Hello List, I am re-posting a question about my gt-grandfather Peter JOHNSTON. He was born 1805 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian and was married to Jane BENNET in Newton, Midlothian in 1832. He was a coal miner and worked in various mines in Midlothian in the Newton, Pathhead, Cousland and Edgehead areas. His last address, in the 1861 census, was at No. 5 Sauchenside, Midlothian and we believe he was then working at a mine in Edgehead. By 1881 he was dead and his wife, Jane, is described in that census as an Annuitant. What I would like to know is, did he die in an accident at work or was his death natural?. I haven't, as yet , found any trace of his burial in the OPRs. If any one has any knowledge of any mine accidents at Edgehead about this period and any information of fatalities I would be pleased to hear from them. TIA Regards, Peter Johnstone