Wigan Archives Service 'Counting the Cost' Project Funded by the Wellcome Trust Silicosis Index Catalogue Cards Nos.: Ref.: 2,900-3539 D/DS/22/2/2/6 Post Local Mortem No. of Agency Date of Date on Date of Carried Cause of death Cause of Disablement Dependent Authority Ref. No. No. Surname First name Address 1 Address 2 Birth Occupation Ceased Work Period Worked Surgeon Funds Death Out (1) or diagnosis Death (2) Assessment Widow Children No. Comments From 02/12/1963, previously at Robin 2900 76 Beech Hill, Wigan General worker 22/02/1964 Hill 24/02/1964 20% disablement 2901 125 Greenough Robert 17 Second Avenue Astley 1904 General worker 11/10/1963 Over 12 months 12/10/1963 10% disablement 2902 75 Anders George 30 Sherdley Road St Helens 1914 Landsale worker 18/02/1964 32 years 19/02/1964 20% disablement General worker 2903 16d Ashurst Robert 39 Warrington Lane Wigan 1902 underground 03/10/1963 10 years 04/10/1963 10% disablement 2 years, previously 2904 43 Worthington John 190 Barnsley Street Wigan 1903 Re-ripper 16/02/1964 at Wigan Junction 17/02/1964 20% disablement General worker 2905 74 Hurst William John 8 Woodford Street Pemberton 1899 underground 14/02/1964 40 years 15/02/1964 01/08/1964 Pneumoconiosis 50% disablement Widow 6 years, previously 2906 16d Seddon Joseph 77 Avondale Street Standish 1908 Ripper 10/02/1964 at Victoria 11/02/1964 10% disablement 6 years, previously 2907 74 Ashurst John 19 Pinewood Crescent Orrell 1903 Haulage 17/01/1964 at Garswood Hall 18/02/1964 25% disablement 2908 120 Astley Thomas 436 Clock Face Road St Helens 1895 Filler, ripper, etc 13/10/1963 25 years 10% disablement Commuted £20 17/03/1964 2909 53 Whittaker Arnold A 21 Chapel Street Lower Ince, Wigan 1903 Screen hand 10/03/1964 40 years 11/03/1964 2910 53 Woodcock James 46 Sunnyside Road Bryn 1905 Conveyor 14/02/1964 30 years 15/02/1964 20% disablement 2911 76 Halliwell Matthew 17 New Miles Lane Shevington 1905 General worker 13/01/1964 over 2 years 14/01/1964 10% disablement 2912 78 Hall Joseph 64 Market Street Earlestown 1910 Coal face worker 20/03/1964 38 years 21/03/1964 20% disablement Dataller (ex- 2913 120 Lounsbrough John 51 Mill Street Ormskirk 1904 collier) 10/03/1964 25 years 11/03/1964 10% disablement 20 New Boston Underground 2914 73 Seddon Arthur Cottages Haydock 1899 worker 29/02/1964 over 5 years 02/03/1964 30% disablement 3 years at Parsonage, previoustly at 2915 16d Leigh 1926 Collier 13/03/1964 Astley Green 14/03/1964 25/08/1982 10% disablement Widow 2916 93 Blackburn Harold 367a Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw 1906 27/12/1963 10 years 27/12/1963 20% disablement 2917 93 Pennington Henry 12 Jaffrey Street Leigh 1902 Ripper 06/02/1964 10 years 06/02/1964 10% disablement 2918 5c Shaw Ralph 24 Car Bank Street Atherton 1900 Deputy 07/01/1964 10 years 07/01/1964 20% disablement Commuted £50 Dec 1965 2919 78 Halliwell George H 122 Borron Road Newton-le-Willows 1911 Collier 24/11/1963 30 years 25/11/1963 10% disablement 30% disablement from 01/01/1963 2920 2921 97 Brownsworth George 47 Doulton Street St Helens 1898 General worker 1963 47 years 22/06/1963 20% disablement 2922 97 Alexander Donald S Ingleside, The Park Huyton 1906 Ripper 24/08/1963 20 years 22/10/1963 30% disablement 2923 35 Short S[am] 23 Moorlands Avenue Leigh 1905 Deputy 05/03/1964 10 years 05/03/1964 20% disablement 2924 35 Waterworth William 82 Nel Pan Lane Leigh 1908 Collier 15/02/1964 10 years 15/02/1964 13/08/1970 30% disablement Death NC 2925 125 Hilton James H 24 Garratt Hall Road Mosley Common 1905 Collier 08/01/1964 10 years 08/01/1964 10% disablement 2926 125 Longson Job 17 Peter Street Leigh 1902 Collier 13/12/1964 20 years 13/12/1964 10% disablement 2927 35 Millard W H 7 Sherwood Avenue Astley 1916 15/04/1963 10 years 15/04/1963 2928 125 Stott James 88 Higher Green Astley 1906 Miner 18/01/1964 10 years 09/01/1964 20% disablement 20% disablement from 27/02/1963; 30% 2929 17 Hindley 1920 Economy officer 10/02/1964 since 17/07/1961 10/02/1964 10% disablement from 04/03/1964; deceased - no details 2930 120 Geraghty Luke 23 Halefield Street St Helens 1902 Face worker 06/11/1963 4 years 07/11/1963 20% disablement 21 William Street, Platt Widow placed on funds by order of 2931 50 Leyland James Lane Wigan 1899 Tunneller 06/02/1933 over 40 years 06/03/1964 Yes Widow Special Cases Committee 26/05/1964 General worker 2932 75 Spibey Joseph Mort 65 Church Street Golborne 1899 underground 09/03/1964 50 years 10/03/1964 11/01/1966 30% disablement £20 DA to son 5 years, previously 2933 78 Johnston Patrick 136 Warrington Road Newtown, Wigan 1899 Ripper 05/07/1963 at Garswood Hall 03/04/1964 10% disablement 2934 2935 2936 2937 2938 73 Burrows W J 28 Boardmans Lane St Helens 1900 Onsetter 25/05/1964 45 years 25/05/1964 10% disablement 20% disablement from 29/06/1962 2939 76/97 Littler Seth 47 Holt Crescent Billinge 1909 Deputy 15/05/1964 over 30 years 16/05/1964 10% disablement 2940 2941 5c Short Edward 68 Bolton Road Atherton 1899 Collier 25/03/1964 over 10 years 26/03/1964 10% disablement 20% disablement from 29/04/1964 2942 2943 2944 74 Haydock 1924 Collier 29/05/1964 20 years 01/06/1964 10% disablement Commuted £20 December 1965 Lamproom 2945 76 Picton Aaron 214 Park Street Haydock 1906 attendant 08/06/1964 12 years 09/06/1964 06/03/1966 40% disablement Widow 2946 93 Makin T 3 North Avenue Leigh 1908 Collier 19/03/1964 10 years 20/03/1964 10% disablement 2947 93 Lee George 180 Chapel Street Leigh 1913 Salvage 09/03/1964 31 years 09/03/1964 20% disablement 2948 75 Golborne Collier 10/07/1964 over 10 years 11/07/1964 30% disablement Castle Hill Farm Collier, now 5 years, previously 2949 20 Smith Jacob House, Sandy Lane Hindley 1904 switch operator 03/04/1964 at Maypole Colliery 04/04/1964 20% disablement 23 South Primrose 2950 35 Litherland Fred Street Tyldesley 1899 Deputy 26/02/1964 10 years 27/02/1964 10% disablement 20% disablement from 01/01/1963 2951 17 Atherton James 20 Hazel Avenue Beech Hill, Wigan 1899 Conveyor 24/07/1964 since 31/03/1958 27/07/1964 10% disablement 2952 78 Cunliffe James 19 Station Road Garswood 1899 Collier 31/08/1964 45 years 03/08/1964 10% disablement 2953 16d Eccleston Henry 760 Wigan Road Westhoughton 1899 General worker 24/01/1964 28 years 27/01/1964 10% disablement 2954 109 Fahy Anthony 30 First Avenue Rainhill 1884 Collier many years 16/06/1964 Yes Silicosis Widow 6356 Not certified during lifetime 2 years at Bold, 22 years at Wigan 20% disablement from 26/01/1962; 2955 78 Pearson Joseph 6 Chatham Street Higher Ince, Wigan 1899 20/06/1964 Junction 10% disablement Commuted £30 25/08/1964 Deputy and 2956 46 Waite William 178 Gathurst Road Orrell 1902 safety officer 24/08/1964 20 years 25/08/1964 20% disablement 60% disablement from January 1963 Clock Face, St Deputy now 2957 120 Grundy Leonard 33 Gorsey Lane Helens 1904 haulage hand 19/08/1964 34 years 20/08/1964 30% disablement Case confused with J Unsworth 5c LA RN 2958 5d/35 Unsworth John 10 Park Street Tyldesley 1889 Collier 04/04/1962 over 20 years 05/04/1962 11/10/1966 Widow 1722 Worsley Mesnes, 2959 62 Cardwell Matthew 29 Holborne Avenue Wigan 1908 Miner 25/06/1964 23 years 27/06/1964 20% disablement Wigan Archives Service 'Counting the Cost' Project Funded by the Wellcome Trust Wigan Archives Service 'Counting the Cost' Project Funded by the Wellcome Trust Daywage 6 years, previously 2960 74 White James 13 Logwood Avenue Pemberton 1901 underground 22/05/1964 at Garswood Hall 25/05/1964 Pneumoconiosis 20% disablement Haulage underground, 2961 74 Houghton William 1 Sherlock Avenue Haydock 1901 previously collier 11/09/1964 14 years 12/09/1964 Pneumoconiosis 10% disablement Underground 2962 120 Reilly James 306 Sutton Road Sutton, St Helens 1900 worker 15/07/1964 37 years 16/07/1964 20% disablement 2963 62 Morris John James 601 Bickershaw Lane Bickershaw 1907 Ripper 18/07/1964 43 years 20/07/1964 22/10/1967 30% disablement Widow 2964 109 Wilding Thomas 38 Chatsworth Road Rainhill 1909 Face ripper 06/06/1964 25 years 08/06/1964 100% disablement Sutton Manor, St 2965 53 Smith John 25 Harrison Street Helens 1900 Haulage 28/08/1964 30 years 28/08/1964 20% disablement 2966 62 Nicholson Ernest 1 Greenslate Road Billinge 1905 General worker 24/07/1964 24 years 24/09/1964 10% disablement 2967 5c Bunting John C 468 North Road Atherton 1904 Collier 31/08/1964 10 years 31/08/1964 30% disablement Commuted £30 September 1967 2668 5c Whittle Thomas S 78 Norfolk Road Atherton 1915 Collier 03/09/1964 10 years 04/09/1964 10% disablement 2969 17 Farrimond Sydney 4 Woodford Street Hindley 1918 Conveyor moving 08/09/1964 9 years 08/09/1964 20% disablement 2970 93 McHugh James 99 Bonnywell Road Leigh 1904 Ripper 23/06/1964 10 years 24/06/1964 10% disablement Underground 2971 35 Barton George 140 Prescot Lane Kitt Green, Wigan 1902 worker 20/07/1964 10 years 20/07/1964 10% disablement Commuted £30 September 1967 Underground 2972 125 Richards Kenneth 113 Princess Avenue Astley 1915 worker 16/07/1964 10 years 17/07/1964 05/02/1974 20% disablement Death - no claim 2973 20 Sale Thomas 171 Manchester Road Astley 1901 Daywageman 08/04/1964 30 years 09/04/1964 40% disablement Commuted £40 June 1967 2974 2975 5c Pedley William 3 Martin Street Atherton 1899 Collier 01/02/1964 10 years 06/08/1964 20% disablement Ashton-in- 2976 74 Goulding James 12 Osborne Road Makerfield 1903 27/04/1964 40 years Commuted £30 SCC 27/10/1964 Conveyor 2977 74 Ball George 19 Vista Avenue Newton-le-Willows 1911 operator 16/08/1962 30 years Commuted £25 SCC 27/10/1964 5 years, previously 2978 62 Mercer George 125 Broom Road