Benjamin Exley

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

First Name: Benjamin
Last Name: Exley
Role: Horse Driver
Parents: George and Ann
Age: 14
Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Cliffe Bridge Monk Bretton
Buried: 15/12/1866
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,
Additional Information:

Benjamin Exley’s two brothers, John and Charles, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for Benjamin Exley

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Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims