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Pre-1840 fatal accidents
There are no Inspector of Mines Reports for these years and details of these accidents have all been sourced from newspapers and other records.
Note on dates - as no death certificates are available during this period, dates cannot be checked. Most dates given are based on information in newspaper reports, however, if this is not specified, the date given may be the date of the actual report.
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Year Month Day Name of Colliery County First Name Surname Area of site (or source)
1698 March 10 Ballingry, Blair Heugh Fife Janet Hodge Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths & Ballingry OPR "March 10 Janet Hodge wife to Da. Wilson, coalier.  Killed in Blairheugh by fall of coals, age 47
1743 June 4 Coal sink at Mellock Clackmannan Andrew Morison Andrew, child, son to James Morison and Rebekah Clark, colliers in Mellock was buried [June 6 1743], witnesses Thomas Johnston, collier and [illeg] died June 4 having perished in a coal sink at Mellock [Alva OPR]
1743 November 7 Dysart Shore (coal bearer, fell into salt pan) Fife William Ross Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1751 February 11 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire James Hume Stevenston OPR
John Taylor
1753 March 29 Kilsyth Lanarkshire Unknown Brown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1760 December 11 Lightburn Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1764 August 1 Hollinbush Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
1767 October 27 Jerviston Lanarkshire Robert Gun Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1768 September 22 Torryburn Fife John Harvie Newspaper report - Fife pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1769 January 23 Townhead, Stevenston Ayrshire William Spear Stevenston OPR Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1771 February 15 Coal pit at Hillsides Ayrshire Thomas Alison Stevenston OPR
1771 June NK Rutherglen Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1771 June 5 Carntyne Lanarkshire John Lethem Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1773 September 22 Culross Fife  Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
Unknown Unknown
1773 October 14 Kinnaird Stirling Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1773 November 24 Cowglen Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1773 November NK Tollcross Lanarkshire Unknown Love Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1773 November NK Jordanhill Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1774 November NK Cowglen Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1774 December 24 Muirkirk Ayrshire John Mitchell Muirkirk OPR
1775 April 7 Carntyne Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1776 March 20 Liberton Lothian John Hardie Newspaper report - Lothians pages not employed in pit
1776 October 4 Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1777 August 11 Musselburgh Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1777 August 29 Strathaven Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1780 January 23 Glasgow Lanarkshire William Matthie Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1780 November 20 Kilconquhar, Largoward Fife Thomas McColm Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1781 January 5 Coal Heugh at Lawers Bridge Ayrshire James Foster Auchinleck OPR
1783 August 5 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire Duncan McCallum Stevenston OPR
1785 January 26 Coal pit in Dailly Ayrshire James McCrindle Dailly OPR
1785 October 29 Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
1785 April 11 Pittenweem Fife James Finlay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1785 July 2 Coal pit at Misk Ayrshire James Cumming Stevenston OPR
1786 March NK Glasgow Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1786 September 9 Pearston coal pit Ayrshire William McAndie Irvine OPR
1786 September 23 Birnieknowe coal work Ayrshire Janet Merrie Auchinleck OPR
1786 September 27 Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1786 October NK Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1787 March 22 Coal pit in Auchinleck Parish Ayrshire William Merry Auchinleck OPR
1787 April 27 Rutherglen Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1787 June 27 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire James Smith Stevenston OPR
1787 August 15 Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
1787 October 27 Carmyle Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1787 November 6 Westmuir Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1788 February 25 Benclough near Glasgow Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1788 May 13 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire Duncan McKenzie Stevenston OPR
1788 October 4 Camlachie Lanarkshire Thomas Dickson Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages not employed in pit
1789 September 25 Beith Ayrshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1789 October NK Polmont Lothian John Anderson Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1790 September 24 Rutherglen Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1792 March 29 Lochlibo Renfrew Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1792 May 18 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire James Harvie Stevenston OPR
1793 February 19 Garallan coal pit Ayrshire Stephen McLellan Ochiltree OPR
1793 April 27 Coal pit at Mellock Clackmannan John Cuningham John Cuningham, labourer at Mellock, was killed by the falling in of the roof of the coal pit on Saturday the 27th inst and buried on this day Tuesday. [Dollar OPR 30 April 1793]
1795 June 16 Lathones Fife Andrew Methven Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1796 January 25 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire John Shedden Stevenston OPR
1796 February 9 Kilmarnock Ayrshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1796 July 6 Kilconquhar Fife David Kid Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1797 July 8 Tranent Lothians William Notman Newspaper report - Lothians pages
Unknown Unknown (nephew of above)
1797 December 5 Muirkirk Ayrshire William McKelven Muirkirk OPR
1799 April 26 Kilmarnock Ayrshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1799 April 1 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1799 November 20 Coal pit in Dailly Ayrshire John Kennedy Dailly OPR
1800 March 1 Muirkirk Ayrshire Thomas Brown Muirkirk OPR
1800 May 11 Faskine Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1800 May 16 Rutherglen Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1800 May 20 Muirkirk Ayrshire John Boe Muirkirk OPR
1800 June 22 Muirkirk Ayrshire Thomas Morrison Muirkirk OPR
1800 September 22 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire Archibald Stewart Stevenston OPR
1800 November 6 Strathbungo Lanarkshire Thomas Urie Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1800 November 24 Lasswade Lothian Unknown Tate Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1801 January 5 Bo'ness Lothian Henry Black Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1801 December 5 Westthorn Lanarkshire Unknown Stobo Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1801 December NK Unknown coal pit Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1801 December NK Unknown coal pit Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1801 December NK Unknown coal pit Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1801 December NK Unknown ironstone pit Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1801 December NK Unknown ironstone pit Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1802 January 6 Barrachnie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1802 October 5 Green Lanarkshire Alexander Cunningham Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1803 May 12 Barrachnie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1804 February 1 Renfrew Renfrew Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1804 April 23 NK (Stevenston Parish) Ayrshire Thomas Marshall Stevenston OPR
1804 September 30 Greenock Renfrewshire Gilbert Aird Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1804 October 4 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1804 October 5 Kilsyth Stirlingshire Unknown Burns Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
Unknown Frew
1804 November 1 Dalkeith Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1804 December 31 Kilmarnock Ayr Adam Burns Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
Peter Stewart
1805 January 2 Barrachnie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1805 January 5 Quarrelton Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1805 January 9 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1805 April 22 Hurlet Renfrew Andrew Gibie Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
John Gibbie
John Gibie
George Scot
Unknown Morison
Unknown Paton
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1805 August 2 Govan Colliery Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1806 April 15 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1806 July 11 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Donald Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1806 July 14 Dalziel Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1806 July 15 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Deans Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1806 October 11 Gorbals Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1807 March 13 Clyde Ironworks Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1807 December 30 Coal Heugh in Dailly parish Ayrshire John Ferguson Dailly OPR
1808 January 4 Bo'ness Lothian James Livingstone Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1808 December 10 Fusit Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
Unknown Unknown
1809 February 1 Gilmerton Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1809 June 25 Sauchie ironstone pit Clackmannan John Munro At the marginal date [June 25 1809] John Munro who was killed at Sauchie ironstone gin, was interred in the New Churchyard [Dollar OPR]
1810 July 12 Grange Lothian Unknown Unknown Grange colliery page
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1810 October 12 Auchielonie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown
1811 December 18 West-thorn Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1812 February 4 Woodside Lanarkshire Archibald Reid Newspaper report - Dalserf pages
1812 May 24 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire David John Russell Newton OPR, hurt in coal pit
1812 August 15 Mr Dick's coal works Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1813 March 2 Stonelaw Lanarkshire Unknown Dun Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1813 November 22 Stonelaw Lanarkshire James Forrest Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1814 September 1 Rutherglen Lanarkshire John Morrison Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Unknown (2 brothers)
Unknown Unknown (2 brothers)
1814 November 12 Kilgrammie coal pit Ayrshire James Milliken Dailly OPR
1815 July 29 Coal pit in Dailly Ayrshire Walter Scobie Dailly OPR
1815 August 29 Garbraid Colliery Lanarkshire James Duncan Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1815 December 13 Milton Dunbartonshire John Anderson Newspaper report - Dunbartonshire pages
1816 April 5 Govan Colliery Lanarkshire David Murdoch Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1816 August 20 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire John McConnel Newton OPR, a fall in the pit
1816 August 25 Devonton Clackmannan Unknown Bairnerd Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1816 September 7 Blairngone Clackmannan Robert Jack Robert Jack, collier at Blairngone aged 59 years was killed on Saturday morning the 7th inst by a large part of the roof of the coal falling on his head which fractured his skull to pieces and beat out his brains, he was buried here this day [Dollar OPR 9th September Monday, 1816]
1816 December 30 Leadhills Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages (details given under 1 Mar 1817 accident)
1817 January 16 Bankhead Lanarkshire Unknown Gathram Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1817 March 1 Leadhills Lanarkshire Thomas Thomson Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
Unknown Unknown
Robert Hamilton
William Austin
Peter Blackwood
James Alston
John Bain
1817 June 18 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire James Purdie Newton OPR, killed by fall
1817 September 2 Ayr Quarry Ayrshire James Laverty Ayr OPR
1817 October 20 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Allan Ferguson Newton OPR, by damp in pit
1818 January 22 Stonelaw Lanarkshire Robert Morton Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1818 May 2 Quarelton Renfrewshire Alexander Barr Newspaper report - Quarelton pages
James Brodie
John Hunter
James Inglis
Alexander Shaw
1818 June 25 Newton Green Ayr Mr Millar Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1818 October 24 Govan Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1819 February 13 Glasgow area Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1819 February 20 Fairlie Coal work Ayrshire James Dunlop Dundonald OPR & Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
William Rae
1819 May 28 Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1819 July 20 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire James Dunlop Newton OPR, killed in pit
1819 September 21 Airdrie area Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1819 December 30 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Jeremiah Augie Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1820 January 31 Sheriffhall Colliery Lothian Ellen Miller Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1820 March 30 Pinkie Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1820 April 20 Fairlie Coal work Ayrshire William Donochey Dundonald OPR
1820 May 11 Glasgow Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1820 June 8 Green Pit, Newton Ayrshire John O'Hara Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages Name confirmed in Newton OPR, killed in pit
1820 September 24 Inverkeithing Fife Unknown Unknown (83 year old man fell down old pit) Newspaper report - Fife pages
1820 September 29 Prestwick Toll Ayrshire Robert Humphreys Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1820 October 20 Fort Colliery, Ayr Ayrshire James Millan Ayr OPR
1820 November 23 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Andrew Devlin Newton OPR, killed in pit
1820 November 24 Clackmannan Colliery Clackmannan Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1821     Fordel Colliery Fife John Waldridge Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1821 April 3 Greenyards Stirlingshire John Binny Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1821 April 14 Rutherglen Farm pit Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1821 April 23 Bonnyrigg Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1821 June 18 Wemyss Colliery Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
1821 June 23 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Neil Hart Newton OPR, killed in pit
1821 July 2 Wishaw Lanarkshire William Sommers Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1821 August 3 Tollcross Lanarkshire Unknown Buchan Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1821 August 13 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Jas. McLean Newton OPR, killed in pit
1821 September 12 Hurlet Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1821 September 26 Kelvin dock Lanarkshire Unknown Simpson Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1821 October 28 Stonelaw Lanarkshire John Fell Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1821 October 31 Govan Colliery Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1821 December 6 Merryston Lanarkshire Unknown Simpson Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1821 December 21 Gargieston Ayrshire James Spence Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1821 December   Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Unknown Unknown Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1822 January 11 Cathcart Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1822 January 12 Govan Colliery Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1822 March 14 Deuchry Ayrshire James Neil Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1822 June 14 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Cormick O'Hara Newton OPR, killed in pit
1822 July 5 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Michael Donnelly Newton OPR, burned in pit
1822 September 13 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire John Collins Newton OPR, killed in pit
1822 October 9 Coal Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire Andrew Cairns Ayr OPR. See also Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages - name given as Alexander Cairns
1822 November 20 Fort Colliery, Ayr Ayrshire William Tillieson Ayr OPR
1823 March 8 Alloa Colliery Clackmannan Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1823 July 24 Eastfield Lanarkshire Unknown Smith Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
Unknown Gilmour
Unknown Brown
1823 December 20 Sanquhar Dumfries John Collins Newspaper report - Dumfries pages
1824 February 6 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Joseph McConnell Newton OPR, killed in pit
1824 September 2 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Robert Dunlop Newton OPR, killed in pit
1824 November 4 Rothes Fife Unknown Blyth Newspaper report - Fife pages
1824 November   Halbeath Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
Unknown Unknown
1825 May 29 Berrylaw Colliery, Dunfermline Fife James Thomson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1825 July 1 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Thos Smillie Newton OPR, killed in pit
1825 July 1 Leadhills Lanarkshire Unknown Weir Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
1825 July 17 Blair Fife James Anderson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1825 September 14 Kirkmay Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
Unknown Unknown
1825 November 30 Westmuir Lanarkshire Thomas Hutton (not a miner) Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1826 January 9 Hurlet Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1826 January 17 Belvedere Colliery Glasgow Henry Reid Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1826 February 28 Devon Ironworks Clackmannan Unknown Batterson Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
Unknown Batterson
1826 March 8 Devon Ironworks Clackmannan John Hunter Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1826 March 21 Prestwick Toll Ayr John Rice Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
Joseph Ewing
John Dunlop
1826 May 4 Ayr Quarry Ayrshire John Robertson Ayr OPR
1826 September 16 Eastfield Lanarkshire Unknown Hunter Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1826 October 6 Rumblingwell, Dunfermline Fife Archd Bowman Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1826 October 9 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire John Bagnall Newton OPR, killed in pit
1826 November 20 Wanlockhead Dumfries Unknown Unknown (woman fell down lead mine) Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages 
1826 November 27 Dunfermline Fife Alexander McLeay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1826 December 18 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Isaac Scollick Newton OPR, by a hurt in the pit
1826 December 21 Shettleston Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1827 March 3 Clyde Ironworks Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1827 May 28 Dunfermline Fife Robert Simpson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1827 July 18 Balbuthie coal pit Fife Thomas Frazier Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1827 July 22 Kilconquhar Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
1827 August 18 Banknock Stirlingshire Unknown Cowie Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1827 December 24 Wallacestone Stirlingshire William Simpson Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1827 December 25 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire John Liddell Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1827 December 31 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Michael Coil Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1828 January 18 Hurlet Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1828 February   Polton, Lasswade Lothians Unknown Davidson Newspaper report - Lothians pages
Unknown Kerr
1828 April 11 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Alexander Wright Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1828 May 21 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Torrance McNish Newton OPR, hurt in the pit
1828 July 7 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Samuel Grier Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1828 August 22 Cameron, Braehead Fife James Black Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1828 September 25 Wemyss Fife James Cunningham Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1828 September 30 Dalmornock Coal Pit Lanarkshire John McGrigor Cathcart OPR -Oct'r 4 John Mcgrigor Jun'r Collier, Clarkston Toll Aged 25 years. Killed on 30 Sept at Dalmornock Coal Pit.
With thanks to Ian Maclachlan for  providing this information.
1829 May 2 Carron Company Stirlingshire James Samuel Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1829 July 1 Ladykirk Quarry, Ayr Ayrshire William McWhirter Ayr OPR
1829 October 25 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Patrick McConnachie Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1829 November 7 Dunfermline Fife Alexander Beveridge Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1829 November 10 Coal Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire James Wright Ayr OPR
1829 December 17 Devon Iron Company Clackmannan Charles Wilson Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1829 December 23 Dalmarnock Lanarkshire Hugh Richardson Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1829 December 24 Wellsgreen Fife Unknown Lindsay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1830 January 29 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Hugh Finnie Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1830 February 13 Whifflet Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1830 March 2 Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire John Milliken Ayr OPR
1830 March 29 Dunfermline Fife James Williamson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1830 June 7 Coal Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire Charles Hendrie Ayr OPR
1830 July 27 Bannockburn Colliery Stirling Unknown Grant Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1830 July 30 Kelty Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Beath pages
1830 September 4 Baldridge Colliery Fife James Carney Newspaper report - Fife pages
1830 November 11 Dalmarnock Colliery Lanarkshire Unknown Stewart Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1830 November 27 Benhar Colliery Lothian James Thom Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1831 January 1 Derry Coal Pits, Campsie   John Bulloch Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1831 February 22 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Charles McGlaughlan Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1831 June 8 Keppisbyre, Airdrie Lanarkshire Peter Campbell Newspaper report - New Monkland pages
Peter  Gentles
Alexander McLaren
James Young
1831 July 18 Ayr Quarry Ayrshire Daniel Higgins Ayr OPR
1831 October 21 Auchinleck Ayrshire Unknown Baird Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
Unknown Murdoch
1831 November 1 Dunfermline Fife Alexander Campbell Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1832 February 16 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire John Clark Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1832 March 11 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Stewart Bell Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1832 August 17 Wellington Pit, Nitshill Renfrew Abraham Thomson Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
John Watson
1832 October 19 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Laurence McGovern Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1833 April 19 South Bataskine Stirling Unknown Rankine Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
Unknown Corkindale
1833 November 30 Shewalton pit Ayrshire John Samson Ochiltree OPR
1833 December 10 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire William Young Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1834 January 4 Dalzell Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1834 January 9 Gilmerton Lothian Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1834 January 13 Balbirnie Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
1834 January 24 Wemyss Pit Fife Thomas Crombie Newspaper report - Fife pages
1834 March 31 Redding Stirling John Stevens Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1834 June 1 Balgonie Fife Joseph Adam Newspaper report - Fife pages
Robert Ireland
1834 June 17 Halbeath Fife Alexander Allan Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1834 July 31 Dunfermline Fife David Beveridge Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1834 August 5 Halbeath Fife Agnes Heind Newspaper report - Fife pages see under 18 Aug 1834
1834 August 16 Burn Pit Bo'ness Female Ferguson Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
Female Main
1834 August 18 Wellwood Colliery Fife William Forrester Newspaper report - Fife pages
Ann Bowman
Jane Allan
1835 March 11 Banknock Stirlingshire Unknown Finlay Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1835 April 15 Wilsontown Lanarkshire Unknown Adams Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1835 September 25 Arniston Lothians Unknown Ferme Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1835 October 7 Fordel Colliery Fife William Laird Newspaper report - Fife pages
1835 November 3 Kilgrammie Ayrshire John Brown Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1835 December 17 Muirkirk Ayrshire  James McFarlane Newspaper report - Muirkirk pages
James Gibson
1836 May 28 Maxtons Colliery, Dollar Clackmannan John Sorley Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages John Sorley was killed by Mr Maxtons Engine on the 3rd and was buried here this day aged 41 years.[Dollar OPR 5 June 1836]
1836 June 23  Barleydean Colliery Lothian Unknown Jack Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1836 September 23 Bannockburn Muir Stirling Unknown Richardson Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1836 September NK Wishaw Colliery Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages (Father and son)
Unknown Unknown
1836 October 3 Dunfermline Fife Jasper Erskine Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1837 May 22 Kilsyth Stirling Unknown Bankier Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
Unknown Bankier
Unknown Bankier
Unknown Bankier
1837 June 17 Fordel Colliery Fife David Anderson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1837 October 4 Blair Colliery Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
Unknown Unknown
1838 January 24 Balbirnie Colliery Fife Thomas Chalmers Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1838 January 25 Middlerigg, Redding Stirling Unknown McArthur Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1838 April 3 Newton on Ayr Ayrshire Charles Christie Newton OPR, killed in the pit
1838 April 4 Drumcarro Fife William Wallace Newspaper report - Fife pages
1838 June 26 NK (Newton Midlothian OPR) Lothian Alison Hay Accident at colliery. With thanks to Ian Sinclair for this information
1838 July 9 Coal Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire William Bell Ayr OPR
1838 October 13 Polmadie Colliery Glasgow John McIlwear Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
John Morgan
Daniel Donald
1838 October 19 Aberdour Fife Margaret White Newspaper report - Fife pages
1838* October 28 Torrie or Inzievar Colliery Fife James Watson Evidence of Alexander Muir to Royal Commission [Date from Fife pre-1855 deaths CD, FFHS]
1838 November 17 Dysart Fife Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Fife pages
Unknown Unknown
1838 December 7 Devon Ironworks Clackmannan Unknown Hunter Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1838 December 19 Methilhill Fife Peter Greig Newspaper report - Fife pages
1838 December 28 Westmuir Glasgow George Symington Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1839 January 17 Tranent Lothians Donald McRae Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1839 February 16 Baigrie Colliery, Kennoway Fife Andrew Duncan Newspaper report - Fife pages
William Kinley
1839 February 22 Newbattle Colliery Lothians Catherine Pride Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1839 February 26 Newbattle Colliery Lothians David Smith Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1839 February NK Alloa Clackmannan Unknown Unknown Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
Unknown Unknown
1839 March 1 Coal Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire James Andrew Ayr OPR
1839 August 12 Househillwood Colliery, Barrhead Renfrew John Reilly Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
John Gallacher
Philip Hassan
John Hassan
James Leggatt
Unknown Campbell
Robert Johnstone
Unknown Campbell
Edward Doherty
1839 August 15 Coal Pit in Ayr Parish Ayrshire Peter Ewan Ayr OPR
1839 September 22 Halbeath Fife David Gourlay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1839 October 7 NK (killed by coal wagon) Ayrshire Sarah Donnachie Dundonald OPR

Last Updated 28th February 2015