The following is a roll of some of the miners living in the vicinity of Denton Colliery and it is in two parts. The first part is for Denton and the second is for Haughton. Names were obtained from the census, which was taken on the night of the 2/3 Apr 1871. 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.
| Surname (Age) | Forenames | Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOPFORD (61) | William | Stockport Rd | Coal Carrier |
| HULME (17) | James | Stockport Rd | |
| WRIGHT (45) | Henry | Stockport Rd | Fireman |
| HAGUE (28) | John | Stockport Rd | |
| BLACKSHAW (30) | William | Stockport Rd | Blacksmith |
| HARRISON (51) | John | Stockport Rd | |
| HARRISON (20) | William | ||
| HARRISON (11) | John H | Coal Mill? | |
| St (43) [?] | Samuel | Chapel Green | Labourer & Navy Pensioner |
| JACKSON (13) | Robert | Chapel Green | |
| BROMLEY (41) | William | Chapel Green | |
| BROMLEY (13) | John | ||
| ARROWSMITH (33) | Robert | Chapel Green | |
| HARDMAN (56) | Thomas | Chapel Green | |
| HARDMAN (19) | John | ||
| ROBINSON (18) | William H | Chapel Green | Labourer |
| ANDREW (26) | Samuel | Chapel Green | |
| ANDREW (29) | William | Chapel Green | |
| ANDREW (16) | Samuel | ||
| HARRISON (47) | George | Acre St | Fireman |
| HARRISON (22) | John | ||
| HARRISON (15) | Peter | ||
| DILKS (35) | Thomas | Acre St | Labourer |
| BOWKER (36) | James | Acre St | |
| INGHAM (34) | Samuel | Acre St | Engineer |
| ARROWSMITH (39) | Henry | Town Ln | |
| MORTON (45) | John | Town Ln | Carter |
| JACKSON (42) | John | Town Ln | Brakeman |
| ARUNDALE (17) | Joseph | Town Ln | |
| WILLIAMSON (62) | James | Town Ln | |
| ARROWSMITH (33) | Samuel | Town Ln | |
| DAY (31) | Samuel | Town Ln | Carter |
| NEWTON (42) | Joseph | Town Ln | |
| ARROWSMITH (23) | Samuel | Town Ln | |
| GEE (16) | Joseph | Town Ln | |
| TURNER (35) | John | Stockport Rd | |
| INGHAM (33) | Thomas | Stockport Rd | |
| SIMPSON (46) | Abraham | Stockport Rd | Underlooker |
| SIMPSON (18) | Thomas | ||
| SHAW (18) | Thomas | ||
| SHAW (16) | Edward | ||
| MAYERS (26) | Alfred | Engine Driver | |
| SMITH (38) | Richard | Stockport Rd | Manager |
| ISHERWOOD (20) | John | ||
| HANCOCK (24) | William | ||
| WRIGHT (25) | Aaron | Stockport Rd | |
| MORRIS (56) | James | Stockport Rd | |
| MORRIS (17) | Joseph | ||
| MORRIS (14) | Thomas | ||
| DOODSON (24) | John | Stockport Rd | Bookkeeper |
| COWCILL (44) | Richard | Stockport Rd | |
| COWCILL (17) | John I | ||
| COWCILL (15) | Richard | ||
| COWCILL (12) | William | ||
| COLLIER (39) | James | Stockport Rd | |
| COLLIER (15) | Henry | ||
| ATKINSON (50) | Thomas | Stockport Rd | |
| ATKINSON (19) | John | ||
| ATKINSON (25) | John | ||
| DIGGLE (35) | Henry | Stockport Rd | |
| ARUNDALE (21) | John | 12 Fletcher St | |
| LOMAX (59) | Joseph | 14 Fletcher St | Engine Driver |
| HARRISON (61) | Joseph | 16 Fletcher St | |
| HARRISON (26) | George | ||
| LONGWORTH (55) | Peter | 18 Fletcher St | Engine Driver |
| SMITH (32) | Robert | 20 Fletcher St | |
| ROTHWELL (49) | Peter | 22 Fletcher St | Coal Proprietor¹ |
| PERRIN² (15) | Thomas | 7 Beat Bank | |
| WALKER² (45) | William | 13 Beat Bank | |
| WALKER (19) | James | ||
| DEWHURST (66) | John | 8 Reddish Vale³ | Coal Dealer |
| INGHAM (39) | Alfred | 2 Patch Field | |
| INGHAM (11) | John Henry | Waggoner | |
| LEACH (49) | Samuel | 5 Patch Field | Coal Agent |
| SHAW (22) | Joseph | 1 East View | |
| ARUNDALE (25) | Samuel | 2 East View | Coal Carter |
| SOMERTON (39) | William | 3 East View | |
| BENNETT (51) | James | 4 East View | |
| BENNETT (25) | William | ||
| BENNETT (11) | Noble | Waggoner | |
| STANSFIELD (50) | John | 1 Colliers Row | Underlooker at a Bredbury Colliery |
| ANDREW (15) | William | At a Bredbury Colliery? | |
| THORNLEY (15) | John | At a Bredbury Colliery? | |
| WEBSTER (20) | George | 2 Colliers Row | |
| FARRON (36 ) | Squire | 3 Colliers Row | |
| HARDMAN (28) | George | 4 Colliers Row | |
| TURNER (30) | George | ||
| LLOYD (57) | Philip | 6 Colliers Row | |
| LLOYD (15) | James | Waggoner | |
| LLOYD (28) | William | ||
| HATTON (53) | James | 7 Colliers Row | Coal Carter |
| HOWARTH (12) | Oliver | 1 Moorfield Cottage | |
| HARRISON (24) | George | ||
| LEACH (25) | James | 1 Leach's Building | Bookkeeper |
| BROWN (23) | Samuel | 2 Leach's Building | |
| BREDBURY (49) | Samuel | 3 Leach's Building | |
| SWINDELLS (42) | Eli | 5 Leach's Building | Banksman |
| REDFERN (25) | Jarvis | 6 Leach's Building | |
| HARROP (32) | Eli | 7 Leach's Building | |
| LONGWORTH (56) | John | Chapel House | |
| HAGUE (33) | William | 1 Prospect Place | |
| TAYLOR (48) | Samuel | 4 Prospect Place | |
| AXON (47) | John | 5 Prospect Place | |
| DRABBLE (15) | John | 6 Prospect Place | |
| COOKE (25) | William | 8 Prospect Place | Coal Minder? |
| HARRISON (23) | James | 9 Prospect Place | |
| LONGWORTH (26) | James | 12 Prospect Place | |
| GASKELL (47) | Hiriam | 15 Prospect Place | |
| HAGUE (28) | Robert | 17 Prospect Place | |
| HAGUE (35) | Jarvis | ||
| MOORES (21) | Edwin | 18 Prospect Place | |
| TAYLOR (30) | Samuel | 22 Prospect Place | |
| LONGWORTH (50) | Thomas | 4 Burrow's Building | |
| JACKSON (37) | Thomas | 2 Burrow's Building | |
| EVANS (30) | Oliver | 5 Stopford's Building | |
| WORTH (35) | Samuel | 1 Worth's Building | |
| WORTH (40) | Thomas | 4 Worth's Building | |
| CLARKE (22) | James | Harrison's Building | |
| LOMAS (30) | Oliver | Betty Worth's | |
| BENNETT (36) | James | 1 Shittim Alley | |
| MILLS (25) | John | ||
| WOOD (30) | John | 2 Shittim Alley | |
| MALPAS (41) | Michael | 4 Shittim Alley | Mining Deputy (Safety Officer) |
| WILDMAN (58) | William | 5 Shittim Alley | |
| WILDMAN (29) | William | ||
| ALDRED (37) | Enoch | Shittim Alley | |
| ALDRED (11) | John W | ||
| SHAW (19) | John | Shittim Alley | |
| SHAW (16) | Thomas | Waggoner | |
| SHAW (15) | Samuel | Waggoner | |
| GRUNDY (50) | Robert | Shittim Alley | |
| GRUNDY (18) | Gamelial | ||
| REDFERN (48) | William | 1 Shaw's Building | |
| REDFERN (18) | Samuel | ||
| WILDE (59) | George | 2 Shaw's Building | |
| EDGE (45) | Henry | 3 Shaw's Building | Blacksmith |
| BARDSLEY (36) | George | 4 Shaw's Building | Coal Carter |
| BARDSLEY (22) | George | ||
| GREENHALGH (30) | James | 5 Shaw's Building | Banksman |
| FISHER (36) | James | 6 Shaw's Building | Unemployed |
| CLARK (39) | Henry | 1A Haughton's Building | Fireman |
| TAYLOR (58) | William | 3 Haughton's Building | Coal Wheeler |
| REDFERN (76) | Matthew | 3 Taylor's Building | Retired |
| REDFERN (41) | Robert | ||
| BRADWELL (32) | Abraham | 4 Taylor's Building | |
| EDGE (24) | Fergus | 1 Back Barrell | |
| HAGUE (27) | Hugh | 2 Back Barrell | |
| ANDREW (43) | George | 5 Back Barrell | |
| WILLIAMSON (44) | David | 6 Back Barrell | |
| BUNTEY (61) | William | 7 Back Barrell | Coal Drawer |
| REDFERN (37) | Thomas | Bramall's Building | |
| STANSFIELD (40) | James | Bramall's Building | |
| STANSFIELD (18) | Samuel | ||
| STANSFIELD (14) | Moses | ||
| STANSFIELD (54) | Aaron | Coal Wheeler | |
| HALLOWELL (42) | Joseph | ||
| BROWN (62) | James | Brooke's Building | Coal Carrier |
| DRABBLE (36) | Robert | Moores Ln | |
| KNIGHT (26) | William | 2 Colliers Row | |
| STANSFIELD (46) | John | 3 Colliers Row | |
| PICKLES (22) | James | 4 Colliers Row | |
| PICKLES (18) | Arthur | ||
| PICKLES (13) | Joseph | ||
| ARROWSMITH (45) | William | Albert Terrace | |
| ARROWSMITH (19) | John | ||
| ARROWSMITH (16) | Eli | ||
| ARROWSMITH (14) | George | ||
| RICHARDSON (35) | John | Wolley's Building | |
| REDFERN (50) | Joseph | Wolley's Building | |
| JACKSON (35) | Joseph | Wolley's Building | Coal Carter |
| JACKSON (13) | John | Wolley's Building | Labourer |
| BARRON (46) | Jonathan | Wolley's Building | Coal Carter |
| AXON (35) | Peter | Coal Pit Hill | |
| AXON (11) | Thomas | ||
| REDFERN (67) | Joseph | Ridings Ln | |
| REDFERN (33) | Thomas |