John Everett

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

First Name: John
Last Name: Everett
Role: Labourer
Parents: John and Faith
Age: 29
Born: Toft Newton, Lincolnshire, England
Lived: Union Street Barnsley
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,
Additional Information:

John Everett married Mary Ann Scales at All Saints, Darfield, on 29 May 1864. His body was identified by his watch, which was still ticking, inscribed with ‘John Everett, Union-row’.

Map for John Everett

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims