	Wellwood Colliery	Index	Wellwood Colliery

Wellwood Colliery

Location:	Muirkirk 17 miles [27 km] SW of Lanark
Map Ref:	(Sheet 71 Lanark and Upper Nithsdale) NS686255, 55° 30' 23" N, 4° 4' 50" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1947 - Coal: Industrial, Steam. (56,000 tons)
Employment:	1947 - 186 (147 below, 39 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

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, George, 12 Jul 1856, Drawer, Fall of roof in drawing road
						Berwick, John, 07 Feb 1864, aged 40, Collier, Crushed by cage
						Beveridge, William, 22 Sep 1853, Crushed between cage and roof at pit bottom
						Brown, G., 03 Jul 1872, aged 50, Miner, Fall of coal at face
						Chalmers, David, 15 Jun 1859, Collier, By fall of stone at face of working [More information ...]
						Chalmers, Thomas, 15 Jun 1859, Collier, By fall of stone at face of working [More information ...]
						Martin, Catherine, 01 Aug 1876, aged 20, Pithead worker, [Miscellaneous on Surface] Crushed between two loaded wagons
						McQueen, John, 12 Jul 1875, aged 53, Collier, [Fall of coal] The coal which he was taking down came over upon him. He had previously taken out the "sprags". (Longwall)
						Ronaldson, George, 11 Jan 1888, Roadsman, Fall of roof. While repairing road; long wall
						Russel, J., 29 Nov 1862, Collier, Fall of coal
						Sinclair, James, 08 Nov 1858, Collier, By fall of roof at face of workings
						Thompson, James, 06 Aug 1866, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof
						Thomson, James, 06 Sep 1866, aged 42, Fall of roof

						13 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1853 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Lancaster and Robert Williams, H.M. Inspectors of Mines
1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1859 Mines Inspectors Report, East of Scotland District by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1864 Mines Inspectors Report, by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian