East Holywell Colliery

Alexander, Andrew, 09 Dec 1842, aged 14, drowned, brother of Thomas [More information ...]

Alexander, Thomas, 09 Dec 1842, aged 24, drowned, brother of Andrew [More information ...]

Armour, James, 13 Nov 1902, aged 31, Hewer, deceased was found lying on his back unconscious in his working place, and died in a few minutes ; he had been seen a quarter of an hour before and was then all right ; no evidence of any accident ; inquest held and post mortem examination made, from which it appeared death was due to syncope from diseased heart and not from any accident or violence, and so the jury found

Bell, Andrew, 26 Jun 1894, 6:45 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 13, Driver, When some tubs were moving, deceased attempted to couple them, and his head was crushed. He should have waited till they were at rest [Inquest attended], Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Bell, Jacob, 06 Sep 1912, (accident: 26 Apr 1910), aged 25, Miner

Bell, Thomas, 20 Aug 1931, (accident: 08 Aug 1931), aged 57, Shifter, explosion of gas

Bentley, Richard, 10 Jun 1909, aged 39, Hewer, fall of roof stone at face of longwall, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Briggs, William Neville, 23 Oct 1919, aged 70, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Richard, 19 Feb 1914, (accident: 18 Feb 1914), aged 31, Hewer, Deceased was getting coal in a longwall working place, where the loose end had been neglected and allowed to hang back about 4 yards in the goaf. The roof weight had crushed the coal, and about 15 cwt. came away, knocking him against a prop and rupturing his spleen. He died on the following day, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Brown, Robert Ernest, 09 May 1917, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Capstaff, George, 07 Dec 1901, aged 13, Driver, Deceased jumped from a workmen's carriage when in motion, and in running forward caught his foot against a sleeper, and fell in front of the first wheel of the second carriage [Inquest attended]

Carr, John, 29 Jul 1879, aged 56, Rolleywayman, crushed by tubs on engine plane

Clark, William, 07 Jan 1896, aged 40, Hewer, While the deceased was "kirving" a large stone fell from "slips" on to him. The deceased's marrow and the deputy overman, who had previously examined the place, considered it in good order [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Cole, Edward, 02 Jan 1926, (accident: 30 Dec 1925), aged 54, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Cowpers, -, 11 Apr 1838, aged 3, [Not employed], A little boy of Robert Cowpers, 3 years old, was killed by a ballast waggon, at Holywell Colliery running over him (NEIMME Ref: Bud-48-8-61)

Crozer, John, 17 Nov 1875, aged 30, Water Leader, foot crushed by cage, lockjaw set in

Deans, -, 28 Apr 1843, Hewer, killed by walking into the pit, the cage happened to be out of the top of the shaft, into which he walked inadvertently (NEIMME Ref: Bud-48-15-154)

Dowse, Percy, 19 Jun 1917, (accident: 18 Jun 1917), aged 15, Driver, crushed by tubs

Duffel, William, 18 Aug 1892, (accident: 02 Aug 1892, 1:00 p.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 19, Hewer, Cut his knee slightly with a piece of splint coal. He worked a few days with a greasy bandage on, when blood-poisoning set in, and he died on the 18th August [Inquest attended]

Ellwood, Frederick, 17 Feb 1927, aged 16, Shaft Lad, crushed by cage

Goodwill, Robert, 16 Sep 1918, aged 56, died from injuries accidentally received by a fall of stone in his working place, lived for half an hour, address: 24 Double Row, Holywell, Earsdon [Inquest 19 Sep 1918], Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Graham, John, 22 Mar 1909, aged 48, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Grieves, David Thomas, 02 Feb 1928, aged 17, Hauler, crushed by runaway tub

Hedley, Robert Hills, 17 Feb 1911, aged 34, Pump engineman, caught by machinery

Henderson, -, 29 Apr 1843, Waggon Rider, he was running his waggon down the branch to the low screen, when it jumped off the way and jambed him between it and the framing of the screen, he only survived about an hour (NEIMME Ref: Bud-48-15-154)

Hewison, George, 04 Aug 1845, aged 57, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Hewison, Thomas, 27 Jul 1903, aged 50, Hewer, While breaking into a pillar of coal in the Yard seam off the wagonway a large stone fell from the canch and caught his head, breaking his neck. He was kirving in the top coal at the time. There were three props under the stone, and two stays set against its side, but all were displaced. The deputy had examined the place one hour before. The Local Inspectors reported: "In our judgment we found it a pure accident."

Hewitson, Thomas, 31 Jan 1881, aged 61, Hewer, cage left conductors and tilted up [More information ...]

Hills, Robert, 13 Jul 1875, aged 46, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Hindmarsh, John Thomas, 06 Dec 1917, aged 16, Spare Onsetter, crushed by cage

Hindmarsh, Robert, 30 Apr 1912, aged 68, Brusher, deceased was removing a bottom shot and building a left side pack, when a stone fell 7 yds. long, 2 yds. wide and 1 ft. 10 ins, thick, canting out three or more sets of gears and fatally injuring him

Hope, Henry, 22 Nov 1909, aged 71, Assistant master shifter, fall of roof stone on wagonway

Hume, Michael, 10 Jun 1915, aged 44, Hewer, crushed body and legs from a fall of stone, address: South Street, Shiremoor [Inquest: 12 Jun 1915], Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Hunter, James Robson, 08 Jul 1923, aged 34, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Irving, John George, 28 Jan 1922, (accident: 09 Dec 1921), aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Jacques, Samuel, 30 Nov 1911, (accident: 18 Sep 1911), aged 23, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Jaques, Samuel, 30 Nov 1911, aged 23, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Knox, Ralph, 22 May 1899, aged 64, Deputy, Deceased and another deputy were removing some loose debris from the side in order to make a flat, when a stone fell from a slip of which both men were cognisant, but they did not consider it necessary to set any timber [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Leadbitter, Joseph, 26 Sep 1887, aged 30, Shifter, crushed between tub and roof

Lewis, Lawrence, 09 May 1930, aged 57, Shot Firer, accidentally instantly killed through being crushed by a fall of stone (fractured skull), whilst working in the conveyor heading gate of the Beaumont Seam, inquest held May 12 1930, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Maddison, James, 19 Aug 1875, aged 28, Horse Driver, run over by waggons

Mather, Joseph, 18 Apr 1917, aged 33, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

McMillan, Thomas, 02 May 1928, (accident: 20 Jan 1928), aged 57, Screener, railway accident

McPherson, John Daniel, 22 Jul 1913, aged 47, Screener, deceased was crossing a gangway on which a section of the fence was movable to allow dirt and manure tubs to be tipped; this fence rail does not appear to have been replaced securely; there was a high wind and he was seen to be blown against the fence and grasp the insecure rail; he fell with it to the ground, a distance of 14 feet 9 inches, and was instantly killed

Mowtell, George, 28 Aug 1894, 11:00 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 17, Putter, A fall of roof took place on a main travelling road and caught the deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Nicholson, J., 19 Nov 1866, aged 40

Nicholson, John, 24 Mar 1875, (accident: 19 Mar 1875), aged 58, Rolleyman, crushed by a tub

Ord, Robert, 11 Jun 1962, (accident: 30 Apr 1962), aged 62, Ripper, struck by girder

Pattison, John, 10 Jan 1890, (accident: 02 Jan 1890, 3:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 57, Wasteman, Caught by tub on a steep incline

Percy, -, 18 Dec 1873, aged 30, Hewer, explosion of shot [More information ...]

Price, Francis, 15 Jun 1882, aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Pybus, John, 24 Dec 1923, aged 49, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Pyle, John, 18 May 1886, aged 41, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Robinson, George, 13 Oct 1876, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Sample, -, 11 Dec 1838, Hewer, killed by his top falling upon him (NEIMME Ref: Bud-48-10-52)

Sanderson, John, Nov 1901, (accident: 19 Jul 1901), injured by a fall of stone on 19th July, he died during November, and it was alleged that his injuries had accelerated his death; it was afterwards discovered that death was due to cancer of the stomach

Smith, Robert, 30 Jul 1892, 11:00 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 15, Incline Lad, He was employed at foot of incline, and, thinking that a full tub had run amain, he crossed over to the empty road and was crushed against a set of tubs standing there by the descending empty tub. The boys are now dispensed with at this point [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Stewart, William, 17 Jun 1874, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Thompson, Robert, 30 Jul 1922, (accident: 28 Jun 1922), aged 34, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Venner, Edward, 03 Mar 1893, 2:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, A stone fell out from between two baulks, which were 7 ft. apart at the flat. According to the evidence of the deputy, who was at the flat at the time, and of others, no danger had been apprehended. It is possible that the weight had ridden over from a long-wall face not far off, and so disturbed the roof [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Vont, George, 23 Jun 1902, aged 26, Hewer, fall of stone from the roof of the Bensham seam at longwall face

Watson, Martin, 13 Apr 1892, (accident: 21 Oct 1891, 7:00 p.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 71, Shifter, In October 1891 the deceased was cleaning out a sump, when he slipped off a plank and fell a distance of two feet, injuring his back [Inspection made]

Whitling, William, 23 May 1873, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Woodhouse, James, 25 Nov 1919, aged 21, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon

Wright, John, 26 Apr 1916, aged 67, Wasteman, crushed by tubs