Listed below are all the miners 'killed' during the mining operations at Upleatham Mines from 1853 - 1923.Including 'Trapper' Boys as young as 14.

Information from the Durham Mining Museum.


Alexander, James, 27 Sep 1898, aged 61, Miner, he was assisting the man he was working with to fill a tub with ironstone, when a large piece of stone fell from the roof and killed him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 01 Oct 1898 {NBI}


Baldwin, Walker, 22 Dec 1909, aged 14, Trapper, He was leading a horse which was drawing four tubs of chocks inbye; two drivers were behind the tubs. One driver, after a stop to put in sprags, shouted to him to stand aside and let the horse go. Whether he did so or not is not certain, but it is probable that he did and was then walking by the side of the horse trying to light his lamp which had been extinguished. He probably had his head down looking at the lamp and had run into a prop, standing 27 inches from the rail, and had been knocked backwards under the first tub. He had a box of matches still in his hand when picked up


Barker, Henry, 23 Jan 1907, aged 62, Miner, he was taking down ironstone from the face of his working place with his pick, when a quantity of dogger fell from the roof on to him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 27 Jan 1907 {NBI}


Baxter, John, 12 Nov 1879, (accident: 13 Oct 1879), aged 20, Miner, cut on head by fall of stone, died from inflammation
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Baxter, William, 05 Feb 1869, aged 31, killed by a fall of ironstone, Buried: All Saints Old Churchyard, Skelton


Betts, Noah, 15 Dec 1873, aged 17, tub upset on to him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 18 Dec 1873 {NBI}


Bowers, Reuben, 08 Apr 1885, (accident: 06 Apr 1885), aged 43, Engineman, severe scalds on hands and feet by the bursting of a boiler tube, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 11 Apr 1885 {NBI}


Braham, Morris, 11 Sep 1893, 5:00 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 51, Deputy, While preparing to set a prop a large stone from the roof fell on him., Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 14 Sep 1893 {NBI}


Brigdon, James, 19 May 1878, (accident: 13 May 1878), aged 46, Miner, left arm broken and other bruises by fall of top stone while at work, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 22 May 1878 {NBI}


Burrell, Benjamin, 07 Feb 1888, aged 56, Miner, fall of stone while engaged cutting out a leg, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 11 Feb 1888 {NBI}


Carter, Alfred, 19 Jul 1883, (accident: 17 Jan 1883), aged 25, Miner, both legs broken by a fall of stone after firing a shot, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 22 Jul 1883 {NBI}


Cheeseman, Albert, 05 Nov 1892, 9:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 38, Miner, severe scalp wound caused by falling among some ironstone he had just barred down, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 15 Nov 1892 {NBI}


Collinson, William, 04 Apr 1889, aged 50, Miner, baring down stone ; a piece fell, knocking out a large prop, which struck him on the head, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 08 Apr 1889 {NBI}


Cook, George, 02 Nov 1875, aged 21, Driver, crushed by tub, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 06 Nov 1875 {NBI}


Crossman, John, 25 Mar 1897, aged 48, Miner, While acting as a deputy for the day he was assisting to set a prop in a working place, when a fall from the roof knocked out another prop which hit him on the head and caused such severe injuries that he died four hours afterwards, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 28 Mar 1897 {NBI}


Crow, Henry, 28 Jun 1889, aged 61, Miner, struck on head by a prop which was knocked out by a fall of stone which had been bared down, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 01 Jul 1889 {NBI}


Cuthbert, Joseph, 28 Jul 1883, aged 53, Joiner, died from natural causes while following his employment in the shops at Upleatham Mines [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident], Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 30 Jul 1883 {NBI}


Dawson, Henry, 09 Jan 1901, (accident: 04 Jan 1901), aged 16, Horse Leader, he slipped and fell in front of tubs which were being drawn by a horse, and two ribs were broken, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 10 Jan 1901 {NBI}


Dawson, James, 28 Jan 1889, aged 56, Miner, crushed by fall of ironstone whilst baring it down, a sudden fall took place, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 31 Jan 1889 {NBI}


Dawson, James, 09 Aug 1911, aged 49, Shiftman


Day, Robert, 19 Dec 1879, aged 15, Driver, fall of stone on tramway in broken, an overloaded tub struck against a prop, and on relieving it with a bar some stone fell, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 23 Dec 1879 {NBI}


Driver, Jason, 07 Apr 1887, aged 59, Labourer, while engaged tipping coals from a truck at depot he fell a distance of 12 feet causing concussion of the brain, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 10 Apr 1887 {NBI}


Fibby, William, 18 Feb 1876, aged 32, Miner, severe injury to back by fall of stone
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Galliford, Herbert, 24 Jun 1920, aged 42, killed by a fall of shale and roof


Garbutt, George, 16 Feb 1903, aged 50, Shifter, he had taken a prop out with the intention of replacing it, when a stone fell and killed him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 19 Feb 1903 {NBI}


Hamlyn, John, 15 Jan 1896, aged 53, Miner, While examining his place after a shot a piece of stone fell from the roof and killed him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 18 Jan 1896 {NBI}


Hardy, John, 03 Feb 1885, aged 69, Labourer, a full tub of ironstone turned over on him while lifting it on to the metals, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 05 Feb 1885 {NBI}


Hickmott, Thomas, 19 Jan 1877, aged 33, Miner, fall of a large piece of ironstone, which his partner was drilling a hole in for the purpose of blasting, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 23 Jan 1877 {NBI}


Hilton, Thomas, 25 Feb 1896, aged 53, Miner, A piece of stone which he and his mate were getting down in falling knocked out two props one of which killed him instantly, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 29 Feb 1896 {NBI}


Hind, Thomas, 20 Jan 1885, aged 47, Miner, fall of side while breaking up stone after a shot, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 24 Jan 1885 {NBI}


Humphrey, Harold, 18 Sep 1900, aged 39, Miner, He was filling a waggon when a piece of stone fell from the roof and killed him., Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 21 Sep 1900 {NBI}


Jenkins, Thomas, 06 Jan 1891, 8:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 28, Miner, fall of stone from face, it had been shaken by a shot


Jones, Joseph, 05 Oct 1875, (accident: 29 Sep 1875), aged 59, Platelayer, crushed by tubs at bank, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 08 Oct 1875 {NBI}


Keightley, David, 12 May 1880, (accident: 11 May 1880), aged 27, Miner, severe injury to head and shoulder by a fall of ironstone after a shot had been fired, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 15 May 1880 {NBI}


Lee, Job, 16 Apr 1874, aged 38, Miner, caught by a stone from a shot, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 18 Apr 1874 {NBI}


Lockern, John, 20 Nov 1876, aged 13, Trapper, broken leg and crushes by a fall of stone while trespassing in pillar workings


Massingham, George, 02 Sep 1904, aged 61, Deputy, assisting to draw a jud and was carrying out a prop when he hit another prop with it and let loose a piece of stone, which fell upon and fatally injured him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 06 Sep 1904 {NBI}


Mayes, William, 29 Sep 1881, aged 14, Trapper, crushed between tubs and a prop, he had left his door


Mellor, Peter, 04 Dec 1895, (accident: 28 Nov 1895, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 54, Deputy, left ankle broken by a fall of stone


Newton, Benjamin, 19 Apr 1899, (accident: 24 Feb 1899), aged 72, Road Cleaner, A splinter of wood ran into his finger from a waggon he was emptying of ballast. Blood poisoning supervened, and he died on April 19th. [More information ...]


Nichols, Alfred, 22 Jun 1877, (accident: 16 Jun 1877), aged 32, Miner, thigh broken and hip dislocated and otherwise inured by fall of ironstone while baring, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 24 Jun 1877 {NBI}


Oliver, William, 24 Jul 1875, (accident: 15 Jun 1875), aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 27 Jul 1875 {NBI}


Roberts, Richard, 30 Nov 1880, aged 49, Miner, killed by a fall of top stone, while baring a quantity of stone fell, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 02 Dec 1880 {NBI}


Sanderson, Richard, 20 Feb 1880, aged 55, Deputy, heavy fall of roof, while setting timber it gave way on tightening prop and fell upon him, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 22 Feb 1880 {NBI}


Scotchmere, John, 02 Apr 1883, aged 32, Deputy, while finishing drawing the timber out of a jud the roof fell, knocking out two props which fell on the deceased, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 05 Apr 1883 {NBI}


Seaton, Thomas, 25 May 1881, (accident: 13 May 1881), aged 39, Deputy, internal rupture caused by lifting a heavy baulk of timber


Smith, George, 06 Dec 1890, (accident: 17 Nov 1890), aged 35, Miner, severe injury to foot by fall of stone; died in hospital from tetanus on December 6th


Spaul, John, 15 Jul 1878, aged 56, Miner, fall of stone from the face, which had been loosened by two shots


Taylor, Mark, 18 Jun 1881, aged 14, Trapper, passing between drifts on the surface he got in a set of tubs, contrary to orders, drawn by a loco-engine, one tub got off the way and crushed him


Tullage, George, 08 Dec 1890, aged 52, Banksman, while engaged loosening a tub which had stuck in a tippler another full tub van ran amain and crushed him between it and the tip frame


Vickers, John, 20 Jan 1875, aged 35, Miner, fell from a ladder in the mine, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 24 Jan 1875 {NBI}


Watson, Henry, 12 May 1885, aged 38, Miner, fall of a prop, fracturing his skull, caused by a fall of ironstone while his mate was baring it down


Willis, John, 02 May 1873, aged 49, Miner, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 04 May 1873 {NBI}

53 names found


Morris Braham R.I.P


Braham, Morris, 11 Sep 1893, 5:00 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 51, Deputy, While preparing to set a prop a large stone from the roof fell on him., Buried: St. Germain & St. Mark Churchyard, Marske on 14 Sep 1893.

Fatality to a Deputy at Upleatham Mine

Mr Richardson, Coroner, held an inquest yesterday at the Miner’s Hospital, Marske, on the body of Morris Braham, deputy, 51 years of age, who was killed in Upleatham Mine on Monday last by a fall of stone. Thomas Greeson, deputy and W Snaith, miner, both gave evidence to prove that deceased was killed by a piece of stone falling upon him. Deceased was an experienced deputy. A verdict of “Accidental Death” was returned.

Headstone photo and futher infomation kindly submitted by Jayne Kennedy.