	Bellfield Colliery	Index	Bellfield Colliery

Bellfield Colliery

Location:	Hurlford 1½ miles [2 km] SE of Kilmarnock
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS445368, 55° 36' 1" N, 4° 28' 1" W
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Output:	1894 - Bellfield - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1896 - Bellfield - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
Employment:	1894 - Bellfield - 155 (134 below, 21 surface)
	1896 - Bellfield - 102 (85 below, 17 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!

						Cosgrove, John, 25 Oct 1883, aged 31, Collier, Whilst blasting
						Gold, William, 28 Jul 1881, (accident: 24 Jul 1881), aged 40, Collier, Fall of coal. Injured on the 24th ; died on the28th
						Hutton, John, 11 Apr 1888, aged 40, Contractor, Fall of roof while making a horse road
						Hutton, John, 23 May 1892, aged 19, Miner, Fall of coal
						McNeil, James, 16 Dec 1878, aged 33, Pitheadman, By cage holding in the shaft and afterwards falling away
						Millar, Andrew, 15 Jul 1885, (accident: 04 Jul 1885), aged 15, Collier, Fall of roof; injured on 4th inst.
						Strathearn, Hugh, 13 Nov 1879, aged 17, Collier, Fall of coal at face
						Wyllie, Robert, 15 Jun 1896, aged 20, Miner, Fire-damp ignited at a naked light, when the miners entered their places in the morning. Other two men were injured

						8 names found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bellfield Colliery [AYR]

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bellfield Colliery [AYR]

Credits

Sources:

1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888-02
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, 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
1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
OS Grid Reference from GB1900 dataset