Scottish Mining Website

Fatal accidents between 1840 and 1851
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)
1840	January	15	Teasses Colliery	Fife	Thomas	Birrell	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1840	January	21	Bo'ness Colliery		Robert	Sneddon	Evidence of Mary Sneddon to Royal Commission
1840	March	3	Scaterigg		Elizabeth	McLuckie	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1840	March	3	Scaterigg		Grace	Smith	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1840	June	8	Devon Iron Works	Clackmannan	Unknown	Thomson	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1840	July	7	Westmuir	Lanarkshire	Alexander	Park	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1840	July	11	Hillend Colliery	Clackmannan	Joseph	Cook	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1840	August	8	Elgin Colliery	Fife	William	Philp	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1840	August	18	Garlewood lime mine	Lanarkshire	James	Greenshields	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1840	October	24	Dundyvan	Lanarkshire	Wm	Donachie	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
					Unknown	Brown (2 brothers)
					Unknown	Brown (2 brothers)
					Christopher	Laird
1840	November	21	Shettleston	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown (two brothers)	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1840	November	21	Shettleston	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown (two brothers)	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1841	March	16	Quarter	Lanarkshire	James	Fyfe	Newspaper report - Quarter 1841 page
					James	Fleming
					Unknown	Brounlie
					James	Duffie
					Hugh	McLean
					John	Smith
					William	Wotherspoon
					James	Fisher
					William	Brounlie
					George	Pate
1841	March	16	Dunfermline	Fife	Henry	Hunter	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1841	April	26	Donibristle	Fife	Helen	Bowman	Evidence of David Naysmyth & Catherine Walker to Royal Commission
1841	April	26	Donibristle	Fife	Helen	Bowman	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1841	July	14	Wheatpark	Ayrshire	David	Steel	Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1841	September	27	Elgin Colliery	Fife	Robert	Patterson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1841	October	27	Scoonie Bridge	Fife	Mr	Hunter	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1841	November	8	Crossgates	Fife	John	Williamson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1841	November	18	Whiflet	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - New Monkland pages
1841	November	18	Whiflet	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - New Monkland pages
Around 1841*			Alloa Colliery	Clackmannan	John	Patterson	Evidence of James Hunter to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Banknock Colliery	Stirling	H.	Wilson	Evidence of Andrew Stirling to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Dalkeith Collieries	Lothians	Mr	Gillon	Evidence of William Gillon to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Donibristle	Fife	Peter	Campbell	Evidence of David Naysmyth to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Elgin Colliery	Fife	William	Phelp	Evidence of John Weir to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Hirse or Netherwood Colliery, Cumbernauld	Dumbarton	J.	Johnson	Evidence of John Marshall to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Hirse or Netherwood Colliery, Cumbernauld	Dumbarton	William	Blair	Evidence of John Marshall to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Hirse or Netherwood Colliery, Cumbernauld	Dumbarton	Wm.	Gillus	Evidence of John Marshall to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Hirse or Netherwood Colliery, Cumbernauld	Dumbarton	Robert	Russell	Evidence of John Marshall to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Hirse or Netherwood Colliery, Cumbernauld	Dumbarton	John	Forsyth	Evidence of Robert Rennie to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Hirse or Netherwood Colliery, Cumbernauld	Dumbarton	Allen	Rennie	Evidence of Robert Rennie to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Lochgelly	Fife	Joseph	Harrower	Evidence of Eliza Dixon to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Lochgelly	Fife	Andrew	Beveridge	Evidence of Eliza Dixon to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Redding Colliery	Stirling	William	Guy	Evidence of David Guy & Thomas Walker to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Redding Colliery?	Stirling	Mr	Sneddon	Evidence of Mary Sneddon to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Stronne Colliery	Stirling	Mr	King	Evidence of Robert Jameson to Royal Commission
Around 1841*			Stronne Colliery	Stirling	Mr	Stirling	Evidence of Robert Jameson to Royal Commission
1842	April	19	Dunfermline	Fife	James	Drysdale	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1842	July	13	Wellwood Colliery	Fife	William	Houston	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1842	July	29	Cuttlehill	Fife	William	Morgan	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1843	January		Tough Colliery	Fife	Mr	Anderson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1844	March	12	Quarrelton	Renfrewshire	James	Gatherm	Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1843	April	6	Victoria Pit, Wemyss	Fife	David	Edgar	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1843	April	22	Craighall	Ayrshire	Hugh	Kennedy	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1843	August	13	Kilmux Colliery	Fife	William	Herd	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1843	October	23	Stevenston Colliery	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1843	October	25	Calder	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1843	October	25	Calder	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1844	January	12	Elgin Colliery	Fife	Robert	Morris	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1844	January	16	Holytown	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Nimmo	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1844	March	9	Tarbolton	Ayrshire	William	Nicol	Tarbolton OPR
1844	June	4	Kilmux Colliery	Fife	Unknown	Ednie	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths Newspaper report - Fife pages
1844	July	24	Holytown	Lanarkshire	John	Baillie	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1844	August	23	Drumpeller	Lanarkshire	Daniel	Cashiedy	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1844	August	26	Clunie Colliery	Fife	William	Arnott	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths & Newspaper report - Fife pages
1844	September	5	Wellwood Colliery	Fife	Andrew	Patterson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1844	September	12	Clunie Colliery	Fife	David	Blair	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths Newspaper report - Fife pages
1844	October	17	Elgin Colliery	Fife	James	McKinnes	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1844	October	17	Elgin Colliery	Fife	Unknown	McKenzie	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths Possible Newspaper report Newspaper report - Fife pages
1844	October	30	Wanlockhead	Dumfries	William	Hislop	Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
1844	November	16	Dalziel Colliery	Lanarkshire	George	Laird	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages (two brothers also injured)
1844	November	30	Carfin Colliery	Lanarkshire	Archibald	Kirkwood	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1844	December	12	Dysart	Fife	Michael	Paton	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1844	December	16	Stair	Ayrshire	John	Thomson	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1844	December	17	Rowanburn, Canonbie	Dumfries	Unknown	Scott	Newspaper report - Dumfries pages
1845	January	3	Wanlockhead	Dumfries	Thomas	Brown	Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
1845	January	3	Wanlockhead	Dumfries	John	Haddow	Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
1845	January	3	Wanlockhead	Dumfries	Charles	Stevenson	Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
1845	January	31	Rosehall Colliery	Lanarkshire	William	Nelson	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1845	January	31	Rosehall Colliery	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Kirkand	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1845	February	4	Langridge near Whitburn	Lothian	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
					Unknown	Unknown
					Unknown	Unknown
1845	February	6	Plean	Stirling	Unknown	Forsyth	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1845	February	14	Sheepmount	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1845	June	19	Wanlockhead	Dumfries	George	Hunter	Newspaper report - Lead Mining pages
1845	June	26	Dysart Main	Fife	John	Adamson	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1845	July	31	Dundyvan	Lanarkshire	William	Ingram	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1845	July	31	Dundyvan	Lanarkshire	John	Allan	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1845	August	1	Jerviston	Lanarkshire	Walter	Bulloch	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1845	September	3	Devon Iron Works Colliery	Clackmannan	Unknown	Paterson	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1845	September	18	Dalry	Ayrshire	Unknown	Muir	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1845	September	21	Wellington, Millerhill	Lothian	Hugh	Adams	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1845	September	21	Wellington, Millerhill	Lothian	William	McDonald	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1845	October	1	West Wemyss, Gin Pit	Fife	James	Waters	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths Newspaper Report - Fife pages
1845	October	3	Old Rome Colliery	Ayrshire	John	Samson	Dundonald OPR
1845	October	6	Kilsyth	Stirlingshire	Unknown	Dugan	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1845	October	6	Kilsyth	Stirlingshire	Unknown	Black	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1845	November	6	Wishaw	Lanarkshire	John	Rae	Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1845	November	17	Victoria	Renfrewshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1845	November	19	Stevenston	Ayrshire	Campbell	Ballantine	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1845	December	16	Devon Iron Works	Clackmannan	Unknown	Bain	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1846	January	12	Rosebank	Lanarkshire	Hector	Stewart	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1846	January	12	Rosebank	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Stewart	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1846	January	15	Tarholm	Ayrshire	James	Hodge	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages [Name confirmed from Tarbolton OPR]
1846	January	17	Coal Heugh Glen	Ayrshire	Unknown	Williamson	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1846	January	22	Newarthill	Lanarkshire	John	Hangelwood	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	January	24	Lochrobin	Ayrshire	James	Vance	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1846	January	24	Dirthill, Donibristle	Fife	Kenneth	McKenzie	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1846	January	24	Dirthill, Donibristle	Fife	Donald	McKenzie	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1846	February	15	Fulshia Wood	Ayrshire	Unknown	McGee	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
					Unknown	Harper
					Unknown	Harper
1846	February	19	Polmadie	Lanarkshire	Unknown	King	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1846	March	5	Devon Ironworks	Clackmannan	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1846	March	6	Clackmannan	Clackmannan	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1846	March	7	Barkip	Ayrshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1846	April	1	Durie Coal Pit	Fife	James	Wilson	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1846	April	20	Holytown	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Thomson	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	April		Cleland	Lanarkshire	William	Baird	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	May	6	Newton	Lothian	George	Wilkie	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1846	June	30	Mossend Colliery	Lanarkshire	Thomas	Hunter	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	July	23	Townhead, Barrhead	Renfrewshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1846	July	23	Townhead, Barrhead	Renfrewshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1846	July	28	Gartlee	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1846	July	28	Calder	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Boyd	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1846	July	31	Garturk	Lanarkshire	Unknown	McCready	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1846	July	31	Mossend, Kilbirnie	Ayrshire	John	Penman	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages (native of Holytown)
1846	August	3	Carnbroe	Lanarkshire	John	Johnston	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	August	10	Rawyards	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Miller	Newspaper report - New Monkland pages
1846	August	10	Rawyards	Lanarkshire	Allan	Robert	Newspaper report - New Monkland pages
1846	August	25	Carfin	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Stewart	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	August	26	Stevenston	Lanarkshire	Alexander	Forrest	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1846	September	28	Bogleshole, Tollcross	Glasgow	Duncan	McFarlan	Newspaper report - Tollcross page
					David	Jamieson
					William	Jamieson
					John	Sneddon
					Chas.	Laird
					James	Jamieson
1846	September	29	Turf Dick Coal-pit, Stevenston Colliery	Ayrshire	James	Watson	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1846	October	12	Hill of Beath	Fife	Thomas	Landales	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1846	November	18	Oakfield, Beath	Fife	Unknown	Martin	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1846	December	12	Shankrey Muir Limestone Pit	Lanarkshire	Gavin	Irvine	Newspaper report - New Monkland pages
					William	Horn
					John	Dawson
1846	December	22	Mansfield Colliery, New Cumnock	Ayrshire	George	Brown	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1847	January	NK	Burnturk Colliery	Fife	Unknown	Fairfoul	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1847	February	26	Wishaw	Lanarkshire	Thomas	O'Neal	Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1847	March	1	Townhill, Dunfermline	Fife	James	McKinlay	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1847	April	26	Cuttlehill Colliery	Fife	James	McLaren	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1847	May	27	Elgin Colliery	Fife	David	Anderson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths Possible - Newspaper report - Fife pages
1847	June	17	Teasses Colliery	Fife	George	Youger	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1847	June	14	Drumpeller	Lanarkshire	John	Merry	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
					Alexander	Brown
					James	Park
1847	July	6	Kilbirnie	Ayrshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1847	July	6	Kilbirnie	Ayrshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1847	July	11	Wishaw	Lanarkshire	Isaac	Wood	Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
1847	July	14	Millfield Ironstone Pit	Lanarkshire	Matthew	Anderson	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1847	September	23	Arniston		John	Tweeddale	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1847	October	5	Airdrie	Lanarkshire	Francis	Cassidy	Newspaper report - New Monkland pages (Accident to men not employed in colliery)
					Michael	McCanna
					James	Cairney
1847	October	13	Comrie	Fife	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1847	November	22	Kellie Pit, Carnbee	Fife	David	Laing	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1847	December	6	Dysart	Fife	Thomas	Forker	Newspaper report - Fife pages
					John	Hamilton
					Thomas	Hutcheson
					Unknown	Mckenzie
1847	December	NK	Balgonie	Fife	Thomas	Millar	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1848	February	18	Craighall	Lothians	James	Cowie	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1848	April	2	Nitshill	Renfrewshire	Unknown	Hammond	Newspaper report - Renfrewshire pages
1848	April	18	Oakley	Fife	William	Spouart	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1848	April	18	Oakley	Fife	David	Spouart	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1848	July	6	Fordel	Fife	John	Ramsay	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1848	July	8	Dalmarnock	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Bell	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1848	July	12	Fordel Colliery	Fife	Lawrence	Wildridge	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1848	August	21	Holytown	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1848	August	21	Holytown	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Bothwell pages
1848	September	15	Royal George	Lothian	D.	Deans	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1848	September	23	Dalzell	Lanarkshire	Unknown	Stevenson	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1848	December	5	Fordel Colliery	Fife	James	White or Whyte	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1848	December	5	Fordel Colliery	Fife	William	Gibb or Gow	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1848	December	14	Lochgelly	Fife	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1848	December	20	Lochgelly	Fife	John	Young	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1849	Unknown	Unknown	Lugar Ironworks	Ayrshire	James	Mackay	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages (see entry under 11 Oct 1849)
1849	April	5	Portland	Ayrshire	John	Mair	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	May	2	Turf Dyke Coalpit, Stevenston Colliery	Ayrshire	John Cowan	McClelland	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	May	31	Kilmux Colliery	Fife	Peter	Thomson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths & Newspaper report - Fife pages
1849	June	19	Howhill Colliery,	Ayrshire	Stephen	Hawthorn	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	June	19	Howhill Colliery,	Ayrshire	Samuel	M‘Kerrell	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	July	7	Ormiston	Lothian	John	Sommerville	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1849	July	25	Broomlands	Ayrshire	William	Boyle	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	August	13	Wishaw Colliery	Lanarkshire	Robert	Allan	Newspaper report - Cambusnethan pages
					Thomas	Hunter
					John	Paterson
					Alexander	McKimmin
					Donald	Bell
					Peter	Grahame
					William	Grahame
					Benjamin	Willison
					Duncan	Bell
1849	August	31	Elgin Colliery	Fife	Unknown	Campbell	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1849	October	7	Lathones	Fife	William	Foster	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1849	October	9	Caprington Coal Works	Ayrshire	Matthew	Caldwell	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	October	30	Dalmellington	Ayrshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	October	30	Dalmellington	Ayrshire	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1849	December	27	Grangemouth Colliery	Lothian	George	Clark	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1850	March	4	Busbie	Ayrshire	Unknown	Blackwood	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1850	April	12	Drumcarro	Fife	David	Small	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1850	April	25	No 11 Pit, Wellwood Muir	Ayrshire	James	Gibson	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1850	April	NK	Tough Colliery	Fife	Unknown	Scott	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1850	May	22	Fordel Colliery	Fife	John	Ditchburn	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1850	July	3	Common Coal Works	Ayrshire	John	Nimmo	Newspaper report -Ayrshire pages
1850	July	23	Commonhead, Airdrie	Lanarkshire	Robert	Dickson	Newspaper report - Commonhead page
					Thomas	Glen
					Alexander	Grant
					George	Grant
					Robert	Hill
					Andrew	Izatt
					James	Martin
					James	McDonald
					John	McDonald
					Wilson	McDonald
					Donald	McIntyre
					Colin or William	McLuckie
					George	McNaught
					Alexander	Rankine
					William	Tollson (AKA William Ellis Marsden)
					Robert	Wark
					Alexander	Willison
1850	July	30	Kellie Pit, Carnbee	Fife	Thomas	Dodds	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1850	September	21	Coatdyke	Lanarkshire	Hugh	Strain	Newspaper report - Old Monkland pages
1850	November	NK	Binniehill	Stirling	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1850	November	NK	Blackbraes	Stirling	Unknown	Unknown	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1850	December	6	Netherton, Maryhill	Glasgow	Hugh	Boyd	Newspaper report - Maryhill page
					Thomas	Boyd
					George	Spence
					William	Brown
					Lewis	Boyd
1850	December	7	Dalmarnock	Lanarkshire	Wm.	Clarke	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1850	December	13	Carolina Pit, Shettleston	Lanarkshire	George	Young	Newspaper report - Lanarkshire pages
1850	December	14	Schoolyards	Lothians	George	Gray	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
					James	Robertson
					Charles	Robertson
					Richard	Robertson
1851	January	17	Ainslie, Cockpen	Lothians	Archibald	Thomson	Newspaper report - Lothians pages
1851	January	21	No 4 Pit, Fordell Colliery	Fife	James	Anderson	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1851	March	22	Blackbraes Colliery	Stirling	Thomas	Forsyth	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1851	April	4	Grange Colliery, Kilconquhar, Earlsferry	Fife	Andrew	Herd	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1851	April	11	Dunnikier	Fife	Robert	Pratt	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1851	May	15	Nitshill	Renfrew	Peter	White	Newspaper report - Nitshill Page
					James	Hammond
					John	Hammond
					Peter	Hammond
					Andrew	Gebbie
					David	Gebbie
					Andrew	Gebbie
					Thomas	White
					Dennis	Crossan
					Patrick	Crossan
					John	Shields
					James	Shields
					John	McMillan
					William	McMillan
					George	Whiteside
					Robert	Whiteside
					Samuel	McDowell
					John	Maxwell
					John	Smith
					Joseph	Brighton
					Bernard	Martin
					Patrick	O'Neill
					Thomas	Connolly
					John	Campbell
					John	Bell
					John	Connolly
					James	Dodds
					David	Colville
					John	Cochrane
					Joseph	McIllwam
					Samuel	McIllwam
					Matthew	Speirs
					Thomas	Samson
					Jas	Buchanan
					Neil	Buchanan
					Henry	Gibbs
					Francis	Hughes
					Thomas	Hughes
					James	McLachlan
					Michael	Smith
					William	Scott
					Thomas	Scott
					Felix	Connolly
					Neil	Buchanan
					Michael	Irving
					Felix	O'Neill
					Andrew	Carson
					Connel	Kerr
					James	Poole
					John	Williamson
					John	McMachlan
					Joseph	McIllwam
					Charles	Shields
					Thomas	Allison
					James	Kerr
					Neil	Carlan
					Patrick	Keenan
					Robert	Black
					John	Mulholland
					Richard	Smith
					John	Smith
					James	Baxter
					Joseph	Baxter
1851	May	15	Redding	Stirling	William	McLachlan	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1851	June	3	Cassingray Coal Works, Carnbee	Fife	John	Paton	Newspaper report - Fife pages
1851	June	28	Dundonald	Fife	Alexander	Moyes	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1851	July	21	Elgin Colliery	Fife	James	Danks	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1851	August	2	Coal Pit in Ayr Parish	Ayrshire	Peter	Carrocher	Ayr OPR
1851	August	18	Binneyhill Colliery	Stirling	Robert	Jenkins	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1851	September	9	Blackbraes Colliery, Falkirk	Stirling	Thomas	Sneddon	Newspaper report - Stirlingshire pages
1851	September	29	Clackmannan Colliery	Clackmannan	John	Hunter	Newspaper report - Clackmannan pages
1851	November	4	Cluny Bridge, Auchterderran	Fife	James	Goodall	Newspaper report - Auchterderran pages
1851	November	19	Wemyss	Fife	Andrew	Rodger	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1851	November	21	Mansfield Colliery New Cumnock	Ayrshire	George	Houston	With thanks to Jim Steel for providing this information Newspaper report - Ayrshire pages
1851	November	21	Mansfield Colliery New Cumnock	Ayrshire	John	Campbell
1851	December	17	Townhill Colliery	Fife	James	Cook	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1851	December	30	Cuttlehill Colliery	Fife	Mary	Wilson	Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths

*We have quoted dates of "around 1841" for most of the accidents listed in the Royal Commission report of 1842 - in most cases all that the report says is the accident was recent or a short time ago. For some accidents we have sourced dates but we cannot guarantee these are the correct people.

Accidents Listed in Report by Select Committee on Accidents in Coal Mines:

List of principal colliery explosions during 7 years ending 1852 with ascertained cause of ignition - paper delivered by J.K. Blackwell Esq.

September 1846 - Bogle Hole Pit, Clyde Ironworks, Glasgow, 6 killed, gas ignited by naked light
June 1846- No 4 Pit Drumpellar, Airdrie near Glasgow - 3 killed gas ignited by naked light
July 1849 - Common Head Pit, Airdrie, near Glasgow, 18 killed, gas ignited by naked light
March 1851, Victoria Pit, Nitshill near Glasgow, Coats & Co, 61 killed, gas ignited by naked light

Last Updated 28th April 2012