The following is a list of some of the persons living in the vicinity of Bredbury who were involved in coal mining. Their names were obtained from the census, which was taken on the night of the 3/4 April 1881. This list does not purport to be complete. Unless stated otherwise, the people were all coal miners, that is, they were hewers of coal working underground.
| Name (Age) | Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| MILNE Robert (29) | Trench House, Wem, Shropshire | Coal Proprietor |
| MILNE John Stott (54) | Coal Proprietor | |
| LIVESEY Clegg (48) | Woodley House | Connected with Bradford Colliery, Manchester, and Bredbury Coal Pit (aka Bredbury Colliery) |
| ALLFORD Henry (56) | Back Ln | |
| BAILEY William (36) | Engine Smith at Coal Mine | |
| BENNETT Joseph (14) | ||
| BENNETT Samuel (16) | ||
| BENNETT John (20) | ||
| BENNETT James (45) | ||
| CAIN Jonathan (19) | ||
| CAIN Button (41) | ||
| JOHNSON Sampson (31) | ||
| POTTS Thomas (24) | ||
| BARLOW Samuel (55) | Bents Ln | Coal Dealer |
| BENNETT Robert (36) | ||
| BUCKLEY Charles (28) | ||
| CRABTREE Henry (23) | ||
| CUFFS Charles (25) | ||
| GASKELL Arthur (27) | ||
| GOODIER Francis (26) | ||
| JOHNSON John (67) | Coal Dealer | |
| LEA Alfred F (25) | Machine Weigher of Coal | |
| LEES William H (38) | ||
| LEIGH William (27) | ||
| SKELTON Charles (27) | ||
| SPENCER John (25) | Engine Driver at Colliery | |
| SPENCER George (34) | Also a Provision Dealer | |
| SPENCER Matthew (54) | ||
| SPENCER William (30) | Berrycroft Ln | |
| HEGINBOTHAM Samuel (34) | Bredbury Green | Banksman at Colliery |
| JOHNSON Charles (43) | ||
| POTTS George (25) | ||
| TIMPERLEY Nathaniel (33) | Coal Carrier | |
| WILLIAMSON James (28) | ||
| DICKENS Enoch (32) | Castle Hill | |
| COCKS Thomas (25) | George Ln | |
| WESTWOOD John (27) | ||
| HARRISON Edith (35) | Gilbert Bank | General Labourer at Coal Pit Mouth |
| HARRISON John (40) | General Labourer at Coal Pit Mouth | |
| GOODWIN Richard (34) | Hall Ln | |
| ROBINSON John D (40) | Coal Proprietor | |
| BARKER George (31) | Heald | Clerk at a Colliery |
| BOOTH Samuel (35) | Hyde Rd | Coal & General Dealer |
| BRAMALL John C (26) | Coal Merchant | |
| BRAMALL William (50) | Coal Dealer | |
| BRITTAN Solomon (56) | ||
| COCKS William (14) | Colliery Office/Errand Boy | |
| COOK John (65) | Engine Tenter at Coal Pit | |
| ECCLES Hezekiah (54) | ||
| HACKNEY Robert (23) | ||
| HANCOCK James (36) | Coal Merchant | |
| HANDFORTH John T (21) | ||
| JOHNSON Adam (36) | ||
| ROWBOTHAM Joseph (47) | ||
| WRIGLEY Henry (22) | Hyde Rd, Fallow's Yard | |
| BAYLEY Thomas (32) | Hyde Rd, Lower Arms Inn | |
| POOTS Edward (32) | ||
| ADSHEAD John (18) | Hyde Rd, Stafford's Houses | Colliery Engineer |
| ADSHEAD Joseph (21) | Colliery Engineer | |
| WHITTAKER Thomas (34) | ||
| HAUGHTON Samuel (13) | Hyde Rd, Stafford's Yard | |
| JOHNSON Godfrey (29) | ||
| SIBLEY Charles (28) | Knickerbottom | |
| STANSFIELD Samuel (28) | ||
| BALL John (62) | Mill Ln | |
| COOPER Wright (20) | ||
| GASKELL Timothy (39) | Coal Carter | |
| HADFIELD John W (44) | ||
| HOLLAND Abel (25) | ||
| WARBURTON John (32) | ||
| WRIGLEY Samuel (27) | ||
| POTTS Daniel (18) | Mill Ln, Coal Pit | Engine Driver at Coal Pit |
| POTTS John (48) | Engine Driver at Coal Pit | |
| BRITTON Thomas (49) | Redhouse Ln | |
| GEE James (14) | Unemployed Coal Miner | |
| GEE Samuel (39) | ||
| HACKNEY William (19) | ||
| HADFIELD Elias (23) | ||
| HANDFORTH William (40) | ||
| RHODES James (32) | Coal Agent | |
| WALKER Allen (12) | ||
| WALKER John (15) | ||
| WALKER Dan (18) | ||
| WALKER William (50) | ||
| CLAYTON John (22) | Smithy Green | |
| COOK Alexander (30) | ||
| DIGGLE William (29) | ||
| FISH James (17) | ||
| FISH George H (21) | ||
| FISH Jabez (53) | ||
| HOWLES Joseph (38) | Stoker at Coal Pit | |
| BERRESFORD George (24) | Stockport Rd | |
| BOLLAND John (37) | Colliery Engine Driver | |
| BURCHENOUGH Joseph (54) | ||
| COLLINS Charles (38) | ||
| HADFIELD Joseph (26) | ||
| HADFIELD Samuel (33) | ||
| JOHNSON Simeon (38) | ||
| LAMBERT James (47) | ||
| TRUEMAN Thomas (18) | Labourer at a Colliery | |
| WARBURTON William (58) | ||
| LEECH John (45) | Stockport Rd, Rising Sun | Unemployed Colliery Engine Driver |
| SMITH Isaac (43) | Wild St | |
| DAWSON John (27) | Wood Cottages |