	Whingill Colliery	Index	Whingill Colliery

Whingill Colliery

Location:	Whitehaven
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Pits:	Bateman Pit
	Carr Pit
	Davy Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NX990192
	Fox Pit
	George Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NX982191
	Harras Pit
	Howe Pit
	Hunter Pit
	Jackson Pit
	James's Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NX977184
	Lady Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NX980186
	North Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NX986184
	Pearson Pit
	Pedlar Pit
	Taylor Pit
	Wolfe Pit
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Whingill Colliery

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!

						Anderson, James, 18 Jun 1823, Labourer [More information ...]
						Clemens, Hugh, 31 Dec 1816, aged 17, Miner, a dog fell down the shaft and struck him between the shoulders, which caused his death in a few hours, Buried: St. Nicholas Churchyard on 02 Jan 1817
						Douglas, Mary, 29 Apr 1842, [Not Employed], her remains were discovered in the North Pit Bear Mouth
						Fitzpatrick, Hugh, 26 Oct 1824, Labourer
						Fox, William, 11 Jul 1835, aged 19, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Henry, James, 05 Dec 1826, aged 12, [Not Employed]
						Key, Charles, 30 May 1826, Pitman
						Murray, James, 03 Sep 1824, aged 13, Miner
						Murray, William, 19 Dec 1831, Miner, killed by a fall of roof, lived at Scilly Banks, left a wife and 'a very numerous family'
						Murray, William, 04 Aug 1835, Miner, killed by a fall of roof when rescuing his son
						Scott, Robert, 18 Jun 1823, Mason [More information ...]
						Simpson, Thomas, 27 Sep 1824, Miner

						12 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 , 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.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by The West Cumbria Mines Research and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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Credits

Sources:

Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research