Evening all, I have been given a "little" project at the museum and could do with some input as I think it will be pretty nigh on impossible to come up with what is wanted.
I'm trying to assemble a database with names, dates and locations of all the post 1914 fatal accidents in the Scottish mines, there are reports but post 1914 doesn't have names or specific locations, only the statistics are given.
Fatal Accident Investigations have the names and locations but are stored at numerous sites throughout Scotland and not always easy to access. Trying to tie up the two sets of records could be difficult. It's a big task, for example there are 1050 fatalities and close to 1000 reported accidents in the period 1915-1920 alone.
If anyone has a rellie who was killed in a colliery accident I would appreciate the details plus the source(s) if possible, details by pm if you prefer by the way.
eg John Smith,
Monktonhall Colliery,
August 1927,
killed in an explosion,
Source; death cert, FAI, Glasgow Herald Newspaper 01/09/1927
It's more the how and where that bothers me but a couple of real life examples as case studies would be useful, the chaps in the research room seem to think the task may be a little easier than I do at present.
I can then put together a presentation into the viability, method and sources so those who make the decisions can say yey or ney.
Thanks in advance
I'm trying to assemble a database with names, dates and locations of all the post 1914 fatal accidents in the Scottish mines, there are reports but post 1914 doesn't have names or specific locations, only the statistics are given.
Fatal Accident Investigations have the names and locations but are stored at numerous sites throughout Scotland and not always easy to access. Trying to tie up the two sets of records could be difficult. It's a big task, for example there are 1050 fatalities and close to 1000 reported accidents in the period 1915-1920 alone.
If anyone has a rellie who was killed in a colliery accident I would appreciate the details plus the source(s) if possible, details by pm if you prefer by the way.
eg John Smith,
Monktonhall Colliery,
August 1927,
killed in an explosion,
Source; death cert, FAI, Glasgow Herald Newspaper 01/09/1927
It's more the how and where that bothers me but a couple of real life examples as case studies would be useful, the chaps in the research room seem to think the task may be a little easier than I do at present.
I can then put together a presentation into the viability, method and sources so those who make the decisions can say yey or ney.
Thanks in advance
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