Samuel Thorpe Neal

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

First Name: Samuel Thorpe
Last Name: Neal
Role: Horse Driver
Parents: John and Elizabeth
Age: 12
Born: Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Harrisons Row Ardsley
Buried: 07/02/1869
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,
Additional Information:

Samuel Thorpe Neal’s father, John, and step-brother, Joseph, were also killed in the disaster.

Map for Samuel Thorpe Neal

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims