George Rhodes

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

First Name: George
Last Name: Rhodes
Role: Hurrier
Parents: William and Isabella
Age: 18
Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Gardeners Arms, Cliffe Bridge Monk Bretton
Buried: 26/12/1869
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,
Additional Information:

George Rhodes’ three brothers, William, Feargus and Charles, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for George Rhodes

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims