John Hellewell

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

First Name: John
Last Name: Hellewell
Role: Miner
Parents: John and Christiana
Married: Yes
Age: 26
Born: Stanley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: New Fold Monk Bretton
Burial Location: No known burial,
Additional Information:

John Hellewell’s two brothers, Samuel and Thomas, were also killed in the disaster. John married Aminda Hinchliffe at St John the Baptist, Royston, on 9 November 1863, they had one son, John William Hellewell. After John’s death Aminda remarried and migrated to America where descendants still live today.

Map for John Hellewell

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Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims