Oaks Disaster Victims

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

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Bamforth, Matthew

Role: Miner
Age: 26
Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Picket's Fold, Littleworth
Buried: 19/12/1869
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,

Bann, Joseph

Role: Miner
Age: 34
Born: Poynton, Cheshire, England
Lived: Oak Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 03/07/1870
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Bann, Thomas

Role: Horse Driver
Age: 13
Born: Poynton, Cheshire, England
Lived: Oak Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Bantam, Joseph

Role: Miner
Age: 28
Lived: Littleworth
Buried: 25/07/1869
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,

Barker, George

Role: Nipper
Age: 13
Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: 6, Union Street, Barnsley
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Barnsley Cemetery, N 307

Barker, Andrew

Role: Horse Driver
Age: 14
Born: Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Lived: Soap Houses, Hoyle Mill
Burial Location: No known burial,

Barker, George

Role: Nipper
Age: 12
Born: Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Lived: Soap Houses, Hoyle Mill
Burial Location: No known burial,

Barker, Richard

Role: Hurrier
Age: 14
Born: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Oak Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 15/12/1870
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Barker, Thomas

Role: Miner
Age: 26
Born: Ingleton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Waltham Street, Barnsley
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Barnsley Cemetery, L 535

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims