The following is a roll of some of the miners living in the vicinity of Denton Colliery. Their names were obtained from the census, which was taken on the night of the 7/8 Apr 1861. This roll does not purport to be complete. Unless stated otherwise, the men were all coal miners, that is, they were hewers of coal working underground.
Note: References to South St apply to the section of Stockport Rd between Crown Point and Three Lane Ends.
| Surname (Age) | Forenames | Address | Comments | 
|---|---|---|---|
| HARROWSMITH (21) | George | South St | |
| KNOWLES (31) | Abel | South St | |
| KNOWLES (11) | Mule Driver | ||
| PRICE (51) | James | South St | |
| BURGESS (36) | Charles | South St | Engineer | 
| BOTTOMS (42) | William | South St | Coal Carter | 
| BOTTOMS (12) | James | Coal Carter | |
| SIDEBOTTOM (23) | Luke | South St | |
| STOPFORD (51) | William | South St | Coal Carter | 
| MAYERS (22) | William | South St | |
| TAYLOR (12) | John | South St | Waggoner | 
| REDFERN (26) | Joseph | South St | |
| BROOKES (20) | William (?) | South St | |
| HAGUE (19) | John | South St | |
| TAYLOR (17) | Thomas | South St | |
| BARDSLEY (33) | Thomas | South St | |
| BOOTH (20) | John | South St | |
| HAGUE (56) | Jarvis | South St | Coal Dealer | 
| PHILLIPS (41) | John | South St | |
| PHILLIPS (11) | William Garside | South St | Horse Driver | 
| CLAYTON (33) | Samuel | Stockport Rd | |
| REDFERN (44) | Samuel | Stockport Rd | Underlooker | 
| REDFERN (18) | Joseph | ||
| REDFERN (16) | Jervise | ||
| SIMPSON (36) | Abraham | Stockport Rd | |
| SIMPSON (11) | Joseph | Pony Driver | |
| LEVER (41) | Thomas | Stockport Rd | Clerk | 
| ARANDALE (42) | Samuel | Stockport Rd | Banksman | 
| ARANDALE (15) | Joshua | ||
| ARANDALE (12) | John | Pony Driver | |
| HARRISON (49) | Joseph | Stockport Rd | |
| HARRISON (16) | George | ||
| LANGTON (23) | Samuel | Stockport Rd | |
| ROTHWELL (39) | Peter | Stockport Rd | Agent and Cashier | 
| MOORES (45) | James | Stockport Rd | |
| MOORES (19) | John | ||
| MOORES (12) | Uriah | Pony Driver | |
| CRABTREE (42) | John | Stockport Rd | Banksman | 
| LOMAX (48) | Joseph | Stockport Rd | Engine Driver | 
| REDFERN (64) | Solomon | Stockport Rd | |
| CARMICHAEL (14) | George | Stockport Rd | |
| ATKINSON (75) | John | Stockport Rd | |
| BERTENSHAW (36) | James | Stockport Rd | Carter | 
| PARKINSON (15) | George | Stockport Rd | Waggoner | 
| TWYENOULD? (32) | John | Stockport Rd | |
| KEMP (55) | Henry | Stockport Rd | |
| KEMP (20) | Joseph | ||
| KEMP (17) | John | Coal Carrier | |
| KEMP (15) | William | Waggoner | |
| HARRISON (20) | John | Stockport Rd | |
| HARRISON (39) | George | Stockport Rd | |
| HARRISON (14) | John | ||
| WILLIAMSON (53) | James | Stockport Rd | |
| ATKINSON (40) | Thomas | Stockport Rd | |
| COOK (23) | Henry | ||
| COOK (20) | James | ||
| GEE (43) | Joseph | Stockport Rd | |
| GEE (17) | Eli | ||
| GEE (19) | Samuel | Stockport Rd | |
| REDFERN¹ (28) | Jacob | Hulme's Ln | |
| REDFERN¹ (66) | Joseph | Hulme's Ln | |
| INGHAM (23) | Thomas | Town Ln | |
| BARBER (32) | William | Town Ln | Banksman | 
| ARROWSMITH (24) | Samuel | Town Ln | |
| LORD (19) | George | Town Ln | |
| ARROWSMITH (25) | Robert | Town Ln | |
| ARROWSMITH (23) | John | ||
| ARROWSMITH (17) | Edward | ||
| NEWTON (31) | Joseph | Town Ln | |
| ARROWSMITH (28) | Henry | Town Ln | |
| BOWKER (29) | James | Town Ln | |
| WESTON (29) | Samuel | Acres (Acre St) | |
| TURNER (23) | William | Chapel Green | |
| HARRISON (41) | John | Chapel Green | |
| BROMLEY (31) | William | Chapel Green | |
| NEWTON (28) | Henry | Chapel Green | |
| BROMLEY (25) | John | Chapel Green | |
| MURRAY (13) | John | Chapel Green | |
| BROMLEY (20) | Charles | Chapel Green | |
| ANDREW (19) | William | Chapel Green | |
| ARROWSMITH (34) | William | Chapel Green | |
| LOWE (41) | Charles | Chapel Green | |
| ROWLAND (19) | James | Chapel Green | |
| HARDMAN (36) | Thomas | Chapel Green | |
| ARROWSMITH (53) | Nathaniel | Chapel Green | |
| ARROWSMITH (21) | Samuel | ||
| ARROWSMITH (16) | Mark | ||
| KNOWLES (14) | Edward | ||
| ARROWSMITH (23) | Robert | Chapel Green |