	Aitkenhead Colliery	Index	Aitkenhead Colliery

Aitkenhead Colliery

Location:	Mount Florida, Glasgow 2½ miles [4 km] S of Glasgow
Map Ref:	(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS592615, 55° 49' 35" N, 4° 14' 47" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Crookstone and Blythe
	George Crookstone
	George Crookston and Son
Output:	1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing.
	1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
Employment:	1894 - 100 (76 below, 24 surface)
	1900 - 67 (36 below, 31 surface)
	1905 - 96 (55 below, 41 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Berkley, Samuel, 13 May 1874, aged 20, Brusher, Fall of roof
						Dagnet, John, 02 Oct 1880, aged 35, Collier, Fall of coal
						Kerr, Henry, 05 Jun 1884, aged 57, Engineman, Got entangled with the fan whilst in motion
						Laird, Robert, 21 Nov 1904, aged 37, Miner, Fall of coal, due to want of sprags
						McNeil, David, 05 Oct 1876, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof at face
						Steel, Robert, 01 Dec 1875, aged 30, Collier, Fall of coal whilst engaged "holing" it
						Stevenson, William, 05 May 1908, aged 31, Miner, While working at the coal face a piece of overhanging fireclay fell upon him. It was said that it displaced, in falling, a prop set to support it

						7 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
OS Grid Reference from Mindat website