall of a small scale of bass which cut his back as he was holing. Erysipelas supervened and he died 12th.

MATHER John - 1889 - 04/02/1889 – Age 16 – Drawer. Queen, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was allowed, by the collier, to fill coals under an overhanging stone which fell upon him.

MATHER Joseph - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 18 – Dataller. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

MATHER Ralph (injured) - 1885 - 23/10/1885 – Age 18 – Drawer. Hewlett, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Head injured through another drawer running a tub against him when passing swing cloths. Effective measures will be taken that they pass suck cloths in future at walking place.

MATHER Thomas - 1884 - 07/05/1884 – Age 18 – Drawer. Queen, Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased, who worked with his father, was allowed by him to work under some top coals, which should either have been pulled down or propped when the coal fell upon him. The place had not been visited by the fireman as often as should have been done.

MATHER William Henry - 1881 - 19/12/1881 – Age 17 – Dataller. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

MATHESON Robert (non-fatal) - 1889 - 29/08/1889 – Age 22 – Joiner. Prestongrange, Prestongrange Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Haddington. Circular saw. 32 days off.

MATHESON William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 02/09/1889 – Miner. Goatfoot, Gilmours and Co., Galston, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MATHEWS J. - 1881 - 15/11/1881 – Age 52 – Fireman. Sneyd, Heath and Co., Burslem, Staffordshire. In firing a cartridge fired another which he was carrying in his bosom.

MATHEWS Joseph - 1882 - 23/03/1882 – Age 28 – Stallman. South Leicester, South Leicester Colliery Co., Coalville, Leicester. Fall of roof whilst building a pack.

MATHEWS William - 1880 - 10/06/1880 – Age 57 – Collier. Maindy, D Davies and Co., Ystrad-Rhondda, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

MATHIE James - 1882 - 29/06/1882 – Age 27 – Collier. Cornsilloch, Cornsilloch Coal Co., Dalserf, Lanarkshire. He went into another man’s place for tools. The fireman had stopped the man who worked in it until he had cleared out the gas.

MATHIESON James - 1880 - 19/12/1880 – Reddsman. Muiredge No.1, Bowman and Co., Leven, Fife. Breakage of wire rope. It was supposed that the rope went off the pulley and the fall of the cage about 13 feet, snapped the rope where it struck the axel. It was a very stormy morning with snow falling heavily at the time. 2 killed.

MATHIESON John - 1885 - 11/05/1885 – Age 54 – Collier. Hopetoun, James Wood, Bathgate, Linlithgow. Crushed by a runaway train on engine plane while taking empty hutch from one station to another.

MATHIESON Robert (non-fatal) - 1884 - 12/01/1884 – Collier. Kilgramie, Couper and McHarrie, Dalry, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

MATHIESON Thomas - 1888 - 18/07/1888 – Age 25 – Miner. Lightshaw No.3, Eglinton Iron Co., Muirkirk, Ayrshire. While descending the shaft he was crushed between the cage and a bunton.

MATLEY Joseph (injured) - 1888 - 20/07/1888 – Age 20 – Drawer. Limehurst Two Foot Mine, Limehurst Coal Co., Lancashire. Injured about the legs by a tub running against him a collier, who, in the absence of his drawer was acting as a drawer having let the tub escape from him on a slope. Both had lost their lights. The collier was fined 5s. to the Colliers' Accident Fund for letting the tub go.

MATTHEWS C. - 1881 - 11/11/1881 – Age 21 – Hurrier. Oaks, C Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

MATTHEWS Daniel - 1882 - 28/01/1882 – Age 39 – Sinker. National, National Steam Coal Co., Porth, Glamorgan. Killed by the unexpected discharge of a shot that had missed fire.

MATTHEWS James (injured) - 1889 - 24/09/1889 – Age 18 – Labourer. Botallock (metalliferous), St. Just, Cornwall. A piece of wood fell off a waggon which Mathews was unloading and it struck his leg breaking it.

MATTHEWS James - 1887 - 26/01/1887 – Age 15 – Driver. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by a tub ending up on him.

MATTHEWS John - 1880 - 14/07/1880 – Age 48 – Labourer. South Devon United (metalliferous), South Devon United Mining Co., Buchfastleigh, Devon. Was sent to put a belt on to a pulley underneath the flooring of the dressing floors; in proceeding to the place took a short cut over some gearing, also underneath the floors, although he had been cautioned not to do so, his leg was caught between two small bevel wheels, and he died from the effects of the injuries received.

MATTHEWS John - 1881 - 04/01/1881 – Age 17 – Waggoner. Plas Power, Broughton and Plas Power, Wrexham, Denbigh. Inquest attended. The horse was passing the deceased when some part of the gearing caught in a hook attached to a lifting belt which he had round his waist and he was, thrown against the horse, which became frightened and bolted, dragging the boy after him.

MATTHEWS Joseph - 1886 - 12/04/1886 – Age 36 – Hewer. Pelton, Lord Dunsany and Partners, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Broken back and other injuries by fall of stone. Died 14th.

MATTHEWS Lewis - 1881 - 04/04/1881 – Age 30 – Collier. Court Herbert, Dynevor Coal Co., Neath, Glamorgan. Fall of coal.

MATTHEWS Samuel - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 21 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

MATTHEWS William Henry - 1885 - 03/06/1885 – Age 4 – Boy. Towneley, Brooks and Pickup, Lancashire. Run over at Healey Wood Burnley, on the chain road leading from the pit to the Staithe, a mile and a quarter distant. The tramway passes close to dwelling houses and was unfenced at this place where a number of children play. (Not comprised).

MATTHIAS Joseph - 1880 - 03/08/1880 – Age 34 – Fireman. Bersham, Bersham Colliery Co., Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Explosion of gas. 9 killed.

MATTOX Henry - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 23 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

MATTOX Thomas - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 22 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

MAUDE John - 1880 - 15/05/1880 – Age 24 – Collier. East Gawber, R Craik and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

MAUDLIN Joseph - 1886 - 11/2/1886 – Age 32 – Stoneman. Dipton, John Bowes and Partners, Durham, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

MAUDRY John - 1887 - 30/04/1887 – Age 68 – Labourer. Tylor’s, A Tylor and Co., Tylorstown, Glamorgan. He was injured by a tram of rubbish while taking it into a rubbish stall. Died 23rd May.

MAUGHAN John - 1884 - 08/05/1884 – Age 28 – Hewer. Brayton Domain, Joseph Harris, Brayton Domain, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

MAUGHAN Nicholas - 1889 - 11/10/1889 – Age 29 – Hewer. Kimblesworth, Elliot and Hunter, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Severe injury to spine by fall of stone which he neglected to take down. Died on the 12th. November.

MAUGHAN Robert - 1882 - 19/10/1882 – Age 65 – Wasteman. Coxlodge, NG Lambert and Co., Coxlodge, Northumberland. Fall of stone from roof.

MAUGHAN William - 1888 - 27/01/1888 – Age 46 – Collier. Rosehill, Robert Addie and Son, Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, longwall.

MAUNDERS Richard - 1882 - 08/02/1882 – Age 56 – Collier. Saw Mills, Ince Hall Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Deceased was getting his coal down when it fell unexpectedly on him.

MAWDESLEY Frank (injured) - 1885 - 05/03/1885 – Age 14 – Rolleyhooker. Ellerbeck, Ellerbeck Collieries Ltd., Lancashire. Injured by a scale of top coal about 2 or 3 inches thick and 3 to 4 feet square falling on them from a parting or break. It occurred near the shaft. 2 injured.

MAWDSLEY William - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 16 – Wagoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons, Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

MAWSON John - 1883 - 28/03/1883 – Age 23 – Stoneman. South Durham, South Durham Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. While firing two shots in a drift one of them did not explode until he was going back to see what was the matter, when it unexpectedly went off.

MAWSON William - 1881 - 01/11/1881 – Miner. Roundhead (metalliferous), Kennedy Bros., Lancashire. Fall of roof.

MAXWELL Archibald (non-fatal) - 1888 - 01/09/1888 – Pitheadman. Gartverrie, Gartverrie Fireclay Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Got his fingers crushed by the spring of a buffer of a waggon.

MAXWELL James (non-fatal) – 1884 – 07/03/1884 – Bottomer. Gartshore No.2, W Baird and Co., Maryhill, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

MAXWELL James (non-fatal) - 1885 – 07/03/1885 – Fireman. Gartshore No.7, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Explosion of firedamp when preparing to redd a fall. 3 injured.

MAXWELL John - 1885 – 19/07/1885 – Age 66 – Furnaceman. Adventure, Marquess of Londonderry, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Severely crushed by cage after rapping it way he crept through the safety chain into the cage hole and the descending cage came on to him. Died on 27th.

MAXWELL Robert - 1880 – 10/06/1880 – Age 20 – Putter. Houghton, Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Crushed by the empty engine set while coming outbye.

MAXWELL Thomas - 1885 – 11/03/1885 – Age 18 – Labourer. Orchard (metalliferous), Baird and Stevenson, Cathcart. Burned by naphtha whilst using it improperly.

MAY Edward - 1885 – 09/12/1885 – Age 72 – Shifter. Broomhill, Sowerby and Andrews, Northumberland. Attempting to jump on set of tubs when they were running. Fell amongst them.

MAY G. (injured) - 1883 – 30/05/1883 – Miner. Outwood, Fletcher Thomas and Sons, Lancashire. Fall of top coal from slips.

MAY John - 1880 – 27/11/1880 – Age 55 – Collier. New Sun, J and G Stone, Monmouth. During the temporary absence of the hitcher the deceased, who was leaving his work, fell into the shaft from an upper landing.

MAY Martin - 1885 – 15/05/1885 – Age 15 – Driver. Norwood, Norwood Coal Co., Evenwood, Co. Durham. Crushed between a tub and a balk of wood.

MAY Thomas - 1881 – 17/02/1881 – Age 59 – Collier. Bodryngallt, Davis and Warner Ystrad, Rhondda, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

MAYER Cain - 1881 – 07/02/1881 – Manager. Whitfield, Chatterley Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 25 killed.

MAYER Samuel - 1889 – 06/02/1889 – Age 31 – Collier. Grange, R Heath and Sons, Tunstall, Staffordshire. Fall of roof while he was wedging ironstone down at the working face. Died 23rd February.

MAYER Thomas - 1880 – 21/01/1880. Crutter, Leycett Crewe Coal Co., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Explosion of firedamp. 62 killed.

MAYERS Benjamin - 1881 – 19/12/1881 – Age 38 – Dataller. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 48 killed.

MAYES William - 1881 – 29/09/1881 – Age 14 – Trapper. Upleatham (ironstone), JW Pease and Partners, Marske, Yorkshire. Crushed between tubs and a prop, he had left his door.

MAYFIELD Samuel - 1886 – 20/01/1886 – Age 40 – Loader. Silver Hill, Teversal Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Crushed between a loaded tub and a pit prop.

MAYLOR Marcus - 1880 – 17/12/1880 – Age 15 – Rollyhooker. Queen Richard, Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. A heavy fall of roof in stone drift, supposed to have been perfectly safe.

MAYO James - 1881 - 06/12/1881 – Age 18 – Haulier. Aberaman, Powells Duffryn Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Killed by falling under trams.

MAYOR James - 1884 - 06/08/1884 – Age 21 – Labourer. Duxbury Park, Duxbury Park Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Railway waggon on colliery siding.

MAYRICK James - 1889 - 20/05/1889 – Age 17 – Haulier. Dynevor, Duffryn Dynevor Coal Co. Main, Neath, Glamorgan. Stumbled in front of loaded tram and was run over while driving a journey along a level road 6ft high and 8ft wide.

MAYWOOD Sam - 1887 - 04/06/1887 – Miner. Deans (shale), West Lothian Oil Co. Ltd., Bathgate, Linlithgow. Gas fired by shot.

Mc ALLISTER Archibald - 1884 - 22/05/1884 – Age 18 – Collier. Collyshot, Coltness Iron Co. Ltd., Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire. Fall of side while holing, stoop and room.

Mc ALLISTER James (non-fatal) - 1886 - 05/07/186 – Collier. Overpossil No.2, M Wallace and Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

Mc ALLISTER M. - 1881 - 15/07/1881 – Age 13 – Driver. Axwell, RJ Bagnall and Sons, Gateshead, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

Mc ALLISTER William - 1888 - 09/03/1888 – Age 13 - Way drawer. Ince Yard, Pearson Knowles Coal and Iron Coal Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. A journey had just been started up the jig when the front tub got off the rails and caught against a prop. Deceased and some other boys released it when owing to the rope being taut the tub sprung across the road and caught him against a prop.

Mc ALLORY James (injured) - 1889 - 05/08/1889 – Age 24 – Labourer. Cornamucklaugh (lead), Cornamucklaugh Lead Mining Co., Co. Monaghan, Ireland. Shaken falling into water. He fell about 20 yards down the shaft from a mouthing where he was giving a signal. Inspection and inquiry.

Mc ANESPIE J. (non-fatal) - 1887 - 21/09/1887 – Surfaceman. Rankinston, Merry and Cunninghame, Patna, Ayrshire. Got his foot caught by a char waggon.

Mc ARTHUR Thomas (non-fatal) - 1884 - 02/07/1884 – Drawer. Cadder No.4, Carron iron Co., Hurlford, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

Mc ASLAM Hugh (non-fatal) - 1885 - 01/04/1885 – Roadsman. Saracen No.3, Saracen Coal Co., Possil Park, Glasgow. Fall of side of road.

Mc AULAY Alexander (non-fatal) - 1886 - 21/08/1886 – Labourer. Highfield No.1, Merry and Cunninghame, Dalry, Kirkcudbright. Got his leg broken by a pinion wheel, which he was rolling, falling on him.

Mc AULAY Daniel - 1882 – 22/11/1882 – Age 15 – Wagon shifter, Bothwell Castle, William Baird and Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Run over by waggon while attempting to sprag it.

Mc AULAY John (non-fatal) - 1886 – 24/12/1886 – Collier. Newton No.1, James Dunlop and Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp 4 injured.

Mc AULAY John (non-fatal) - 1889 – 09/05/1889 – Miner. Bartonhill No.1, William Baird and Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal while holing.

Mc AULAY Samuel (non-fatal) - 1887 – 07/12/1887 – Miner. Springside No.10, A Kenneth and Sons, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Fall of fireclay at working face.

Mc AUSLANE Hugh (non-fatal) - 1887 – 29/11/1887 – Miner. Meiklehill No.4, James Gardner and Sons, Kirkintilloch, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

Mc AVOY James - 1881 – 09/04/1881 – Age 36 – Miner. Addiewell No.2 (shale), Youngs Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., West Calder, Edinburgh. Struck by empty hutch at top of an incline plane. The hutches were lowered and raised by gravity, and he allowed the empty to go past the landing at the face. It contained two props, and one of these or the hutch jammed him.

Mc AVOY James - 1888 – 30/11/1888 – Age 21 – Trailer. No.9 (metalliferous), Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland. Suffocation by carbonic acid gas. The wood in a drift in No.6 pit having taken fire on the night of the 29th November, the fumes from the fire passed to No.9 pit which was an upcast shaft for No.6 pit. No notice having been sent to No.9 pit of the danger caused by the fire in No.6 pit the No.9 pit workmen descended the pit on the morning of the 3Oth November. John Mills while proceeding to his working place became unconscious and while attempting to rescue him, McAvoy and Phillips lost their lives. 3 killed.

Mc AVOY John - 1882 – 13/09/1882 – Miner. Glenboig (fireclay), Glenboig Union Fireclay Co. Ltd., New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Fall of side stoop and room.

Mc CAWE Thomas - 1882 – 27/05/1882 – Age 19 – Roadsman. Blair (ironstone), Eglington Iron Co., Dalry.

Mc BLAIN William - 1883 - 03/12/1883 – Age 52 – Fireman. Ballochmyle, William Walker, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Explosion of firedamp. Injured on 25th.

Mc BROOM Archibald (non-fatal) - 1886 - 06/12/1886 – Collier. Enterkine No.9, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

Mc BURNIE David - 1884 - 09/02/1884 – Age – 25 – Hewer. Castle Eden, Castle Eden Coal Co. Ltd., Castle Eden. Co. Durham. Fall of stone while taking off side coal.

Mc CABE Edward (non-fatal) - 1885 - 05/10/1885 – Miner. Drumpeller No.1, Drumpeller Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

Mc CABE James - 1881 - 04/11/1881 – Age 16 – Ponydriver. Nook, Astley and Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Astley, Lancashire. Timber coupling falling as he was driving past.

Mc CABE James - 1882 - 19/04/1882. West Stanley, JH Burn, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Busty Seam. 13 killed.

Mc CABE Patrick - 1884 - 30/08/1884 – Age 40 – Collier. Daldowie, Dunn Bros., Broomhouse, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face while taking out prop.

Mc CAFFERTY John (non-fatal) - 1884 - 22/02/1884 – Collier. Newton, James Dunlop and Co., Newton. Injured on an incline.

Mc CAIG William (non-fatal) - 1887 - 22/10/1887 – Miner. Daldowie, Dunn Bros., Broomhouse Fall of coal.

Mc CAIRN T. (injured) - 1884 - 23/06/1884 – Age 50 – Miner. Westleigh, Westleigh Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken taking down coal. Four Feet Mine.

Mc CALL Matthew - 1884 - 09/04/1884 – Age 45 – Hewer. Whitehaven, Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven, Cumberland. Crushed by tubs on engine plane.

Mc CALLUM James - 1886 - 28/01/1886 – Age 50 – Miner. Gilbertfield No.1, Cambuslang Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of head coal. Died 1st Feb.

Mc CALLUM Robert - 1884 - 14/11/1884 – Age 40 – Hewer. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

Mc CANN Ann (non-fatal) - 1888 - 18/05/1888 - Pithead runner. Gartshore No.3, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Stirling. Fell off gangway while emptying a hutch. Female.

Mc CANN Edward - 1885 - 07/01/1885 – Age 50 – Reddsman. Quarter, Colin Dunlop and Co., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof on drawing road, stoop and room.

Mc CANN James - 1889 - 23/07/1889 – Age 40 – Brusher. Bothwell Park No.2, William Baird and Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp, 4 others injured.

Mc CANN Peter - 1884 - 17/12/1884 – Age 55 – Miner. Cadder No.15 (ironstone or fireclay), Carron Iron Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Fall of limestone.

Mc CANN Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 01/07/1889 – Miner. Meiklehill No.5, James Gardner and Sons, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Explosion of firedamp.

Mc CANN Thomas - 1889 - 25/09/1889 – Age 18 – Miner. Westburn No.1, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at stoops.

Mc CANN William (non-fatal) - 1884 - 07/05/1884 – Collier. Quarter, W Baird and Co., Denny, Stirling. Fall of roof.

Mc CARLTON Francis - 1881 - 25/06/1881 – Age 17 – Brakeman. Slater Hall (metalliferous), Thomas Dixon and Co., Cumberland. Crushed by bogie on inclined drift.

Mc CARTHY Daniel - 1886 - 20/09/1886 – Age 16 – Haulier. Saints, Cwmbach Colliery Co. Ltd., Forest Fach, Glamorgan. Run over by the first of a gang of six trams which he was bringing to the shaft the road inclines all the way out, and he failed to use the usual number of scotches.

Mc CARTHY John - 1885 - 18/06/1885 – Age 17 – Wagoner. Clifton Hall, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Fatal great explosion. 178 killed.

Mc CARTHY John Willis - 1880 - 10/12/1880 – Age 32. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas 101 killed.

Mc CARTHY Thomas (injured) - 1885 - 08/05/1885 – Age 25 - Hooker-on. Sovereign, Wigan Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut by a small piece of brick falling from a mouthing and glancing off the cage.

Mc CARTNEY Hugh - 1884 - 05/05/1884 – Age 21 – Collier. Earnock, John Watson, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Fall of side while removing stoops, head coal.

Mc CARTNEY James - 1883 - 24/11/1883 – Age 68 – Fireman. Fence Nitshill and Lesmahagow Coal Co., Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. Run over by train of tubs on self-acting incline, failed to get into a manhole.

Mc CARTNEY Thomas - 1883 - 01/11/1883 – Age 54 – Collier. Bredisholm, Provanhall Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face long wall.

Mc CAVENY William - 1884 - 22/02/1884 – Age 23 – Pumper. Drumpeller No.4, Drumpeller Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

Mc CHESNEY Robert - 1882 - 09/06/1882 – Age 15 – Putter. Newbottle, Margaret Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Blow from fall of incline wheel frame, the two sets collided and jerked the wheel and frame out of its place.

Mc CHULLOCH Alfred - 1889 - 29/01/1889 – Age 34 – Miner. Drumpeller No.4, Drumpeller Coal Co., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Struck by a runaway.

Mc CLAUGHLAN Duncan - 1883 - 22/02/1883 – Age 32 – Hewer. Ryhope, Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland, Co. Durham. Knocked down and run over by engine set.

Mc CLEARY William (non-fatal) - 1885 - 08/01/1885 – Miner. Ellismuir No.3, Provanhall Coal Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of coal.

Mc CLELLAN Donald (non-fatal) - 1889 - 21/06/1889 – Miner. Gateside No.1, Flemington Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. A shot went off before he had time to escape.

Mc CLELLIN D. - 1883 - 16/10/1883 – Miner. Moston, Platt Bros. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof, taking props.

Mc CLEMENTS John - 1882 - 15/02/1882 – Age 20 - Brass picker. Earnock, John Watson, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Jammed between two empty waggons.

Mc CLUSKEY Robert - 1886 - 15/05/1886 - Age 40 – Miner. Cadder No.14 (ironstone), Carron Iron Co., Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Fall of ironstone at face. Injured 9th Mar.

Mc CLUSKIE James - 1885 - 25/06/1885 – Age 24 - Set rider. Harrington No.7, Sir James Bain and Co., Harrington, Cumberland. Failed in drawing shakle pin of set at landing. Crushed between tubs and side walls.

Mc CLUSKIE James - 1888 - 02/05/1888 – Age 54 – Miner. Dykes No.1, Eglinton Iron Co., Cumnock, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at working face while stooping.

Mc CLUSKIE James - 1889 - 24/10/1889 – Age 33 - Chain runner. Sundrum No.4, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. While sitting in front of a dook race his head struck the roof.

Mc CLUSKIE Joseph - 1882 - 24/02/1882 – Age 45 – Miner. Southhook (ironstone), Kilmaurs.

Mc CLUSKY Edward - 1889 - 01/11/1889 – Age 34 – Miner. Cornsilloch, Cornsilloch Coal Co., Lanarkshire. Fall of stone.

Mc CLUSKY John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 23/04/1889 – Miner. Netherjohnstone No.1, Lord Belhaven’s Trustee, Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at working face.