Category: England, Colliery Sinkers

Categories: England, Mining Occupations

A sinker in mining is a worker who specialises in creating new mine shafts. The job was highly skilled and the workers who did this work were often regarded as an elite workforce.


Person Profiles (3)

1823 Shropshire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Dec 1888
1852 North Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
30 Jun 1855 Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 30 Sep 1936




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