	Jellieston Colliery	Index	Jellieston Colliery

Jellieston Colliery

Location:	Patna 8½ miles [14 km] SE of Ayr
Map Ref:	(Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS421103, 55° 21' 42" N, 4° 29' 23" W
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Closed:
Pits:	No. 1 Pit, locn: (Sheet 70 Ayr, Kilmarnock and Troon) NS419102
	No. 2 Pit
Owners:	Dalmellington Iron Company
Output:	1894 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1896 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1900 - Coal: Manufacturing.
Employment:	1894 - 136 (121 below, 15 surface)
	1896 - 123 (111 below, 12 surface)
	1900 - 81 (69 below, 12 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!

						Burges, Robert, 23 Nov 1878, aged 63, Collier, Run over by a hutch upon an incline
						Docherty, John, 04 Aug 1898, aged 60, Fireman, Fall of coal roof in a roadway while laying rails
						Downs, Michael, 28 Feb 1867, aged 50, Sinker, Was caught on the "mid-wall" whilst ascending
						McConnel, James, 13 Feb 1893, 2.30 p.m., aged 55, Brusher, Fall of roof on road while brushing it
						McConnell, James, 04 Feb 1887, Collier, Run over by hutch while drawing in front of it
						Paterson, James, 06 Mar 1900, aged 75, Pony Driver, He fell off a "race" of hutches on a horse road and was run over
						Pindergrass, Patrick, 15 Feb 1873, aged 40, Pony driver, Fell before the hutches, and was found under them
						Quig, John, 03 Dec 1870, aged 29, Drawer, Fall of roof
						Rutledge, James, 07 Mar 1896, aged 13, Drawer, While playing with another boy they fell across rope of self-acting incline, and he was carried up round drum
						Smith, William, 26 Nov 1888, Miner, Fall of coal

						10 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888-02
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
1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report