John Winter

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

First Name: John
Last Name: Winter
Role: Miner
Parents: William and Elizabeth
Married: Yes
Age: 32
Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: 18, Baker Street Barnsley
Buried: 12/11/1868
Burial Location: Barnsley Cemetery, L 187
Additional Information:

John Winter’s four brothers, Thomas, Duncan, Joseph and William, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for John Winter

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims