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Lundhill Explosion, Barnsley, Yorkshire - 1857
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Date Name Age Colliery Cause of Accident
19-02-1857 William Cutt 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Phillip Dart 30 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Dawson 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Arthur Dawson 13 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Dawson 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Denton 39 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Denton 18 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Mathew Cowen 15 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Elijah Crompton 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Crossland 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Cutt 16 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Cutt senior 40 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Cutt junior 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Cutt 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Phillip Dart 30 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Dawson 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Arthur Dawson 13 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Dawson 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Denton 39 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Denton 18 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Stephen Depledge 13 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Drury 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Drury 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Dunstan 33 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Dyson 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Dyson 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Farmer 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Farmer 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Faulks 29 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Frost 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Edward Garbutt 36 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Garbutt 11 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Witham Garbutt 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Gee 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Gee 27 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Gill 49 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Goohall 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Grey 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Charles Green 44 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Greenwood 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Guest 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Healey 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Haley 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Halliday 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Hardfield 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Harper 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Harrison 18 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Luke Hartley 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Henry Hawcroft 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joe Hallam 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Hellett 39 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Hellett 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Thomas Hilton 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Hilton 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Israel Hobson 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Hodgson 31 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Horne 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Hunt 27 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Samuel Hunt 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Hutchinson 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Ezra Illingworth 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Illingworth 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Illingworth 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Levi Jackson 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Amos James 30 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Benjamin Johnson 31 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Logan 37 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Russell 27 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Stuart Russell 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Tattersall 28 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Tattersall 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Charles Kellett 28 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Kellett 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Kellett senior 33 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Kellett junior 13 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Kellett 39 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Kellett 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Kellett 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Kitchen 28 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Edmund Knowles 30 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Law 29 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Law 39 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Sampson Law 21 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Levett 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Litchfield 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Litchfield 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Litchfield 11 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Charles Lutrick 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Lumb 11 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Lumb 33 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 N McLaughlin 23 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Malkin 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Mangham 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Mangham 35 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Margison 38 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Marsden 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Mason 33 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Mathew 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Maugham 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Mayinton 38 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Peter McAllister 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 H Mellor 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Charles Milner 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Mitchell 61 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Monks 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Moore 50 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Robert Moore 43 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Moore 23 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Andrew Musgrave 33 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Abraham Nettleton 41 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 A Nicholson 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Northcliffe 15 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Northcliffe 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Offenden 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Oldham 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Phillips 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Pickles 29 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Pollard 49 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Robert Pullan 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Rellet 10 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Samuel Roebuck 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Rook 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Phillip Sark 30 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Samuel Schofield 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Scholer 32 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Scott 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Shirtcliffe 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Edward Simmons 11 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Simmons 26 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Smith 23 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Smith 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Smith 51 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Smith 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Joseph Smith 53 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Smith 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Smith 27 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Stevenson 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Thompson 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Samuel Thorpe 16 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Townsend 19 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Edward Trainer 23 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 George Tunnicliffe 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Abraham Turner 21 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Stephen Turner 31 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Turner 17 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Utley 20 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Charles Walker 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Edward Walker 27 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Walker 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Ward 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William Webb 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 William White 25 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Josiah Whitney 24 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Abram Wildsmith 18 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 James Wilkinson 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 John Wilkinson 22 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Richard Wilkinson 35 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Thomas Wilkinson 33 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Henry Wilson 18 Lundhill Explosion of methane
19-02-1857 Alfred Windle 30 Lundhill Explosion of methane
10-03-1857 John Newton   New Hall Fall of roof
16-03-1857 Milne   Park Gate Explosion of methane
27-03-1857 J Mickletwaite   Clifton Fall of roof
29-03-1857 Thomas Charlesworth   Woolley Fell from screens surface
31-03-1857 Benjamin Thomas boy Hunsworth Fall of roof
07-04-1857 Edward Edson   Tinsley Park Fall of roof
07-04-1857 John Sanderson   Wharncliffe Silkstone Fall of roof
20-04-1857 William Hirst   Upper Elsecar Fall of roof
25-04-1857 Thomas Redman boy Denholme Fall of roof
30-04-1857 Joseph Ashworth   Rothwell Haigh Fall of roof
03-05-1857 George Rhodes   Hoyland Fall of coal
06-05-1857 Martha Allott   Caphouse area Crushed by wagons on the surface
18-05-1857 John Thornton boy Flush Mills Explosion of methane
21-05-1857 Benjamin Moss   Beeston Explosion of gunpowder
28-05-1857 James Vardy boy Woodthorpe Fall of roof
11-06-1857 John Priest   Wharncliffe Silkstone Fall of roof
19-06-1857 Robert Ramsden   Rothwell Haigh Fell down the shaft
24-06-1857 B Micklewhite   Clifton Fall of roof
26-06-1857 W Ellis boy Chickenley Heath Rope broke
26-06-1857 R Ellis boy Chickenley Heath Rope broke
04-07-1857 Henry Garner boy Soap House Crushed by tubs
01-08-1857 Edward Shaw   Clifton Explosion of methane
01-08-1857 J T Mitchell   Victoria Fall of roof
10-08-1857 James Cartwright   Howley Park Fell down the shaft
22-08-1857 William Stead   Wykes Fell down the shaft
25-08-1857 George Aitkin   Orgreave Fall of roof
03-09-1857 Joseph Brogden   New Gawber Boiler burst
17-09-1857 William Cawthorne   Silkstone Fall of roof
28-09-1857 Benjamin Goodison   Churwell Fall of coal
20-10-1857 Vincent Wagstaff boy Foxhouse Rope broke
22-10-1857 John Marshall   Mount Osbourne Fall of coal
24-10-1857 Thomas Allen   Old Silkstone Fell down the shaft
20-10-1857 Vincent Wagstaff boy Foxhouse Rope broke
06-12-1857 John Gledhill   Staincliffe Explosion of methane
08-12-1857 Thomas Priestley boy Wibsey Fall of roof
11-12-1857 John Mellor boy Ashes Crushed by tubs
17-12-1857 Thomas Critchley boy Grange Crushed by tubs
18-12-1857 Joseph Rushworth   Ossett Common Fell down the shaft
24-12-1857 G Chappell   Farnley Rope broke
24-12-1857 R Turner   Farnley Rope broke
29-12-1857 Charles Crann 17 White Horse
Boiler burst
29-12-1857 Joseph Garside 30 White Horse Boiler burst
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