Pegswood Colliery

1930, 05 Jul - Bensham seam abandoned

1930, 30 Jun - Five Quarter seam abandoned

1949, Nov - Brockwell seam abandoned

Allen, John, 07 Jun 1876, aged 14, Driver, crushed against wall by a horse

Arnott, Robert James Hogarth, 26 Jan 1904, aged 47, Hewer [More information ...]

Batey, Edward, 1942, [approximate date]

Brewis, Thomas Laidler, 28 Jun 1925, (accident: 25 Jun 1925), aged 18, Putter, crushed by tubs

Brotherson, George, 04 Apr 1940, (accident: 12 Mar 1940), aged 52, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Brown, Edward, 31 Dec 1916, (accident: 21 Nov 1916), aged 51, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Cain, Cornelius, 09 Sep 1892, 11:45 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, The deceased was found dead under the front tub. It is not known how the accident occurred, but it is supposed that he fell off the limmers [Inspection made]

Davies, Peter, 10 Feb 1910, (accident: 07 Feb 1910), aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Dawson, Matthew, 29 Sep 1917, aged 55, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Ditchburn, Christopher Richardson, 19 Jul 1922, (accident: 17 Jul 1922), aged 19, Putter, crushed by set, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Emens, William, 16 Mar 1923, aged 15, Screener, crushed by trucks

Familton, William, 12 Jan 1900, aged 32, Hewer, deceased was engaged in getting down the coal after a shot had been fired, when a fall of "ramble" took place. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Floyd, Alfred, 21 Dec 1904, aged 26, Hewer, Buried: Holy Sepulchre Churchyard, Ashington [More information ...]

Gallagher, Owen, 09 Oct 1908, aged 23, Hewer, fall of ramble at the working face

Goodfellow, Richard, 13 Jun 1904, (accident: 30 Jul 1903), aged 44, Deputy, On the 30th July, 1903, deceased, while pushing a timber tram slipped and hurt himself; he worked the next two shifts, and then was more or less confined to bed for four months, and was under the doctor's care. A bone setter was also called in. He was eventually able to get up and move about on crutches. About a fortnight before his death he began to take fits. An inquest was held after a post-mortem examination and medical evidence was given that although deceased suffered from hip disease of old standing the cause of death was inflammation of the kidneys unconnected with the hip disease. The Jury found death was due to disease of the kidneys aggravated by the accident

Hedley, Thomas, 22 Sep 1894, aged 54, Mason, died suddenly whilst at work [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Henderson, Edward, 24 Apr 1900, aged 19, Putter & Hewer, Another putter and deceased were taking off some side coal in a place which was holed into another working, when a stone fell from a slip. The deputy had examined the place about an hour prior to the accident, but did not consider it dangerous. [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: East Cemetery, Amble

Henderson, Matthew, 26 Sep 1919, (accident: 25 Sep 1919), aged 51, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hogan, Mark, 11 May 1931, aged 43, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Hogg, George, 31 Aug 1940, (accident: 30 Aug 1940), aged 66, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Hume, Thomas, 27 Jan 1934, (accident: 26 Jan 1934), aged 51, Hewer, killed by a fall of ramble

Jackson, Charles Baron, 10 Jun 1912, aged 25, Hewer, after having fired a shot in the coal at the gate-end in a longwall face, the stone in front of the canch fell from two slips in the roof, canting out two sets of gears

Jeffrey, George, 04 Aug 1933, aged 28, Stone Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Johnson, John, 12 Apr 1877, aged 14, Coal Cleaner, had climbed to the top of the shaft fencing and was looking down the pit, when the descending cage decapitated him

Johnson, Matthew, 26 Apr 1873, aged 48, Sinker, kibble fell down a staple onto him [More information ...]

Knight, Francis, 06 Jul 1874, aged 13, Coupler On, crushed by cage

Lawson, M., 19 Feb 1964, aged 69, Datal, pneumoconiosis

Lee, Andrew, 05 Jan 1875, aged 48, Screenman, crushed by a waggon at the screens

Lee, John William (Watson), 14 Dec 1917, (accident: 19 Oct 1916), aged 38, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Lee, William, 12 Dec 1941, aged 58, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Main, Robert, 01 Apr 1912, (accident: 04 Nov 1907), aged 32, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Martin, Andrew, 16 Aug 1919, (accident: 23 Jun 1919), aged 42, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Mather, William, 16 May 1876, (accident: 04 May 1876), aged 49, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Mavin, Matthew Edwin, 11 Jul 1913, (accident: 12 Sep 1912), aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Middlemiss, Thomas, 03 Feb 1947, aged 34, Coupler, multiple bodily injuries sustained by being crushed by an accidental fall of stone [Inquest: 04 Feb 1947]

Mowat, John Hogg, 15 Sep 1937, aged 36, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

Sanders, James Moore, 21 May 1937, aged 43, Filler, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Scott, John, 29 Mar 1926, (accident: 28 Mar 1926), aged 35, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Scrowther, John George, 01 Nov 1943, (accident: 12 Oct 1943), aged 61, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Skelton, Thomas, 25 Aug 1907, (accident: 22 Aug 1907), aged 31, Hewer [More information ...]

Slaughter, Charles, 13 Apr 1942, aged 55, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Slaughter, Robert, 16 Oct 1935, aged 56, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Snowdon, Andrew Oliver, 28 Mar 1924, 3.15 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 56, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery [More information ...]

Summers, Thomas, 24 Mar 1890, (accident: 14 Mar 1890), aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, George, 20 Jan 1903, (accident: 12 Jan 1903), aged 14, Driver, There was some evidence that deceased received a slight injury to his head by tubs in the pit on the 12th January, but medical evidence, after a post mortem examination, was given at the inquest attributed death to acute meningitis arising while deceased was suffering from an influenza cold and was not due to any accident, and so the jury found [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

Thompson, Henry, 06 Jan 1894, 3:40 a.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, The deceased fell in front of some tubs he was improperly lowering down an incline, without sprags [Inquiries made & inquest attended]

Thompson, Robert, 05 Feb 1937, aged 64, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Thornton, John, 19 Sep 1921, aged 52, Buried: Pegswood Cemetery

Thornton, Randle, 07 Feb 1916, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Tinkler, Thomas, 08 Aug 1911, (accident: Apr 1911), aged 50, Onsetter, crushed by baulk

Towers, George, 27 Sep 1872, aged 12, Coupler, crushed by tubs

Wakenshaw, John, 18 Feb 1898, aged 41, Waiter on, He was engaged at the top of a staple, into which he fell, there being no fence or other protection [Inspection made & inquest attended]

White, Joseph, 03 Nov 1923, (accident: 30 Oct 1923), aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Workman, Thomas, 20 Nov 1902, aged 35, Shifter, no inquest ; deceased and his brother-in-law were taking rails inbye on a tram and were resting, when deceased fell over and died in a few minutes ; the colliery doctor certified that death was due to heart disease