Henry Wilby

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

First Name: Henry
Last Name: Wilby
Role: Hanger On
Married: Yes
Age: 46
Born: Hopton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: 2, Common Side Ardsley
Buried: 23/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,
Additional Information:

Henry Wilby married Janes Scales (nee Bedford) at St Mary’s, Worsbrough, on 9 June 1851. He was brought out of the pit alive but died soon after.

Map for Henry Wilby

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims