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Wynnstay Colliery


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Location: Ruabon
5 miles [8 km] SSW of Wrexham
Map Ref: (Sheet 117 Chester and Wrexham) SJ293432, 52° 58' 52" N, 3° 3' 11" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners: New British Iron Co.
Wynnstay Collieries Co., Ltd.
Output: 1894 - No. 1 - Coal.
1894 - No. 2 - Coal.
1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Coal.
1900 - No. 1 - Coal.
1900 - No. 2 - Coal.
1905 - No. 1 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.
1905 - No. 2 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.
1910 - No. 1 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.
1910 - No. 2 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.
1915 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.
Employment: 1894 - No. 1 - 911 (740 below, 171 surface)
1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 813 (660 below, 153 surface)
1900 - No. 1 - 933 (768 below, 165 surface)
1905 - 988 (820 below, 168 surface)
1910 - 1,238 (1,030 below, 208 surface)
1915 - 1,198 (952 below, 246 surface)
1923 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 1,470 (1,220 below, 250 surface)
Seams Worked: 1905 - No. 1 - Bench, Main, New Seam, Quaker, Stone, Yard Wall
1905 - No. 2 - Bench, Main, New Seam, Quaker, Stone, Yard Wall
1910 - No. 1 - Bench, Main, New Seam, Quaker, Stone, Yard Wall
1910 - No. 2 - Bench, Main, New Seam, Quaker, Stone, Yard Wall
1915 - Bench, Main, Peacock, Quaker, Stone, Wall, Yard
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Description


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Disasters (5 or more killed)


Memorial  9th Dec 1863  Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, 13 lives lost (Show Names)
Memorial  30th Sep 1868  Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, 10 lives lost (Show Names)
Memorial  24th Apr 1873  Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam, 7 lives lost (Show Names)

Those entries marked with image, 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 image symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.


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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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Andrew, Moses, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Bishop, Thomas, 30 Jul 1904, aged 15, Haulage-hand, Inquiry made and inquest attended. Deceased was last seen, previous to accident with his hand on the full tubs, as they were travelling with the endless rope haulage, when he probably slipped, as he was found fatally injured under the tubs

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Blackwell, James, 18 Mar 1864, Sinker, The bucket in a sinking pit falling upon him

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Blower, John, 09 Dec 1863, aged 40, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Blower, John, 06 Dec 1890, aged 27, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of coal from the face which knocked out a prop letting down the top coals on to deceased. There ought to have been a sprag against the face

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Brown, John, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Brown, Samuel, 29 Mar 1883, aged 14, Taker off, Inspection made and inquest attended. The lad had come to bank after his day's work, and as the assistant hooker-on was going down to another seam, the lad jumped on the cage to go and see a new "brake" as he told the man. He went to the brake, and as the journey started up deceased jumped on to ride up. He was afterwards found dead half way up the "brake" and it is supposed that he was getting off the empty journey and was caught by the full tubs. The hooker-on, with whom he went down, and the man at the bottom of the "brake" were much to blame in this case, the former for not at once taking him up the pit, and the latter for not stopping the journey when deceased got on

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Darlington, Peter, 24 Apr 1873, aged 18, Roadman, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

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Davies, Christman, 28 Aug 1913, (accident: 05 Jul 1913), aged 28, Collier, Whilst he was working at the coal face, a stone similar to a pothole and measuring 4 feet 1 inch by 2 feet 10 inches by 6 inches fell on him from a slippy parting and fractured his spine. The portion of the roof from which the stone fell was timbered to within 3 feet of the coal. He died on 28th August, 1913

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Davies, Edward, 13 Mar 1869, aged 41, Fireman, Burned by a blown out shot in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Davies, Evan, 04 Apr 1913, aged 43, Collier, Fall of side. Deceased was engaged at the Longwall face in the Main Coal seam attempting to get down some of the bottom coal with an iron bar, when a portion of the black shale and top coal, which was supported by sprags, suddenly fell from a smooth parting, displacing one of the sprags, and fatally injuring deceased

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Davies, Henry, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Davies, James, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Davies, John, 09 Dec 1863, aged 36, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Davies, John, 08 Sep 1898, aged 56, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was wedging the bottom coal when some top coal came down over a sprag crushing him against a loaded tub of coal

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Davies, Stanley, 19 May 1914, aged 22, Collier, After the fireman had fired a shot at the coal face, he requested the deceased to set another prop as he noticed a slip in the roof. While deceased was preparing to set the prop, a stone 6 feet long and 2½ feet wide and 1 foot 4 inches thick, fell upon him causing fatal injuries. One prop was canted out by the fall which fell from between two slips running parallel with the coal face. The last row of props was set about 3 feet 6 inches back from the face

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Davies, Thomas, 09 Nov 1905, (accident: 08 Nov 1905), aged 37, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged clearing a fall in a brow, when a sudden weighting of the roof took place, and some roof coal fell upon him. He succumbed to the injuries received the following day

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Davies, William, 24 Apr 1924, 3.40 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 35, Collier, The deceased was breaking up some coal at the face when he apparently disturbed the foot of an 8 ft. sprag set against some fireclay, measuring 3 ft. by 1½ ft. by 1¼ ft., which fell on the deceased and killed him instantly. The seam had an inclination of 1 in 3

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Davis, George, 09 Aug 1866, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof

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Davis, Joshua, 24 Apr 1873, aged 34, Collier, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

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Davis, Thomas, 09 Dec 1863, aged 25, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Edwards, Allen, 23 Sep 1897, (accident: 22 Sep 1897), aged 21, Loader, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor was wedging down the coal on the rise side of the level when a piece four yards in length cane off from a slip knocking two props out and crushing the deceased; Evans expired the day of the accident and Edwards died at the hospital the following day from the effects of the injuries received [More information ...]

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Edwards, Edward, 12 Feb 1863, aged 11, Drawer, Crushed by a pit waggon at the foot of an inclined plane

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Edwards, Edward, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Edwards, George, 24 Apr 1873, aged 33, Collier, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

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Edwards, Hugh, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Edwards, Joseph, 16 Jul 1863, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

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Evans, Daniel, 06 Nov 1896, aged 47, Airwayman, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was clearing a fall and timbering the airway when a stone about 6 inches square rolled down the fall injuring his stomach. He walked out of the pit himself but the injuries proved fatal he having ruptured himself some time previously

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Evans, Edward, 09 Dec 1863, aged 40, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Evans, Ellis, 27 Apr 1896, aged 50, Fireman, Inspection made and inquest attended. The colliery was not working on the date when the deceased who was a fireman with others were engaged changing bars in one of the roadways. After knocking out one of the props from under one of the bars the roof suddenly gave way capping six bars and burying the deceased

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Evans, Evan, 19 Jun 1883, aged 39, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was knocking out a bar in his "jig" to allow a piece of coal to fall from the side, against which the tub caught, when it rolled over suddenly against him

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Evans, Isaac, 22 Sep 1897, aged 40, Contractor, Inspection made and inquest attended. The contractor was wedging down the coal on the rise side of the level when a piece four yards in length cane off from a slip knocking two props out and crushing the deceased; Evans expired the day of the accident and Edwards died at the hospital the following day from the effects of the injuries received [More information ...]

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Evans, John, 07 Feb 1900, aged 35, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. They were cutting the coal through to an airway, and were trying to get a piece of coal down, when the roof came crushing down, capping the props and sprags, and burying the deceased

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Evans, Price, 04 Feb 1897, aged 37, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A large piece of coal rolled off the face at the top of a brow knocking out two bars and causing a stone to fall on the deceased who was in the act of filling the tub. The seam rising very steep in that part

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Evans, Simon, 09 Aug 1873, aged 53, Collier, Fall of coal

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Evans, William, 11 Jan 1907, aged 23, Collier, Deceased was fatally injured by being struck by the jig prop, which got loose, owing to the tubs getting off the rails, and colliding at the meetings

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Francis, John, 21 Nov 1892, 2 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 38, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. After taking a bar out from under top coal, in order to make the level higher, deceased commenced to rip down portion of the top coal, when it fell to a slip, which caught the deceased before he could clear himself

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George, William, 20 Oct 1906, aged 55, Machinery Attendant, Inspection made and inquest attended. He slipped off a baulk into the cog-wheels, when attempting to oil them, when in motion. These wheels where fenced, on the sides, but might have been boxed over them, to have them safer

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Gregory, W. O., 11 Jun 1906, Inquiry made and inquest attended. While his partner was using his pick and striking at the face, a small piece of coal only fell ; when his pick accidentally slipped out of his hands and struck the deceased just above his breast bone, who expired in about ten minutes afterwards

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Griffiths, David, 26 Jan 1894, aged 23, Labourer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased with 14 other men, were descending the shaft in a double decked cage and when about 14 yards from the pit bottom the cage oscillated and touched the walling of the shaft causing the deceased to fall to the pit bottom [More information ...]

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Griffiths, David T., 19 Feb 1909, aged 20, Electric pump-minder, When in charge of an electric pump underground the deceased appeared to have taken hold of the electric cable, as the covering of the connector was found to have been drawn down at that point exposing the live wire about 1/8 th of an inch. He died from the effects of electric shock. It was advised at the inquiry to have the electric pump house made larger, as the space around the electric pump was very limited

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Heywood, William, 09 Sep 1927, (accident: 26 May 1927), aged 38, Coal getter, Fractured thigh by fall of coal at face. Died 9th Sept

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Hughes, Griffith, 24 Apr 1873, aged 35, Fireman, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

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Hughes, Henry, 02 Sep 1904, (accident: 25 Feb 1904), aged 48, Fitter, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had been down attending to the compressed air arrangements, and when riding on the tubs up the haulage downbrow, he got crushed against the roof, in a low portion of the roadway. He succumbed to the injuries received September 2, 1904, at the Ruabon Hospital

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Hughes, Henry, 14 Oct 1918, aged 26, Filler, Buried by a fall of coal

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Hughes, Isaac, 16 Aug 1884, aged 22, Drawer, Inquiries made and inquest attended. Deceased brought his tub out to the top of the jig, and then went to the bottom, a distance of about 12 yards, to put the empty tub on the chain. He then called out to his mate to start, and the latter pushed the loaded box on to the rails, when it immediately ran down, catching deceased. The man said he looked to see that the tub was hooked on to the chain, as should have been done by deceased, and found it alright, but it is difficult to see how the accident could have happened had it been hooked correctly

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Hughes, Jonathan, 11 Jan 1921, aged 40, Shotfirer, Found crushed by tubs while illegally riding

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Jones, David, 09 Dec 1863, aged 41, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Jones, David, 07 Apr 1919, aged 40, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof

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Jones, Edward, 01 Aug 1896, aged 41, Collier, Inspection made. They had a stop block to keep the tubs from running down brow which had been omitted to be fixed by the person last passing over it. Another person bringing a tub to that point expected the stop-block be fixed when his tub overpowered him, and ran down the brow crushing the deceased who was engaged repairing the roadway

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Jones, Edward, 08 May 1918, aged 47, Contractors man, Killed by a fall of roof

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Jones, Elias, 09 Dec 1863, aged 29, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Jones, Elias H., 23 Sep 1924, 1.0 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 39, Coal getter, Killed by a fall of roof at face [More information ...]

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Jones, Emrys, 20 Dec 1919, (accident: 16 Dec 1919), aged 14, Winding boy, Contusion to hip by fall of coal. Died 20th

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Jones, Evan, 02 Jul 1878, aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof. A simple accident

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Jones, John, 25 Jul 1867, aged 42, Collier, Drowned in the sump

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Jones, John, 24 Apr 1873, aged 16, Filler, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

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Jones, John, 31 Oct 1895, (accident: 20 Oct 1895), aged 36, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. A pulley prop which his partner had not properly secured in the other shift came free as they were jigging a full tub down their road the prop striking the deceased on the head causing such internal that he died on the 31st

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Jones, John, 18 Jan 1906, aged 30, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged at the longwall face when a stone fell upon him from a slip in the roof running with the coal face

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Jones, John, 10 Nov 1910, aged 45, Road repairer, When engaged repairing a brow in faulty ground, a fall of roof occurred and inflicted fatal injuries

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Jones, John, 06 Dec 1926, aged 67, Coal getter, Knocked his head on roof

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Jones, John M., 03 Jul 1927, aged 35, Coal getter, Rope broke — run over by tubs

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Jones, John Morris, 03 Jul 1924, 12.0 p.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 38, Coal Getter, He was killed on a crab brow, 16 yards in length, dipping 1 in 3, owing to the breakage of a steel wire rope, 3/8 in. diameter. The hand crab had a barrel 7 ins. diameter and was fixed on a prop near the coal face. The deceased was one of two colliers engaged at the face and was walking down the brow in order to instruct a new taker-off how to twist the full tubs on the flat sheets at the bottom of the brow. When he was three yards from the bottom he shouted to his mate to lower the full tub down the brow, and while it was being lowered the rope broke and the full tub caught deceased, causing fatal injuries. The rope had only been in use two months and had apparently been damaged at a point about four yards from the end by running tubs over it

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Jones, Joseph, 08 Mar 1881, aged 15, Waggoner, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was found lying in front of a loaded tub with his skull fractured. It is supposed he had been bringing the tub down the road, which was slightly inclined, and catching his foot against a sleeper was thrown down, his head coming in contact with the rail

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Jones, Maurice, 23 Oct 1925, (accident: 16 Oct 1925), aged 47, Coal cutters assistant, Injury to head by fall of stone. Died 23rd

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Jones, Meshech, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Jones, Robert, 05 Apr 1893, (accident: 04 Apr 1893), aged 54, Repairer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased and three other men were travelling up a brow behind a journey of four full tubs when a new gang rider carelessly unhitched the haulage rope before the journey properly landed, the tubs running back caught the deceased before he reached the manhole. He succumbed to the injuries the following day

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Jones, Robert, 16 Jun 1914, aged 54, Collier, Deceased was getting coal at the Longwall face, when a large stone, 6 feet long by 3 feet 9 inches wide and 6 inches thick, fell upon him. The stone came away from two slips and displaced a prop. Previous to the accident the fireman had fired a shot in the coal which knocked out one of the props near the face. He requested the deceased to reset the prop, but there was no evidence to prove that this had been done

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Jones, Robert, 16 Jun 1915, aged 54, Collier, Deceased was getting coal at the longwall face, when a large stone, 6 feet long by 3 feet 9 inches wide and 6 inches thick, fell upon him. The stone came away from two slips and displaced a prop

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Jones, Samson, 16 Nov 1917, aged 61, Collier, Struck on head by prop

  Individal page   

Jones, Thomas, 29 Aug 1885, aged 29, Collier, Inspection made. Deceased had finished his day's work but before leaving the place knocked a prop out to allow some clod to fall in jumping back he caught against another prop, and was thrown forward under the stone which fell at that moment

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Jones, Thomas, 21 Nov 1894, aged 45, Repairer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased was crushed through a runaway tub bumping against a tub he was pushing up a brow. The runaway tub was said to have got unshackled accidentally from another full tub which two other repairers were bringing out

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Jones, William, 09 Dec 1863, aged 48, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Jones, William, 30 May 1867, aged 24, Collier, Drowned in the sump

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Jones, William, 26 Jan 1894, aged 36, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased with 14 other men, were descending the shaft in a double decked cage and when about 14 yards from the pit bottom the cage oscillated and touched the walling of the shaft causing the deceased to fall to the pit bottom. 2 killed [More information ...]

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Jones, William, 21 Jan 1901, aged 29, Loader, Inspection made. The deceased was turning his tub on the landing plate, top of brake, when a piece of coal off the longwall face, which must have been slightly overhanging and not secured, fell over and crushed him against the tub, killing him.

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Jones, William M., 09 Oct 1916, (accident: 21 Sep 1916), aged 23, Roadman, Caught between roof and tubs. Died 9th Oct

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Linekis, William, 25 Sep 1877, aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal

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Lloyd, David, 02 Sep 1900, (accident: 01 Sep 1900), aged 19, Taker-off, Inspection made and inquest attended. He had attached a tub to the rope bottom of jig, and had given the signal to the jigger to go on, and as they did not start for some time, he went in front of tub, instead of keeping at the side, to signal the second time, when suddenly they started jigging, and deceased got crushed by the empty tub starting up the jig. He succumbed to the injuries received the following day

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Lloyd, John, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Lloyd, John, 19 Apr 1879, (accident: 01 Mar 1879), aged 59, Dataler, He was unhooking an empty tub from the train when the pony started and he fell under the tubs. Died 19th Apr

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Meredith, Charles, 22 Dec 1913, (accident: 11 Dec 1913), aged 51, Rope repairer, Deceased was a haulage ropeman, and when returning up the downbrow in the Main Coal seam, where the gradient was about 1 in 3, appeared to have stumbled, and in trying to save himself from falling, he tried to catch hold of the haulage rope. The rope was running on pulleys on one side of the roadway, and he got his fingers crushed between the haulage rope and pulley. He died from the effects of blood poisoning at Ruabon Hospital on 22nd December, 1913

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Mills, John, 22 Feb 1868, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof

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Morgan, Samuel, 29 Sep 1879, aged 33, Collier, A stone fell from over a prop which was placed under it

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Morris, Frank, 24 Apr 1903, aged 32, Repairer, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was getting a portion of side down in a roadway dipping one in three, with his pick, when he appeared to have slipped, and fell in front of the portion he was getting down, and was fatally injured

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Morris, William, 15 Mar 1913, aged 37, Collier, Deceased and another workman were ripping down "bind" on a level and had cut along one side, but failed to get the stone down. Without safeguarding himself by again setting timber under the stone, he proceeded to do further cutting, and while thus engaged the roof came away twice the thickness expected and killed him. It was found that the stone had fallen away at two concealed slips

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Nonely, George Richard, 12 Apr 1919, aged 15, Hitcher, Killed by a fall of roof

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Owen, Griffith, 20 Jun 1906, (accident: 12 Jun 1906), aged 40, Collier, Inquiry made and inquest attended. When he was engaged at the face, getting coal down, more came than he expected, crushing him against a prop supporting the roof. He succumbed to the injuries received June 20, 1906

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Peake, Richard, 17 Nov 1921, (accident: 15 Nov 1921), aged 40, Repairer, Struck by prop — fractured skull. Died 17th

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Phillips, William, 03 Jul 1880, aged 42, Collier, A heavy fall of top coal knocking out a number of props which were set under it

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Powell, Samuel, 13 Apr 1902, aged 23, Loader, Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof occurred upon deceased, near face of roadway, when he was upsetting an empty tub on side of roadway. The place had only been propped. Cause — insufficient timbering

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Price, John, 05 May 1864, Collier, Fall of stone from the roof

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Price, Richard, 10 Jun 1906, (accident: 05 Jun 1906), aged 38, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. When his partner was getting some roof down with an iron bar in the brow, deceased appeared to have stood too near him, as more roof came down than they expected to a slippery parting. He expired June 10, 1906

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Pritchard, Jonathan, 10 Dec 1883, aged 15, Pony Driver, Inspection made and inquest attended. The lad was found dead under the front tub of the gang, but there was no evidence to show how he got there. The road was in good order, and the only explanation is that he fell when trying to jump on to the tub

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Pritchard, Samuel, 01 Jun 1939, aged 55, Collier

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Reynolds, George, 13 Mar 1869, aged 29, Collier, Burned by a blown out shot in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Richards, George, 28 Feb 1910, aged 49, Collier, When engaged at the face, he was resting waiting for his son to clear away the coal to make room to set another prop, when some roof fell upon him from a slip, capping three props

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Richards, John, 15 Jan 1900, aged 38, Wagon-lowerer, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased was attempting to cross the line between two wagons, between which there was a space of three feet, when he got crushed owing to the loco. shunting up empty wagons at the time. The brakesman stated he had been up, and thought everything was clear; and the driver is said to have whistled at the time

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Roberts, David, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

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Roberts, Francis, 05 Nov 1890, aged 60, Stoker, Inspection made. They were sending some tubs of ashes up in the cage from the ground level to the pit bank end after the signal had been given deceased was adjusting the catch when the cage was lifted and deceased clinging to it he was crushed against a beam of the staging

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Roberts, John, 13 Mar 1869, aged 40, Collier, Burned by a blown out shot in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Roberts, John, 13 Mar 1869, aged 16, Drawer, Burned by a blown out shot in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Roberts, John, 23 Aug 1889, aged 63, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. Deceased had sent his filler out with the last tub, saying that he would follow, but had apparently returned into his working place for something, when there was a sudden heavy fall on the landing plates capping all the props and bars. His loss was not discovered at the colliery until the following day, when his body was found buried under the dirt. Arrangements have since been made which will enable the officials to know when all the men are out of the pit

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Roberts, John, 24 Aug 1906, aged 31, Loader, Inspection made and inquest attended. He was pushing an empty tub along the level, when a portion of roof coal fell upon him from a slip. This portion of the road had only been propped on the side, and not barred

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Roberts, John, 18 Oct 1907, aged 50, Waggon-loader, When levering a waggon from under the screen, an empty waggon came along behind, fatally crushing him. They had neglected putting the wooden scotches, to prevent the waggon following, and the brake had not been pinned down

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Roberts, W. J., 05 Mar 1906, aged 45, Collier, Inspection made and inquest attended. While he was engaged packing at the face, a fall of top coal occurred, capping two props and fatally injuring deceased. The props were set about four feet apart

  Individal page   

Rogers, George, 14 Feb 1902, aged 32, Repairer, Inspection made and inquest attended. The place had been timbered, but they required one of the bars higher for haulage purposes, and deceased went on top of the bars and attempted to get a stone down to set the bar at a greater height, when more roof fell than he expected, and he was fatally injured

  Individal page   

Rowley, Benjamin, 28 Feb 1914, (accident: 25 Feb 1914), aged 62, Collier, Deceased was holing the coal in the Longwall face of the stone Coal Seam, when a stone fell upon him from a slip in the roof. The roof was propped to within 2 feet 10 inches of the face, and the stone fell between the last row of props and the face. He died three days later from the effects of the injuries received

 MemorialIndividal page   

Stephens, Thomas, 09 Dec 1863, aged 22, Drawer, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

 MemorialIndividal page   

Thellwall, Samuel, 09 Dec 1863, aged 13, Driver, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

 MemorialIndividal page   

Thomas, Benjamin, 09 Dec 1863, aged 27, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

  Individal page   

Thomas, Elijah, 09 Dec 1863, aged 24, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine

 MemorialIndividal page   

Thomas, Elijah, 09 Dec 1863, aged 24, Collier, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

 MemorialIndividal page   

Thomas, Richard, 24 Apr 1873, aged 22, Collier, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

  Individal page   

Thomas, Watkin, 16 Jul 1863, Miner, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...]

  Individal page   

Thompson, Arthur, 02 Feb 1906, aged 18, Hutcher, Inspection made and inquest attended. When in the act of pushing his tub along the level, a portion of top coal rolled off from the upper side of roadway, capping three props, and fatally injuring deceased

  Individal page   

Valentine, John, 05 Mar 1875, aged 19, Collier, Fall of coal

  Individal page   

Valentine, Jonathan, 07 Dec 1864, Collier, Fall of roof

  Individal page CMHRC 

Valentine, Moses, 24 Jan 1925, aged 23, Dataller, Caught between rope and pulley

  Individal page   

Venables, Benjamin, 11 Oct 1906, (accident: 03 Jul 1906), aged 31, Collier, Inquiry made and inquest attended. When jigging, the empty tub got uncoupled from the rope, the full tub going down about half way and got off the rails. They pushed the empty up to near that point, deceased standing behind it. Another person trying to get the full tub on the rails, when the full tub moved down knocking the corner of the empty tub, which fatally crushed the deceased against a bar. He expired October 11th, 1906

 MemorialIndividal page   

Ward, Thomas, 30 Sep 1868, Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, Explosion of gas [More information ...]

 MemorialIndividal page   

Williams, Edward, 24 Apr 1873, aged 27, Collier, Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam [More information ...]

  Individal page   

Williams, Edward, 05 Apr 1910, aged 34, Collier, When engaged getting down some top coal in the longwall face, some roof also fell from a slip upon him

  Individal page   

Williams, Henry, 16 Oct 1878, aged 65, Collier, Fall of coal over sprags

  Individal page CMHRC 

Williams, John, 11 Feb 1927, aged 54, Repairer, Killed while attending his lurries

 MemorialIndividal page   

Williams, Thomas, 09 Dec 1863, aged 26, Driver, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

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Williams, William, 09 Dec 1863, aged 17, Drawer, An explosion of gas in the main coal mine [More information ...]

  Individal page   

Williams, William, 18 Oct 1867, Collier, Fall of roof

 
  128 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, 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 image symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

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.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with image. The CMHRC is available here.

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 Wynnstay Colliery

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


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Memorial Images:

Memorial: 1863 Wynnstay Colliery Disaster Memorial: 1868 Wynnstay Colliery Disaster Memorial: 1873 Wynnstay Colliery Disaster

  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

Credits

Sources:

  • 1863 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1864 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), South West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), West Lancashire and North Wales District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Liverpool and Ireland District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Liverpool and Ireland District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
  • 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Liverpool District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Liverpool District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Liverpool District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Liverpool District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 7) by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Liverpool and North Wales District (No. 6) by Thomas H. Mottram, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Liverpool and North Wales Division (No. 4B) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Lancashire, North Wales and Ireland Division (No. 4) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1923 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
  • 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Lancashire and North Wales Division (No. 5) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
  • OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website

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