| No. | Name | Age | Casualty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Smith | 30 | fall from roof |
Coal miner Hugh Smith and his wife Agnes Brown along with their young family moved from Furnace Row in Dalry, Ayrshire to New Cumnock where Hugh found work as a fireman for the Lanemark Coal Company. Tragically their stay was short lived after 30 year-old Hugh was injured by a fall from the roof while working at the Boig Pit on 23rd April 1877. He died of his injuries six days later at Connel Park .
His wife Agnes and their three children returned to Dalry where a fourth child, a son Hugh, was born named after his late father.
Acknowledgements
| Scottish Mining Web-site |
| Fatal Accidents |
| Maps |
| National Library of Scotland |
| http://maps.nls.uk/index.html |
| Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland |
| Map 1 : Boig Pit |
| Scotland’s People |
| https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk |
| Old Parish Records, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Census Records, Valuations Rolls, Wills & Testaments |
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