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  Stonelaw Colliery  Index  Stonelaw Colliery  
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Stonelaw Colliery


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Rutherglen
3 miles [5 km] SE of Glasgow
Map Ref: (Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS616612, 55° 49' 30" N, 4° 12' 34" W
Opened: 1854
Closed: 1900
Pits: No. 1
No. 3, locn: (Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS618617
Owners: John R. Reid
Farme Coal Co., Ltd.
Output: 1894 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing. Ironstone. Fireclay.
1900 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing.
Employment: 1894 - 280 (226 below, 54 surface)
1900 - 240 (188 below, 52 surface)


  Description Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


  Disasters Summary Description Names Local Collieries Credits  

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found


  Names Summary Description Disasters Local Collieries Credits  

Names of those killed at this colliery

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

In Memoriam
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Angus, John, 15 May 1858, aged 45, Sub-oversman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

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Cardow, John, 18 Mar 1865, aged 32, Redsman, Fall of roof

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Clifford, James, 30 Mar 1874, aged 42, Bottomer, Overwinding

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Dunsmore, William, 03 Dec 1900, aged 25, Bottomer, He pushed a full hutch into the open shaft at a mid-working in a blind pit, and fell after it to the bottom. The cage was at the pit bottom, and he evidently thought it had been raised to the mid-working

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Hart, David, 28 Jun 1887, aged 42, Roadsman, Fall of roof

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Hughes, James, 15 May 1858, aged 26, Roadsman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

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Johnstone, William, 07 Mar 1857, Bottomer, Fell down the shaft while engaged disconnecting the rope from the cage [More information ...]

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Lowrie, Quintin, 10 Jul 1895, 8 p.m., aged 19, Engineman, Supposed to have been suffocated by the exhaust fumes from an oil engine

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Malloy, Thomas, 15 May 1858, aged 26, Roadsman, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

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Martin, James, 04 Sep 1856, Fall of roof at the face

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McGoulay, Peter, 19 Jan 1860, aged 57, Collier, Fall of roof

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McJones, James, 29 Nov 1861, aged 61, Collier, Fall of coal

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McKee, George, 10 Nov 1876, aged 16, Collier, Fall of roof at face

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Moffatt, John, 13 Jul 1888, aged 32, Miner, While firing a shot he failed to escape in time and was struck on the head

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Muir, James, 03 Nov 1879, aged 55, Fireman, Explosion of firedamp

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Rae, Alexander, 14 Jun 1887, aged 46, Collier, Fall of roof

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Richardson, Robert, 06 Feb 1862, aged 21, Collier, Fall of roof

  Individal page   

Rincavich, John, 06 May 1903, aged 22, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

  Individal page   

Samson, James, 21 Nov 1893, 12.30 p.m., aged 36, Miner, Fall of roof at working face

  Individal page   

Simpson, James, 05 Apr 1873, aged 14, Drawer, Fall of stone on a drawing road

  Individal page   

Yuile, John, 27 Dec 1880, aged 52, Collier, Fall of roof

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

More information  more information on some of the fatalities shown above


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Stonelaw Colliery

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Stonelaw Colliery


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

Credits

Sources:

  • 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Scotland, West District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), 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
  • 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
  • 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), West Scotland District (No. 2) by J. M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

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