Aberaman Colliery fall of coal, 1862

A fall of coal killed two colliers holing in the Nine Feet seam at Aberaman Colliery on 21 June 1862.

Cause

A fall of coal on the men as they were holing (undercutting) the seam.

What happened

On 21 June 1862 Daniel Evans and David Davies were holing coal in the Nine Feet seam at Aberaman Colliery when the coal fell and killed them both. Evans was a native of Pencader, near Llandysul, in Carmarthenshire.

Recorded claims

Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.

• On 21 June 1862 Daniel Evans, 26, and David Davies, 21, colliers, were killed by a fall of coal at Aberaman Colliery while both were holing coal in the 9 feet seam; two were killed. ¹
• NMRS lists David Davis, 21, and Daniel Evans, 29, colliers, killed by a fall of roof at Aberaman Colliery on 21 June 1862. ²
• Daniel Evans was a native of Pencader, near Llandysul, Carmarthenshire. ¹

Related terminology

Mining terms this disaster is structurally linked to, with the nature of the relationship.

• Coal (contextual relationship)
  Named 4 times in this record, first in the summary: “A fall of coal killed two colliers holing in the Nine Feet seam at Aberaman…”
• Colliery (contextual relationship)
  Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “…of coal killed two colliers holing in the Nine Feet seam at Aberaman Colliery on 21 June 1862.”
• Holing (contextual relationship)
  Named 3 times in this record, first in the summary: “A fall of coal killed two colliers holing in the Nine Feet seam at Aberaman Colliery on 21 June 1862.”

Photographs & further reading

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Sources

1. (secondary) Welsh mining fatalities, 1862 — Welsh Coal Mines
2. (secondary) Aberaman Colliery - Northern Mine Research Society — Northern Mine Research Society

Record created: 2 October 2026 · Last researched: 2 October 2026