	St. David's Colliery	Index	St. David's Colliery

St. David's Colliery

Location:	Llanelly 9 miles [14 km] WNW of Swansea
Map Ref:	(Sheet 159 Swansea and Gower) SN539013, 51° 41' 28" N, 4° 6' 48" W
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Pits:	E/Penllwyngwyn, locn: (Sheet 159 Swansea and Gower) SN547007
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

6th

Jul

1840

Explosion, 5 lives lost (Show Names)

Those entries marked with , signify a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Bowen, William, 11 May 1852, aged 7, Crushed by a coal waggon
						Davis, John, 21 Apr 1854, aged 12, Driver, Crushed by a tram
						Harry, Thomas, 07 Mar 1880, aged 40, Carpenter, While examing shaft fell out of repairing cage
						Hugh, William, 06 Jul 1840, aged 25, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						John, Thomas, 06 Jul 1840, aged 10, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						Jones, Evan, 06 Sep 1843, (accident: 04 Sep 1843), Collier, Badly burnt in an underground explosion, died from his injuries 2 days later ; he had been married 10 months and his wife was expecting their first child
						Lewis, Henry, 06 Jul 1840, aged 17, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						Rees, Thomas, 02 Sep 1853, aged 14, Carter, Stepping out on wrong side fell down pit
						Samuel, David, 15 Jul 1840, (accident: 06 Jul 1840), aged 14, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]
						Williams, William, 06 Jul 1840, aged 20, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

						10 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

Those names marked with , were killed in a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of St. David's Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to St. David's Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1853 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
1854 Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines, includes a list of all the fatal accidents in the Southern District during the years 1851 to 1855