Braysdown Colliery

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Ashman, Edwin, 23 Jul 1852, aged 12, Haulier, Explosion of gunpowder

Aylesbury, Richard, 30 Jun 1843, aged 23, Shaft accident, not married [More information ...]

Aylesbury, Thomas, 30 Jun 1843, aged 25, Shaft accident, has only been married three months [More information ...]

Bishop, Samuel, 29 Sep 1879, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof

Briar, Joseph, 07 Jun 1911, aged 40, Sinker, The downcast shaft had been deepened, and the work was complete except for a short length of walling which had to be put in some 26 yards above the lowest mouthing, known as No. 5 landing. This mouthing was 12½ yards above the bottom of the shaft, in which there was water to a depth of 7½ yards. The chargeman went down the shaft to No. 5 landing, and there put into the top deck of the cage a tub of bricks ; in the bottom deck there was already a tub of mortar. He signalled and had the cage placed so that he and three others could get into the middle deck. Then he rapped three, the signal that men were going to get into the cage. The men got in, and he rapped one to pul up, and got into the cage himself. The cage should then have been drawn up the shaft, and, in fact, was so drawn for 2 or 3 ft., but was then lowered, and three of the men, two on one side and one on the other got out on to a bunton. Deceased did not get out, and was lowered into the water. The cage was at once raised some distance up the shaft. It was then rapped back to the No. 5 landing, when deceased was found partly out of the cage, with a severe injury to his head, dead. The winding engineman said he was unaware that men were in the cage ; he was short of steam, and he merely lowered the cage to get it into a better position for lifting. He lowered it far further than he need have done to get both pistons into the best position for raising the load

Carter, John, 09 Apr 1882, (accident: 31 Mar 1882), aged 56, Timberman, Whilst sitting on the side of a tub talking to the night bailiff a stone fell upon him. He died on the 9th April

Challenger, Joseph, 13 May 1875, (accident: 12 May 1875), aged 22, Collier, Fall of rubbish ; died on the 13th

Dando, Aaron, 30 Jun 1843, aged 28, Shaft accident, married, but without a family [More information ...]

Emery, Ernest, 14 Sep 1886, aged 20, Repairer, Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler [More information ...]

Emery, Thomas, 11 Oct 1861, aged 17, Carting boy, Whilst loading his tub a heavy fall of stone came and killed him

Emery, William, 10 Jan 1887, (accident: 01 Jan 1887), aged 64, Banksman, When pushing a tram on the top of the pit another man pushed a tram against him and injured his finger. He continued his work and also on the following Monday. After that he complained of feeling ill and left work. He died on the 10th from pyaemia

Filer, Jeremiah, 30 Jun 1843, aged 16, Shaft accident [More information ...]

Flower, William, 10 Feb 1857, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof in heading of great vein

Harding, Elijah, 14 Sep 1886, aged 55, Repairer, Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler [More information ...]

Hoskins, Edward, 18 Feb 1861, aged 70, Labourer, Had been set to run the jailor from the brow and unfortunately fell to the bottom of the shaft. Far too old for such employment

Jelly, William, 17 Feb 1897, aged 22, Collier, In consequence of an error of judgement in removing a sprag he was overpowered, knocked down and run over by a full tram which he and another were taking down a steep road. He should not in any case have been in front of it

Moore, James, 14 Sep 1886, aged 66, Repairer, Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler [More information ...]

Parfitt, Abel, 03 Jul 1877, Bailiff, Killed by trams. He attempted to ride into the workings, and was killed by some timber in one of the trams catching the side and crushing him

Parfitt, Joseph, 09 Mar 1865, aged 39, Collier, He was holing in the "Little Vein" (under the Great Vein) when a piece nearly a ton in weight fell out of the roof and killed him instantly. Intersection of smooth joints occasioned the stone to drop

Richardson, Jacob, 30 Jun 1843, aged 26, Shaft accident, married, and has a family of six children [More information ...]

Richardson, John, 30 Jun 1843, aged 30, Shaft accident, married but no family [More information ...]

Riddle, Job, 14 Sep 1886, aged 60, Repairer, Suffocated by fumes from a steam boiler [More information ...]

Selway, Albert, 30 Nov 1896, aged 21, Collier, Died suddenly from haemorrhage on the brain while on his way from the bottom of the pit to his working place. Not comprised under the Act

Summers, Walter, 23 Jan 1895, aged 16, Carting boy, Deceased and another boy were passing an empty tram up an incline. Two other lads were bringing two full trams from the workings to the top of incline and being unaware of each other's approach their teams collided and ran against the stop blocks which they broke running wild down the incline they met the empty tram which deceased and the other boy were bringing up resulting in deceased being run over while the other boy got clear

Turner, Edward, 16 Oct 1871, aged 14, Carting boy, Fall of stone after a shot was fired

Webb, James, 13 Jan 1864, aged 40, Collier, acting as brancher, Tamping a shot he used a steel wire, when suddenly the charge of powder exploded, instantly killing him. If it had been a copper tool he might have been alive at this monent [More information ...]