George Sykes

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

First Name: George
Last Name: Sykes
Role: Miner
Parents: Uriah and Mary
Married: Yes
Age: 31
Born: Silkstone, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Hoyle Mill
Burial Location: No known burial,
Additional Information:

George Sykes married Ann Parkinson at St. Mary’s, Barnsley, on 13 October 1856.

Map for George Sykes

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Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims