Oaks Disaster Victims

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

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Carr, George

Role: Hurrier
Age: 17
Born: Littleworth, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Littleworth
Burial Location: No known burial,

Carr, John

Role: Horse Driver
Age: 15
Born: Littleworth, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Littleworth Bridge, Littleworth
Burial Location: No known burial,

Cartwright, Abel

Role: Miner
Age: 21
Born: Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Lived: Barnsley
Buried: 16/08/1868
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Cartwright, John

Role: Miner
Age: 23
Born: Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Lived: Barnsley
Burial Location: No known burial,

Cartwright, Edward

Role: Miner
Age: 31
Born: Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Lived: 22, Tunstall Street, Hunningley Lane
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Castle, John

Role: Miner
Age: 28
Born: Scholes, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Ash Row, Hoyle Mill
Buried: 30/04/1873
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,

Challoner, Charles

Role: Hurrier
Age: 18
Born: Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Littleworth Bridge, Littleworth
Buried: 30/10/1868
Burial Location: St. Paul, Monk Bretton,

Chesterfield, Henry

Role: Horse Keeper
Age: 56
Born: Denton, Northamptonshire, England
Lived: Silver Street, Barnsley
Buried: 15/12/1866
Burial Location: Barnsley Cemetery, Q 156

Clapham (Lumb), Richard

Role: Miner
Age: 21
Born: Rothwell, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Back Queen Street, Barnsley
Burial Location: No known burial,

Clarey, Charles

Role: Hurrier
Age: 24
Born: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Littleworth Bridge, Littleworth
Burial Location: No known burial,

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims