Henry Poppleton

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

First Name: Henry
Last Name: Poppleton
Role: Labourer
Parents: John and Mary
Married: Yes
Age: 57
Born: Cudworth, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Picket's Fold Littleworth
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,
Additional Information:

Henry Poppleton’s four sons, Joseph, Henry, Alfred and George, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for Henry Poppleton

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims