{"id":2783,"date":"2026-04-10T19:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=2783"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:34:55","slug":"1855-robert-biscomb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=2783","title":{"rendered":"1855 &#8211; Robert Biscomb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1855 &#8211; Robert BiscombRobert Biscomb was born in 1923<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1823-Robert-Biscomb-baptism-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1823-Robert-Biscomb-baptism-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1823-Robert-Biscomb-baptism-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1823-Robert-Biscomb-baptism-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1823-Robert-Biscomb-baptism-1536x1192.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1823-Robert-Biscomb-baptism-2048x1590.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was killed underground along with Joseph Pickard on the 13th January 1855 at the Locke &amp; Co. Kippax colliery when an underground boiler burst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-MDV-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-MDV-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-MDV-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-MDV-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-MDV-1536x815.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-MDV-2048x1087.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-CMADI-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-CMADI-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-CMADI-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-CMADI-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-CMADI-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-CMADI.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert was burried at Kippax church on the 15th January 1855 aged 32 years..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-burrial-1024x850.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-burrial-1024x850.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-burrial-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-burrial-768x638.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-burrial-1536x1275.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abhistory.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1855-Robert-Biscomb-burrial-2048x1700.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1855 &#8211; Robert BiscombRobert Biscomb was born in 1923 He was killed underground along with Joseph Pickard on the 13th January 1855 at the Locke &amp; Co. Kippax colliery when an underground boiler burst. 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