Thomas Hammond

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

First Name: Thomas
Last Name: Hammond
Role: Labourer
Married: Yes
Age: 39
Born: Ardsley, Yorkshire, England
Lived: Ardsley
Buried: 16/12/1866
Burial Location: Christ Church, Ardsley,
Additional Information:

On the 1871 Census Thomas Hammond’s widow, Ann, is still living in Ardsley and described as ‘in receipt of Relief Fund’. The Oaks Disaster Relief Fund was set-up to support the widows and children of those killed in the disaster.

Map for Thomas Hammond

Key
Green Pin Born
Yellow Pin Lived
Red Pin Buried

Birth Places of Oaks Disaster Victims