1869 – George West
George West was born in 1842 in Glasshoughton Castleford to Peter & Elizabeth West. He was baptised at Castleford Parish Church on the 29th May 1842.On the 1851 census he…
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George West was born in 1842 in Glasshoughton Castleford to Peter & Elizabeth West. He was baptised at Castleford Parish Church on the 29th May 1842.On the 1851 census he…
George Gummerson was born in 1839 at Great Preston. He was baptised at Kippax church on September 8th 1839. The 1841 census shows him still living at Great Preston and…
Thomas Clough was 19 years old when he was killed by a fall of coal at the Locke & Co. Kippax colliery on the 29th April 1867. Mick
James Higgins was 51 years old when he was killed by a firedamp explosion at the Bower and Sons Allerton Colliery on the 31st October 1865.He was buried at Swillington…
William Firth worked at the Locke & Co. Allerton Haigh Moor colliery.He was killed on 11th May 1863 by being crushed at the bottom of the shaft. Mick
William Crossland was born in 1831 and baptised on the 22nd May 1821 at Rothwell church.He was married to Anne Clitheroe on February 26th 1854 at the parish church Rothwell.He…
Robert Lee was born in about 1841.He worked at the J Bower & Sons. West Allerton Colliery. He was killed on the 10th December 1868, along with W Crossland, by…
Edward Bickerdike was employed at the Lock & Co. Allerton Haigh Moor Colliery. He was killed on the 23th January 1863 by a fall of brick in the shaft. Mick
Thomas Wright was killed by a roof fall on the 7th November 1863 at the Bower & Sons. Allerton Main Colliery. Mick
Thomas Wilby was born in about 1814. He was killed at the Carter & Co. Allerton Bywater Colliery on the 23rd July 1861 by a roof fall. He was aged…