Staffordshire Colliery Deaths

[mshrmh]

The newspaper listing goes on to say that internment 'will be on Monday at 1pm', merely 4 days after he died and certainly too soon to involve an inquest.

My relative's death was a few years earlier, but the interval between death & burial was 4 days, including the inquest. I've seen newspaper reports of inquests "between the wars" & they were very often within days of the death.

[Mytlemeboy]

Thanks to you both for your comments - I will certainly post any info I receive which may be of relevance to the forum. M

[Mytlemeboy]

Hello to all who sent a comment to me re. Staffordshire pit deaths. It would seem that my grandfather Thomas Keegan of 54 Newfield St, Tunstall was indeed involved in an accident at Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove on Feb 1st, 1923, aged 55 years. A copy of his death certificate states cause of death to be a fractured pelvis and internal haemmorage caused by a rock fall. An inquest was held on Feb 3rd conducted by the coroner, one Hugh W Adams. Perhaps his name may be added to the list of other unfortunates who sadly met their end in the industry and whose deaths are as yet unrecorded. Thanks.

[luciacw]

I have a relative, Frederick Bertie Wallbank, who died as a result of a mining accident at Brereton Colliery where he worked as a horse driver. His death is described in rather gruesome detail in the Lichfield Mercury. He died a mere two days before his sixteenth birthday in 1908. The inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. I'm not sure as to where he would be buried (although I assume the obvious) so any information on that would be helpful.

[mshrmh]

Luciaw - I found a PDF of Brereton St Michael burial register with him listed:
http://www.wallshuff.co.uk/Images/references%20after%202007/Brereton%20Registers.pdf

This is a partial transcript, presumably done by someone researching the Wallbank surname - you may want to check the originals (or filmed copies) at an archive.

[luciacw]

Luciaw - I found a PDF of Brereton St Michael burial register with him listed:
http://www.wallshuff.co.uk/Images/references%20after%202007/Brereton%20Registers.pdf

This is a partial transcript, presumably done by someone researching the Wallbank surname - you may want to check the originals (or filmed copies) at an archive.

Hello, thank you very much for that information.
- L

[derek4gramps]

I found this web site.re mining in1800-1900..intersting
http://www.dmm-pitwork.org.uk/html/history1.htm#child

[derek4gramps]

Here's link to a good site for resaerchings Colliery's accidents in Staffs.

enjoy..
http://www.dmm-pitwork.org.uk/html/history1.htm#child

[alf]

Cannock Cemetery

Richard, husband of Maria JONES
who met his death by accident at the
Mid Cannock Colliery, January 15th 1924, 59
Also
Lance Corporal William Richard JONES
who fell in action in France July 22nd 1916, 21
“Greater love hath no man than he gave his
life for his friends”
Richard Sidney who died in infancy
June 28th 1891
also Maria, wife of the above
February 18th 1936, 72