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  Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  27th May 1857
Colliery:  Tyr Nicholas
Cause:  Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp
Lives Lost:  13

 Barwell, Thomas, aged 18, Collier
 Brown, Jonas, aged 52, Collier
 Clark, Henry, aged 40, Collier
 Gregory, James, aged 18, Haulier
 Hawkins, John, aged 51, Collier
 Jones, John, aged 12, Doorboy
 Merrifield, Charles, aged 58, Collier
 Merrifield, Samuel, aged 29, Fireman
 Parry, Thomas, aged 50, Collier
 Silcox, John, aged 30, Collier
 Taylor, George, aged 58, Sinker
 Williams, William, aged 40, Collier
 Wyatt, William, aged 58, Collier
 
All names found
 
Youngest: 12 years old ; Oldest: 58 ; Average: 40

 

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