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Papers on Black matter

The various papers we have transcribed on Black matter contain detailed biographical and post-mortem information on a number of miners.  These are summarised below:

Year Place First Name Surname Age/ bio details Mentioned in paper(s) by:
1834 Sherriffhall, Craighall, & Edmonstone Abram Bennet 68 Thomson & Steele
1834 Aberdour Robert Beveridge   Thomson
1835 Airdrie (originally Fife) Francis Black 47 Thomson
1835 Halbeath NK Black   Thomson
1835 Halbeath NK Bowman 4 men, related to Smiths Thomson
1834 Carron Company, Stenhousemuir NK Braid 56 Thomson & Hamilton
1834 Campsie John Brown 48 Graham
1835 Halbeath NK Brown   Thomson
1835 Halbeath NK Campbell   Thomson
1833 Cambuslang John Cowan 58 Thomson
1834 Carron Company NK Craig 55 Thomson & Hamilton
1836
Pencaitland parish, Huntlaw
George
Davidson
34
Makellar
1839
Pencaitland
R.
Davidson
37
Makellar
1826 Tranent NK Drysdale 43 Thomson
1835 Halbeath James Duncan   Thomson
1835 Halbeath Archibald Duncan   Thomson
1835 Halbeath John Duncan   Thomson
1844
Preston Hall
J.
Duncan
37
Makellar
1834 Cambuslang David Dunn 62 Thomson
1837
Gladsmuir
A.
G.
52
Makellar
1834 Bathgate/Tranent George Hogg 40 Thomson
Makellar
1831 Dalkeith John Hogg 59 Gregory
Makellar
1835 Colinshiels W. Hynd 21 Thomson
1834 Aberdour James Japp   Thomson
1835 Bathgate NK Latta 40 Thomson
1835 Redding Robert Leishman 60 Thomson
1834 Garnkirk John Lyall 29 Graham
1837
Pencaitland
D.
L.
26
Makellar
1834 Polmadie James M'Quail 40 Graham
1834 Falkirk Joseph Parker 58 Hamilton
1836
Preston Hall
Robert
Reid
46
Makellar
1834 Sherriffhall, Craighall, & Edmonstone T. Ross   Thomson & Steele
1836
PencaitlandJames
R.
54
Makellar
1835 Halbeath NK Simpson   Thomson
1835 Halbeath NK Smith four brothers Thomson
1838
Pencaitland
D.
S.
39
Makellar
1845
Pencaitland, Blindwell
J.
S.
36
Makellar
1837
Tranent
J.
T.
45, native of Glasgow
Makellar
1835 Halbeath NK Williamson   Thomson
1835 Halbeath NK Wilson   Thomson
1834 Sherriffhall, Craighall, & Edmonstone D. Wilson   Thomson & Steele