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: Miner
Parents: Henry and Pricilla
Married: Yes
Age: 23
Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Picket's Fold Littleworth
Burial Location: No known burial,
Additional Information:

Henry Poppleton’s father, Henry, and three brothers, Joseph, Alfred and George, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for Henry Poppleton

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Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
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Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims