Appeal to trace relatives of Markham miners
13 people tragically lost their lives in 1937, 1938 and 1973
Last updated 30th Jun 2022
Derbyshire County Council would like to get in touch with the relatives of the men who are set to be commemorated with a life-size steel figure as part of the ‘Walking Together’ mining memorial.
The memorial will eventually feature 106 life-size steel figures stretching between the village of Duckmanton in Chesterfield and the former pithead.
Each figure is part of a walking trail that symbolises a miner’s journey to the pit and back home again and represents the 106 men who lost their lives in the three accidents at the site.
There are now 93 figures in place with the council continuing to work alongside partners to fundraise to see all 106 figures installed by the project’s 10th anniversary in autumn 2022.
The authority wants to trace the relatives of:
David Bann, 54, Contractor
Alfred Garland, 52, Timber Drawer
Robert Gregson, 36, Contractor
John William Hadley, 31, Contractor
Joseph Hibbard, 51, Timber Drawer
Joseph Lilley, 30, Road Repairer
Felix Linathan, 48, Contractor
Mark Richards, 31, Ripper
Samuel Edward Salt, 41, Deputy
Clarence Silcock, 42, Ripper
Fred Taylor, 53, Contractor
Redvers Baden Whitehead, 37, Shot-firer
Matthew Williams, 36, Contractor
Cabinet Member for Clean Growth and Regeneration, Councillor Tony King, said:
“We would really like to trace the relatives of the 13 remaining men we will be commemorating as part of our Walking Together mining memorial.
“The memorial is a permanent tribute to the 106 men who tragically lost their lives in three accidents at the site in 1937, 1938, and 1973.
“We have now commemorated 93 out of the 106 men with a life-size figure and we’re hoping to install the remaining 13 by the project’s 10th anniversary in autumn 2022."