Alfred Poppleton

2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the Oaks Colliery Disaster, the worst mining disaster in English history.

First Name: Alfred
Last Name: Poppleton
Role: Horse Driver
Parents: Henry and Pricilla
Age: 15
Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Picket's Fold Littleworth
Buried: 23/08/1868
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,
Additional Information:

Alfred Poppleton’s father, Henry, and three brothers, Joseph, Henry, and George, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for Alfred Poppleton

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims