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SMITH John - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 26. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Trimdon Cemetery. Left a wife and 2 children.

SMITH John - 1882 - 27/10/1882 – Age 56 – Waggonwayman. Usworth, J Bowes and Partners, Co. Durham. Fall of stone from roof.

SMITH John - 1883 - 04/09/1883 – Age 30 – Shunter. Cannock & Rugeley, Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Crushed by railway truck against wall while incautiously lowering it from the loading stage.

SMITH John - 1883 - 05/05/1883 – Age 55 – Trimmer. Vochview, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Crushed by railway waggons.

SMITH John - 1885 - 17/07/1885 – Age 55 – Roadsman. Common No.10, Eglington Iron Co., Lugar, Ayrshire. While acting as chain runner he fell while stepping off a hutch and his legs were injured on 13th.

SMITH John - 1886 - 09/04/1886 – Age 51 - Waggon rider, Dearham, Owners of Dearham Colliery, Dearham, Cumberland. Two waggons supposed to have passed over him.

SMITH John - 1886 - 09/11/1886 – Age 39 - Prop taker. Brookside, Unsworth and Cowburn, Lancashire. Fatal by roof falling as he was drawing props.

SMITH John - 1886 - 12/10/1886 – Age 30 – Labourer. Haden Hill, W Bassano and Co., Old Hill, Staffordshire. Died 12th Nov. Fell while pushing a boat from the wharf and ruptured himself.

SMITH John - 1887 - 25/04/1887 – Age 17 – Putter. Wingate Grange, Executors of late John Gully, Wingate, Co. Durham. Crushed between tub and a door by pony standing while he was putting a tub on the way.

SMITH John - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 26 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas. 73 killed.

SMITH John - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 18 – Jigger. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

SMITH John D. (non-fatal) - 1888 - 05/07/1888 – Pitheadman. Rankinston, Merry and Cunninghame, Ayr, Ayrshire. While lifting part of a fly wheel the chain slipped and the end of the rim fell on his leg.

SMITH John D. - 1887 - 28/12/1887 – Age 30 – Hewer. Bebside, Bebside Coal Co., Bebside, Northumberland. Fall of stone.

SMITH John Edward - 1883 - 07/11/1883 – Age 11. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas. 68 killed.

SMITH John Edward - 1887 - 28/03/1887 – Age 18 – Collier. Craven, WS and J Harris, Coventry, Warwick. While working on an engine plane the rope attached to a train of loaded tubs broke, the backstay failed to act, the tubs ran back and struck him when he was standing on the incline.

SMITH John James - 1885 - 22/10/1885 – Age 14 – Coupler. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Head crushed between tubs while coupling at flat.

SMITH John Thomas (injured) - 1888 - 15/03/1888 – Age 13 - Pulley minder. Atherton Victoria, Fletcher Burrows & Co., Lancashire. Leg broken by the fastening chain slipping on the endless rope and allowing the tub to run back.

SMITH Joseph - 1880 - 21/05/1880 – Age 46 – Mechanic. Chanters, Fletcher Burrows, Atherton, Lancashire. He was planning the wood laggings of a new conical drum, in the engine house, the turning tool caught too deep, and broke down the lathe rest, &c. deceased, who was an experienced man at such work, was in charge, and by his order, the engine was not stopped, as usual on this occasion, when the tool was being changed to the other side of the rest.

SMITH Joseph - 1881 - 06/04/1881 – Age 15 – Putter. Dean Moor, George Grieveson and Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Fall of stone.

SMITH Joseph - 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 Joseph - 1885 – 19/08/1885 – Age 58 – Dataler. Bickerstaffe, Bromilow Forster and Co Ltd., Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was run into by a drawer with a full tub. The road was low and the drawer could not see over his tub.

SMITH Joseph - 1886 – 11/02/1886 – Age 16 – Banksman. Nutbrook Shipley, EM Munday, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. Crushed by a slack hoist on the pit bank.

SMITH Joseph - 1886 – 23/07/1886 – Age 49 – Collier. Bersham, Bersham Colliery Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was driving a place, alongside a fault, and was told by the fireman to set a prop as soon as there was room but this he neglected to do, although reminded by his mate, and a stone fell from across slip on to him. This accident might have been avoided had the place been visited more frequently by the fireman.

SMITH Joseph W. (injured) - 1888 – 03/08/1888 – Age 33 – Dayman. Nook, Broad Oak Colliery Co., Lancashire. Shoulder blade broken by a tub which became detached from the train in the engine brow.

SMITH Levi - 1882 – 20/11/1882 – Age 26 – Timber drawer. Pemberton, J Blundell and Sons, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. Deceased was drawing a chock, when a sudden weight came on, and a piece of roof fell on to deceased. All reasonable, precautions appeared to have been taken.

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

SMITH M. - 1883 – 11/05/1883 – Age 45 – Screener. Fleakingley, Beck Bower and Co., Leeds, Yorkshire. Crushed by waggons.

SMITH Marshall - 1886 – 16/08/1886 – Age 48 – Blacksmith. Deep, Duffryn Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. Crushed under the winding cage in the sump, he having gone there without the hitcher's knowledge.

SMITH Matthew (injured) - 1886 – 02/04/1886 – Age 20 – Miner. Linnyshaw, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Thigh broken by fall of roof at the face. It fell from between two slips as he was wedging it down.

SMITH Matthew - 1880 - 18/05/1880 – Age 17 – Rolley hooker. Tyldesley, Astley and Tyldesley Coal & Salt Co. Ltd., Tyldesley, Lancashire. Leg broken. The tubs on which he was riding, on an engine plane, got off the rails.

SMITH Matthew - 1888 – 11/08/1888 – Age 55 – Screener. South Derwent, Owners of South Derwent Colliery, Durham, Co. Durham. Waggon man bringing two empty waggons, to place under screens, allowed them to get too much headway, they came violently against those already under screens upon one of which deceased was standing, causing him to fall amongst wheels and the waggons passed over them. 2 killed.

SMITH Michael (non-fatal) - 1888 – 10/01/1888 – Miner. Ellismuir No.2, Provanhall Coal Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof.

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

SMITH Nicholas - 1885 – 12/09/1885 – Age 39 – Sinker. Beamish, James Joicey and Co. Ltd., Beamish, Co. Durham. When in bottom of sinking pit, the stones from a kibble, which was being drawn to the surface, fell on him.

SMITH Patrick (non-fatal) - 1886 – 30/03/1886 – Miner. Wellshot No.2, James Dunn, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 2 injured.

SMITH Patrick - 1883 – 25/03/1883 – Age 48 – Miner. Blair No.4, Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Fall of ironstone.

SMITH Paul - 1887 – 23/08/1887 – Age 44 – Blacksmith. Rough Lea, North Beechburn Coal Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Caught by part of a set of tubs which had become uncoupled at the top; they ran down and caught him
before he could get into a refuge at bottom of bank.

SMITH Peter (non-fatal) - 1889 – 06/07/1889 – Age 25 – Miner. Craigneuk, Owners of Chapelhall, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp. 1 day off. 2 injured.

SMITH Peter - 1883 – 26/04/1883 – Age 44 – Pumper. Mill, J Robertson and Co., New Monkland, Lanarkshire. Struck by run-away hutches at the bottom of engine dock.

SMITH Peter - 1886 – 20/05/1886 – Age 81 – Labourer. Abram, Abram Coal Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Deceased, who was a waggon greaser, was trying to stop an empty waggon by putting the brake down when he slipped and fell under the wheels. It was no part of his duty to stop the waggons.

SMITH Reuben - 1888 – 01/2/1888 – Age 45 – Loader. Awsworth, Awsworth Colliery Co., Awsworth, Nottinghamshire. Fall of roof, insufficiently timbered.

SMITH Richard (injured) - 1884 – 02/01/1884 – Age 40 – Engine tenter. Junction, Mountain Mine Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Lifting at fly wheel to start a small engine.

SMITH Robert (non-fatal) - 1886 – 03/02/1886 – Drawer. Pennyvennie No.2, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Got his arm broken between a hutch and a prop.

SMITH Robert - 1885 – 26/03/1885 – Age 48 – Sinker. Wingate Grange, Wingate Grange Coal Co., Wingate, Co. Durham. Fell down staple, 19 fathoms. He reached over and over balancing himself fell. He ought to have run the bogey over.

SMITH Robert - 1886 – 03/08/1886 – Age 14 – Driver. Langley Park, Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Tubs got off the way and threw him violently against the side of the wall.

SMITH Robert - 1886 – 19/02/1886 – Age 32 – Hewer. Eston, Leonard Boult and Co., Gloucester. Killed by explosion of firedamp. 8 killed.

SMITH Robert - 1889 – 02/02/1889 – Age 26 – Hewer. Whitehaven, Henry Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven, Cumberland. Fall of roof.

SMITH Robert - 1889 – 10/04/1889 – Age 14 – Trapper. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. A horse, having run away, Smith was found to have been run over and killed near to his door.

SMITH Robert - 1889 – 20/02/1889 – Age 53 – Bottomer. Wester Gartshore, J and AF Wallace, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton. Pushed a hutch into an open shaft at a midworking and fell after it.

SMITH Robert H. (injured) - 1889 – 29/05/1889 – Age 31 Loco. Engineman. Denton, Denton Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Ribs broken by the locomotive engine getting off the rails, on the branch railway, a spring link having broken. Inquiry.

SMITH Samuel (Cotton) - 1880 – 11/06/1880 – Age 34 – Miner. Bradford, Bradford Manchester, Lancashire. Coal, which he was taking down, falling on him. Parker Mine.

SMITH Samuel (injured) - 1885 - 06/05/1885 – Age 30 – Drawer. Baxenden, George Hargreaves and Co., Lancashire. Injured in the Moleside workings by a stone which fell from a pot hole in the roof.

SMITH Samuel (injured) - 1886 - 30/12/1886 – Miner. Croft Side Cannel, Darcy Lever Coal Co., Lancashire. Fatal fall of roof along a face of longwall work. It fell from a slip or break caused apparently by pressure during several months when the face was not being worked. Inspection and inquest attended, and further inspection after a way had been made through the fall. 1 killed 2 injured.

SMITH Samuel - 1881 - 03/10/1881 – Age 54 – Banksman. Foxley Oaks, Whittington Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Whilst changing cages at the pit top the landing stage gave way, and both it and deceased fell down the shaft.

SMITH Samuel - 1881 - 28/06/1881 – Age 21 – Cager. Coppice, Coppice Colliery Co., Brownhills, Staffordshire. Deceased was the cager or person in charge of the empty and full tubs. He left the fence gate open, whilst pushing a full tub towards the shaft he fell with it 60 yards to the bottom.

SMITH Samuel jnr. (non-fatal) - 1888 - 28/12/1888 – Miner. Trabbach, John Galloway and Co., Coylton, Ayrshire. Explosion of powder.

SMITH Simon - 1885 - 24/04/1885 – Age 14 - Helper up. Washington, Washington Coal Co., Washington, Co. Durham. Riding in an empty tub which got away, and drew a large fall on him a large stone which broke his neck.

SMITH Solomon - 1884 - 28/03/1884 – Age 45 – Miner. Bower R and William Marland and Co., Lancashire. Fall of roof drawing prop.

SMITH Stephen - 1886 - 23/08/1886 – Age 40 – Platelayer. Rosedale East (ironstone), Carlton Iron Co., Pickering, Yorkshire. Was caught by set of tubs while working on engine plane.

SMITH Sydney - 1886 - 06/02/1886 – Age 19 – Haulier. Cwmburgwm, James and Emanuel, Monmouth. He was riding on the couplings between two trams and putting up his head, it came in contact with the roof, and his spine was dislocated.

SMITH T. - 1883 - 22/01/1883 – Age 35 – Hitcher. East Slade, New Bowson Co., Forest of Dean, Gloucester. Six full carts were standing about 4 yards from the shaft and the cage was down with an empty cart in it. A journey of coal joined up against the six carts and Smith put his hip against them to stop them. They were moving slowly and there was an empty road at each side but he got squeezed between them and the empty tram in the cage.

SMITH T. - 1888 – 25/07/1888 – Age 40 – Collier. Monk Bretton, Monk Bretton Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of coal died 29th July.

SMITH Thomas (injured) - 1881 – 22/02/1881 – Lead dresser. Van Consols (metalliferous), Llanidloes, Montgomery. He was able to walk about 6 weeks after the accident and then went to school. His leg got entangled with the spikes revolving in slime coffer supplying a round bundle and was broken. It had to be amputated below the knee.

SMITH Thomas (injured) - 1881 – 25/08/1881 – Age 31 – Miner. Roman Gravels, Minsterley. A rock fell upon him as he was sounding the ground after blasting. 5 weeks off.

SMITH Thomas (injured) - 1884 – 10/01/1884 – Miner. Stand Lane, WJ and HS Grimshaw, Lancashire. Fall of roof scale from near a prop newly set.

SMITH Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 – 25/12/1889 – Asst. bottomer. Gartshore No.3, William Baird and Co., Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Injured while riding on a race of full hutches on a horse road.

SMITH Thomas - 1880 – 08/09/1880 – Age 50 – Shifter. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SMITH Thomas - 1880 – 25/02/1880 – Age 21 – Miner. 13 Three Quarters, WWB Hulton, Over Hulton, Lancashire. Roof stone falling from between two slips.

SMITH Thomas - 1881 – 02/05/1881 – Age 32 – Collier. Largoward No.1, Thomas Brown and Sons, Kilconquhar, Fife. Fall of side at face, while holing the coal. Long wall.

SMITH Thomas - 1881 – 30/09/1881 – Age 40 – Road cleaner. Manvers Main, Manvers Main Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves.

SMITH Thomas - 1883 – 07/11/1883 – Age 45. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas 68 killed.

SMITH Thomas - 1883 – 30/10/1883 – Age 46 – Tributer. South Caradon (metalliferous), South Caradon Mining Co., St Cleer, Cornwall. Deceased and his comrade were working in a part of the mine that has been abandoned for years. Whilst crossing a plank, over a sink in the bottom of the level, it gave way and deceased fell a depth of 15 feet, some loose stones also falling on him, inflicting injuries from which he shortly afterwards died. From his comrades evidence it appeared that he knew the plank to be weak, no steps, however, had been taken to replace it. Timber would have been supplied if asked for.

SMITH Thomas - 1885 – 10/12/1885 – Age 45 – Miner. Blair No.9 (ironstone or fireclay), Eglington Iron Co., Dalry, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH Thomas - 1885 – 26/05/1884 – Age 56 – Dataler. Hartington, Staveley Iron and Coal Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

SMITH Thomas - 1886 – 12/05/1886 – Age 63 – Dayman. Pendleton Crumbuke, Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. When repairing timbering under great pressure in No.4 level, timber and roof fell. Accidental.

SMITH Thomas - 1886 – 13/08/1886 – Age 18. Woodend, John Speakman, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in the north-west workings. 38 lost.

SMITH Thomas - 1886 – 13/08/1886 – Age 52, Woodend, John Speakman, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp in the north-west workings. 38 lost.

SMITH Thomas - 1887 – 01/04/1887 – Age 21 – Miner. Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Andrew Knowles and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Leg broken by fall of roof as he was building a pack wall.

SMITH Thomas - 1889 – 01/02/1889 – Age 29 – Stoker. Himley, Dudley, Kingswinsford, Staffordshire. Railway trucks run over him.

SMITH W. - 1882 – 04/09/1882 – Age 37 – Collier. West Allerton, T and R Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of coal.

SMITH W. - 1883 – 02/08/1883 – Age 14 – Driver. Harecastle, Bidder and Elliot, Stoke, Staffordshire. Crushed between roof and tub.

SMITH W. - 1889 – 02/10/1889 – Age 26 – Horse driver. Hange, Round Bros., Tipton, Staffordshire. Died October 21st. Fell down in a fit and injured his head upon a rail in the inset.

SMITH Will - 1886 – 04/08/1886 – Age 26 – Bandsman. Daw End Limestone (metalliferous), Daw End Lime Co., Walsall, Staffordshire. Died 5th Aug. A large flag 12 yds long 10 yds wide and 6 inches thick suddenly fell from the roof, a height of 8 Yds, killing White on the spot and so injuring Smith that he died next day. 2 killed.

SMITH Will. - 1883 – 22/06/1883 – Age 29 – Ripper. West Cannock, West Cannock Colliery Co., Hednesford, Staffordshire. Fall of roof when incautiously drawing timber in an abandoned gateroad.

SMITH William (injured) - 1888 – 31/08/1888 – Age 22 – Miner. Rose Hill, Samuel Scowcroft and Sons Ltd., Lancashire. Head cut by dirt falling from prop as he was filling in his place.

SMITH William (non-fatal) - 1884 – 06/03/1884 – Pony driver. Ballochmyle, W Walker, Auchinleck, Ayrshire.

SMITH William - 1881 - 10/02/1881 – Age 14 – Driver. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. While attempting to leave the cage, at a mouthing in shaft while in motion, he was crushed between top hoop and side of shaft.

SMITH William - 1881 – 11/02/1881 – Age 26 – Trailer. Crossfield (metalliferous), Crossfield Iron Ore Co., Cumberland.

SMITH William - 1881 – 28/09/1881 – Age 32 – Stoneman. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof.

SMITH William - 1881 – 30/11/1881 – Age 54 – Loader. Great Bridge, R Mason and Sons, Tipton, Staffordshire. A mass of fallen coal rolled down the goaf or shutt, by which he was badly crushed on the 24th. Died this day.

SMITH William - 1882 – 02/05/1882 – Age 46 – Stallman. Addesley, WS Dugdale, Atherstone, Nottinghamshire. Explosion of gas 31 killed.

SMITH William - 1882 – 08/09/1882 – Age 25 – Sinker. Drumsmidden, Dalmellington Iron Co., Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Precipitated from a scaffold by the kettle being lowered on them. 2 killed.

SMITH William - 1882 - 18/04/1882 – Age 18. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed.

SMITH William - 1883 – 17/08/1882 – Age 14 – Screen boy. Teversal, Stanton Iron Co., Mansfield, Derbyshire. Trimming a loaded waggon when other waggons, being shunted into the siding, knocked him off and ran over him.

SMITH William - 1883 – 22/10/1883 – Fireman. Elphingstone, J and R Durie, Tranent, Haddington. Fall of roof on main road while examining it.

SMITH William - 1884 – 07/02/1884 – Age 38 – Stallman. New Watnall, Barber Walker and Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof while ripping down gate end.

SMITH William - 1887 – 07/12/1887 – Age 38 – Hewer. Edmonsley, Edmonsley Coal Co., Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Crushed against a bunton while riding in the upcast shaft in a kibble in consequence of an accident in the usual drawing shaft.

SMITH William - 1888 – 24/12/1888. Ashgill, Brand and Co., Dalserf, Lanarkshire. Fell off cage while ascending.

SMITH William - 1888 – 26/11/1888 – Miner. Jellieston No.2, Dalmellington Iron Co., Patna, Ayrshire. Fall of coal.

SMITH William - 1888 – 28/03/1888 – Age 21 – Loader. Coneygre, Earl of Dudley, Oldbury, Worcester. Fall from overhanging roof and side when loading, after a shot had been fired. Some carelessness had been shown here.

SMITH William - 1889 – 02/05/1889 – Age 51 – Collier. Hanley & Bucknall, Hanley & Bucknall Coal Co. Ltd., Hanley, Staffordshire. Fall of top coal from a slip in the Cockshead seam.

SMITH William - 1889 – 16/10/1889 – Age 16 – Horse driver. Mossfields, Hawley and Bridgwood Ltd., Longton, Staffordshire. Explosion 64 killed.

SMITHERAM William - 1882 – 16/03/1882 – Age 13 – Tin dresser. Cook’s Kitchen (metalliferous), Cook’s Kitchen Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. Was engaged on the tin floor feeding buddles and climbed up above the floor to regulate the water coming from the launder whilst doing so he leant his arm on the driving shaft of the buddles, when his jacket got caught between the driving shaft and the runner which carries it, pulling him in under and although the water was almost instantly turned off the wheel, which drives the machinery, he received injuries from which he died a few days afterwards.

SMITHSON C. - 1889 – 27/02/1889 – Collier. Fleetingley, Beck T and RW Bower, Leeds, Yorkshire. Fall of roof. Died 28th Feb.

SMOKEAM Samuel - 1884 – 26/02/1884 – Age 40 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Taibach, Glamorgan. Fell under trams.

SMULBOORD Robert - 1883 – 05/11/1883 – Age 30 – Collier. Plas Power, Broughton and Plas Power Coal Co. Ltd., Wrexham, Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was cutting top coal when a heavy fall took place from a slip knocking out the props.

SMURTHWAITE John - 1881 – 28/10/1881 – Age 73 – Labourer. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Fell down and injured himself while repairing stables.

SNAPE Thomas (injured) - 1880 – 27/12/1880 – Labourer. Blainscough Hall, Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Coppull, Lancashire. Hurt. Roof falling from two small faults as Critchley was holing. Arley Mine. 3 injured.

SNEATH James - 1888 – 04/01/1888 – Age 33 – Bottomer. Westburn No.1, Westburn Colliery Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. The rope broke while the cage was descending.

SNEDDEN Andrew - 1884 – 20/06/1884 – Age 31 – Collier. Alloa, Alloa Coal Co., Alloa, Lanarkshire. Fall of roof at face, long wall.

SNEDDON Charles - 1889 – 07/10/1889 – Age 47 – Sinker. Ballochmyle No.7, William Walker, Cumnock, Ayrshire. Was lowered into sinking pit into black damp and fell out of kettle.

SNEDDON George (non-fatal) - 1884 – 08/07/1884 – Miner. Kirse No.1, Merry and Cunninghame, Patna, Ayrshire. Fall of roof.

SNEDDON James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 13/07/1889 – Age 15 – Drawer. Arniston, Arniston Coal Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Fall of coal at face. 23 days off.

SNEDDON John (non-fatal) - 1889 - 26/04/1889 – Age 52 - Miner. Callender, Callender Coal Co., Edinburgh. Fall of roof at face. 143 days off.

SNEDDON John - 1885 - 28/01/1885 – Age 63 – Repairer. Addiewell (shale), Youngs Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Co. Ltd., West Calder, Edinburgh. Fall of roof while repairing air course.

SNEDDON Richard - 1881 - 05/07/1881 – Age 33 – Drawer. Kinneil Snab, Kinneil Iron Co., Bowness, Linlithgow. While turning an empty tub at top of incline it got away and carried him down the incline.

SNEDDON Richard - 1888 - 08/10/1888 – Age 57 – Oversman. Broxburn (shale), Broxburn Oil Co. Ltd., Uphall, Linlithgow. Struck by tubs on incline.

SNEDDON Robert (non-fatal) - 1889 - 18/04/1889 – Miner. Coney Park, Brown and Frew, Kilsyth, Ayrshire. Spark from lamp ignited some powder.

SNEDDON Samuel (non-fatal) - 1889 - 22/03/1889 – Miner. Banknock, Banknock Coal Co., Denny, Stirling. Fall of roof at face.

SNEDDON Thomas (non-fatal) - 1889 - 20/12/1889 – Age 52 – Reddsman. Kinneil, Kinneil Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Linlithgow. Fall of blaes. 2 injured. Not yet resumed.

SNEDDON William - 1885 - 13/01/1885 - Age - 39 – Collier. Devon, Alloa Coal Co., Alloa, Clackmannan. Fall of roof on inclined plane, stoop and room.

SNELL A. - 1889 - 12/10/1889 - Age 21 - Hanger on. St. John’s Locke and Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fell out of cage while descending a shaft. 3 killed.

SNELL Richard - 1883 - 27/06/1883 - Age 30 – Stallman. Hollingwood, Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Staveley, Derbyshire. Fall of roof whilst loading coals.

SNELL Thomas - 1889 - 26/06/1889 - Age 27 – Collier. Whitworth Drift, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Tredegar, Monmouth. Fall of roof. He was engaged getting down top in his stall road and had been wedging unsuccessfully at a stone which afterwards fell suddenly upon him.

SNOOK John - 1880 - 10/12/1880 - Age 52. Naval Steam, Naval Steam Co., Penycraig, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 101 killed.

SNOOKS Edwin - 1889 - 14/02/1889 - Age 38 – Hitcher. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. While pulling the loaded tram, on the cage from the back side, the cage was raised dragging him up to the top of the arch when the tram knocked him out and he fell on to the plates. The banksman maintained that a signal was made but the hitchers denied this. Died 23rd March.

SNOW John - 1887 - 11/08/1887 - Age 25 – Repairer. Wyndham, Llynfi and Tondu Co. Ltd., Nantymoel, Glamorgan. While knocking out timbers, to enlarge a road for a stable, a large fall of roof occurred. The fall discharged three pairs of new timbers.

SNOWDEN G. - 1885 - 27/01/1885 - Age 25 – Planeman. Wharncliffe Silkstone, Wharncliffe Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Struck his head against roof when riding on full corves. Died 23rd Feb.

SNOWDEN Thomas - 1882 - 18/04/1882 - Age 61. Tudhoe, Weardale Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Durham, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas in Brockwell Seam. 37 killed. Married.

SNOWL Samuel - 1884 - 05/01/1884 - Age 40 – Pitman. Original, Messrs Hankey, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Breaking of rope. 2 killed.

SODDY James or John - 1882 - 08/02/1882 - Age 40 – Labourer. Baxenden, Lancashire. Sank down and was suffocated among crushed coal at the coke ovens. Not comprised. The coroner said that in future they would not allow a man to go in to the pan and stand on the slack. The jury said that was satisfactory to them, and returned a verdict of "Accidental death".

SOLOMON Jacob - 1880 - 11/12/1880 - Age 61 - Master waterman. Wardley, John Bowes and Partners, Wardley, Co. Durham. Fall of stone.

SOMERFIELD J. - 1880 - 04/02/1880 - Age 27 – Pikeman. Essington Wood, Darlaston Coal and Iron Co., Bloxwich, Staffordshire. Explosion of fire-damp. Injured on 23rd January. The explosion seems to have followed a blown-out shot, but as this part of the pit has been closed since a fire, no further information could be obtained.

SOMERVILLE James - 1889 - 05/09/1889 - Age 18 - Roadman. Pencuick, Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., Edinburgh. Suffocation by smoke. 63 killed.

SOMERVILLE John - 1882 - 11/09/1882 - Age 59 - Ostler. Bredisholm, Provenhall Coal Co., Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Run over by a bogie.

SOMMERVILLE James (non-fatal) - 1889 - 02/11/1889 - Chain runner. Trabboch, John Galloway and Co. Ayr, Ayrshire. His head came into contact with the roof.

SOPWART Stephen - 1885 - 02/08/1885 - Age 75 - Furnaceman. Dinnington, John Bowes and Partners, Dinnington, Northumberland. While descending the shaft, he stepped out of cage about, 18 feet above landing place. Crushed between cage and bunton.

SOULSBY Henry - 1886 - 30/07/1886 - Age 18 - Putter. Urpeth, C Perkins and Partners, Urpeth, Co. Durham. Full tub passed partly over him.

SOULSBY Jacob jnr. - 1882 - 16/02/1882 - Age 27. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery. Left a wife.

SOULSBY Joseph - 1888 - 16/01/1888 - Age 62 - Shifter. Eppleton, Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Died in the pit from natural causes. Ventilation right.

SOULSBY Rourert - 1882 - 16/02/1882 - Age 60. Trimdon Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Kelloe Cemetery. Left a wife.

SOULT Joseph - 1888 - 03/09/1888 - Age 20 - Dayman. Ripley Hard Coal, Butterley Co., Ripley, Derbyshire. Fall of roof while repairing a roadway.

SOUTH Henry (injured) - 1883 - 07/11/1883. Moorfield, Altham Colliery Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Explosion of gas 68 killed.

SOUTHALL Amos - 1882 - 04/05/1882 - Age 53 – Pikeman. Cradley Park, King Bros. and Co., Cradley, Staffordshire. Fall of a large mass of coal in a place only 5 feet wide, from between two cogs which are built to support the roof.

SOUTHALL E. - 1880 - 07/10/1880 - Age 41 - Part owner. Darlaston Green, Turner and Southall, Darlaston, Staffordshire. Was found in a dying state at the bottom of the shaft. Supposed to have accidentally slipped in shaft while adjusting fire lamp.

SOUTHALL Joseph (non-fatal) - 1889 - 18/03/1889 – Age 50 – Miner. Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath Coal Co., Fife. Fall of coal. 35 days off.

SOUTHERN James (injured) - 1888 - 20/12/1888 – Age 42 - Hooker on. Hewlett No.2, Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Lancashire. Hand injured through coal falling down the shafts from the tubs, which the banksmen were uncaging.

SOUTHERN John (injured) - 1885 - 14/03/1885 – Age 40 - Dataler. Chanters, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Ankle dislocated by a piece of stone which he pulled from the roof in a road that he was repairing. Written off as accidental.

SOUTHERN John - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 40 - Chock drawer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas. 164 killed.

SOUTHWARD Edward - 1885 - 03/06/1885 – Age 47 - Hewer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Died from the rupture of a blood vessel of the heart while at work. (Not comprised).

SOUTHWARD James (injured) - 1886 - 30/10/1886 – Age 39 - Miner. Linnyshaw, Bridgewater Trustees, Lancashire. Injured by the cage being, unexpectedly, lowered as he was getting out at the bottom. The engineman stated that he received a signal to go on but the hooker-on maintained that he did not give any signal.

SOUTHWORTH R. (injured) - 1885 - 03/07/1885 – Miner. Blainscough Hall, Arley Blainscough Hall Colliery Co., Lancashire. Alleged that he strained himself while he left work without telling anybody.

SPALDING Adam - 1880 - 21/09/1880 – Age 34 – Collier. Trees No.1, William Torrance, Bathgate, Linlithgow. Fall of side, while holing in a 10 feet place.

SPANTON William - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 39 - Horse keeper. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SPARK Hugh - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 16 - Putter. East Pontop, East Pontop Coal and Coke Co., East Pontop, Co. Durham. Fall of coal and stone.

SPARKES Thomas - 1889 – 06/11/1889 – Age 22 – Bandsman. Hall End, Hall End Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Fall of coal over sprags in working face, when holing.

SPARKES Willie - 1883 – 30/11/1883 – Age 16 – Shunt minder. Bettisfield, Bettisfield Colliery Co Ltd., Bagillt, Flint. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was going up the engine plane and was followed by a loaded journey which, as it approached, he attempted to avoid by crossing to the refuge place but his light going out he stumbled over the rope and before the gangrider could signal to stop the journey was on him. He was hurrying to get to the bank.

SPARKS William - 1885 - 18/03/1885 – Age 62 – Shifter. Usworth, John Bowes and Partners, Usworth, Co. Durham. Explosion in Maudlin Seam. 42 killed.

SPARNELL Richard (injured) - 1888 – 11/06/1888 – Age 21 – Miner. East Pool (metalliferous), Carn Brea, Cornwall. A small stone fell from the arch of ground, 180 fathoms level, striking Sparnell on the hand. Injured slightly.

SPATEMAN J. - 1888 - 05/01/1888 – Miner. Knutton Manor, Knutton Manor Mining Co. Newcastle Staffordshire. Fall of stone.

SPEAK John (injured) - 1886 - 27/11/1886 – Age 47 - Pick sharpener. Anderton Hall No.6, B and R Fisher and Co., Lancashire. Leg broken. His foot caught in a snarl or twist when assisting to put on a new rope. Accidental.

SPEAKMAN Henry - 1885 - 25/02/1885 – Age 33 – Drawer. Downall Green, Thomas Stone and Son, Wigan, Lancashire. Inquest attended. A piece of coal fell from the face on to him. Datalers were drawing some timber behind him and apparently this had caused the roof to weight. The place, which had been examined and passed by the fireman 15 minutes before the accident, was well timbered.

SPEAKMAN John - 1881 - 21/11/1881 – Age 30 – Hewer. Newfield, Blocklow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Fall of a large post stone while at work in a bord.

SPEIGHT A. - 1886 - 20/07/1886 – Age 28 – Collier. Lofthouse, Lofthouse Coal Co., Wakefield, Yorkshire. Crushed by corves. Died 27th.

SPEIGHT B. - 1889 - 10/01/1889 – Age 33 – Byeworker. Wheldale, Wheldale Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

SPEIGHT F. - 1884 - 21/01/1884 – Age 20 – Collier. Conyers, G and J Haigh, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SPEIGHT William - 1886 - 30/03/1886 – Age 42 – Loader. Alma, Thomas Holdsworth, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Fall of roof.

SPELLMAN Thomas - 1885 - 27/07/1885 – Age 45 – Sinker. Calder Iron Works, William Dixon Ltd., Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. When putting in a pump he fell off a plank to the bottom, a distance of 47 fathoms.

SPENCE Edward - 1886 - 05/02/1886 – Age 27 – Drawer. Ravenhead, St. Helens Collieries Co. Ltd., St. Helens, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The roadway had fallen up very high and was barred about 4 feet 6 inches apart, with close running bars and covering and this fell suddenly, probably from side crush and it fell on deceased who was passing under at the time.

SPENCE Hugh - 1882 - 10/03/1882 – Age 25 – Collier. Springside, A Kenneth and Sons, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Fall of roof while engaged putting in a building.

SPENCE Roger - 1889 - 25/09/1889 – Age 58 – Miner. Royton, Lancashire. Died in his working place. His fellow workman, who was there at the time, proved that the ventilation was good and that no injury occurred. Deceased's mother also certified to his having suffered from disease of the heart. Inquest attended. Inspection. Non-Comprised.

SPENCE Thomas - 1882 - 20/12/1882 – Age 18 – Drawer. Braidhurst, Gavin Addie and Son, Dalziel, Lanarkshire. He kindled gas lying in the face of the brushing.

SPENCE Thomas - 1886 - 02/12/1886 – Age 36 – Furnaceman. Elemore Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Explosion, 28 killed. Buried in the Churchyard of St. Michael and All Angels, Lyons.

SPENCELY H. - 1883 - 05/06/1883 – Age 30 – Collier. Wharncliffe Silkstone, Wharncliffe Silkstone Coal Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SPENCER Albert - 1889 - 04/07/1889 – Age 21 – Labourer. Lewis’ Merthyr Havod, Lewis’ Merthyr Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Crushed by cage descending on him while crossing shaft bottom instead of by the side passage.

SPENCER E. - 1889 - 20/12/1889 – Age 37 – Collier. Wheldale, Wheldale Coal Co., Pontefract, Yorkshire. Fall of side.

SPENCER Edward - 1882 - 16/02/1882 – Age 19 – Trimdon. Grange, Walter Scott, Trimdon Grange, Co. Durham. Killed by explosion of gas in Harvey Seam. 74 killed. Buried in Trimdon Cemetery. Single man.

SPENCER H. - 1887 - 22/03/1887 – Age 37 – Collier. Fryston, Fryston Coal Co., Rotherham, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

SPENCER James - 1880 - 09/11/1880 – Age 42 – Enginewright. Holbrook, J and G Wells Ltd., Eckington, Leicester. Examining slack hoist whilst in motion, caught by the ascending cage.

SPENCER Joseph - 1889 - 30/07/1889 – Age 46 – Screenman. Amington, Glascote Colliery Co., Tamworth, Staffordshire. Setting waggons under the screens when other waggons ran forward and crushed him.

SPENCER Joseph Harold - 1889 - 19/07/1889 – Age 6 – Child. Kirkby, Butterley Coal and Iron Co., Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Playing upon the branch railway, leading from the colliery to a brickyard. The child had strayed upon the line.

SPERRINGS Thomas - 1886 - 13/05/1886 – Age 23 – Loader. Sandwell Park, Sandwell Park Colliery Co., West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Width was being made in a road for an archway when the roof and timbering suddenly collapsed and killed him.

SPIERS James - 1887 - 28/05/1887 – Age 40 – Miner. Udston, Udston Coal Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Explosion of gas 73 killed.

SPIERS Robert - 1881 - 07/04/1881 – Collier. Niddrie No.11, Benhar Coal Co., Liberton, Fife. Shot had exploded; he was found dead, Stoop and room. Edge coal.

SPILLER John - 1885 – 23/12/1885 – Age 22 – Shackler. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 81 killed.

SPOONER Samuel - 1887 – 05/10/1887 – Age 37 – Stallman. Hall End, Morris and Shaw, Tamworth, Staffordshire. Fall of coal while holing, neglected to set sufficient holing sprags according to rule.

SPOONER Walter - 1889 – 03/12/1889 – Age 18 – Dataler. Boythorpe, Boythorpe Colliery Co., Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Fall of roof while repairing an airway.

SPOORS William - 1882 - 20/02/1882 – Age 22 – Hewer. Seaton Burn, J Bowes and Partners, Seaton Burn, Northumberland. Fall of stone from roof. 2 killed.

SPROTT William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 17/07/1889 - Pony driver. Auchinraith No.1, Merry and Cunninghame, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Fell and the hutch broke his leg.

SPRY John - 1880 - 08/09/1880 – Age 49 – Packer. Seaham, Marquess of Londonderry, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Explosion of gas 164 killed.

SPRY William (injured) - 1888 - 02/10/1888 – Age 32 – Miner. Gawton (metalliferous), Tavistock, Cornwall. While passing a powder can, to his comrade, some of it fell out and caught fire injuring his face and hands.

SQUIRES William - 1882 - 07/11/1882 – Age 35 – Labourer. Clay Cross No.7, Clay Cross Iron and Coal Co., Clay Cross, Derbyshire. Explosion of gas 48 killed.

STABLER William - 1889 - 16/10/1889 – Age 68 – Screenman. Harrington, James Bain and Co., Harrington, Cumberland. Run over by truck.

STACHAN Neil (non-fatal) - 1885 - 02/02/1885 - Pony driver. Hayside No.3, James Oastler and Co., Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Got leg broken by being caught by a hutch.

STACHAN William (non-fatal) - 1885 - 19/02/1885 – Drawer. Springhill No.4, Archibald Finnie and Son, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Run over by loaded hutch.

STACHAN William (non-fatal) - 1889 - 10/04/1889 – Miner. Enterkine No.9, George Taylor and Co., Ayr, Ayrshire. Fall of roof by hutch knocking out a prop.

STACKHOUSE J. - 1883 - 24/03/1883 – Age 67 – Pikeman. Golds Green, J Bagnall and Sons, Great Bridge, Staffordshire. Fall of coal at edge of bolt hole and over the timber. Cause, a previously unseen slip.

STACKHOUSE S. - 1884 - 03/09/1884 – Age 47 – Dataller. Pelsall, Pelsall Coal and Iron Co., Pelsall, Staffordshire. Incautiously attempting to get builders in a waste when the roof fell and killed him.

STAFFORDSHIRE. John - 1880 - 06/02/1880 – Age 36 – Collier. Newton Chambers Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

STAFFORDSHIRE. John - 1885 - 04/04/1885 – Age 53 – Labourer. Newbottle, Margaret Earl of Durham, Fence Houses, Co. Durham. Said to have sprained himself while lifting a tub, afterwards he was seized with a pain in the bowels, while walking up a bank in the pit. Died 24th June.

STAFFORDSHIRE. W. - 1886 - 24/12/1886 – Age 28 – Collier. Rockingham, Newton Chambers and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Struck in eye by piece of stone glancing off pick point. Died 9th Jan 1887.

STAFFORDSHIRE. William - 1880 - 15/07/1880 – Age 13 - Door boy. Risca Black Vein, London and South Wales Coal Co., Risca, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp. 120 killed.

STAFFORDSHIRE. William - 1886 - 23/01/1886 – Age 54 – Miner. Tong End Pasture (stone), JP Entwistle, Lancashire. Fall of rock 4 yds. high and 3 to 4 yds wide, on which he was mining. He was using abr about two and half yards long and in doing so he, in a moments forgetfulness, stepped too far back.

STAGLEY A. (injured) - 1883 - 18/12/1883 – Age 15 – Waggoner. Lovers Lane, Fletcher Burrows and Co., Lancashire. Tubs, collision.

STAINSBY G. - 1889 - 14/02/1889 – Age 35 – Collier. Oaks, C Cammell and Co., Barnsley, Yorkshire. Fall of rock. Died 21st Sept.

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

STALKER John (non-fatal) - 1888 - 05/05/1888 – Blacksmith. Gateside, Flemington Coal Co., Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Got his foot caught in coal picking table.