Francis Clarkson

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

First Name: Francis
Last Name: Clarkson
Role: Hurrier
Parents: William and Elizabeth
Age: 15
Born: Hickleton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Ardsley
Buried: 18/08/1868
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,
Additional Information:

Francis Clarkson’s two brothers, Richard and Thomas, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for Francis Clarkson

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims