List of men killed in Mauricewood Pit Fire on 5th
September 1889
from Report by J B Atkinson, Inspector of Mines
for the Eastern District of Scotland
|
|
Occupation |
Name |
Age |
Where working |
When recovered |
|
1 |
Oversman |
George Muir |
45 |
Not known |
March 1890 |
|
2 |
Inspector |
David Penamn |
27 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
3 |
Roadsman |
James Somerville |
18 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
4 |
Roadsman |
Robert Dickson |
33 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
5 |
Bottomer |
William Urquhart |
18 |
Foot of main incline |
September 1889 |
|
6 |
Bottomer |
Robert Tomlie |
14 |
Foot of main incline |
September 1889 |
|
7 |
Bottomer |
Thomas Hunter |
38 |
East side incline |
March 1890 |
|
8 |
Pony driver |
Mitchell Hamilton |
16 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
9 |
Pony driver |
Thomas Foster |
17 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
10 |
Drawer |
Thomas Bennet |
17 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
11 |
Drawer |
David Anderson |
32 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
12 |
Drawer |
Alexander Stewart |
21 |
East side |
September 1889 |
|
13 |
Drawer |
Martin Morgan |
20 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
14 |
Drawer |
William Brockie |
26 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
15 |
Drawer |
George Penicuik, jun |
14 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
16 |
Drawer |
Richard Hamilton |
14 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
17 |
Drawer |
James Wright |
16 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
18 |
Drawer |
Robert Kinninmont |
17 |
West side |
March 1890 |
|
19 |
Drawer |
Andrew Wallace |
14 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
20 |
Miner |
James Porteous |
29 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
21 |
Miner |
William Lamb |
22 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
22 |
Miner |
Robert Porterfield |
21 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
23 |
Miner |
David Porterfield |
15 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
24 |
Miner |
William Dempster |
31 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
25 |
Miner |
William Grieve |
33 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
26 |
Miner |
William Meikle |
44 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
27 |
Miner |
William Meikle, jun |
15 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
28 |
Miner |
Walter Meikle |
12 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
29 |
Miner |
James Irvine |
32 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
30 |
Miner |
William Brown |
21 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
31 |
Miner |
Thomas Meikle |
41 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
32 |
Miner |
Robert Dempster |
37 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
33 |
Miner |
Robert Dempster, jun |
14 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
34 |
Miner |
William Wright |
19 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
35 |
Miner |
John Purves |
26 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
36 |
Miner |
Daniel McKenzie |
16 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
37 |
Miner |
William Brown |
25 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
38 |
Miner |
Mitchell Hamilton |
41 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
39 |
Miner |
Thomas Strang |
31 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
40 |
Miner |
William Daly |
33 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
41 |
Miner |
Robert Miller |
17 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
42 |
Miner |
John Walker |
38 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
43 |
Miner |
George Livingstone |
45 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
44 |
Miner |
John Fraser |
16 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
45 |
Miner |
John Glass |
28 |
West side |
March 1890 |
|
46 |
Miner |
Thomas Adams |
24 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
47 |
Miner |
William Hunter |
51 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
48 |
Miner |
George Penicuik |
40 |
West side |
March 1890 |
|
49 |
Miner |
Robert Hamilton |
26 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
50 |
Miner |
Matthew Wright |
34 |
West side |
March 1890 |
|
51 |
Miner |
Alexander McKinlay |
28 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
52 |
Miner |
David Wallace |
22 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
53 |
Miner |
Peter McPherson |
17 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
54 |
Miner |
John Davidson |
37 |
West side |
March 1890 |
|
55 |
Miner |
David Kinninmont |
45 |
West side |
March 1890 |
|
56 |
Miner |
James Stark |
19 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
57 |
Miner |
Martin Stark |
24 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
58 |
Miner |
Robert Hunter |
44 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
59 |
Pumper |
William Miller |
14 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
60 |
Pumper |
Charles Hamilton |
14 |
East side |
March 1890 |
|
61 |
Working fan |
John Sennet |
15 |
West side |
September 1889 |
|
62 |
Engineman |
Hugh McPherson |
60 |
80 fathom level |
September 1889 |
|
63 |
Mechanic |
John Walker |
62 |
80 fathom level |
September 1889 |
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