	Bartonholm Colliery	Index	Bartonholm Colliery

Bartonholm Colliery

Location:	Kilwinning 7½ miles [12 km] WNW of Kilmarnock
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS305408, 55° 37' 54" N, 4° 41' 33" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Eglinton Iron Company
	William Baird and Co.
	William Baird and Co., Ltd.
Output:	1894 - Coal.
	1896 - Coal.
	1900 - Coal.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1920 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
Employment:	1894 - 0 [Discontinued]
	1896 - 0 [Discontinued]
	1900 - 0 [Re-sinking]
	1905 - 112 (100 below, 12 surface)
	1910 - 130 (111 below, 19 surface)
	1915 - 5 (2 below, 3 surface)
	1920 - 125 (107 below, 18 surface) [Discontinued]
	1923 - 126 (105 below, 21 surface)
Seams Worked:	1910 - Ell, Main, Turf
	1915 - Ell, Main [Bartonholm No. 1 discontinued]
	1920 - Ell, Main, Turf [Discontinued, Bogside as Pumping Pit, 1/5/20]
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!

						Agnew, John, 30 Mar 1908, aged 34, Miner, Fall of roof in coal-cutting machine wall while setting props
						Blue, John, 26 Aug 1863, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof
						Carr, Samuel, 16 Apr 1861, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of roof
						Cochrane, John, 01 Feb 1867, aged 15, Boy, Explosion of fire damp
						Cupples, Alexander, 07 Dec 1874, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof
						Dale, James, 05 Sep 1854, Fall of coal at the face
						George, Charles, 27 Dec 1861, aged 60, Collier, Fall of roof
						Graham, William, 30 Oct 1871, aged 38, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						Holmes, Samuel, 30 Oct 1871, aged 36, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						Johnstone, John, 05 May 1868, aged 23, Collier, Fell down the shaft when attempting to leap off the cage after it was raised a little above the usual level
						McDonald, Charles, 30 Oct 1871, aged 40, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						McGee, Michael, 17 Feb 1858, aged 50, Collier, Fall of coal and roof
						McGowan, Hugh, 11 Mar 1873, aged 56, Pit head man, Fell into the shaft while putting wood upon the cage
						McNeil, James, 09 Sep 1919, aged 49, Killed in the pit at 5:30 a.m.
						McQuade, Thomas, 30 Oct 1871, aged 35, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						Newburgh, Alexander, 04 Jul 1860, aged 58, Collier, Fall of roof
						Porter, Matthew, 13 Sep 1871, aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof
						Thompson, Robert, 10 Oct 1862, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof

						18 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with . The CMHRC is available here.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

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Credits

Sources:

1854 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1863 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1868 Mines Inspectors Report, West Scotland District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), 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
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
OS Grid Reference from Mindat website