Townhill Colliery

Allan, J., 30 Sep 1872, aged 20, Miner, Fall of coal

Allan, William, 19 Apr 1882, aged 53, Collier, Fall of side. At face, long wall

Anderson, William, 18 Jun 1895, 8.15 a.m., aged 53, Miner, Fall of coal

Bower, Adam, 18 Jan 1907, aged 32, Miner, Deceased had just taken down coal at the working face, which relieved a mass of rock from the roof, and part striking him caused fatal injuries

Broggein, William, 20 Apr 1861, Bottomer, Crushed betwixt cage and bottom of pit

Curran, Patrick, 29 Apr 1904, aged 23, Miner, Deceased worked alone and was discovered dead by a miner who worked close by, under a large fall. He apparently was "backening" coal to the roadhead when the roof fell. The stone came away from lypes, only one to the outside was visible before the fall

Dow, William, 25 May 1861, Labourer, Coming in contact with crank of pumping engine [More information ...]

Drylie, David, 13 Jan 1876, aged 25, Collier, [Falling from part way down] While attempting to cross the open shaft on a "bunton" at a mid working he slipped his footing

Fleming, William, 26 Feb 1917, aged 23, Fall of roof

Henderson, George, 13 May 1907, aged 42, Boiler fireman, Boiler explosion

Henderson, John, 29 Sep 1888, aged 47, Collier, Fall of side. At face; long wall

Hutchison, John, 17 Dec 1883, aged 25, Brusher, Explosion of dynamite, which he was softening

Hynd, A., 16 Nov 1869, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof

McIntosh, John, 04 Feb 1884, Collier, Fall of side. While holing ; long wall

Michie, Thomas, 19 Sep 1923, aged 32, Roof fall

Milne, James, 18 Nov 1869, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof

Moyes, Thomas, 23 May 1892, 9 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 23, Waggon shunter, Crushed by waggon

Paterson, Margaret, 25 Jun 1860, Pitheadwoman, By falling off a scaffold at pithead

Pritchard, Thomas, 23 Mar 1891, 11 a.m., aged 20, Wheeler, Fall of coal and stone

Simpson, William, 02 Oct 1902, aged 27, Engine fitter, Two waggons loaded with slates were about to be lowered down a short incline, by means of a stationary engine, to be emptied at a lower level, and deceased volunteered to sprag them. When they were on the move he attempted to put a prop, 4 feet 6 inches long, into the back wheel of the second waggon, and it apparently missed, and coming round struck him and threw him in front of the van, which passed partly over him. He managed to put one sprag, which was also an ordinary prop, into the back wheel of the first waggon

Taylor, John, 20 Apr 1876, aged 21, Sinker, [Miscellaneous in shafts] Fell off hanging scaffold in sinking it

Watson, John, 06 Jul 1867, aged 51, Brusher, Fall of coal

Williamson, Peter, 06 Jan 1899, aged 30, Pithead labourer, A pony was being sent down the pit in a net, and while it was being lifted off the shuts by the winding engine, deceased was steadying it and was pulled forward and fell down the shaft.