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 April 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.
| Surname (Age) | Forenames | Address | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON (33) | Samuel | Stockport Road | |
| REDFERN (44) | Samuel | Stockport Road | Underlooker |
| REDFERN (18) | Joseph | ||
| REDFERN (16) | Jervise | ||
| SIMPSON (36) | Abraham | Stockport Road | |
| SIMPSON (11) | Joseph | Pony Driver | |
| LEVER (41) | Thomas | Stockport Road | Clerk |
| ARANDALE (42) | Samuel | Stockport Road | Banksman |
| ARANDALE (15) | Joshua | ||
| ARANDALE (12) | John | Pony Driver | |
| HARRISON (49) | Joseph | Stockport Road | |
| HARRISON (16) | George | ||
| LANGTON (23) | Samuel | Stockport Road | |
| ROTHWELL (39) | Peter | Stockport Road | Agent and Cashier |
| MOORES (45) | James | Stockport Road | |
| MOORES (19) | John | ||
| MOORES (12) | Uriah | Pony Driver | |
| CRABTREE (42) | John | Stockport Road | Banksman |
| REDFERN (64) | Solomon | Stockport Road | |
| CARMICHAEL (14) | George | Stockport Road | |
| ATKINSON (75) | John | Stockport Road | |
| BERTENSHAW (36) | James | Stockport Road | Carter |
| PARKINSON (15) | George | Stockport Road | Waggoner |
| TWYENOULD (?) (32) | John | Stockport Road | |
| KEMP (55) | Henry | Stockport Road | |
| KEMP (20) | Joseph | ||
| KEMP (17) | John | Coal Carrier | |
| KEMP (15) | William | Waggoner | |
| HARRISON (20) | John | Stockport Road | |
| HARRISON (39) | George | Stockport Road | |
| HARRISON (14) | John | ||
| WILLIAMSON (53) | James | Stockport Road | |
| ATKINSON (40) | Thomas | Stockport Road | |
| COOK (23) | Henry | ||
| COOK (20) | James | ||
| GEE (43) | Joseph | Stockport Road | |
| GEE (17) | Eli | ||
| GEE (19) | Samuel | Stockport Road | |
| REDFERN* (28) | Jacob | Hulme's Lane | |
| REDFERN* (66) | Joseph | Hulme's Lane | |
| INGHAM (23) | Thomas | Town Lane | |
| BARBER (32) | William | Town Lane | Banksman |
| ARROWSMITH (24) | Samuel | Town Lane | |
| LORD (19) | George | Town Lane | |
| ARROWSMITH (25) | Robert | Town Lane | |
| ARROWSMITH (23) | John | ||
| ARROWSMITH (17) | Edward | ||
| NEWTON (31) | Joseph | Town Lane | |
| ARROWSMITH (28) | Henry | Town Lane | |
| BOWKER (29) | James | Town Lane | |
| WESTON (29) | Samuel | Acres (Acre Street) | |
| 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 |
*These miners were probably working at Hulme's Pit, which was controlled by Denton Colliery.