Oaks Disaster Victims

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

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Wharton, William

Role: Miner
Age: 21
Born: Poynton, Cheshire, England
Lived: Ash Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 10/01/1869
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Whitaker, John

Role: Miner
Age: 19
Lived: Hoyle Mill
Burial Location: No known burial,

Wilby, Henry

Role: Hanger On
Age: 46
Born: Hopton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: 2, Common Side, Ardsley
Buried: 23/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Wilkinson, Abraham

Role: Hurrier
Age: 19
Born: Leeds, Yorkshire
Lived: Hoyle Mill
Burial Location: No known burial,

Wilkinson, William

Role: Miner
Age: 28
Born: Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Town Street, Monk Bretton
Buried: 20/01/1869
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,

Wilkinson, George

Role: Hurrier
Age: 18
Born: Ardsley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Watsons Fold, Ardsley
Buried: 21/09/1869
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Willis, John

Role: Labourer
Age: 38
Born: Long Preston, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Ash Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Barnsley Cemetery, N 101

Wilson, Thomas

Role: Horse Driver
Age: 14
Born: Hoyle Mill, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Elm Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 09/06/1868
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Wilson, William

Role: Deputy Under Viewer
Age: 33
Born: Norcroft, Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Elm Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Wilson, John

Role: Volunteer Rescuer
Lived: Low Valley, Wombwell
Burial Location: No known burial,

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims