Family story - accidental death.....

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Tom-W
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Family story - accidental death.....

Post by Tom-W » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:17 am

Family stories suggest that an unknown relative of my wife died in a colliery disaster betwen about 1910 and 1920. As we're not sure exactly who the relative was, I haven't been able to locate a death certificate. Are there any sources of names for those killed in accidents or mines that I could try?

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Tom
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AndrewP
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Post by AndrewP » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:19 am

Hi Tom,

Welcome to TalkingScot.

Do you know which county your wife's mystery relative is likely to have been in. There are mining websites out there, but are mostly localised - eg. Fife, Lanarkshire etc.

All the best,

Andrew Paterson
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Tom-W
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Post by Tom-W » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:41 am

Hi Andrew

We think it's likely to be around the Hamilton area - assuming we've identified the right side of the family. If not it could be anywhere. All we were told was that "Grannies cousin was buried in a pit and never got out" - we're not even entirely sure which Granny!

Tom
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JimM
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Post by JimM » Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:42 pm

Hi Tom
Have you tried here? :-k
http://www.mining-villages.co.uk/97.html

Jim
researching
McIntyre, Menzies, Cowley, Pearson, Copland, McCammond, Forbes, Edgar etc. in Scotland
Skinner in Northumberland
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Russell
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Post by Russell » Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:38 pm

Hi Tom

Another you might try www.lightage.demon.co.uk . This gives detail about lives lost in mining accidents amongst a load of other fascinating facts

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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Tom-W
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Post by Tom-W » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:59 pm

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions - with the help of the mining villages site Jim suggested and some searching on Scotlandspeople I now know that it was a cousin of my wifes GREAT-grandmother. Mystery solved and good to know at least one family story had truth in it!

Tom
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rdem
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Post by rdem » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:53 am

Hi Tom_W:

Now that you know the new relative can you tell about the disaster. Which mine and when etc. We are always interested. I have mining ancestry and who knows they have worked in the same mine.
Dempsey, Bon(n)ar, Brown, O'Donnell (2), Morgan, McDonald, McNeillis, Graham, Moor, Gallocher, Donnelly, Dougan.
Hampton, Stewart (2), Wilson (2), Main, Thomson, MacPherson, Thaw, Watson, Barclay, Kinloch, Brand (2) Murray, Harper. Edward(s) Nicol
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Tom-W
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Post by Tom-W » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:17 am

Hi

The disaster was at Neilsland Colliery on 26th April 1916. Five men were working near an abandoned shaft which collapsed and the place where they were working was filled with mud water & debris from the old shaft. One mans body was found but the others were entombed. You can get full details here:

http://www.mining-villages.co.uk/96.html

Very sad accident but it's opened up a whole new branch of family for us.

Tom
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