Black Mine Explosion

Disaster, 3 Mar 1870

The miners were working in the Black Mine of Astley Deep Pit on the 3 Mar 1870.

NameAgeResidenceCondition
CAMBRIDGE Solomon31White StMarried with three children
CARTWRIGHT Edward29Just arrived from
Staffordshire
Married
HAMMOND William17White St
HODGSON William40Victoria StMarried with five children
HOLMES William Henry21Zetland StMarried with one child
KING Joseph28Park StMarried with one child
LEE William46Church StMarried with four children
MORTEN Henry24Oxford StSingle
NORMINGTON Abraham17

Additionally, two miners were badly injured and around 200 miners were rendered insensible.