Joseph Batty

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

First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Batty
Role: Miner
Parents: John and Emilia
Married: Yes
Age: 27
Born: Thurlstone, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Measbrough Dyke
Burial Location: No known burial,
Additional Information:

Joseph Batty’s brother, James, was also killed in the disaster.

Map for Joseph Batty

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Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims