Scottish
Mining Website
List of men killed in Mauricewood Pit Fire on 5th September 1889
from Report by J B Atkinson, Inspector of Mines for the Eastern
District of Scotland
| |
Occupation |
Name |
Age |
Where working |
When recovered |
| 1 |
Oversman |
George Muir |
45 |
Not known |
March 1890 |
| 2 |
Inspector |
David Penman |
27 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 3 |
Roadsman |
James Somerville |
18 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 4 |
Roadsman |
Robert Dickson |
33 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 5 |
Bottomer |
William Urquhart |
18 |
Foot of main incline |
September 1889 |
| 6 |
Bottomer |
Robert Tomlie |
14 |
Foot of main incline |
September 1889 |
| 7 |
Bottomer |
Thomas Hunter |
38 |
East side incline |
March 1890 |
| 8 |
Pony driver |
Mitchell Hamilton |
16 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 9 |
Pony driver |
Thomas Foster |
17 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 10 |
Drawer |
Thomas Bennet |
17 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 11 |
Drawer |
David Anderson |
32 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 12 |
Drawer |
Alexander Stewart |
21 |
East side |
September 1889 |
| 13 |
Drawer |
Martin Morgan |
20 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 14 |
Drawer |
William Brockie |
26 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 15 |
Drawer |
George Penicuik, jun |
14 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 16 |
Drawer |
Richard Hamilton |
14 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 17 |
Drawer |
James Wright |
16 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 18 |
Drawer |
Robert Kinninmont |
17 |
West side |
March 1890 |
| 19 |
Drawer |
Andrew Wallace |
14 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 20 |
Miner |
James Porteous |
29 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 21 |
Miner |
William Lamb |
22 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 22 |
Miner |
Robert Porterfield |
21 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 23 |
Miner |
David Porterfield |
15 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 24 |
Miner |
William Dempster |
31 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 25 |
Miner |
William Grieve |
33 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 26 |
Miner |
William Meikle |
44 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 27 |
Miner |
William Meikle, jun |
15 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 28 |
Miner |
Walter Meikle |
12 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 29 |
Miner |
James Irvine |
32 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 30 |
Miner |
William Brown |
21 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 31 |
Miner |
Thomas Meikle |
41 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 32 |
Miner |
Robert Dempster |
37 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 33 |
Miner |
Robert Dempster, jun |
14 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 34 |
Miner |
William Wright |
19 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 35 |
Miner |
John Purves |
26 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 36 |
Miner |
Daniel McKenzie |
16 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 37 |
Miner |
William Brown |
25 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 38 |
Miner |
Mitchell Hamilton |
41 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 39 |
Miner |
Thomas Strang |
31 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 40 |
Miner |
William Daly |
33 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 41 |
Miner |
Robert Miller |
17 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 42 |
Miner |
John Walker |
38 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 43 |
Miner |
George Livingstone |
45 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 44 |
Miner |
John Fraser |
16 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 45 |
Miner |
John Glass |
28 |
West side |
March 1890 |
| 46 |
Miner |
Thomas Adams |
24 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 47 |
Miner |
William Hunter |
51 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 48 |
Miner |
George Penicuik |
40 |
West side |
March 1890 |
| 49 |
Miner |
Robert Hamilton |
26 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 50 |
Miner |
Matthew Wright |
34 |
West side |
March 1890 |
| 51 |
Miner |
Alexander McKinlay |
28 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 52 |
Miner |
David Wallace |
22 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 53 |
Miner |
Peter McPherson |
17 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 54 |
Miner |
John Davidson |
37 |
West side |
March 1890 |
| 55 |
Miner |
David Kinninmont |
45 |
West side |
March 1890 |
| 56 |
Miner |
James Stark |
19 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 57 |
Miner |
Martin Stark |
24 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 58 |
Miner |
Robert Hunter |
44 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 59 |
Pumper |
William Miller |
14 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 60 |
Pumper |
Charles Hamilton |
14 |
East side |
March 1890 |
| 61 |
Working fan |
John Sennet |
15 |
West side |
September 1889 |
| 62 |
Engineman |
Hugh McPherson |
60 |
80 fathom level |
September 1889 |
| 63 |
Mechanic |
John Walker |
62 |
80 fathom level |
September 1889 |
Last Updated 22nd August 2010