The CD
forms part of the Miners
Memorial Project and contains
records of
fatal
accidents
which occurred in Forest of Dean
Mines in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. It
also includes records of
Free
Miners
and
Free
Quarrymen
who registered prior to 1960.
Fatalities
There are
almost six hundred fatalities
listed, dating from as early as
1797.
More than
100 coal mines, 14 iron mines
and 12 quarries where accidents
occurred are indexed. Each has
its own page, containing
accident details, photographs,
and a brief history of the mine
or quarry.
Free Miners Listings
The CD lists over 4000 names of
registered free miners.
However to comply with
the Data Protection Act, only
applications to be Free Miners
from 1838 – 1959 are included on
this CD.
Free
Quarrymen Listings
The Free Quarrymen number just
over three hundred.
