Gartshore Colliery

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Abercrombie, William, 12 Sep 1862, aged 29, Sinker, Fell off the kettle whilst ascending the shaft

Armstrong, Archibald, 29 Jul 1892, aged 17, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp

Barrowman, Robert, 30 Apr 1875, aged 35, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brown, David, 14 Feb 1874, aged 28, Bottomer, Was raised without a signal while engaged on the cage

Brown, George, 29 Nov 1898, aged 26, Miner, George Brown poured some naphtha upon the stove in the lamp room. thinking the fire was extinguished, and caused an explosion. Another miner was injured [More information ...]

Brown, James, 22 Dec 1908, aged 42, Miner, Fall of roof in working place while examining it after a small stone had fallen on his neighbour's hand

Brown, John, 22 Sep 1865, aged 14, Boy, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Brown, Thomas, 29 Nov 1898, aged 54, Miner, George Brown poured some naphtha upon the stove in the lamp room. thinking the fire was extinguished, and caused an explosion. Another miner was injured [More information ...]

Campbell, James, 28 Jul 1923, aged 49, Bricklayer's Labourer, married, address: Newton Street, Kilsyth [More information ...]

Campbell, John, 28 Jul 1923, aged 47, Bricklayer, widower, address: Findlay Street, Kilsyth [More information ...]

Carr, Hugh, 18 Mar 1899, aged 31, Miner, Apparently gas had lodged in a cavity caused by a fall, and a further fall seems to have dislodged the gas, which the air current carried to his naked light

Chalmers, James, 15 Feb 1879, aged 16, Boy, Whilst riding upon a train of loaded hutches

Collins, James, 10 Oct 1868, aged 36, Drawer, Fell from the cage by the crane rope falling upon him

Connel, David, 18 Jun 1856, Preparing to blast when the powder ignited unexpectedly

Conolly, Joseph, 09 Sep 1909, aged 46, Reddsman, While working on the dook he was caught by three empty hutches which somehow got uncoupled from the race

Cosgrove, Terrence, 24 Jan 1884, aged 48, Collier, Fall of roof whilst engaged taking down coal

Coyle, Daniel, 28 Jul 1923, aged 18, General Labourer, single, address: Westport Street; Kilsyth [More information ...]

Crossgrove, Terrance, 29 Apr 1885, aged 26, Miner, Fall of roof

Cruthers, William, 15 Apr 1875, aged 35, Roadsman, By falling off scaffold at pithead 15 ft high

Dailby, Michael, 04 Dec 1871, aged 47, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Dennington, Richard, 06 Apr 1911, aged 45, Collier, He was overcome by deliberately going into a place containing gas, knowing it to be there. The fireman, who had previously fenced this place off was an eye witness, but apparently did not attempt to stop the deceased

Fingland, John, 22 Sep 1865, aged 30, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Gallacher, John, 14 Aug 1901, aged 19, Drawer, Fall of roof at working face

Gallacher, Patrick, 23 Jan 1864, aged 25, Windlassman, Fell down the shaft

Garrie, Samuel, 28 Jul 1923, aged 20, Bricklayer, single, address: Moniebrough Crescent, Kilsyth [More information ...]

Graham, James, 14 Sep 1877, aged 21, Assistant bottomer, By the underground hauling machinery

Gray, Andrew, 25 Jun 1908, 10.30 a.m., aged 28, Miner, He opened his safety lamp with a split nail, and was relighting it with a match when he ignited gas

Gray, Robert James, 28 Jul 1923, aged 22, Bricklayer, single, address: Charles Street, Kilsyth [More information ...]

Gunniss, James, 07 Oct 1914, (accident: 25 Sep 1914), aged 42, Roadsman, The deceased was struck by a haulage rope, and thrown against a brick building. He received an injury to his head from which he died 13 days later

Halket, Francis, 24 Dec 1881, aged 30, Oversman, Overwinding

Hanan, John, 11 Oct 1892, aged 33, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp while firing a shot [More information ...]

Harvey, Neil, 04 Dec 1871, aged 23, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

Hay, Alexander, 03 Jun 1872, aged 20, Engineman, Fell from part way down while assisting to screw up pipes

Higney, Charles, 25 Mar 1907, aged 18, Drawer, Fall of roof in working place

Howieson, Robert, 04 Jan 1864, aged 32, Engineman, Crushed between the engine seat and a back balance

Kane, Patrick, 16 Nov 1853, Fall of roof

Lappins, Patrick, 01 Mar 1872, aged 49, Collier, Explosion of firedamp

Liddell, David, 28 Dec 1907, aged 19, Bogie man, When walking down haulage road in front of a race of empty hutches he was run over by five of the hutches which got uncoupled

Martin, John, 10 Mar 1905, aged 48, Reddsman, When redding a fall on a road his naked light ignited gas

McAllister, James, 24 Jan 1907, aged 20, Bogie man, He appears to have fallen off his bogie and got crushed against a prop

McBride, Laurence, 10 Nov 1905, aged 15, Drawer, When taking an empty hutch down a dook he was overtaken by empty hutches knocked over the brow of lye above by a "race" being set back against them

McDade, John, 08 Dec 1882, (accident: 04 Nov 1882), aged 54, Collier, Fall of roof. Injured 4th Nov

McWilliams, Thomas, 01 Mar 1912, aged 31, Repairer, Owing to the miners' strike material for use underground was being sent down the Pit, among other things were malleable iron tubes. On the dip cage five such tubes, 12 ft. long by 3 in. diameter, were placed, and they were not fastened in any way ; as the cage descended two left their position and leaned over towards the barring, and on reaching an old opening in the shaft fell into it unknown to the men at the Pit bottom, and the ends projecting into the cage space. Deceased was ascending in the same cage and at the old opening it struck the tubes ; they were thrown into the shaft, and at the same time he was apparently also struck, thrown off the cage, and fell to the bottom, a distance of about 9 fathoms. From the nature of the injuries, deceased appears to have been killed from the tubes striking him

Mooney, James, 30 Jan 1877, aged 30, Brusher, Explosion of firedamp

Patrick, John, 28 Jul 1923, aged 31, Oversman, married, address: Crow Row, Croy [More information ...]

Patterson, Alexander, 28 Jul 1923, aged 47, Fireman, married, address: Parkfoot Street, Kilsyth [More information ...]

Patterson, Charles, 07 Sep 1886, aged 30, Miner, Fall of stone at face

Ryans, Bernard, 31 Mar 1877, aged 55, Screenman, Got entangled with a loaded waggon whilst shifting it

Smith, Alexander, 28 Jul 1886, (accident: 22 Jun 1886), aged 38, Miner, Fall of ironstone. Injured on 22nd June

Smith, William, 08 Feb 1875, aged 50, Sinker, By running a hutch into the pit and falling with it to the bottom

Star, James, 28 Sep 1881, aged 24, Miner, Overwinding by an unauthorised engineman

Young, George, 28 Jul 1923, aged 18, Apprentice Bricklayer, single, address: William Street, Kilsyth [More information ...]