John Thomas Clegg

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

First Name: John Thomas
Last Name: Clegg
Role: Horse Driver
Parents: Charles and Christiana
Age: 14
Born: Ardsley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: 31, Doncaster Road Barnsley
Buried: 02/09/1868
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,
Additional Information:

John Thomas Clegg’s father, Charles, was also killed in the disaster.

Map for John Thomas Clegg

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Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims