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  Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  24th May 1856
Colliery:  Cym Avon
Cause:  Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp
Lives Lost:  12

 Evans, Jason, aged 21
 George, John, aged 13
 Griffths, Henry, aged 35
 Hill, Hopkin, aged 50
 King, David, aged 25
 Lewis, John, aged 30
 Morgan, David, aged 19
 Morgan, Walter, aged 26
 Thomas, David, aged 16
 Williams, David, aged 19
 Williams, Hopkin, aged 27
 
11 of 12 names found
 
Youngest: 13 years old ; Oldest: 50 ; Average: 26

 

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