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Index to pre-1840 fatal accidents listed on this site

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.

Year Month Day Name of Colliery County First Name Surname Area of site
1743 November 7 Dysart Shore (coal bearer, fell into salt pan) Fife William Ross Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1776 October 4 Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1785 April 11 Pittenweem Fife James Finlay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1786 October NK Camlachie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
c1791    Lochlibo Renfrew Unknown Unknown Renfrewshire accidents
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1795 June 16 Lathones Fife Andrew Methven Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1797 July 8 Tranent Lothians William Notman Lothians accidents
Unknown Unknown (nephew of above)
1800 November 6 Strathbungo Lanarkshire Thomas Urie Lanarkshire accident pages
1800 November 24 Lasswade Lothian Unknown Tate Lothians accidents
1801 January 5 Bo'ness Lothian Henry Black Lothians accidents
1802 October 5 Green Lanarkshire Alexander Cunningham Cambusnethan Accidents page
1803 May 12 Barrachnie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Old Monkland pages
1804 February 1 Renfrew Renfrew Unknown Unknown Renfrewshire accidents
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1804 October 4 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1804 October 5 Kilsyth Stirlingshire Unknown Burns Stirlingshire accidents
Unknown Frew
1804 December 31 Kilmarnock Ayr Adam Miller Ayrshire accidents
Peter Stewart
1805 January 2 Barrachnie Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Old Monkland pages
1805 January 5 Quarrelton Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Renfrewshire accidents
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1805 January 9 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1805 April 22 Hurlet Renfrew Andrew Gibie Renfrewshire accidents
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
1806 April 15 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1806 July 11 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Donald Lanarkshire accident pages
1806 July 14 Dalziel Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1806 July 15 Fullarton Lanarkshire Unknown Deans Lanarkshire accident pages
1806 October 11 Gorbals Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1807 March 13 Clyde Ironworks Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1808 January 4 Bo'ness Lothian James Livingstone Lothian accident pages
1808 December 10 Fusit Lothian Unknown Unknown Lothian accident pages
Unknown Unknown
1809 February 1 Gilmerton Lothian Unknown Unknown Lothian accident pages
1812 February 4 Woodside Lanarkshire Archibald Reid Dalserf accident pages
1812 August 15 Mr Dick's coal works Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1813 March 2 Stonelaw Lanarkshire Unknown Dun Lanarkshire accident pages
1814 September 1 Rutherglen Lanarkshire John Morrison Lanarkshire accident pages
Unknown Unknown (2 brothers)
Unknown Unknown (2 brothers)
1817 March 1 Leadhills Lanarkshire Thomas Thomson Lead Mining Accident page
Unknown Unknown
Robert Hamilton
William Austin
Peter Blackwood
James Alston
John Bain
1818 January 22 Stonelaw Lanarkshire Robert Morton Lanarkshire accident pages
1818 May 2 Quarelton Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Quarelton accident pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1818 June 25 Newton Green Ayr Mr Millar Ayrshire accidents
1818 October 24 Govan Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accident pages
1821     Fordel Colliery Fife John Waldridge Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1821 April 3 Greenyards Stirlingshire John Binny Stirlingshire accidents
1821 September 12 Hurlet Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Renfrewshire accident pages
1821 October 28 Stonelaw Lanarkshire John Fell Lanarkshire accident pages
1823 July 24 Eastfield Lanarkshire Unknown Smith Lanarkshire accident pages
Unknown Gilmour
Unknown Brown
1824 November   Halbeath Fife Unknown Unknown Fife accidents
Unknown Unknown
1825 May 29 Berrylaw Colliery, Dunfermline Fife James Thomson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1825 July 17 Blair Fife James Anderson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1825 September 14 Kirkmay Fife Unknown Unknown Fife accidents
Unknown Unknown
1826 January 17 Belvedere Colliery Glasgow Henry Reid Lanarkshire accidents
1826 February 28 Devon Ironworks Clackmannan Unknown Batterson Clackmannanshire accidents
Unknown Batterson
1826 February NK Devon Ironworks Clackmannan John Hunter Clackmannanshire accidents
1826 March 21 Prestwick Toll Ayr John Rice Ayrshire accidents
Joseph Ewing
John Dunlop
1826 October 6 Rumblingwell, Dunfermline Fife Archd Bowman Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1826 November 27 Dunfermline Fife Alexander McLeay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1827 August 18 Banknock Stirlingshire Unknown Cowie Stirlingshire accidents
1828 January 18 Hurlet Renfrewshire Unknown Unknown Renfrewshire accident pages
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1828 February   Polton, Lasswade Lothians Unknown Davidson Lothians accidents
Unknown Kerr
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
1829 November 7 Dunfermline Fife Alexander Beveridge Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1829 December 24 Wellsgreen Fife Unknown Lindsay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1830 February NK Whifflet Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Old Monklands Accident page
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1830 March 29 Dunfermline Fife James Williamson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1830 July 27 Bannockburn Colliery Stirling Unknown Grant Stirlingshire accidents
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
1831 January 1 Derry Coal Pits, Campsie   John Bulloch Stirlingshire accidents
1831 June 8 Keppisbyre, Airdrie Lanarkshire Peter Campbell New Monklands Accidents page
1831 October 21 Auchinleck Ayrshire Unknown Baird Ayrshire accidents
Unknown Murdoch
1831 November 1 Dunfermline Fife Alexander Campbell Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1832 August 17 Wellington Pit, Nitshill Renfrew Abraham Thomson Renfrewshire accidents
John Watson
1833 April 19 South Bataskine Stirling Unknown Rankine Stirlingshire accidents
Unknown Corkindale
1834 January 4 Dalzell Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Lanarkshire accidents
1834 January 9 Gilmerton Lothian Unknown Unknown Lothians accidents
1834 March 31 Redding Stirling John Stevens Stirlingshire accidents
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 16 Burn Pit Bo'ness Female Ferguson Stirlingshire accidents
Female Main
1834 August 18 Wellwood Colliery Fife William Forrester Fife accidents
Ann Bowman
Jane Allan
1835 March 11 Banknock Stirlingshire Unknown Finlay Stirlingshire accidents
1835 September 25 Arniston Lothians Unknown Ferme Lothians accidents
1835 October 7 Fordel Colliery Fife William Laird Fife accidents
1835 November 3 Kilgrammie Ayrshire John Brown Ayrshire accidents
1835 December 17 Muirkirk Ayrshire  James McFarlane Muirkirk pages
James Gibson
1836 May 28 Maxtons Colliery, Dollar Clackmannan John Sorley Clackmannanshire accidents
1836 September 23 Bannockburn Muir Stirling Unknown Richardson Stirlingshire accidents
1836 September NK Wishaw Colliery Lanarkshire Unknown Unknown Cambusnethan Accidents page (Father and son)
Unknown Unknown
1836 October 3 Dunfermline Fife Jasper Erskine Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1837 June 17 Fordel Colliery Fife David Anderson Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1838 January 24 Balbirnie Colliery Fife Thomas Chalmers Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1838 January 25 Middlerigg, Redding Stirling Unknown McArthur Stirlingshire accidents
1838 April 4 Drumcarro Fife William Wallace Fife accidents
1838 October 13 Polmadie Colliery Glasgow John McIlwear Lanarkshire accidents
John Morgan
Daniel Donald
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 December 7 Devon Ironworks Clackmannan Unknown Hunter Clackmannanshire accidents
1838 December 19 Methilhill Fife Peter Greig Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths
1838 December 28 Westmuir Glasgow George Symington Lanarkshire accidents
1839 January 17 Tranent Lothians Donald McRae Lothians accidents
1839 February 16 Baigrie Colliery, Kennoway Fife Andrew Duncan Fife accidents
William Kinley
1839 February NK Alloa Clackmannan Unknown Unknown Clackmannanshire accidents
Unknown Unknown
1839 August 12 Househillwood Colliery, Barrhead Renfrew John Reilly Renfrewshire accidents
John Gallacher
Philip Hassan
John Hassan
James Leggatt
Unknown Campbell
Robert Johnstone
Unknown Campbell
Edward Doherty
1839 September 22 Halbeath Fife David Gourlay Fife FHS pre-1855 deaths

 

 

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