A checkweighman (occasionally checkmeasurer or checkweigher) is a person who is responsible for weighing coal or another mined substance, and thereby determining the payment due to each worker. In many coal mines, workers have been paid by the weight of coal they mine.
Categories: England, Mining Occupations
Person Profiles (6)
Frederick Hall 1855 - 18 Apr 1933
Alfred Hancock 1853 Eyam, Derbyshire, England
Michael Henderson 06 Mar 1856 West Rainton, Durham, England, United Kingdom - 17 Jan 1934
Barnet Kenyon Jul 1850 South Anston, Yorkshire, England - 20 Feb 1930
Richard Shuttleworth 1849 Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 1935
John Wadsworth 04 Feb 1850 West Melton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 10 Jul 1921