Coal Mines in Calton

[brian_t]

I'm looking at the 1851 census for Calton (address 146 Old Dalmk (Dalmarnock?) Road). Most of the professions here are Coal Miners. Does anybody know what mines were close by and if any records would have been held.

[RJ_Paton]

Have a look at http://www.mcpitz.com/ which has maps of the principal coalfields and a lot of information about coalmining in Lanarkshire area

[dennford]

    Up until the latter half of the 1800s coalmining was pretty much an industry that went unrecorded. Mines at that time were either small affairs whereby locals would mine coal near the surface via shallow drifts or slightly more organised affairs run by the landed gentry who saw it as a bonus to thier estate. Many mines were not even listed, while of those that may have had some reference may have had changes of ownership and therefore possible name changes.
     The first list I can find on mines in lanarkshire is dated 1869, Here is the link http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cmhrc/lom69scot.htm

     You may also be interested in this site which gives a brief history of mining in Lanarkshire.
     If I do find anything else I shall post it for you.

                                                  Denn