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Scotland Mining Disasters Team

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Welcome to the Scotland Mining Disasters Team

This is an index to all mining disasters in Scotland.

Scotland Mining Disasters by County

Ayrshire

Ayrshire Mining Disasters
Date Colliery/Mine Location Casualties Cause
10-Dec-1909 Caprington Colliery Kilmarnock, Ayrshire 10 Inrush of Water
2-Aug-1895 Auchenharvie Stevenston, Ayrshire 9 Inrush of water

Fife

Fife Mining Disasters
Date Colliery/Mine Location Casualties Cause
28-Oct-1939 Valleyfield Colliery Culross, Fife 33 Explosion
31-Oct-1931 Bowhill Colliery Cardenden, Fife 10 Explosion


Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire Mining Disasters
Date Colliery/Mine Location Casualties Cause
22-Oct-1877 Blantyre Colliery Blantyre, Lanarkshire 215 Explosion
28-May-1887 Udston Colliery Hamilton, Lanarkshire 73 Explosion
2-Jul-1879 Blantyre Colliery Blantyre, Lanarkshire 29 Explosion
3-Aug-1913 Cadder Colliery Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, now East Dunbartonshire 22 Underground Fire
9-Jul-1918 Stanrigg Colliery Airdrie, Lanarkshire 19 Inrush
8-Mar-1878 Barrwood Colliery Kilsyth, Lanarkshire 17 Explosion
7-Aug-1861 Dykehead Colliery Hamilton, Lanarkshire 13 Fire
16-Nov-1932 Cardowan Colliery Stepps, Lanarkshire 11 Explosion
16-Mar-1841 Quarter Colliery Hamilton, Lanarkshire 11 Explosion

Midlothian

Midlothian Mining Disasters
Date Colliery/Mine Location Casualties Cause
5-Sep-1889 Mauricewood Colliery Glencorse, Midlothian 63 Underground Fire
24 May 1884 Niddrie Colliery Niddrie, Midlothian 7 Fire

Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire Mining Disasters
Date Colliery/Mine Location Casualties Cause
15-Mar-1851 Victoria Colliery Nithshill, Renfrewshire 61 Explosion

Stirlingshire

Stirlingshire Mining Disasters
Date Colliery/Mine Location Casualties Cause
25-Sep-1923 Redding Colliery Falkirk, Stirlingshire 40 Inrush
26-Apr-1895 Quarter Colliery Stirling, Stirlingshire 13 Explosion
13-Jul-1922 East Plean Colliery Plean, Stirlingshire 12 Explosion




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Merrilyn (Howard) Hunter
My 2nd Great Grandfather John Cox , and his son Andrew were killed in the Blantyre Coal mine disaster in Scotland John was age 46 and Andrew was 16. Merrilyn Hunter born Howard 11715. i found a lot of information i was missing about this disaster. John Cox was married to Margaret Kirkwood confirmed by DNA
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Carruth-363 Linda (Carruth) Peterson
I found John Cox name mentioned in the Scottish Mining Site information about the 1877 Blantyre Disaster. If you search the page, you will see his name in a large group of names. http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/55.html
posted by Linda (Carruth) Peterson
Batman-73 Lizzie (Batman) Griffiths
Hi Sheryl, please can you make Worldwide Disasters the PM on this page and move yourself to the trusted list?

Many Thanks,

Lizzie

posted on Scotland Mining Disasters (merged) by Lizzie (Batman) Griffiths