The Parish of Westhoughton in the County of -- Lancashire --

The Pretoria Pit Disaster
(No.3 Bank Pit, Hulton Colliery, Westhoughton)
21st of December 1910

Here follows a list giving the personal data of the 344 men and boys who perished in the Pretoria Pit disaster of 21 December 1910. For those victims whose burial place has a gravestone, a link marked 'MI' is available to take you to the memorial inscription. The recovery and burial details of the 16 bodies that were never identified, are given at the end of the main list. Abbreviations are explained here.

ALDRED Thomas
Age 14. 158 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Atherton birth registered Leigh 2nd Q 1896 as Alldred.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be Unknown victim No.42
Coroner's Inquest: Frederick Aldred was Witness No.59 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Father Frederick 50, Step-mother Sarah Jane 38; Siblings Frederick Potter 26, Harry 19; Half-siblings George Nevile 9, Inez 7, Frank 6, Bessie 3, Jack 4m.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Jane Aldred.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100. (£5 lump sum, balance of £92.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Liver £10.
Income : Before 8s.8d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: In birth, baptism and census records the name is spelt Alldred. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in a coal mine".
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

ANDERTON William
Age 15. 37 King Street, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1895.
Recovery No.314. Body position 191. Tally 1157.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just inbye of junction with Downbrow. Identified by Edward Anderton (brother).
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractured skull and left forearm.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Edward Anderton said his brother "had never complained so far as he knew".
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old School Site, Consecrated Ground, Grave 34; Register No.6130. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/375. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Grandfather Peter Valentine 74; Mother Mary Alice 54; Siblings Edward 21, Abraham 19, John Henry 11.
HCF Dependants: Mary Alice & John Henry Anderton.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 7s./w. WCA £75. (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 9s.3d./w. After 12s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father living, but has not been at home for over 14 years. Mother lives at home. The Mother’s Father also lives here, but does not work."

ASCROFT William Lees
Age 14. 659 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Haulage Hand.
Born 6 Jul 1896 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1896.
Recovery No.193. Body position 58. Tally 1052.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: opposite motor house in East Plodder level. Identified by John Abram Ascroft (father).
Cause of death: Explosion
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1445; Register No.6092. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/376. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Parents John Abram 44 & Sarah 39; Siblings Florence Hannah 13, Walter 11.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ascroft.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85. (£10 lump sum, balance of £73 invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Liver £10.
Weekly : Before 8s.3d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father employed at Hulton Colliery." Member of Chequerbent Harriers. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Ashcroft (HCF, LCM, PB, R). Age 15 (G).

ASHTON William
Age 22. 9 Eckersley Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Wigan in 1888.
Recovery No.72. Body position 211. Tally 912.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group just outbye No.2 jig. Identified by John Ashton (brother).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 498; Register No.6047.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/378. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Wife Mary Jane 22; Children William 4, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Mary Jane & William Henry Ashton.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's' annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £232.14s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £205.4s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 29s.10d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Address 53 Bella Street, Daubhill (PB), 51 Brancker Street (BR).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

ASPDEN Arthur
Age 21. 121 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 31 Mar 1889 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1889.
Recovery No.66. Body position 150/156/157?. Tally 991.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 40 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified after burial in Feb 1911 from clothing by Thomas Aspden (father).
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Harry Aspden was Witness No.30 & No.62 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 924 2nd right; Register No.6142. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/381. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 58 & Alice 60; Siblings John Thomas 36 (killed), Harry 28, Fred 22, Alice 19, Maggie 14.
HCF Dependants: Alice Aspden.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Thomas & Walter Aspden. Brother-in-law of John Hodson.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Arthur & John Thomas; HCF 7s.6d./w. WCA £150 (£20 lump sum, balance of £127.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 41s.8d./w. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Anonymous in Redmayne; Recovery No. and Tally from PB.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

ASPDEN John Thomas
Age 37. 121 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1874.
Recovery No.116. Body position 173. Tally 1014.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: full way at jig bottom. Identified by Henry (Harry) Aspden (brother).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Harry Aspden was Witness No.30 & No.62 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 195 (with Walter Aspden); Register No.5984. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/379. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 58 & Alice 60; Siblings Harry 28, Fred 22, Arthur 21 (killed), Alice 19, Maggie 14.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Arthur & Walter Aspden. Brother-in-law of John Hodson.
HCF Dependants: Alice Aspden.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Arthur & John Thomas; HCF 7s.6d./w. WCA £150 (£20 lump sum, balance of £127.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 41s.8d./w. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Father works in Cotton Mill."
Photograph: Date unknown.

ASPDEN Walter
Age 28. 52 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 20 Dec 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1883.
Recovery No.97. Body position 163. Tally 1004.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Maria Aspden (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 195 (with John Thomas Aspden); Register No.5985. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/380. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Wife Maria (Dootson).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Arthur & John Thomas Aspden. Brother-in-law of John Hodson and Henry Dootson.
HCF Dependants: Maria Aspden.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £183.3s. (£8 lump sum, balance of £163.19s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Albion Assurance £7.10s.
Income: Before 23s.5d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 27 (DR).

ATHERTON Joseph Edward
Age 14. 4 James Street, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 9 Sep 1896 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1896.
Recovery No.337. Body position not recorded. Tally 1193.
Recovered 26 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District. Identified by Esther Coop (mother).
Cause of death: Explosion. Burns. CO. Buried by fall. Fractures, hand, knee.
Coroner's Inquest: Esther Coop was Witness No.4 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 28 Jan 1911 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.63. Grave 337. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/320. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Grandfather Joseph Scoble 53 (killed); Mother Esther Coop 33, Step-father Joseph Coop 33; Coop half-siblings, Harry 7, Herbert 5, Thomas 14m.
Relation to other victims: Grandson of Joseph Scoble.
HCF Dependants: Esther Coop.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 8s.11d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Tally from PB, not recorded in Redmayne. The relationship between Joseph Scoble and Joseph E. Atherton is putative. Joseph E. Atherton was the illegitimate son of Esther Atherton (later Coop), herself the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Atherton, born in Ince in 1879. Joseph Scoble married Elizabeth Atherton in 1891.
Variants: Recovered 24 Jan 1911 (PB). Sgt. Brown's book states that he was 'found in East Level', presumably the east side of the Plodder Level, not the East Level to the Downbrow Yard face.

AUSTIN John
Age 37. 326 Park Road, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 14 Aug 1873 in Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire birth registered Sheffield 3rd Q 1873.
Recovery No.36. Body position 43. Tally 887.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: in 1st jig road, on his back between the rails, feet outbye. Lamp 983 by his side, 40 yards up from main level. Identified by James Anthony Doxey (cousin).
Cause of death: Not stated.
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1291; Register No.6001. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/376. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 252.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Hilton) 29; Children Hannah 10, George 9, John Henry 8, Nancy 4, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Annie, Hannah, George, John Henry, Nancy & Edna Austin.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £282.2s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £235.1s.9d. invested to give 6s, /w.).
Insurance: Pearl Office £15. Prudential £3.18s.6d.
Income: Before 36s.2d./w. After 37s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association.
Variants: Age 36 (DR, G, MI).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BAKER James
Age 25. 5 Earnshaw Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Golden Hill, Staffordshire birth registered Wolstanton 1st Q 1885.
Recovery No.189. Body position 44. Tally 1029.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 3 yards inside west Plodder level. Identified by Joseph Baker (father).
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave EE19. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/383. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Mother Eliza 63.
HCF Dependants: Eliza Baker.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £276.5s (£30 lump sum, balance of £243.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.
Income: Before 35s.5d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father age 62 lives with married daughter at 262 Gaskell Street, Parr, St Helens, whose husband was a collier; they have six children, and are very poor. He gets “old man’s pay” from Miners’ Federation – 7/6 for 26 weeks unless he gets work in the meantime. He was stopped from work on account of age."

BALFORN Fred
Age 30. 5 Peel Terrace (Church Street), Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 27 Oct 1880 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1880.
Recovery No.158. Body position 274. Tally 953.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Annie Balforn (sister).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1168 (with Percival Monks); Register No.6079. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/384. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Mother Sarah Monks (formerly Balforn) 54 and Step-father Percival Monks 36 (killed); Balforn siblings Annie 27, Betsy 24, James 18; Step-sister Florence Monks 13.
Relation to other victims: Step-son of Percy Monks.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Monks.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for Percival Monks and Step-son Fred Balforn; HCF 9s.6d. WCA £275 (£30 lump sum, balance of £242.10s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Income: Combined for Step-father & -son; Before 56s.8d./w. After 28s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Balfern (BR, LCM, PB, R).

BALL Job
Age 52. 402 Derby Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Dataller.
Born 3 Oct 1858 in Rumworth birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1858.
Recovery No.37. Body position 104. Tally 888.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from South Plodder Motor House under cog wheel. Identified by James Ball (brother) of 274 Deane Church Lane, Bolton.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G78.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/385. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Wife Sarah (Allen) 50; Children Mary 30, Ellen 26, Bertha 21, Ethel 11.
HCF Dependants: Sarah & Ethel Ball.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child annuity 4s./w. WCA £215.3s. (£3.2s. down plus a lump sum to the oldest daughter, balance of £187.10s. invested)
Insurance: Royal Liver £12.15s. Crossguns Society £5. Rumworth & Hulton Club £6.
Income: Before 27s.7d./w. After 8s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

BATES Enoch Arthur
Age 23. 29 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Drawer.
Born in Garston birth registered West Derby 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.103. Body position 168. Tally 1009.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 5 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified by Ethel Bates (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G275. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/386. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Wife Ethel (Bottomley) 21; Children John Arthur 8m.
HCF Dependants: Ethel & John Arthur Bates.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £280.16s.0d. (£35 lump sum, balance of £198.6s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 36s./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Daubhill Salvation Army Barracks - played trombone in the band.
Photograph: Date unknown.

BATTERSBY Joseph Grundy
Age 16. 306 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 24 May 1894 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1894
Recovery No.229. Body position 266. Tally 1123.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: top of No.1 east jig. Identified by James Stephen Battersby (father).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1439; Register No.6066. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/387. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Parents James Stephen 38 & Mary Horrocks 38.
HCF Dependants: Mary Horrocks Battersby.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£30 lump sum, balance of £68.5s. invested to give 10s./w.)
Income: Before 15s.2d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works as a Stoker at Hindley Gasworks."
Variants: 306 Wigan Road, Westhoughton (BR, PB).

BAXTER James
Age 32. 501 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born in Astley birth registered Leigh 4th Q 1878. Baptised 6 Oct 1878 at Astley St Stephen.
Body not identified but he worked in the South Plodder District and may be Unknown victim No.299 with Body position 127/128?
Coroner's Inquest: Esther Baxter was Witness No.53 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Wife Esther (Hughson) 32; Children John 7, Ellis 6.
Relation to other victims: Son of John snr, brother of John jnr & Sam Baxter.
HCF Dependants: Esther, John & Ellis Baxter.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £195 (£20 lump sum, balance of £152 invested to give 8s./w)
Insurance: Mechanics' Society £8.
Income: Before 25s./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BAXTER John
Age 30. 334 Ravenswood Terrace (Park Road), Chequerbent. Collier.
Born in Astley birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1880. Baptised 2 May 1880 at Astley St Stephen.
Recovery No.76. Body position 153. Tally 994.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Alice Baxter (mother).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 26; Register No.6076.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/388. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Leigh) 32; Children Elizabeth Alice 5, John 8m.
Relation to other victims: Son of John snr, brother of James & Sam Baxter.
HCF Dependants: Ellen, Elizabeth Alice and John Baxter.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £284.1s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £251.19s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Pearl Assurance £15. Druids Society £8.
Income: Before 36s.5d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. His son John was the last recipient of payments from the HCF, and after he died in January 1973, the fund was closed (The Journal 26 Jan 1973).
Variants: 534 Park Road, Westhoughton (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BAXTER John
Age 58. 8 Earnshaw Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Astley birth registered Leigh 4th Q 1852. Baptised 19 Oct 1852 at Astley St Stephen.
Recovery No.77. Body position 152. Tally 993.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by Alice Baxter (wife). Property: can, knife, centre punch.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/K/60 Church Ground (with Samuel Baxter & William Bromby). Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9200: Edith Baxter 14m on 21 Oct 1911. Alice Baxter 79 on 24 May 1934. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/389. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Williams) 56; Adopted daughter Mary Jane Heeson 23.
Relation to other victims: Father of James, John & Sam Baxter. Adoptive father of William Bromby.
HCF Dependants: Alice Baxter.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £276.5s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £243.15s invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £28.
Income: Before 35s.5d./w. After 19s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Tally in error as 933 (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BAXTER Samuel
Age 24. 789 Manchester Road, Over Hulton. Collier.
Born in Astley birth registered Leigh 2nd Q 1886. Baptised 4 Jul 1886 at Astley St Stephen.
Recovery No.156. Body position 277. Tally 956.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Jane Ellen Baxter (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/K/60 Church Ground (with John Baxter & William Bromby). Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9200: Edith Baxter 14m on 21 Oct 1911. Alice Baxter 79 on 24 May 1934. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/390. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Wife Jane Ellen (Peters) 25; Children Edith 5m.
HCF Dependants: Jane Ellen & Edith Baxter.
Relation to other victims: Son of John snr, brother of James and John jnr Baxter.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £258.4s.7d. (£8.4s.7d lump sum, balance of £247.10s invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Refuge Society £15. Druids Society £8.
Income: Before 33s.1d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Widow has gone to live with her mother at 80, Mason St, Bolton."
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BELLEW William
Age 19. 3 Library Street, Westhoughton (lodgings). Drawer.
Born in Preston birth registered Preston 4th Q 1891.
Recovery No.147. Body position 188. Tally 1061.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 90 yards above No.2 jig, buried in face. Identified by Patrick Bellew (father) of 180 St Georges Road, Preston.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Preston Cemetery Section R 557 Roman Catholic. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/391. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: In Preston: Parents Patrick 47 & Elizabeth 47; Siblings John 21, Frances 16, Isabella 10.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Bellew.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 (£20 lump sum, balance of £29.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £25.
Income: Before 26s.10d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father, Patrick Bellew, lives at 180 St George’s Rd, Preston, and is employed in the cotton mill." In Sgt. Brown's book in the tally column are the words "No tally", but with an apparently later insert of "(working tally 255) 1061".

BENNETT Henry
Age 20. 23 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 11 Jun 1890 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1890.
Recovery No.111. Body position 172. Tally 1013.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: at corner of jig. Identified by Thomas Bennett (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 204 (with William Bennett); Register No.6070. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/394. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 55 & Alice 50; Siblings Israel 24, Thomas 22, William 17 (all 3 killed), Ellen 14, John 11.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Israel, Thomas and William Bennett.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Thomas & John Bennett.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF & WCA see Israel Bennett.
Income: Combined for four brothers; Before £106s 10d./w. After 42s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. See also Israel Bennett.

BENNETT Israel
Age 24. 23 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 26 Mar 1886 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1886.
Recovery No.169. Body position 293. Tally 972.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: just below 971 (Joseph McCabe) and at corner of south cross roads. Identified by Thomas Bennett (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 203 (with Thomas Bennett); Register No.6068. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/392. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 253.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 55 & Alice 50; Siblings Thomas 22, Henry 20, William 17 (all 3 killed), Ellen 14, John 11.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas, Henry and William Bennett.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Thomas & John Bennett.
Compensation: LCM £5 special case, mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. Combined for 4 brothers; HCF 18s./w. WCA £480 (£50 lump sum, balance of £427.10s. invested to give 20s./w.).
Income: Combined for four brothers; Before £106s 10d./w. After 42s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father, aged 55, has not worked for a long time, owing to poor health."
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BENNETT Thomas
Age 22. 23 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 30 Dec 1887 birth in Westhoughton registered Bolton 1st Q 1888.
Recovery No.120. Body position 235. Tally 936.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Thomas Bennett (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 203 (with Israel Bennett); Register No.6069. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/393. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 55 & Alice 50; Siblings Israel 24, Henry 20, William 17 (all 3 killed), Ellen 14, John 11.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Israel, Henry and William Bennett.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Thomas & John Bennett.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF & WCA see Israel Bennett.
Income: Combined for four brothers; Before £106s 10d./w. After 42s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. See also Israel Bennett.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

BENNETT William
Age 17. 23 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 29 Dec 1892 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1893.
Recovery No.129. Body position 176. Tally 1017.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: at east corner of jig bottom. Identified by Thomas Bennett (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 204 (with Henry Bennett); Register No.6071. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/395. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 55 & Alice 50; Siblings Israel 24, Thomas 22, Henry 20 (all 3 killed), Ellen 14, John 11.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Israel, Thomas & Henry Bennett.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Thomas & John Bennett.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF & WCA see Israel Bennett.
Income: Combined for four brothers; Before £106s 10d./w. After 42s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. See also Israel Bennett.

BERRY James
Age 21. 202 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Engineer's Fitter.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1890. Baptised 9 Feb 1890 at Haigh St David.
Recovery No.67. Body position 15. Tally 941.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: No.4 Pit in pump mouthing side of pit, around shaft. Identified by Ernest Berry (brother) of 3 Newgate, Plodder Lane, Middle Hulton. Property: silver watch, metal chain, 2 ft rule, centre punch, lamp key, 2 pence, knife, 2 keys.
Cause of death: CO
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1305; Register No.5983. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/396. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Parents James 62 and Mary 66; Siblings Keziah 26.
HCF Dependants: Mary Berry.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £120 (£20 lump sum, balance of £97.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 12s.11d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father is a blacksmith."

BLUNDELL Henry
Age 38. 13 Lord Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1872. Baptised 25 August 1872 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew,
Recovery No.278. Body position 92. Tally 1173.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: on east side. Identified by Henry Blundell (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Not decomposed at all. 8th day.
Coroner's Inquest: Henry Blundell was Witness No.44 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that he said "his son had come home and he had asked him 'what was up'. Deceased had replied 'well we were gassed out today" Sometimes deceased had come home on account of the conveyor".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1960; Register No.6125. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/397. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Parents Henry 62 & Alice 62; Siblings Anne 40, Alice 31, Thomas 27, Maggie 23, Amelia 18.
HCF Dependants: Henry Blundell.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £130 (£20 lump sum, balance of £107.10s. invested to give 5s./w.
Insurance: Unspecified £12.
Income: Before 29s.3d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father aged 62, works on the surface."
Variants: Also known as Harry Blundell.

BOARDMAN George
Age 23. 22 Seddon Street, Westhoughton. Conveyor Attendant.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.274. Body position 87. Tally 1168.
Recovered 28 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: on conveyor. Identified by Robert Boardman (brother).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Robert Boardman was Witness No.45 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that he said his brother "complained several times of gas. He had come home about twice a week through the conveyor. About a fortnight ago he was carried out through the gas".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 67; Register No.6123.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/398. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Parents dead; Siblings Robert 25, William 18, Amelia 14, Herbert 11.
HCF Dependants: Amelia & Herbert Boardman.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 7s./w. WCA £30 (£20 lump sum, balance of £9.15s. invested to give 5s./w.)
Income: Before 28s./w. After 12s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Supplied by family member Tam Smith. Possibly copied from a Wingates Methodist magazine.

BOARDMAN John
Age 33. 296 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 6 Dec 1877 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1878.
Recovery No.87. Body position 159. Tally 1000.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Peter Boardman (brother) of 292 Bolton Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1410; Register No.6072. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/399. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Hurst) 39; Children Walter 2; Stepchildren surname Hurst, Mary Jane 16, Arthur 14, Elizabeth 7.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Walter Boardman.
HCF Dependants: Alice Boardman, Elizabeth Hurst, Walter Boardman.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £236.12s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £214.2s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: White Lion £8. Refuge £20.
Income: Before 30s.4d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 31 (DR, LCM, PB), 32 (BR).

BOARDMAN Walter
Age 28. 292 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1882.
Recovery No.202. Body position 245. Tally 1102.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: 3 yards round corner at bottom of Crab Road. Identified by Thomas Boardman (brother).
Cause of death: Gas.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old School Site, Consecrated Ground, Grave 58; Register No.6086. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/400. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Mother Alice 62; Siblings Peter 29, Thomas 26.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Boardman.
HCF Dependants: Alice Boardman.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 7s.6d./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £8.
Income: Before 24s.4d./w. After 12s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

BOND William Alfred
Age 28. 48 Wigan Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1882.
Recovery No.31. Body position 37. Tally 881.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: by side of 880 (Samuel Hardman). Identified by Margaret Bond (wife).
Cause of death: CO. Extensive burns.
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 979; Register No.5991. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/401. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 254.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Wood) 29; Children Richard Bond Wood (born before marriage) 8, John 6, William 4.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Bond, Richard Bond Wood, John, William & Roger Bond.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 16s./w. WCA £300. (£20 lump sum, balance of 265 5d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Albion Society £4.
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 30s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

BRADLEY John
Age 20. 6 Lee Common, Park Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1890. Baptised 9 Sep 1860 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.199. Body position 110. Tally 1058.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: top of last down brow in level. Identified by Elizabeth Bradley (mother).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Coroner's Inquest: Elizabeth Bradley was Witness No.35 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1422 (with William Bradley); Register No.6101. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/403. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Parents William 50 (killed) & Elizabeth 45; Siblings Mary Alice 16, Edward 12, Margaret 7.
Relation to other victims: Son of William Bradley.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Bradley.
Compensation: LCM £15.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 52s.3d./w. After 31s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Tally incorrectly recorded as 1038 in PB. Address incorrectly recorded as Leigh Common (LCM, PB). Age 21 (G).

BRADLEY William
Age 50. 6 Lee Common, Park Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1860.
Recovery No.201. Body position 111. Tally 1059.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: top of last down brow in level. Identified by Elizabeth Bradley (wife).
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Elizabeth Bradley was Witness No.35 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the widow of Wm. Bradley "had often complained of gas during the last fortnight".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1422 (with John Bradley); Register No.6100. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/402. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Gregory) 45; Children John 20 (killed), Mary Alice 16, Edward 12, Margaret 7.
Relation to other victims: Father of John Bradley.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, Edward & Margaret Bradley.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. Combined for father William & son John; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £311 5s (£40 lump sum, balance of £268.15s invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 52s.3d./w. After 31s 6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address incorrectly recorded as Leigh Common (LCM, PB).

BROMBY William
Age 37. 18 Hector Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Alkborough, Lincolnshire birth registered Glanford Brig 4th Q 1873 (as Bromby).
Recovery No.140. Body position 267. Tally 946.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 5th place off No.2 jig in face and north of jig. Identified by Elizabeth Entwistle of 18 Hector Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/K/60 Church Ground (with John & Samuel Baxter). Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9200: Edith Baxter 14m on 21 Oct 1911. Alice Baxter 79 on 24 May 1934. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/405. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: De facto wife Mrs. E. Entwistle (widow) and her 3 children.
Relation to other victims: 'Adopted' son of John Baxter snr.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £5 to Mrs Entwistle for funeral expenses. £10 to his brother George Bromby of 51 Litherland Street, Bootle, Liverpool. WCA £5 each to Mrs Elizabeth Entwistle, 18 Hector St, Daubhill, and Mrs J. Baxter, 8 Earnshaw St, Daubhill.
Income: Not recorded.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "This man had been living for over two years with a woman (Mrs Entwistle, who has three children by her late husband – Mr Entwistle), but is not married to her. There are no children of this cohabitation; the couple have been comfortable and happy. Mrs Entwistle states that she never heard W. Bromby say whether he had any relatives or not." A footnote in Sgt. Brown's book says "Official Book Tally No.225".
Variants: Brumby (DR, MI, PB, R).

BROWN William Thomas
Age 39. 2 France Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1871.
Recovery No.313. Body position 70. Tally 1095.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District: straight on east level. Identified by Oliver Hollingsworth (father-in-law) of 127 Hindley Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Fractured ribs and sternum.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN [5 Jan 1911] report of the inquest recorded that Oliver Hollingsworth stated "It is no use, I shall be boycotted happen, if I tell, but I will tell. He had complained of having to run in the main road twice a day for gas". The Coroner replied "I didn't think you need have any fear of being boycotted. I have heard the story of boycotting previously, and have made enquiries in the employer's quarter, and I think I can say that nothing of that kind would be done. The Masters' Federation are desirous of having the truth, and the whole truth at this inquiry, and I don't think you have any fear. I know the story is abroad, but I want it to be dissipated. Every protection will be given that can be given if there is any suggestion of it".
Buried: 5 Jan 1911 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.492. Unmarked grave Bay 7 Plot 4, with later burial of Sarah Ann Brown 81 on 17 Feb 1954.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/404. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ann (Hollingsworth) 39; Children Mary Hannah 14 (deaf & dumb).
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Edward and William Hollingsworth.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ann & Mary Hannah Bradley.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s,/w (The Board could not make any order as to the deaf and dumb child in this case). HCF 9s./w (Child allowed 4s./w till an institutional place allocated). WCA £263.5s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £250.15s invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: United Industrial Society £6. Flower of Westhoughton £10.
Income: Before 21s.3d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

BULLOUGH Adam
Age 28. 44 Wigan Road, Atherton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1882.
Recovery No.78. Body position 154. Tally 995.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 40 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by William Bullough (brother) of 46 Wigan Road.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 110; ceremony by Rev. J.J.Wright, Minister of Chowbent Unitarian Chapel. MI
Also buried in same grave is Nellie Bullough 5 on 18 Apr 1914.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/406. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Parents John 55 (killed) and Elizabeth 59; Siblings Ethel 16.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Bullough. Nephew of William Cowburn. Cousin of Robert Cowburn.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Bullough.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father John & son Adam; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £350 (lump sum of £250 to be paid to mother in production of deeds linked to purchase of property).
Income: Before 30s.9d./w. Combined for father & son; Before 66s.9d./w. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Chowbent Unitarian Chapel choir and Sunday School Class.

BULLOUGH John
Age 55. 44 Wigan Road, Atherton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1854.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be one of unknown victims Nos.106, 150, 171.
Coroner's Inquest: Elizabeth Bullough was Witness No.52 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Fletcher) 59; Children Adam 28 (killed), Ethel 16.
Relation to other victims: Father of Adam Bullough. Brother-in-law of William Cowburn. Uncle of Robert Cowburn.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Bullough [also names Adam Bullough - in error?].
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father John & son Adam; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £350 (lump sum of £250 to be paid to widow in production of deeds linked to purchase of property). Note: 1918 correspondence - £400 in Compensation, invested in loan to Atherton District Council.
Insurance: Wesleyan £50.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 66s.9d./w. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Founder member of Wingates Temperance Prize Band.

BYERS Fountain
Age 33. 16 Seddon Street, Westhoughton. Pusher-on.
Born 10 Sep 1877 in Adlington birth registered Chorley 4th Q 1877.
Not given a recovery number. Body position 1. Tally 851.
Recovered alive on 21 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: Between and to the north of No3. and No4. shafts on the outbye end of the East Level. Died in Bolton Infirmary on 22 Dec 1910.
Cause of death: Explosion, burns and shock. Dr. Hatton described his condition as follows "He was badly burnt about the head, chest, back and body, arms, and legs, unconscious, covered with coal dust, and with a severe scalp wound on the back of his head. After attention he was removed to the Bolton Infirmary, where he died the following morning from shock due to his injuries. He was suffering from asphyxia, but with no definite symptoms of after-damp."
Coroner's Inquest: Held at Bolton Infirmary on 24 Dec 1910 by Borough Coroner Mr. J. Fearnley. BEN (24 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that his wife stayed with him at the infirmary till he died. She asked if he could recollect anything about the accident, but he could not. She also stated he had not complained about his work.
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.19. Grave 25. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 SWB/12/68. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 229.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ann (Jolley) 33; Children Richard 8.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Richard Jolley.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ann & Richard Byers.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £300. (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s.invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £56. Druids £8. Wingates £4.
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After Total: 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Wingates Church choir leader. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Bolton & District Cricket Association. Funeral reported in BEN 27 Dec 1910. A biographical sketch of Fountain Byers was published in BJG 20 Jan 1911. His unusual first name was his grandmother's maiden name (Andrea Finney pers.comm.).
Variants: Fountain Byers appears in Redmayne Appendix D as an unnumbered, apparently random insert after the men recovered on 16 January 1911 (3 weeks after his burial); as he has the lowest body position and tally number, it would have been logical for him to have been No.1 on the recovery list too, except for the fact he was still alive when brought up the shaft.
Photograph: Date unknown. Taken by his father Richard Byers a coal miner who became a professional photographer.

CALDERBANK Alfred
Age 48. 8 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Back Fireman.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1862.
Recovery No.226. Body position 264. Tally 1121.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: top of No.1 east jig. Identified by Mary Alice Calderbank (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1366 (with Robert Calderbank & Fred Dootson); Register No.6051. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/407. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Wife Mary Alice (Connor) 49; Children Robert 23 (killed), Lily 17, Edith 9.
Relation to other victims: Father of Robert Calderbank. Uncle of William Calderbank. Father-in-law of Fred Dootson.
HCF Dependants: Mary Alice & Edith Calderbank.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. Combined for father Alfred & son Robert; HCF 11s.6d./w. WCA £339.11s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £307.1s invested to give 15s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £19.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 56s.9d./w. After 32s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club.
Variants: Occupation Dataller (PB). Age generally reported as 49 but birth registration indicates he was 48.

CALDERBANK Robert
Age 23. 8 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born 6 May 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1887.
Recovery No.151. Body position 186. Tally 1027.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 30 yards beyond 1026 (Albert Howarth), in level. Identified by Mary Alice Calderbank (mother).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1366 (with Alfred Calderbank & Fred Dootson); Register No.6052. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/409. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Parents Alfred 49 (killed) and Mary Alice 49; Siblings Lily 17, Edith 9.
Relation to other victims: Son of Alfred Calderbank. Cousin of William Calderbank. Brother-in-law of Fred Dootson.
HCF Dependants: Mary Alice Calderbank.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Alfred & son Robert; HCF 11s.6d./w. WCA £339.11s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £307.1s invested to give 15s./w.).
Income: Before 22s.10d./w.- combined for father & son 56s.9d./w. After 32s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

CALDERBANK Thomas Alfred
Age 23. 37 Park Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 9 Nov 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.135. Body position 180. Tally 1021.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 10 yards up No.3 jig. Identified by Richard Calderbank (brother) of 3 Perth Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt extensively.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Non. Con. Ground, Grave 1774; Register No.6000.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/410. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Parents James 58 and Ellen 56; Siblings Betsy 30, Margaret Alice 25, James Edward 18, William Albert 15.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Calderbank.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £70 (£20 lump sum, balance of £48.15s invested to give 5s./w.). Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 23s.1d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father employed in cotton mill." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

CALDERBANK William
Age 21. 16 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1889.
Recovery No.175. Body position 289. Tally 968.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 80 yards from face in No.2 jig. Identified by Joseph Calderbank (brother) of 32 School Lane, Upholland.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 2159; Register No.6055. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/408. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Mother Mary 52; Siblings Thomas 28, James 17, Herbert 14, Annie 12.
Relation to other victims: Nephew of Alfred Calderbank. Cousin of Robert Calderbank.
HCF Dependants: Mary, Herbert & Annie Calderbank.
Compensation: LCM £15 and 4s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £80 (Nil lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give10s./w.).
Income: Before : 27s.8d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "A son aged 17 [his brother James] who worked on the surface, was injured by the explosion, and is also suffering from shock."
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

CATTELL Cyril
Age 14. 41 Bella Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Warrington birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1896.
Recovery No.15. Body position 14. Tally 866.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: in manhole near bottom of Plodder jig. Identified by Jane Cattell (mother). Property: watch case, small metal whistle.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/W5/77 Church Ground. Grave unmarked. Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9199: Iorweth Ivor Edwards 75 on 9 Feb 1929. Cyril Cattell 4 on 27 Jun 1929. Catherine Ann Edwards 76 on 31 Oct 1929. George Cattell 24 on 10 Jan 1935. Jane Elizabeth Cattell 63 on 18 Dec 1935.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/412. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Mother Jane Elizabeth 38; Siblings Evelyn 17, Sidney 13, William 12.
HCF Dependants: Jane Elizabeth Cattell.
Compensation: LCM Special case £5 granted at 4s./w. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£25 lump sum, balance of £48.15s invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 8s.3d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father living away for nine years. Mother suffers from Asthma. One girl, age 17 working, and earning 14/- per week. The girl was idle for 17 weeks until obtaining work five weeks ago."
Variants: Cathel (R). In PB incorrectly described as a Hooker-on. Age 15 (G).

CATTERALL William
Age 40. 2 Spring Gardens, Atherton. Collier.
Born in Buckley, Flintshire birth registered Chester 1st Q 1870 (as Catherall).
Recovery No.339. Body position not recorded. Tally 1200.
Recovered 29 Jan 1911 from Top Yard District. Identified by Sarah Catterall (wife) from clothing (BEN 30 Jan 1911). Property: tobacco box.
Cause of death: Explosion, CO, buried by fall. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Sarah Catterall was Witness No.55 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 1 Feb 1911 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1910; ceremony by Rev. J.J. Wright, Minister of Chowbent Unitarian Chapel. Also buried in same grave is William Catterall 16 on 17 Sep 1913.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/411. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Wife Sarah (Baldwin) 42; Children Hannah 19, William 13, John 11, Dinah 8, Mary 3, Francis 1.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Jane, William, John, Dinah, Mary & Francis Catterall.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £218.19.5d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £187.6s.5d invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Victoria Burial £6.
Income: Before 28s.1d./w. After 36s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Catherall (HCF, LCM), Caperall (R). Birth registration and censuses suggest Catherall was the original spelling in Flintshire, but the name modified to Catterall in Lancashire. Tally from PB, not recorded in Redmayne. Recovered 28 Jan 1911 (PB).

CHADWICK Jesse
Age 23. 23 Adelaide Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Middle Hulton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1887.
Recovery No.190. Body position 57. Tally 1051.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 10 yards inbye west level. Identified by Alice Chadwick (wife).
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt (in Sgt. Brown's book it says "p.m. burns").
Coroner's Inquest: Alice Chadwick was Witness No.50 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the widow of Jesse Wallwork [this must be an error for Chadwick, who was the only victim named Jesse] said he had complained of gas.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G50.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/413. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Clark) 21; Children Florence 2, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Florence & Jessie Chadwick.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £243.15s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £206.5s.6d invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Philanthropic £14.10s.
Income: Before 31s.3d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: 20 Adelaide Street (BR, PB).

CHADWICK Orlando
Age 42. The Heatons, Chew Moor Lane, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 29 June 1868 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1868.
Recovery No.200. Body position 244. Tally 1101.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: 16 yards from turn where Crab was. Identified by Levi Worthington (brother-in-law), of 516 Wigan Road, Deane, Bolton.
Cause of death: Gas.
Coroner's Inquest: Levi Worthington was Witness No.20 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1508; Register No.6105. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/414. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 255.
Family at home: Mother Mary 74.
HCF Dependants: Jane [sic] Chadwick.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF Mother placed on fund as a widow at 3s./w. WCA £65 (Nil lump sum, balance of £63.5s invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 19s.9d./w. After 8s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Address 3 Heatons, Chew Moor Lane (BR), 3 The Heatons, Mirey Lane (PB). L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Mother over 70 years of age, and receives old age pension. A brother of deceased named Samuel has been away from home for some months, and has contributed nothing towards his mother’s support."

CHETWYND Arthur
Age 21. 180 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Stalybridge, Cheshire birth registered Ashton-under-Lyne 2nd Q 1889. Baptised 4 May 1889 at Stalybridge Old St George.
Recovery No.69. Body position 147. Tally 988.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified by Mary Ann Chetwynd (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Mary, Weaverham, Cheshire. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/415. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Mary Ann (Inglefield) 23; Children Arthur 1, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ann, Arthur, Cyril.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £175.10s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £143.15s.1d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 22s.6d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. His father John Chetwynd was the Station Master at Acton Bridge in Cheshire. The funeral was reported in the Northwich Guardian 30 Dec 1910, and Northwich Chronicle 31 Dec 1910.
Variants: Widow's address Station House, Acton Bridge, Northwich.

CLARKE James
Age 24. 438 Ravenswood Terrace, Chequerbent (lodgings). Collier.
Born in Northwich, Cheshire birth registered Northwich 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.263. Body position 308. Tally 1089.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: alongside 1088 (Harry Partington). Identified by William Hastie (Landlord) of same address.
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 St Helen's churchyard, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/416. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: At 24 Oak Street, Northwich, Cheshire: Parents Robert 49 and Elizabeth 36 Rathbone (James was born to Elizabeth Clarke before his parents married in late 1886); Siblings Violet 19, Florence Mary 16, Elizabeth 12, Mary 6.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Rathbone.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 invested to give 10s./w.
Income: Before 23s./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "father employed at Brunner and Mond." Member of Roebuck Tontine Club (Northwich). Bolton & District Cricket Association. The funeral was reported in the Northwich Chronicle 7 Jan 1911.
Variants: Clarke Rathbone (name on coffin), Clark (LCM). Address 649 Manchester Road, Chequerbent (PB). Age 23 (DR, G).

CLAYTON Richard
Age 52. 232 Church Street, Westhoughton. Fireman.
Born in Congleton, Cheshire birth registered 3rd Q 1858.Baptised 14 Nov 1858 at Congleton St Stephen.
Recovery No.1. Tally 852.
Recovered 21 Dec 1910 from an air crossing in the Arley Mine workings from No.4 Shaft. Identified by Herbert Clayton (son). Property: knife, key, nut, railway ticket.
Cause of death: Suffocation. Dr Hatton described his condition as follows "...was found insensible, though there were no traces of any violent disturbance due to the explosion near him. Artificial respiration and every means of recovery were resorted to, without avail. On being brought to the surface a plug of tobacco was found lodged in his throat. It would be difficult to say whether it was the cause or the effect of death. He was certainly asphyxiated, which might very likely be caused by foul and impure air, of which a good deal had penetrated the Arley workings."
Coroner's Inquest: BEN [23 Dec 1910). Report of the inquest recorded that his son Herbert stated that Richard Clayton was in good health when he left home for work on Wednesday, and had not complained of working conditions.
Buried: 24 Dec 1910 Swinton Cemetery after a service at Trinity Wesleyan Church, Westhoughton. Other burials in the same grave Ada Clayton 18m on 10 Nov 1888, James Robert Harris 9m on 28 Jun 1902, Alice Clayton 2d on 1 Mar 1920, Elizabeth Clayton 66 on 11 Apr 1924. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/417. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Benyon) 52; Children Herbert 21, Florrie 19; adopted daughter Annie Butterworth 13.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Clayton & Annie Butterworth.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w The Board could not make any order as to the adopted child in this case. HCF 9s./w inc. 2s./w for adopted daughter. WCA £297.1s.0d. (£30 lump sum, balance of £248.1s invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 38s.1d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Wesleyan Methodist. Richard Clayton was the only man who died in the Arley Mine workings accessed from No.4 Shaft.
Variants: Age 51 (DR), 55 (PB). Clayton's death in the Arley Mine seems to have caused confusion in the reports. In Redmayne his body position is 336, which is an erroneous duplication of William Dyke's body position in the Top Yard District. The body locations refer only to corpses recovered from No3. Shaft workings, so Clayton cannot have a body position number. Sgt. Brown's book erroneously gives Clayton's body position as "Yard Mine East side near pit under a timber cart" - a duplicate of unidentified body No.9.

CLYNES Edward
Age 15. 19 Garden Place, Atherton. Lasher-on.
Born 17 Apr 1895 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 2nd Q 1895.
Recovery No.308. Body position 17. Tally 1181.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: bottom of No.3 Pit. Identified by Edward Clynes (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. All limbs fractured, head blown off. Chest and abdomen laid open.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Edward Clynes (father) said that he "had heard no complaints from him whatever".
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1854 (with Fred Hook). Others buried in same grave: Frederick Hook 40 on 5 May 1910, John Clynes 12m on 27 Apr 1912, Edna Clynes 12m on 23 Jun 1933.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/431. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Parents Edward 37 and Elizabeth 35; Siblings Ethel 8, Sidney 4, Charlotte 2.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of Frederick Hook.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Clynes.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £115 (£20 lump sum, balance of £92.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £12.5s.
Income: Before 9s.5d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in mine."
Variants: The correct address comes from Sgt. Brown's original book, and the Atherton Cemetery register; incorrectly given as 18 Garden Street (LCM), and in PB incorrectly transcribed as Garden Hall. Sgt. Brown's book incorrectly records the body location as "Harley [sic] pit bottom, in bottom of pit." The Arley Pit was No.4 shaft, and only James Higham's body was recovered from No.4 shaft.

COFFEY Ambrose
Age 24. 223 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Walkden birth registered Barton upon Irwell 2nd Q 1886.
Recovery No.50. Body position 195. Tally 896.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Elizabeth Ann Coffey (wife).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1416; Register No.6083. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/418. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ann (Hellam) 21; Children John 2, Ambrose 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Frederick and John Lawrence Coffey. Brother-in-law of Henry Dootson.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann, John & Ambrose Coffey.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £196.6s (£20 lump sum, balance of £173.16s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Albion £16.
Income: Before 25s.2d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

COFFEY Frederick
Age 30. 355 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Walkden birth registered Barton upon Irwell 4th Q 1880.
Recovery No.59. Body position 205. Tally 906.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Harriet Coffey (wife).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.480. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/420. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Harriet 25; Children Lily Hills (illegitimate), John Lawrence 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Ambrose and John Lawrence Coffey. Brother-in-law of Henry Dootson.
HCF Dependants: Harriet Amelia & John Lawrence Coffey & Edith Lillian Daisy Hills.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £219.14s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £188.19s invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Albion £13.
Income: Before 28s.7d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Harriet Coffey's address in compensation claims was given as 223 Leigh Road (where Ambrose Coffey lived).

COFFEY John Lawrence
Age 28. 33 Manchester Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Walkden birth registered Barton upon Irwell 3rd Q 1882.
Recovery No.114. Body position 231. Tally 932.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Elizabeth Coffey (wife). Property: watch & chain, 8d.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.31. Grave 325. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/419. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Lunn) 24; Children Annie 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Ambrose and Frederick Coffey. Brother-in-law of Henry Dootson.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth & Annie Coffey.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £206.14s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £184.4s. invested - nil /w.).
Insurance: Black Horse £10. Albion £9. Wingates £4.
Income: Before 24s.6d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Elizabeth Coffey's address in compensation claims was given as 286 Church Street, Westhoughton.

CONNOLLY William
Age 16. 25 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1895.
Body not identified; believed to have been working in the North Plodder District.
Coroner's Inquest: Jane Conolly [sic] was Witness No.74 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Family at home: Parents Patrick 59 and Jane 55; Siblings Eliza 30, Edward 25, Thomas 25, Ellen 21.
HCF Dependants: Jane Connolly.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 (£20 lump sum, balance of £29.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.
Income: Before 11s.3d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic (altar clerk). Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Hope of Love at Home" Tent. His father Patrick had a weak heart and died on 24 Dec 1910, apparently from shock at the disaster.
Variants: Conelley (LCM), Connelly (HCF).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

COOP Thomas Henry
Age 28. 96 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Conveyor Attendant.
Born 20 Oct 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1882.
Recovery No.268. Body position 81. Tally 1162.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: in brow 17 yards from face. Identified by Wright Coop (father) of 6 Tithebarn Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1364; Register No.6046. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/421. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Wife Harriet Eliza (Radway) 25; Children James Austin 4, Ethel 2, Ruth 5w.
HCF Dependants: Harriet Eliza, James Austin, Ethel & Ruth Coop.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £230.15s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £208.5s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £22.9s. Free Mechanics £8.
Income: Before 29s.7d/w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

COPE Robert
Age 19. 24 Woodbine Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Haulage Hand.
Born: not known where, but possibly in Atherton.
Recovery No.233. Body position 310. Tally 1125.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 2 yards beyond Josiah Lee. Identified by William Cope.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: William Cope was Witness No.16 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the witness said that Robert Cope had complained of gas.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave EE50. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/422. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 256.
Family at home: Parents William 60 and Sarah 61.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Cope.
Compensation: LCM £15 and mother allowed 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £75 (£25 lump sum, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 17s.10d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Parents getting on in years, and have looked to this son as their main support. The father age 60 works at Gasworks at Atherton as a labourer, wages on full-time 23/-. The father has very irregular work. The home is rather poor." Robert Cope is something of a mystery as there is no record of him with the Cope family in the 1901 census, nor is there an appropriate birth registration.

COWBURN Robert
Age 16. 61 Croston Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1894.
Body not identified; believed to have been working in the North Plodder District.
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Family at home: Parents William 42 (killed) and Elizabeth 40; Siblings Joseph 18, Adam 16, James 13, Maggie 11, Ada 9, William 8, Phyllis 1.
Relation to other victims: Son of William Cowburn. Nephew of John Bullough. Cousin of Adam Bullough.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Cowburn.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father William and son Robert; HCF 21s.6d./w. WCA £365.1s. (£50 lump sum, balance of £312.12s. invested - nil /w.).
Income: Before for Robert 15s.9d./w. After combined for father & son 33s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. MI is at St Mary, Deane. Named on Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

COWBURN Samuel
Age 55. 18 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1855.
Recovery No.265. Body position 301. Tally 1074.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: in place to left of level. Identified by Harry Cowburn (son).
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Harry Cowburn was Witness No.10 (Pope 1911). BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that "he was said by his son to have complained about gas and his place being warm and no air. Witness said he had worked four years in the pit himself, and he had had to run to the pit eye out of the workings owing to gas coming on the face and putting the lights out".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.489. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/424. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Daughter Margaret Ellen 30 (he was a widower).
HCF Dependants: Margaret Ellen Cowburn.
Compensation: LCM Special Case daughter allowed £5 at 4s./w. HCF 4s./w. WCA £255.9s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £210.16s.6d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £1.8s.
Income: Before 32s.9d./w. After 14s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 52 (G).

COWBURN William
Age 40. 61 Croston Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton as William Norris birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1870 (born before his parents James Cowburn and Ellen Norris were married).
Recovery No.275. Body position 88. Tally 1169.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: near conveyor. Identified by Robert Cowburn (brother) of 3 Esther Fold, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Robert Cowburn was Witness No.41 and recalled after Mary Woolstencroft Witness No. 72 (Pope 1911). A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that his brother said that "he had complained of there being so much gas in the mine".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G266. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/423. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Bullough) 40; Children Joseph 18, Robert 16 (killed), Adam 16, James 13, Maggie 11, Ada 9, William 8, Phyllis 1.
Relation to other victims: Father of Robert Cowburn. Brother-in-law of John Bullough. Uncle of Adam Bullough.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, James, Margaret, Ada, William & Phyllis Cowburn.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. Combined for father William and son Robert; HCF 21s.6d./w. WCA £365.1s. (£50 lump sum, balance of £312.12s. invested - nil /w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 47s.2d./w. After 33s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Member of Wingates Temperance Prize Band. Named on Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 42 (LCM, PB, Death registration). He was either late 40 or just turned 41.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

CRITCHLEY Mark
Age 22. 9 Park Road, Westhoughton. Hooker-on.
Born 17 Jun 1888 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1888.
Recovery No.10. Body position 7. Tally 859.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: on full tubs, between Office and No.3 Pit. Identified by John Helm of 9 Park Road, Westhoughton (brother-in-law).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1337 (with Samuel Critchley); Register No.6024. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/429. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Parents dead, lived with brother-in-law and married sister John and Elizabeth (46) Helm, and their family.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Samuel Critchley.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Helm.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £40 (£5 lump sum, balance paid at 5s./w.).
Income: Before 16s.4d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Reform Club. Member of Westhoughton Cricket Club and Westhoughton Parish Church Guild Football Club. A noted bowler who won the Bolton & District League Cup in the previous season.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

CRITCHLEY Samuel
Age 29. 37 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 27 Dec 1880 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1881.
Recovery No.125. Body position 237. Tally 938.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by James Bond (brother-in-law) of 37 Bolton Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1337 (with Mark Critchley); Register No.6025. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/425. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Parents dead, lived with brother-in-law and married sister James and Mary Ann Bond 27.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Mark Critchley.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ann Bond.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85 (£20 lump sum, balance paid at 5s./w.).
Income: Before 29s.1d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

CROOK Walter
Age 16. 27 Hilton Street, Atherton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Atherton birth registered Leigh 2nd Q 1894.
Recovery No.132. Body position 178. Tally 1019.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 3 yards up No.3 jig. Identified by Elizabeth Crook (mother).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1058. Others buried in same grave: Mary Crook 4 on 19 Nov 1891, William Hodkinson 59 on 17 Sep 1892, Thomas Crook 4 on 2 Oct 1908.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/426. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 40 and Eliza 50; Siblings John 21, Bessie 18, Pollie 12, Harry 10.
HCF Dependants: Eliza Crook.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85 (£20 lump sum, balance of £63.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Royal London £9.15s
Income: Before 10s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in mine."

CROSTON Ralph
Age 25. 321 Church Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 28 Feb 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1885.
Recovery No.173. Body position 290. Tally 969.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 80? yards from face in No.2 jig. Identified by Henry Croston (father) of 321 Church Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Henry Croston was Witness No.31 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 965; Register No.6061. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/427. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Parents Henry 52 and Margaret 53; Siblings Rachel 22, Sarah 19, Timothy 17, Maggie 15, Henry 11.
HCF Dependants: Margaret & Rachel Croston.
Compensation: LCM £15 paid to father. HCF 7s./w. WCA £90 (£40 down, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £2.18s.
Income: Before 28s.10d./w. After 17s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

CROSTON William
Age 38. 44 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 10 Apr 1872 in Hindley birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1872.
Recovery No.211. Body position 255. Tally 1112.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig junction, 40 yards. Identified by Lambert Ratcliffe (brother-in-law) of 85 Chorley Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Lambert Ratcliffe was Witness No.22 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.35. Grave 110. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/428. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Ratcliffe); Children Annie 10w.
HCF Dependants: Ellen & Annie Croston, Jane Holden.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £228.16s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £206.6s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Dog Club £8. Sick Club £4.
Income: Before 29s.4d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

CURWEN Robert Clifford
Age 19. 20 Fairview Road, Oxton, Birkenhead. Student Mining Engineer.
Born 27 Jan 1891 in Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire birth registered Birkenhead 1st Q 1891.
Recovery No.227. Body position 265. Tally 1122.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: top of No.1 east jig. Identified by Sidney Williams (brother-in-law) of 10 Arno Road, Oxton, Birkenhead.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Flaybrick Cemetery, Birkenhead, Non-conformist Section: Private Grave Section 6 No.135. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/430. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Lodged in Westhoughton, returned to Birkenhead at weekends. Both parents dead.
HCF Dependants: None.
Notes: Had been at Pretoria for two weeks, and prior to that at Walker Bros. Foundry in Wigan (BEN 23 Dec 1910). No financial details available.

DARLINGTON Joseph
Age 28. 126 Elizabeth Street, Atherton. Collier.
Born in Tyldesley birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1883. Baptised 16 Mar 1889 at Tyldesley St George.
Recovery No.143. Body position 139. Tally 980.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: near face of No.3 jig. Identified by Sarah Ann Darlington (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1679. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/432. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ann (Eccleston) 28; Children Edna 7, Ethel 5.
Relation to other victims: Son-in-law of James Eccleston snr. Brother-in-law of James jnr and William Eccleston.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ann, Edna & Ethel Darlington.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £255.12s.8d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £201.15s.7d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Liver £10.
Income: Before 32s.9d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Tyldesley Swimming Club and well-know water polo player, having captained the Atherton Water Polo Team and played for the Manchester League.
Variants: LCM gives address as Elizabeth Street/Hesketh Street. Sarah Ann Darlington's address later stated as 3 Kay Street, Atherton, where her widowed mother lived.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Leigh Journal 30 Dec 1910.

DAVIES Benjamin Aaron
Age 23. 357 Leigh Rd, Westhoughton (lodgings). Collier.
Born in Bersham, Denbighshire birth registered Wrexham 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.330. Body position 335. Tally 1191.
Recovered. 12 Jan 1911 from Top Yard District: at face, 2nd right hand brow, past fault. Identified by Thomas Davies (brother) of 191 Swan Lane, Hindley.
Cause of death: Explosion. Extensive burns.
Coroner's Inquest: Thomas Davies was Witness No.17 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 14 Jan 1911 Hindley Cemetery, Grave CE-B5-226. Grave unmarked. Other burials in same grave: Eliza Davies 46 on 18 Dec 1901, Norman H.M. Davies 5m on 27 Feb 1902, Ada Davies 6 on 18 Nov 1902, Olive Davies 9 on 16 May 1903, Benjamin Davies 3m on 15 Oct 1907.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/433. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 257.
Family at home: At 24 Hoade Street, Ladies Lane, Hindley: Father Thomas 58; Siblings Lily 18, George 15.
HCF Dependants: Thomas Davies.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £30 (£10 lump sum, balance of £19.10s. invested to give 10s./w.
Income: Before 22s.3d./w. After 15s./w.
"Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father lives at Hindley, and is employed at Eatock Pits" and that brother George "was in Infirmary a long time, and is not in strong health."

DAWSON William
Age 47. 265 Waterloo Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton. Dataller.
Born in North Meols-Southport area birth registered Ormskirk 2nd Q 1863 (as William Bond).
Recovery No.257. Body position 64. Tally 1083.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: on west side of brow No.1 jig. Identified by Annie Dawson (wife).
Cause of death: CO. Burnt. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Annie Dawson was Witness No.47 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that witness "said her husband had told her that he was frightened to close his eyes in the mine for fear he should not open them again. He had been sent to different places in the mine with only a boy with him".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.487. Unmarked grave Bay 23 Plot 24 with earlier burial of Robert Dawson 68 on 27 Jan 1902, Isabella Dawson 68 on 11 Sep 1903.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/434. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Reeves) 27; Children step-daughter Lilian Mary Reeves 8, daughter Josephine Annie 2, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Annie & Josephine Annie Dawson & Lilian Mary Reeves.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £216.9s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £169.14s.3d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £33.
Income: Before 27s.9d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. His family history is interesting. William was buried in the same grave at Daisy Hill as his parents, Robert and Isabella Dawson, and the family can be traced back to 1871 in the Westhoughton area. Before that they lived in the North Meols area between Ormskirk and Southport, but their surname was Bond: the census data clearly indicate it was the same family, but why the surname changed to Dawson when they arrived in Westhoughton is not known.
Variants: His age is generally given as 41, but his census trail indicates he was born in mid-1863, so was 47.

DELAFIELD Sydney
Age 25. 280 Bolton Road, White Horse, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Nether Silton, North Riding, Yorkshire birth registered Northallerton 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.333. Body position 100. Tally 1197.
Recovered 12 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: 7 yards to west of No.3 jig, in face. Identified by Joseph Delafield (brother) of White Horse Hotel, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 14 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 128 (with Thomas Delafield); Register No.6137.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/435. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Father dead. Mother Mary 53; Siblings Thomas 23 (killed), Lena 15, Harold 13, Henry 12.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas Delafield.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen, Lena & Henry Delafield.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. Combined for brothers Sydney & Thomas Delafield; HCF 11s./w. WCA £250 (£20 lump sum, balance of £222.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for the two brothers; Before 57s.4d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. At the grave site is a simple stone marker that says 'M. Delafield'.
Variants: Dellafield (HCF, LCM). In PB the property found on his, or his brother's body is listed in error against John Hargreaves' name.
Photograph: Date unknown. Supplied by a family member.

DELAFIELD Thomas
Age 23. 280 Bolton Road, White Horse, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Nether Silton, North Riding, Yorkshire birth registered Northallerton 2nd Q 1887.
Recovery No.319. Body position 71. Tally 1096.
Recovered 5 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: 8 yards west of No.2 jig. Identified by Joseph Delafield (brother) of White Horse Hotel, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt (very badly).
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Joseph Delafield "had not heard him complain about the pit".
Buried: 8 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 128 (with Sydney Delafield); Register No.6132.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/436. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Father dead. Mother Mary 53; Siblings Sydney 25 (killed), Lena 15, Harold 13, Henry 12.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Sydney Delafield.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen, Lena & Henry Delafield.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Sydney & Thomas Delafield; HCF 11s./w. WCA £250 (£20 lump sum, balance of £222.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for the two brothers; Before 57s.4d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. At the grave site is a simple stone marker that says 'M. Delafield'.
Variants: Dellafield (HCF, LCM).
Photograph: Date unknown. Supplied by a family member.

DOOTSON Fred
Age 27. 8 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 5 Mar 1883 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1883.
Recovery No.54. Body position 198. Tally 899.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by William Dootson (brother) of 16 James Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1366 (with Alfred & Robert Calderbank); Register No.6050. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/438. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ann (Calderbank) 26; Children James 2, Wilfred 8m.
Relation to other victims: Son-in-law of Alfred Calderbank. Brother-in-law of Robert Calderbank.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ann, James & Wilfred Dootson.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £259.8s.8d. (£30 lump sum, balance of £228.4s.9d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: White Lions Oddfellows £8.
Income: Before 33s.3d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Address 14 Park Road, Westhoughton (PB), 14 Bolton Road, Westhoughton (BR).

DOOTSON Henry
Age 24. 162 Bolton Old Road, Atherton. Drawer.
Born 19 Jul 1886 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1886.
Recovery No.82. Body position 217. Tally 918.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group, just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Leah Dootson (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.481. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/440. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Wife Leah (Coffey) 22; Children Ada 2, Amy 7m.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Ambrose, Frederick and John Lawrence Coffey, and of Walter Aspden.
HCF Dependants: Leah, Ada & Amy Dootson.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £196.6s. (Nil lump sum, balance of £182.9s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Albion Insurance £16.12s.
Income: Before 25s.2d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Also known as Harry Dootson.

DOOTSON John Thomas
Age 26. 77 Wearish Lane, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1884.
Recovery No.224. Body position 262. Tally 1119.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: 10 yards outbye down east jig. Identified by John Higham of 33 Wearish Lane, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Much decomposed.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1447; Register No.6095. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/439. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Greenough) 26; Children John 5, Joseph 4, Esther 1, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Ann, John, Joseph, Esther & Mary Jane Dootson.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £290.11s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £255.18s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £17.
Income: Before 37s.3d./w. After 33s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address spelt Warrish Lane in fund reports; Wearish as in PB is correct.

DOOTSON Samuel
Age 30. 5 Albion Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 29 Jun 1880 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1880.
Recovery No.285. Body position 331. Tally 1147.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: near right hand place. Identified by Ann Dootson (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Ann Dootson was Witness No.5 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that she said "her husband had made different complaints lately. His last complaints were about dirt coming down. He had complained about gas but not lately".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.57. Grave 385. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/437. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Wife Ann (Holbrook) 37; Children William 6, Annie 3, Rachel 1.
HCF Dependants: Ann, William, Annie, Rachel & Sarah Dootson.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 16s./w. WCA 252.3s.7d. (£10 lump sum, balance invested to give 6s./w.).
Income: Before 32s 4d./w. After 32s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

DORCEY Dennis
Age 14. 14 Charles Street, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born in Oldham birth registered Oldham 4th Q 1896.
Recovery No.13. Body position 12. Tally 864.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: at empty road leading to Top Yard. Identified by Bernard Lyon (step-father).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.44. Grave 349. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/441. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Step-father Bernard Lyons 38; Mother Mary Ellen Lyons 36; Dorcey Siblings Benjamin 12, Johannah 10, Richard 8, Norah 6.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen Lyons.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£10 lump sum, balance of £63.5s. invested to give 5s./w)
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 9s./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. Step-father in Ancient Order of Foresters.
Variants: Dorsay (HCF, PB), Dorsey (LCM). Denis (MI).

DOXEY Anthony
Age 18. 628 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Drawer.
Born 18 Oct 1892 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1892.
Recovery No.30. Body position 38. Tally 882.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: 8 yards from 2nd place (right hand) off level, on his face, head outbye. Identified by Joseph Doxey (father).
Cause of death: CO. Extensive burns.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1003; Register No.6015. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/444. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: Parents Joseph 50 and Betsy 48; Siblings Joseph 11, Nellie 9, Albert 5, Mary Ann 3.
Relation to other victims: Nephew of William Doxey.
HCF Dependants: Betsy Doxey.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £115 (£20 lump sum, balance invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 12s.11d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Reported to have been his first day down the pit.

DOXEY Harry
Age 23. 685 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Drawer.
Born 6 Dec 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1888.
Recovery No.212. Body position 254. Tally 1111.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig junction, 40 yards. Identified by James Anthony Doxey (brother) of 685 Manchester Road, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1119 (with Samuel Doxey); Register No.6008. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/445. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: Mother Jane 48; Siblings Mary Ann 27, James Anthony 16.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Samuel Doxey. Cousin of William Doxey.
HCF Dependants: Jane Doxey.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £70 (£20 lump sum, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 10s./w)
Insurance: Prudential £22.
Income: Before 27s.7d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father dead. Two children at home; a daughter age 27 years, earns 2/- per day. A son age 16 years, earns 2/6 per day."

DOXEY Samuel
Age 25. 661 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 21 Jan 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1885.
Recovery No.303. Body position 67. Tally 1092.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: top of No.2 jig. Identified by Elizabeth Doxey (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion 40 yds. away. CO. Burnt. Left arm fractured.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Elizabeth Doxey said "she had never heard him complain about the mine".
Buried: 5 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1119 (with Harry Doxey); Register No.6009. MI
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Westwell) 23; Children Irene 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Harry Doxey. Cousin of William Doxey.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth & Irene Doxey.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £218.8s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £195.18s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: White Lion £8.
Income: Before 28s./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Tally incorrectly recorded as 1023 in PB. Address 685 Manchester Road (BR).

DOXEY William
Age 51. 691 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Timberman.
Born in Westhoughton in 1859.
Recovery No.273. Body position 86. Tally 1167.
Recovered 28 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: on conveyor face. Identified by Peter Turner (son-in-law) of 149 Market Street, Atherton. Property: pliers, spanner, tobacco.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Peter Turner was Witness No.42 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that he said "deceased was in charge of the conveyor. He had told witness about twice about it sparking, but witness did not know what that meant. Deceased said he was tired of it and it was no use neither to him nor the men".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1682; Register No.6013.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/442. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 258.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Hilton) 62.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of Samuel and Harry Doxey. Uncle of Anthony Doxey.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Doxey.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £236.12s. (paid out of court, nil /w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £29.
Income: Before 30s.4d./w. After 11s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 50 (DR, PB). Occupation Conveyor (PB).

DUFFY Peter
Age 25. 69 Back Mason Street, Bolton. Pit worker.
Born 19 Feb 1885 in Bolton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1885.
Recovery No.219. Body position 115. Tally 1064.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: far end of down brow. Identified by Peter Duffy (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/W2/70&80 R.Catholic Ground.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/446. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: Parents Peter 59 and Mary 60.
HCF Dependants: Mary Duffy.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £150 (£40 lump sum, balance of £107.10s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £15.
Income: Before 24s.9d./w. After 20s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Birth date recorded in List of Employees (Young Persons) at Rumworth Mill, Daubhill, 1884-1902.
Variants: Occupation Collier (PB). Age generally reported as 24 but birth registration indicates he was 25.

DUNN Thomas
Age 34. 11 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Manchester in 1876?
Recovery No.68. Body position 203. Tally 904.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in large group just without No.2 jig. Identified by Martha Ann Dunn (wife).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.479. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/447. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: Wife Martha Ann (Williamson) 33; Children child expected. Widow's address given as 199 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill.
HCF Dependants: Martha & Thomas Henry Dunn.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £216.2s.1d. (£20 down, balance of £193.12s.1d. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £35.
Income: Before 27s.9d./w. After 20s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Dunne (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

DYKE William
Age 39. 46 Sloane Street, Daubhill, Bolton (lodgings). Collier.
Born 23 June 1871 in Wigan birth registered in Wigan 3rd Q 1871.
Recovery No.334. Body position 336. Tally 1192.
Recovered 13 Jan 1911 from Top Yard District: at face, 2nd right hand brow, 5 yards to right near 1194 (John Hodson). Identified by Edward Dyke of Coppull Lane, Coppull.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Edward Dykes [sic] was Witness No.25 (Pope 1911). A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that Edward Dyke said his brother "had made complaints repeatedly to all his brothers, and especially to witness. For four of the five weeks prior to the explosion he had to come home 'gassed out'. He had complained to witness often about gas".
Buried: 17 Jan 1911 Wigan (Lower Ince) Cemetery, Grave C/E-G-26X. Later burials in the grave were Richard Dyke 1913, William Pownall 1914, Alice Ann Pownall 1926, and Elizabeth Alice Hall 1967. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/448. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: At 4 Manchester Road, Clarington Brook. Ince. Parents Richard 64 and Alice 62. Siblings Charles 41 (blind and deaf), Israel 26 (crippled).
HCF Dependants: Richard & Alice Dyke.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £15. HCF 6s./w. WCA £180 (£10 lump sum, balance of £133.9s.7d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 27s.11d./w. After 16s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "One brother age 29 who lives at Coppull maintains a brother who has not worked for 16 months owing to rheumatism. Father cannot get work owing to age." William Dyke served with the Coldstream Guards for 7 years. He was called up with reserves during the Boer War, and received a bullet wound in his right arm in action at the Modder River Battle, and invalided home (BEN 14 Jan 1911).
Variants: Dykes (HCF, LCM).

ECCLESTON James
Age 31. 23 Prospect Street, Tyldesley. Collier.
Born in Hindley Green birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1879.
Recovery No.146. Body position 187. Tally 1028.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: at coal face top of No.3 jig. Identified by Betsy Eccleston (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the widow of Wm. Eccleston [this must be an error for James Eccleston Jnr. - William was unmarried, and James Snr had not yet been recovered] stated he had complained of gas.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Tyldesley Cemetery, Grave C298. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/449. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: Wife Betsy (Collier) 33; Children Annie 10, Harold 5, Jack 2, Joseph 3m.
Relation to other victims: Son of James Eccleston. Brother of William Eccleston. Brother-in-law of Joseph Darlington.
HCF Dependants: Betsy, Annie, Harold, Jack & Joseph Eccleston.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £259.2s.1d. (£15 lump sum, balance of £236.12s.1d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: City of Glasgow Insurance Co. £13. Oddfellows £12.
Income: Before 33s.2d./w. After 33s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

ECCLESTON James
Age 60. 3 Kay Street, Atherton. Collier.
Born in Halliwell, Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1850.
Recovery No.293. Body position 96. Tally 1179.
Recovered 31 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 36 yards along east level off No.3 jig. Identified by Edna Eccleston (daughter).
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt.
Buried: 2 Jan 1911 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1680 (with William Eccleston); non-conformist burial. Also buried in same grave: Jemima Eccleston 62 on 3 Mar 1912. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/452. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 259.
Family at home: Wife Jemima (Collier) 60; Children Edna 23, William 21 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Father of James and William Eccleston. Father-in-law of Joseph Darlington.
HCF Dependants: Jemima Eccleston.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father James & son William; HCF 9s 6d./w. WCA £345.1s. (£40 lump sum, balance of £302.11s. invested to give 20s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £46.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 56s.1d./w. After 33s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. The heading where James Eccleston worked was known as Eccleston's Place, and in the Redmayne Report is reviewed, but discounted, as a possible site of the initial explosion.

ECCLESTON William
Age 20. 3 Kay Street, Atherton. Drawer.
Born in Hindley Green birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1889.
Recovery No.142. Body position 138. Tally 979.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: near face of No.3 jig. Identified by Edna Eccleston (sister).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1680 (with James Eccleston snr); Roman Catholic burial. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/453. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Parents James 60 (killed) and Jemima 60; Siblings Edna 23.
Relation to other victims: Son of James Eccleston snr. Brother of James Eccleston jnr. Brother-in-law of Joseph Darlington.
HCF Dependants: Jemima Eccleston.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father James & son William; HCF 9s 6d./w. WCA £345.1s. (£40 lump sum, balance of £302.11s. invested to give 20s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.8d./w. Combined for father & son; Before 56s.1d./w. After 33s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Birth registration suggests age should be 21, not 20 as in reports and MI

EMMETT Leonard
Age 18. 17 Park Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 24 Jul 1892 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1892.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be Unknown victim No.162.
Coroner's Inquest: Florence Fanny Emmett was Witness No.68 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Family at home: Mother Florence Fanny 54; Siblings James Edgar 13.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of Thomas Emmett. Brother-in-law of James Hodgkiss.
HCF Dependants: Florence Fanny & James Edgar Emmett.
Compensation: LCM Special Case mother placed on fund as a widow 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £176.16s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £129.1s.3d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £18.
Income: Before 22s.8d./w. After 19s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "This boy was the sole support of his mother. One boy aged 12 at home. Dependent mother. Special case."
Photograph: Date unknown. Supplied by family member John Hayworth.

EMMETT Thomas
Age 31. 41 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Dataller.
Born 3 Apr 1879 in Harlington, Middlesex birth registered Staines 2nd Q 1879 (as Frederick Thomas).
Recovery No.213. Body position 258. Tally 1115.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig junction, 58 yards. Identified by Henry John Emmett (brother).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Peter, Halliwell, Bolton; Register No.1155. Unmarked grave 365B. Others buried in same grave: Frederick William Emmett 18m on 15 Oct 1898 (nephew) and Ada Ellen Emmett 4 on 6 Jul 1905 (niece).
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/456. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Lived with married brother John Emmett.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of Leonard Emmett.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £10.
Income: No details.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Emnett (R). Age usually stated as 32, but birth registration shows he was 31.

EVANS Roland
Age 32. 2 King Street, Westhoughton. Tunneller.
Born in Silverdale, Staffordshire birth registered Wolstanton 2nd Q 1878 (as Rowland).
Recovery No.179. Body position 49. Tally 1043.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District North Jig: about 15 yards down Rowlands Tunnel. Identified by Edward George Evans (brother) of 14 Silverdale Terrace, Hickley, Bridgenorth. Property: tobacco box.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: George Evans was Witness No.18 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1441; Register No.6074. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/458. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Wife Lydia (Lowe) 29; Children Richard 9, Alice 7, Arthur 5, George 3, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Lydia, Richard, Alice, Arthur, George & Emma Evans.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £300 (£10 lump sum, balance of £287.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Foresters £20. Prudential £18.16s.4d. Refuge £19.8s.4d.
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 32s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address 32 King Street (BR). Age 31 (PB), 33 (G). Tally incorrectly recorded as 1045 in PB. Occupation Collier in PB.

EVANS William
Age 26. 21 Burnaby Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Ince-in-Makerfield birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1884.
Recovery No.252. Body position 326. Tally 1141.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: near Thomas Gibbs. Identified by George Evans (father).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/43/65 R. Catholic Ground. Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9204: Alice Dowey 84 on 14 Apr 1923, George Evans 62 on 26 Aug 1929, Elizabeth Evans 64 on 27 Feb 1929, Thomas Stephens 16 on 21 Oct 1929.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/457. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Wife Kate (Stephens) 26; Children Alice Stephens (born before parents married) 2, Elizabeth 8m.
HCF Dependants: Kate Evans, Alice Stephens & Elizabeth Evans.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £187.17s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £165.7s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.1d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

FAIRHURST Richard
Age 47. 219 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born 5 Feb 1863, Tonges Farm, Halliwell, Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1863.
Recovery No.332. Body position 98. Tally 1195.
Recovered 12 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: 40 yards to west along face of No.2 jig [Where the explosion started]. Identified by Alice Fairhurst.
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractures.
Coroner's Inquest: Alice Fairhurst was Witness No.48 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 14 Jan 1911 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 1B/P2/16 Church Ground. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/459. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Lowe) 43; Children Jane Alice 22, Emily 19, Maggie 17, Lily 14, Richard 12, William Thomas 10, Rose 8, Hilda 5, Ida 4, Clifford 1.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Richard, William Thomas, Rose, Hilda, Ida & Clifford Fairhurst.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 16s./w. HCF 19s./w. WCA £300 (£30 lump sum, balance of £267.10s. invested - nil /w.).
Insurance: Royal Co-op £26.
Income: Before 38s 5d./w. After 35s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

FARRIMOND James
Age 15. 138 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1895.
Recovery No.43. Body position 143. Tally 984.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 10 yards up No.2 jig. Identified by Alice Farrimond (mother). Property: pit lamp 943.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.39. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/460. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Parents Samuel 38 (killed) and Alice 43; Siblings Elizabeth Jane 19, Mary Ann 18, Thomas 14.
Relation to other victims: Son of Samuel Farrimond. Nephew of Thomas Farrimond.
HCF Dependants: Alice Farrimond.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Samuel & son James; HCF 15s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 9s.7d./w. Combined for father & son; Before 37s 5d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

FARRIMOND Samuel
Age 37. 138 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Rainford birth registered Prescot 2nd Q 1873. Baptised 22 Jun 1873 at Rainford All Saints.
Recovery No.93. Body position 158. Tally 999.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Alice Farrimond (wife). Property: lamp.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.38. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/461. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Rigby) 43; Children Elizabeth Jane 19, Mary Ann 18, James 15 (killed), Thomas 14.
Relation to other victims: Father of James Farrimond. Brother of Thomas Farrimond.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Thomas & Jane Farrimond.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father Samuel & son James; HCF 15s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 37s 5d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Wingates Temperance Prize Band. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 38 (DR, G, PB).

FARRIMOND Thomas
Age 40. 176 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Rainford birth registered Prescot 4th Q 1870.
Recovery No.342. Body position not recorded. Tally 1203.
Recovered 14 Feb 1911 from Top Yard District. Identified by John Farrimond (son) of 176 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO. Well preserved, just eight weeks, no injuries, dark carmine, skin parchment under fall.
Coroner's Inquest: John Farrimond was Witness No.73 (Pope 1911). The Times (28 Jan 1911) reported that "the widow of Thomas Farrimond...said her husband had complained within a fortnight of the accident about some lights going out".
Buried: 18 Feb 1911 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.69. Grave 98. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/462. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 260.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Ralphs) 43; Children John 18, Ernest 16, William 13, Ellen 10; Ralphs Step-children Maggie 19, Annie 10, Alice 4.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Samuel Farrimond. Uncle of James Farrimond.
HCF Dependants: Alice Farrimond, Annie & Alice Ralphs, Ellen, Thomas & Jane Farrimond.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity. The Board cannot place step-children on the Funds of the Society. HCF the two step-children allowed 4s./w each. WCA £194.7s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £159.11s.3d. invested to give 5s./w)
Insurance: Unspecified £12.
Income: Before 24s.11d./w. After at least 13s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Widow very ill in hospital." Member of Wingates Temperance Prize Band. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Anonymous in Redmayne with Tally entered in wrong column (body position). His body was the last to be found and recovered.
Photograph: Cropped from photograph of the Wingates Temperance Band when they were British Champions 1906.

FAULKNER Thomas
Age 16. 12 Smithy Street, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Sutton birth registered Prescot 3rd Q 1894.
Body not identified but he worked in pit shaft area and may be one of unknown victims 9, 12, 309, 310, 325.
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: He and his brother Charles 8, were orphans who lived with a married sister Mrs. Mary Mills and brother-in-law James Mills (killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of James Mills.
HCF Dependants: Charles Faulkner.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and his brother placed on funds as a child allowed 2s./w. HCF his brother allowed 2s./w. WCA £75 (nil lump sum, balance of £73 invested to give 7s.6d. /w.).
Income: Before 7s.10d./w. After 11s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Age 15 (G, LCM).L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Thomas supported an orphan brother aged 8. Special case in respect of orphan child."

FAULKNER Thomas Charles
Age 25. 14 Bright Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Drawer.
Born in Kirkham birth registered Fylde 4th Q 1885.Baptised 7 Nov 1885 at Kirkham St Michael.
Recovery No.157. Body position 298. Tally 977.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: in shunt below jig in No.2 jig. Identified by Horace Smith (stepbrother) of 21 Jubilee Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/G7/54 Church Ground. Other burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9082: James Olive 54 on 15 Jun 1910, Charles Austin Faulkner 2 on 7 May 1913, John Olive 21 on 30 Oct 1915, Mary Elizabeth Olive 71 on 7 Mar 1925.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/463. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Wife Margaret Alice (Olive) 27; Children Thomas 6, Annie 4, James Alfred 2, Charles Austin 2w.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Alice, Thomas, Annie, James Alfred & Charles Austin Faulkner.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £274.6.8d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £229.17s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Income: Before 33s.2d./w. After 33s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Age 24 (PB).

FEELY James
Age 31. 164 Park Road, Westhoughton (lodgings). Dataller.
Born in Ireland in 1880?
Recovery No.214. Body position 257. Tally 1114.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig junction, 50 yards. Identified by Martin Feeley (brother) of 144 Bridgewater Street, Hindley. Property: bunch of keys.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Hindley Cemetery, Grave RC-A1-221. Other burials in the same grave: John Feely 28 on 25 Apr 1891, Martin Feely 59 on 5 Oct 1926. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/464. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Parents dead; lived in lodgings with Mrs. Howcroft. Adult brother Martin lived in Hindley.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15 paid to Martin Feely. WCA £10 (settled).
Income: no details known.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Feeley (DR). Incorrectly transcribed as James Lilly in PB. Age 30 (BR), 40 (G).

FLOOD John
Age 27. 685 Manchester Road, Chequerbent (lodgings). Drawer.
Born possibly in Swinton or NW Manchester area in 1884.
Recovery No.104. Body position 225. Tally 926.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Jane Doxey of 685 Manchester Road, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section E New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1135; Register No.6010. Reinterred 13 Nov 1911 by licence from Home Secretary. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/465. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family: not known, he lodged with Mrs. Jane Doxey who lost two sons in the disaster.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £8 paid to Mrs. Doxey for funeral expenses. WCA £10 (settled).
Income: no details known.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Has no relatives. Lived with Mrs Doxey eight months."

FOSTER Walter
Age 28. 13 Park Road, Westhoughton. Conveyor.
Born in Hindley birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1882.
Recovery No.267. Body position 80. Tally 1161.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: in brow 22 yards from face. Identified by Joseph Foster (brother) of Tynybedw Colliery, Pentre, Rhondda, South Wales. Property: knife, whistle, lamp key.
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that Joseph Foster "had never heard the latter [Walter Foster] make any complaints to the family".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1049; Register No.6119. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/466. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Wife Edith (Leigh) 30; Children Malinda 8, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of John and Peter Leigh. Uncle of James and Walter Leigh.
HCF Dependants: Edith & Malinda Foster.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £248.19s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £204.18s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Industrial Society £5.
Income: Before 31s.11d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

GERRARD Orlando
Age 21. 170 Church Street, Westhoughton. Fitter.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1889.
Recovery No.40. Body position 105. Tally 889.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from South Plodder Motor House: in archway at back of motor house. Identified by Samuel Gerrard (father). Property: pair of callipers, knife, bunch of keys, straight edge, square.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 40; Register No.6018. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/467. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Parents Samuel 54 and Nancy 48; Siblings Alice 29, James Ernest 27, Thomas Percy 25, Nelly 23, Katherine 19, Walter 17, Aaron 15, Ada 9, Hilda 6.
HCF Dependants: Nancy Gerrard.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £15.
Income: Before 11s.7d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father is a miner."

GIBBS Thomas
Age 26. 16 Barn Hill, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Flint, Wales birth registered Holywell 3rd Q 1884.
Recovery No.251. Body position 325. Tally 1140.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: under 1139 (unknown). Identified by George Gibbs of 16 Tithebarn Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1408; Register No.6064. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/469. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Father George 56; Siblings Lucy 20, Mary 18, Peter 15, Joseph 12, Emma 10.
HCF Dependants: George Gibbs.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 26s.6d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father also employed at Hulton Colliery."
Variants: 16 Barn Hill and 16 Tithebarn Street (PB) are presumably the same place.

GIBSON Herbert
Age 18. 13 Wearish Lane, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1892.
Recovery No.208. Body position 250. Tally 1107.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: just above return pulley east jig junction, 40 yards inbye side of curve. Identified by Thomas Gibson (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that his father commented that "he (himself) was one of the rescuers and found the lad's clog".
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.485. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/471. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Parents at 39 Wearish Lane, Thomas 48 and Ellen 43; Siblings Lucy 20, Mary 18, Simeon 16 (killed), Peter 15, Joseph 12, Emma 10. Deceased lived with his Aunt.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Simeon Gibson.
HCF Dependants: Thomas Gibson.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Herbert & Simeon; HCF 7s 6d./w. WCA £306 (£40 lump sum, balance of £263.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for the two brothers; Before 28s./w. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 19 (G, LCM, MI). Address spelt Warrish Lane in HCF reports; Wearish as in PB is correct. Incorrectly given as 39 Wearish Lane in PB. Address is 386 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill in burial register.

GIBSON Simeon
Age 16. 13 Wearish Lane, Westhoughton. Lasher-on
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1894.
Recovery No.5. Body position 4. Tally 856.
Recovered 21 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: near to number 4 [William Green]. Identified by Thomas Gibson (father) deceased lived with his Aunt.
Cause of death: Explosion. Dr. Hatton described his condition as follows "He was entirely nude, not a shred of clothing left on him. He was badly burnt all over, and thickly coated with coal dust. He was just alive, unconscious, and breathing spasmodically. There were no fractures or wounds; the hair was completely burnt off. He lived but a short time, death being due to the shock of the explosion."
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.478. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/470. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Parents at 39 Wearish Lane, Thomas 48 and Ellen 43; Siblings Lucy 20, Mary 18, Herbert 18 (killed), Peter 15, Joseph 12, Emma 10. Deceased lived with his Aunt.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Herbert Gibson.
HCF Dependants: Thomas Gibson.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Herbert & Simeon; HCF 7s 6d./w. WCA £306 (£40 lump sum, balance of £263.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 8s./w. Combined for the two brothers; Before 28s./w. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in the coal mine."
Variants: Age 17 (G, LCM, MI). Address spelt Warrish Lane in HCF reports; Wearish as in PB is correct.

GILL Thomas
Age 22. 47 Kearsley Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1888.
Recovery No.47. Body position 192. Tally 893.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by James Gill (father).
Cause of death: CO?.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.482. Unmarked grave Bay 35 Plot 3 with other burials Margaret Ann Gill 38 on 2 Aug 1901, Wilfred Gill 1m on 23 Aug 1923, Wilfred Gill 7m on 15 Aug 1925.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/472. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 261.
Family at home: Father James 54; Siblings John 19, Wilfred 17, Harry 16, Fred 11. Also a sister 13, living with an aunt, and a married sister who did the house work.
HCF Dependants: James Gill.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 (£20 lump sum, balance of £29.5s. invested to give 5s./w.)
Income: Before 22s.6d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father is living, but has not worked for 8 years."

GORE William
Age 42. 105 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born in Shevington birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1868.Baptised 10 Apr 1868 at Standish St Wilfrid.
Recovery No.191. Body position 59. Tally 1053.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 110 yards inbye up west level. Identified by John Gore (son) and daughter Catherine (Kate) from patched holes in his trousers (pers.comm. Andrea Finney).
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 467; Register No.5992. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/473. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Wife Mary (Gallagher) 42; Children John 23, William 19, Elizabeth 18, Seth 14, Kate 12, Fanny 11, Thomas 3.
HCF Dependants: Mary, Katherine, Francis, Thomas & Elizabeth Gore.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 10s./w (inc. 2s./w to his mother). WCA £226. 4s.0d. (£10 lump sum, balance of £195.9d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Royal London £5.5s.
Income: Before 29s. After 20s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Age 43 (DR).

GOULDING Richard
Age 34. 19 George Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 20 Mar 1876 in Aspull birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1876.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be one of unknown victims Nos. 106, 150, 171.
Coroner's Inquest: Elizabeth Ann Goulding was Witness No.75 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ann (Harrison) 32 (address later given as 36 Kay Street, Bolton).
Relation to other victims: Brother of William Goulding.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann Goulding.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £291.17s.0d as lump sum invested.
Insurance: Sick and Burial £8. Forester's Club £10.
Income: Before 37s.5d. After 11s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Golding (LCM).

GOULDING William
Age 36. 25 Mill Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 23 Sep 1874 in Aspull birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1874.
Recovery No.51. Body position 196. Tally 897.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Joseph Goulding (father) of 91 Brancker Street, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 471; Register No.5999. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/474. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Wife Jemima (Wright) 34; Children Joseph 12, Annie 10, Mary Agnes 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Richard Goulding.
HCF Dependants: Jemima, Joseph, Annie & Mary Agnes Goulding.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £296.9s.10d. (£30 lump sum, balance of £263.19s.10d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Oddfellows £7.
Income: Before 38s. After 29s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Golding (LCM).

GREEN Edward Halliwell
Age 22. 211 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 11 Sep 1888 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1888.
Recovery No.113. Body position 229. Tally 930.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Edward Green (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1435; Register No.6044. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/475. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Parents Edward 57 and Elizabeth Ann 54, and four siblings.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann Green.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA no compensation data available.
Income: Before 23s.10d./w. After not known.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father employed as a carter." Member of Wingates Temperance Prize Band. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

GREEN James
Age 34. 103 Market Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1876. Baptised 27 Oct 1876 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.289. Body position 334. Tally 1177.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 15 yards from face on level. Identified by Richard Green (brother) of Hosker Nook, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt
Buried: 1 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1244 (with Albert Norman); Register No.6021. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/477. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Mother Margaret 75 and brother Thomas 28 (killed) living with brother-in-law Albert Norman (killed) and family.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas and Peter Green. Brother-in-law of Albert Norman.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Green.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5. Combined for brothers James and Thomas; HCF 7s./w. WCA £100 (£40 lump sum, balance of £58.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 65s.5d. After 17s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 33 (DR, PB), 35 (G, LCM).

GREEN Peter
Age 41. 36 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1869.Baptised 19 Jun 1874 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew when '6 [sic] years old'.
Recovery No.63. Body position 208. Tally 909.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Richard Green (brother) of Hosker Nook, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1293; Register No.6020. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/479. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth 43; Children John 16, Mary 13, Margaret 5, Peter 3.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas and James Green. Brother-in-law of Albert Norman.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret & Peter Green.
Compensation: WDPRS 7s.6d./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £300 (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Red Lion Sick Club £8.
Income: Before 38s.5d. After 26s.6d.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS.
Variants: Address 56 Mabel Street (PB), 103 Market Street (BR).

GREEN Richard
Age 53. 11 Blackledge Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1857. Baptised 22 June 1857 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.223. Body position 121. Tally 1070.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: top level off west back? brow. Identified by David Pasquill (nephew) of 5 Washington Street, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: David Pasquill was Witness No.34 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.486. Unmarked grave Bay 16 Plot 21 with later burial of Ann Green 58 on 11 Mar 1918.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/480. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Wife Ann (Aspey) 51; Children Mary Ellen 23.
Relation to other victims: Half-brother of James Tyrer.
HCF Dependants: Ann Green.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 4s./w. HCF 4s./w. WCA £169 (£20 lump sum, balance of £133.15s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £17.
Income: Before 21s.8d. After 19s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "
Variants: Age 55 (DR, PB). Address 129 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill (PB) where LCM recorded he was going to live. Widow's address 102 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill. PB mistranscribed Pasquill as Pasquith.

GREEN Thomas
Age 28. 103 Market Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 15 May 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1882.
Recovery No.253. Body position 327. Tally 1142.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: near 1141 (William Evans). Identified after burial on 6 Jan 1911 from stockings and clogs by Richard Green (brother), Hosker Nook, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN [6 Jan 1911] report on the inquest recorded that Richard Green stated his brother had made no complaint about his work.
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 925 2nd right; Register No.6144. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/478. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Mother Margaret 75 and brother James 34 (killed) living with brother-in-law Albert Norman (killed) and family.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Peter and James Green. Brother-in-law of Albert Norman.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Green.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers James and Thomas; HCF 7s./w. WCA £100 (£40 lump sum, balance of £58.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 35s./w. Combined for brothers; Before 65s.5d. After 17s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 28 Dec 1910. "A male person about 30 years of age, 5ft 10ins high, long features, very good teeth. Pair of clogs size 10's, square toes, three lace holes, with toe plates, newly ironed. Leather belt one inch broad, with metal buckle in two pieces, stitched. A pair of blue and black ribbed stockings mended at the heels with grey wool. Pair of calico pit drawers with hip pocket and metal buttons, light coloured."

GREEN William
Age 13. 6 Bowden Street, Deane, Bolton. Lasher-on.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1897.Baptised 19 May 1897 at Bolton St Peter.
Recovery No.4. Body position 3. Tally 855.
Recovered 21 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: back of No.3 pit around shafts. Identified by William Green (father) from his belt (newspaper report). Property: Nil (father took jacket brought it back - not his property).
Cause of death: (Violence.) Explosion.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that his father said "the boy had never made any complaint".
Buried: 24 Dec 1910 Tonge Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/I1/53 Church Ground. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/476. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Parents William Henry 42 and Henrietta 50; Siblings Alice 15, Hetty 10, Alfred 8, Frank 6.
HCF Dependants: Henrietta Green.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 as lump sum paid out of court.
Income: Before 8s.6d. After 5s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father a policeman in Bolton Force. The home was very poor and untidy."
Variants: Age 14 (G, LCM). Occupation Haulage Hand (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Supplied by a family member.

GREENALL Joseph
Age 34. 23 George Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Thatto Heath birth registered Prescot 2nd Q 1876. Baptised 7 Jul 1876 at Prescot St Mary the Virgin.
Recovery No.160. Body position 279. Tally 958.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by John Greenall (brother) of 8 Airworth Street.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1347; Register No.6033. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/482. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Wife Sarah (Unsworth) 35; Children Hilda 8.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas Greenall. Brother-in-law of Jehu & James Unsworth. Uncle of Albert Unsworth.
HCF Dependants: Sarah, Hilda & Mary Greenall.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 13s./w (inc. 4s./w to his mother). WCA £300 (Nil lump sum, balance of £297.10s. invested).
Insurance: Rechabites £10. Industrial £11.4s.5d.
Income: Before 38s.5d. After 19s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent (Secretary of Westhoughton Tent).
Variants: Jas. Greenall (R). Age 36 (DR, PB). Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

GREENALL Thomas
Age 36. 46 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Thatto Heath birth registered Prescot 2nd Q 1874.
Recovery No.163. Body position 280. Tally 959.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Richard Bond (brother-in-law) of 8 Tithebarn Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1346; Register No.6032. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/481. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 262.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Brown) 37; Children Lilian 9, Kathleen 5, Winston 1, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Joseph Greenall.
HCF Dependants: Annie, Lilian, Kathleen, Winston & Thomas Greenall.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £300 (Nil lump sum, balance of £297.10s. invested).
Insurance: Rechabites £10.
Income: Before 38s.5d. After 27s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent (Chief Ruler of Westhoughton Tent).
Variants: Age 38 (DR, PB). Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

GREENHALGH Thomas
Age 61. 73 Park Road, Westhoughton. Back Fireman.
Born 4 Sep 1849 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1849.
Recovery No.32. Body position 41. Tally 885.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: on centre drawing road, on his face head outbye, 10 yards from slant level. Identified by Harry Greenhalgh (son) of 73 Park Road, Westhoughton. Property: lamp key, knife, watch.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Harry Greenhalgh was Witness No.36 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that a brother of Thomas Greenhalgh stated he "had alleged that there were too many young and inexperienced firemen". [It was not recorded which of the two Thomas Greenhalgh was referred to, but the nature of the remark suggests it was the 61 years old fireman].
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Bethel Congregational Church, Westhoughton. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/484. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Wife Esther (Howarth) 55; Children Harry 31, Mary 22.
HCF Dependants: Esther Greenhalgh.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £214.10s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £184.5s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 26s.8d. After 21s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. The oldest of the victims underground at Pretoria at the time of the explosion; he had worked in the pits for some 50 years. A Thomas Greenhalgh is named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 60 (DR, PB).

GREENHALGH Thomas
Age 24. 143 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 22 Jan 1886 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.90. Body position 220. Tally 921.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Thomas Greenhalgh (grandfather) of 7 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.23. Grave 241. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/483. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Father William Smith 46 (killed) and mother Elizabeth Smith (nee Greenhalgh) 42; Siblings John Greenhalgh 17, Smith siblings Annie 14, Ellen 13, Ellis 12, William 9, Mary 9, James 7, Elizabeth 5, Lily 3.
Relation to other victims: Son of William Smith.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Smith.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father William Smith and son Thomas Greenhalgh; HCF 23s.6d./w. WCA £376.3s.8d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £353.13s.8d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 22s.2d./w. Combined for William Smith and Thomas Greenhalgh; Before 51s.2d./w. After 51s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: HCF and 1901 Census record Thomas as the step-son of William Smith, but family members have confirmed he was William's natural son born before he married Elizabeth Greenhalgh (Carol Lloyd pers.comm. 22 Jan 07).

GRIFFITHS Albert
Age 27. 104 Church Avenue, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Wolverhampton in 1883? (see Notes)
Recovery No.301. Body position 79. Tally 1156.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: just inbye of 1155 (Thomas Hastie). Identified by George Peter Bradley.
Cause of death: Explosion 80 yds away. CO. Burnt. No left arm.
Coroner's Inquest: George Peter Bradley was Witness No.49 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 5 Jan 1911 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/H2/73 Church Ground. Other burials in same grave from Grave Deed 6367: Harold Bradley 5m on 19 Sep 1900, Ernest Bradley 20 on 7 Dec 1915, George Peter Bradley 48 on 15 Mar 1915, John Andrew Bradley 37 on 9 Jul 1924, Sarah Ann Bradley 66 20 Apr 1936. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/485. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: No known relatives. "Adopted" son of George and Sarah Bradley.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £10 settled. No other details known.
Income: not recorded.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "This young man has lived with Mrs Bradley as an adopted son for 17 years. He has no relatives. Mrs Bradley has a husband and eight children; the eldest is 24 years." His birthplace and year of birth are not known for certain. A census trail suggests the Griffiths family migrated from Manchester area to the West Midlands in the 1870s where Albert was born and possibly orphaned. By 1901 he was lodging in Daubhill with a Yorkshire plumber, George Bradley and his family and was named as their adopted son on his MI.
Variants: 28 (LCM).

GRUNDY David
Age 48. 390 Manchester Road West, Little Hulton. Collier.
Born 1 Jan 1862 in Little Hulton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1862.
Recovery No.83. Body position 155. Tally 996.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by William Jarvis of 249 Manchester Road West, Little Hulton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Wharton Presbyterian Chapel, Wharton Lane, Little Hulton [the chapel has been demolished, but the cemetery is still in use. Along with other old gravestones, his memorial appears to have been moved to the perimeter of the graveyard. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/487. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Wife Fanny (Jarvis) 48.
HCF Dependants: Fanny Grundy.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £289.9s.8d. (Nil lump sum, balance of £286.19s.8d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £20. Burial Club £10. Kenyon Arms £10.
Income: Before 37s.1d. After 21s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS and W&DPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "No Children. A very clean and comfortable home." In a WCA hearing it was reported "In the first case, that of Fanny Grundy, Mr Horridge, who appeared for her, said that at one time the deceased was in a coal-bagging business, but he went bankrupt, and at the time of his death he was owing £43 to the Ellesmere Collieries for coal, and £90 which he had received as a trustee for the children of a relative." His Honour said, the woman was not liable for these debts, and he did not know why they should be paid out of the compensation. He asked if she had any children. Mr Horridge: "No Sir". His Honour: "What has she to live on?" Mr Horridge: "She would have to work - she is very anxious that these children should be paid" His Honour said the widow could pay the Ellesmere Colliery out of the money she had, and he would order that the children should be paid their share of the £90 out of the fund as they came of age. (BJG 24 Feb 1911).

HARDMAN Albert
Age 17. 18 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Conveyor Attendant.
Born 7 July 1893 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1893.
Recovery No.305. Body position 68. Tally 1093.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: left corner of No.2 jig. Identified by Joseph Hardman (brother) of 16 Wood Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Fractured skull.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Joseph Hardman said his brother "had not complained of the conditions of work".
Buried: 5 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 202 (with Samuel Hardman); Register No.6012. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/489. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Parents James 51 and Elizabeth 49; Siblings Samuel 19 (killed), George 13, Aaron 10.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Samuel Hardman.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Hardman.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Albert and Samuel; HCF 7s.6d./w. WCA £220 (£30 lump sum, balance of £187.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 16s.4d./w. Combined for brothers; Before 40s.8d. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Occupation Drawer in PB.

HARDMAN Samuel
Age 19. 18 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 29 Oct 1891 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1891.
Recovery No.28. Body position 36. Tally 880.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: on his face, head outbye, near 1st hand place off level near 879 (Stephen Hulme). Identified by Joseph Hardman (brother) of 16 Wood Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO. Extensive burns.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 202 (with Albert Hardman); Register No.6011. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/488. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Parents James 51 and Elizabeth 49; Siblings Albert 17 (killed), George 13, Aaron 10.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Albert Hardman.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Hardman.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Albert and Samuel; HCF 7s.6d./w. WCA £220 (£30 lump sum, balance of £187.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 40s.8d. After 17s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist.

HARGREAVES John Robert
Age 27. 5 Hilton Street, Atherton. Drawer.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1883. Baptised 31 Oct 1883 at Bolton St George.
Recovery No.45. Body position 141. Tally 982.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: on south side of No.2 shunt. Identified by Margaret Hargreaves (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1710 (with Peter Moss). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/490. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Moss) 22; Children May 2, Robinson 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Peter Moss.
HCF Dependants: Margaret, May & Robinson Hargreaves.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £232.1s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £187.9s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 29s.9. After 27s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: PB records John Hargreaves' body as identified both by his wife and Joseph Delafield brother - the latter is obviously an error.

HARRIS Edward
Age 14. 16 Albion Street, Wingates, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1896. Baptised 20 Jun 1896 at Daisy Hill St James.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Pit Shaft Area and may be one of unknown victims Nos. 9, 12, 309, 310, 325.
Coroner's Inquest: Mary Ann Harris was Witness No.69 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Parents Josiah 47 and Mary Ann 42; Siblings Annie 17, Dora 13, George 10, William 6, Stanley 3.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ann Harris.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£5 lump sum, balance of £68.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £15.
Income: Before 9s.3d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father a general mason."
Variants: Age 17 (G, LCM).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

HARTLEY Nicholas
Age 44. 53 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1866. Baptised 21 Nov 1866 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.118. Body position 174. Tally 1015.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: full way at jig bottom. Identified by William Hartley (father) of 4 Church Lane.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Elizabeth and William Hartley were Witnesses No.27 & 28 (Pope 1911). BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that William Hartley said his son "had complained many a time of gas in his place and had come home at odd times through it. He has heard deceased complain to his wife".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.51. Grave 37. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/491. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ellen (Hilton) 44; Father William Hartley 74; Children Adopted son Charles Bernard 10.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ellen Hartley & Charles Barnard Senior.
Compensation: HCF 9s./w. WCA £247.2s.1d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £220.12s.1d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Dog Club £8.
Income: Before 31s.8d. After 19s.
Notes: Not a member of L&CMPRS, but possibly of the W&DPRS. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 35 years. Height 5ft 9in. Dark brown hair and moustache. Long thin nose? Clothing: Clogs 10's, square toes, two lace-holes with leather laces, two eyelets in tongue of clogs. Trousers: Blue serge patched with white calico on front of each leg. Stockings: nearly new blue wool. Belt: 1in leather, steel buckle without runner. Belt broken and stitched with patch about 6 inches from buckle."
Variants: Occupation Drawer in PB.

HASTIE Gerald
Age 19. 348 Ravenswood Terrace, Chequerbent (lodgings). Conveyor Attendant.
Born 14 Oct 1891 in Northwich, Cheshire birth registered Northwich 4th Q 1891.
Recovery No.302. Body position 76. Tally 1153.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: top of No.3 jig. Identified by William Hastie (brother) of 649 Manchester Road, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: Explosion 80 yds away. CO. Burnt. Fractured skull.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that William Hastie, who was much distressed identified the bodies of his brothers and said "he never heard his brothers make any complaint".
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 Witton Cemetery, Northwich, Cheshire (with Thomas Hastie). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/492. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 263.
Family at home: Lodged with Mrs Bent. Family at 1 Witton Brow, Marston, Northwich, Cheshire: Mother Maria Cork 40 (formerly Maria Hastie widowed); Hastie siblings Alice 11, May 9, Percy 7.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas Hastie. Nephew of John Thomas Houghton. Cousin of Elias, Frederick Stanley and Thomas Houghton.
HCF Dependants: Maria, Alice, May & Percy Cork.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £15 and mother allowed £10 paid 4s./w. Combined for brothers Gerald and Thomas; HCF 13s./w. WCA £330 (£30 lump sum, balance of £297.10s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Income: Before 20s.11d./w. Combined for brothers; Before 44s.1d. After 28s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Chequerbent Harriers. Served in the Territorial Army. The funeral was reported in the Northwich Chronicle 14 Jan 1911.
Variants: Occupation Dataller in PB. Address as Rosewood Terrace (BEN 6 Jan 1911).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

HASTIE Thomas
Age 20. 350 Ravenswood Terrace, Chequerbent (lodgings). Conveyor Attendant.
Born 4 Jan 1890 in Northwich, Cheshire birth registered Northwich 1st Q 1890.
Recovery No.304. Body position 78. Tally 1155.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: No.2 jig 2 yards from jig wheel. Identified by William Hastie (brother) of 649 Manchester Road, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that William Hastie, who was much distressed identified the bodies of his brothers and said "he never heard his brothers make any complaint".
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 Witton Cemetery, Northwich, Cheshire (with Gerald Hastie). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/493. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Lodged with Mrs Naylor. Family at 1 Witton Brow, Marston, Northwich, Cheshire: Mother Maria Cork 40 (formerly Maria Hastie widowed); Hastie siblings Alice 11, May 9, Percy 7.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Gerald Hastie. Nephew of John Thomas Houghton. Cousin of Elias, Frederick Stanley and Thomas Houghton.
HCF Dependants: Maria, Alice, May & Percy Cork.
Compensation: LCM £5. Combined for brothers Gerald and Thomas; HCF 13s./w. WCA £330 (£30 lump sum, balance of £297.10s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 44s.1d. After 28s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Chequerbent Harriers. Served in the Territorial Army. The funeral was reported in the Northwich Chronicle 14 Jan 1911.
Variants: Occupation Dataller in PB. Address as Rosewood Terrace (BEN 6 Jan 1911). Age 21 (GRO).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

HAYES Frederick
Age 43. 276 Park Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1867.
Recovery No.35. Body position 42. Tally 886.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: on his back in the face, at far end of slant level. Identified by James Anthony Doxey (nephew) of 685 Manchester Road, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: Not stated.
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1123; Register No.5998. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/494. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ann (Lewis) 35; Children Walter 13, Nellie 9.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann & Nancy Ellen Hayes.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £282.2s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £259.12s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Oddfellows £8. United Industrial £12.10s. Mayor's Fund £3.
Income: Before 36s.2d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Heyes (LCM). Age 42 (DR, PB).

HAYES William
Age 28. 4 Leigh Common Lane, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 12 Sep 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1882.
Recovery No.122. Body position 236. Tally 937.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Elizabeth Hayes (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1259; Register No.6053. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/495. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Jones) 22; Children William 2, Jane 2m; Father William 58.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Hayes, William Hayes Jones, Jane & William Hayes.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 15s./w (inc. 4s./w for father). WCA £204.2s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £180.10s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Friendly Society £7.
Income: Before 26s.2d. After 29s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

HAYNES Edward
Age 35. 54 Willows Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Drawer.
Born 21 Jan 1875 in Daubhill, Bolton birth registered 1st Q 1875 as Edward Bannister.
Recovery No.98. Body position 169. Tally 1010.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: just outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by Edward Haynes (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/496. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ann (Wallbank) 26; Children Rachel 5, May 2, Mary Ellen 3m.; Parents Edward 58 and Catherine 53.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann, Rachel, May & Mary Ellen Haynes.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 20s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £206.1s. (£15 lump sum, balance of £174.8s.6d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Salvation Army £15.
Income: Before 26s.5d. After 39s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS and the 'New PRS' (WDPRS). Edward Haynes was born before, but in the same year his parents married.
Variants: Hayne (LCM).

HESKETH William
Age 26. 11 Platt Lane, Westhoughton. Conveyor attendant.
Born 6 July 1884 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1884.
Recovery No.277. Body position 90. Tally 1171.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face. Identified by Charlotte Eckersley (sister) of 116 Park, Road.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Jawbone and ankle fractured.
Coroner's Inquest: Charlotte Eckersley was Witness No.43 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that she said "deceased worked on the 'Iron Man'. During the last two or three weeks he had come home twice for gas and had complained to her, but they had taken no notice".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1354; Register No.6039. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/497. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Parents Peter 68 and Hannah 66; Siblings Mary Matilda 35, Annie 31, Betsy 29, John 25.
HCF Dependants: Annie & Hannah Hesketh.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 10s./w. WCA £140 (£30 lump sum, balance of £107.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 31s.3d. After 24s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father and mother at home. Father has dropsy and cannot work. Brother has had spine injury at colliery, and is on the Funds of the Society. Two girls employed in the mill. One girl at home through delicate health." Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: On Plan 2 in Redmayne, his body position is shown in the right place, but incorrectly recorded as 80 (duplicated). Occupation Collier in PB. Age 27 (LCM). Address 1 Platt Lane (BR, PB).

HEWITT John Edward Ernest
Age 45. 179 Wigan Road, Atherton. Electrician.
Born in Whitley, Cheshire birth registered Runcorn 4th Q 1865 (as Ernest Edward). Baptised 17 Dec 1865 at Stretton St Matthew.
Recovery No.195. Body position 60. Tally 1054.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 50 yards up jig No.2 of East Plodder level. Identified by Elizabeth Hewitt (wife). Property: tobacco box, pair of callipers, bunch of keys, knife, cutter.
Cause of death: Explosion. Gas. Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 926 1st right;, Register No.6149. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/498. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Gates) 50; Children Stanley 22, Mary 18, Thomas 15, Hannah 11.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth & Hannah Hewitt.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £271.1s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £198.15s.1d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £30.
Income: Before 34s.9d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. He was buried before identification. His wife later identified his keys, pair of callipers and blue suit, and in early January 1911 requested he be exhumed for reburial in Atherton: the coroner refused the request (The Times 3 Jan 1911). MI is at Atherton Cemetery. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 40 years. Height 5ft 10in. Long features, clean shaven, hair on head all burned; cannot be further described. One clog, size 8, round toe, two lace-holes, leather lace, toe-cap with brass nails, leather patch on heel; 1/2 inch leather belt with steel buckle. Pair of cotton braces with leather purse at back with one division. One pair of grey wool socks, one white knitted wool undervest, red and blue striped calico shirt, but no buttons; black cloth waistcoat with three pockets, six dark bone buttons; dark brown cord trousers with one white button and four small steel buttons marked 'Suspenders'. Blue cotton top marked "J. Low and Sons, clothiers and outfitters, Atherton".
Variants: Birth registration shows his first names were Ernest Edward, but MI and death registration are as John Edward Ernest. Redmayne incorrectly has Jas. Ed. Hewitt. Age 46 (DR, MI, PB).

HIGHAM James
Age 60. 74 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Engineman.
Born in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1850.
Recovery No.329. Body position 16. Tally 1100.
Recovered 10 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: bottom of No.4 pit, in the sump. Identified by John Higham (son).
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractures. Legs and arms fractured. Skull blown off.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that John Higham said his father "had made no complaints"'
Buried: 12 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 168; Register No.6135. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/499. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Wife Fanny (Eckersley) 57; Children John 35, James 30, Jane 27, Bessie 18.
HCF Dependants: Fanny & James Higham.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 12s./w. WCA £150 (£30 lump sum, balance of £117.10s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £30.
Income: Before 19s.2d. After 24s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Six children; youngest 19 – all working except one, a young man aged 30 who is in poor health, and has not worked for two years." James Higham worked in the Yard Mine No.3 pit shaft area, but was blown into the No.4 Arley Mine pit shaft.
Variants: Age generally reported as 59, but birth registration shows he was 60.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

HIGHAM Joseph
Age 23. 8 Wilbraham Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 26 Feb 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1887.
Recovery No.53. Body position 197? Tally 898.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Isaiah Higham (brother) of 8 Wilbraham Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 123; Register No.6006. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/3. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Mother Mary 68; Siblings Isaiah 31, Emily 28 (father dead).
HCF Dependants: Mary Higham.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£30 lump sum, balance of £43.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 27s.3d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: There is a serious error in Redmayne: the information for victim No.53 (including his name) is a duplicate of No.329, James Higham. PB records Recovery No.53 as Joseph Higham, who died in a group on the Downbrow East Level. Within this group is body position 197 which is not recorded against a victim's name in Redmayne, so assumed here to be Joseph Higham. All the other men in the group died of CO.

HIGSON John
Age 44. 7 Venice Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Rumworth birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1866. Baptised 1 Jul 1866 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.280. Body position 93. Tally 1174.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: similar to 1173 (Henry Blundell). Identified by Ann Higson (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Mark on ''forehead.'' a.m.
Coroner's Inquest: Annie Higson was Witness No.40 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that she said "her husband had come home on several occasions for gas and when the conveyor was broken down".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G274 (with William Higson). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/1. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: de facto wife Annie Martin (aka Higson) 39; Higson children William 23 (killed); Martin-surnamed children Thomas 15, Sarah Ellen 13, Gertie 11. Widower John Higson lived in a de facto relationship with Annie Martin.
Relation to other victims: Father of William Higson. Brother of Peter Higson.
HCF Dependants: Annie Martin otherwise Higson, Sarah Ellen & Gertie Martin.
Compensation: Combined for father & son John and William; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £300 (£64 lump sum, balance invested to give 10s./w. Claimed by Annie Martin on behalf of their 3 children).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 40s. After 23s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. A well-know local bowler.
Variants: Age 43 (DR, LCM, PB).

HIGSON Peter
Age 46. 482 Wigan Road, Deane, Bolton. Dataller.
Born in Rumworth birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1864. Baptised 4 Dec 1864 Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.196. Body position 46. Tally 1031.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 40 yards inbye side of Cable Level in brow, outbye of jig pulley. Identified by Mary Jane Higson.
Cause of death: Explosion, gas. Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G273. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/32/500. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Wife Mary Jane (Reynolds) 41; Children Thomas 19, John 15, Albert 13, Harry 9, William 4; Mother Ellen Lee 70.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Higson and Uncle of William Higson.
HCF Dependants: Mary Jane, Harry & William Higson.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £202.10.4d. (£22.14s lump sum, balance invested).
Insurance: Salisbury Sick £6. Deane Burial £4.
Income: Before 26s. After 19s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

HIGSON William
Age 23. 7 Venice Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Dataller.
Born 28 Nov 1887 in Deane birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.297. Body position 65. Tally 1090.
Recovered 2 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: top of No.3 jig. Identified by Annie Higson (step-mother).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Annie Higson said of her [step] son "He had formerly worked with his father, but latterly had been employed in the North Plodder on the conveyor". When asked by the Coroner has he ever complained of his work, Mrs Higson said "No, he said it was like going home. He used to say he wished I could go down the mine and look at it with him".
Buried: 5 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G274 (with John Higson). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/2. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 264.
Family at home: Father John 44 (killed) and Step-mother Annie Martin (aka Higson) 39; Martin half-siblings Thomas 15, Sarah Ellen 13, Gertie 11.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Higson. Nephew of Peter Higson.
HCF Dependants: Annie Martin otherwise Higson.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father & son John and William; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £300 (£64 lump sum, 10s./w.).
Income: Before 26s.9d. Combined for father & son; Before 40s. After 23s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Birth date recorded in List of Employees (Young Persons) at Rumworth Mill, Daubhill, 1884-1902.

HILTON James
Age 25. 637 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 19 Sep 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1885.
Recovery No.75. Body position 149. Tally 990.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by Thomas Hilton (brother) of 85 Reservoir Street, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 190; Register No.6075.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/39. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Father William 75; Siblings Esther Ann 29.
HCF Dependants: William Hilton.
Compensation: HCF 4s./w. WCA £115 (£20 lump sum, balance of £92.10s. invested to give 5s./w.). W&DPRS compensation not recorded.
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 27s.6d. After 9s.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

HILTON Joseph
Age 54. 6 Newgate, Plodder Lane, Middle Hulton. Collier.
Born in Middle Hulton in 1856 birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1856. Baptised 11 May 1856 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.323. Body position 135. Tally 1188.
Recovered 6 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: West side face down brow. Identified by Jane Hilton (wife) from a pad made of old stockings in one of the knees of his trousers [BEN 6 Jan 1911].
Cause of death: Indefinite probably explosion. Too decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Jane Hilton "had not made complaint about his work".
Buried: 9 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave D348 (with William Hilton). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/5. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Wife Jane (Owen) 54; she was Joseph Hilton's 3rd wife [BEN 6 Jan 1911].
Relation to other victims: Father of William Hilton.
HCF Dependants: Jane Hilton.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £190.9s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £177.19s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.2d. After 21s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Widow's address 56 John Taylor Street, Bolton. Recovered 5 Jan 1911 (PB).

HILTON Montague Boardman
Age 29. 14 Northern Grove, Chorley Old Road, Bolton. Dataller.
Born 16 Jun 1881 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1881.
Recovery No.307. Body position 128. Tally 1151.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: on face between last and next to last drawing, on back brow, east side. Identified from clothing on 4 Apr 1911, by Ada Hilton (wife) of 69 Valets Lane, Chorley Old Road, Bolton. Property: rent receipt.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Ada Hilton was Witness No.54 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 8 Jan 1911 in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 928 1st left; Register No.6158. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/228. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Family at home: Wife Ada (Fletcher) 26; Children James 15m.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Percy Hilton.
HCF Dependants: Ada & James Hilton.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £191.15s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £179.5s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.7d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded that widow Ada was "Going to live with her mother at 69 Valets Lane, Chorley Old Road." Recovery No. and Tally from PB, not recorded in Redmayne. The body position was identified on Redmayne Plan 2 from the location description. His memorial is in Deane St Mary churchyard. A police description of the body prepared for the Coroner to help identification was "About 30 years of age, 5ft 10ins, very high forehead. No further description possible on account of bruises and decomposition. Clothing - pair of clogs, newly ironed, three lace holes, right clog tin-toe plate fastened with string, left clog no toe-plate, leather toe-cap and two small holes outside, no lace. Leather belt inch wide with steel buckles, green peak cap, blue flannel pit shirt, nearly new with linen buttons. Blue flannel under-vest, pair of calico pit drawers, one heather-mixture ribbed wool sock, one black ribbed wool sock, black and white small check scarf. (BEN 6 Jan 1911).
Variants: Occupation Collier (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown.

HILTON Percy
Age 25. 211 Derby Street, Bolton. Dataller.
Born 1 May 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1885.
Recovery No.298. Body position 125. Tally 1078.
Recovered 2 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: top of down brow. Identified by James Hilton (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt. R. femur fractured.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that James Hilton said "he had not complained".
Buried: 4 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G250. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/4. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Parents James 59 and Frances 59; Siblings Elizabeth Ellen 19.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Montague Boardman Hilton.
HCF Dependants: Frances Hilton.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Sick Club £3.17s. Shepherds £7.16s.
Income: Before 25s.5d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father has not worked for a months. He had a small business, but having lost money on it, he gave it up. The father is 59. One daughter at home, but does not work. She has to assist the mother, who is not in good health." Percy Hilton was due to marry in 3 weeks time.

HILTON William
Age 26. 32 Argo Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Drawer.
Born 12 Mar 1884 in Middle Hulton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1884.
Recovery No.316. Body position 133. Tally 1186
Recovered 5 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: West side face down brow. Identified by Beatrice Hilton (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Injuries.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that "she had heard her husband say a time or two that the mine was hot. That was all the complaint he had made. He said that not so long before, but she could not say how long. He had worked at the pit about twelve months".
Buried: 9 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave D348 (with Joseph Hilton). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/40. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Beatrice (Wareing) 24.
Relation to other victims: Son of Joseph Hilton.
HCF Dependants: Beatrice Hilton.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £202.3s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £189.13s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Wesleyan and General £23.
Income: Before 25s.11d. After 21s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Bolton "Primrose" Tent.
Variants: Occupation Lasher-on (G). Address sometimes written incorrectly as Hargreaves Street (HCF).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

HINDLE Fred
Age 22. 11 Peace Street, Atherton. Dataller.
Born 14 Nov 1888 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 4th Q 1888.
Recovery No.290. Body position 136. Tally 1178.
Recovered 31 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: junction of South Plodder with Top Yard. Identified by Sam Hindle (father). The body was mangled and various parts of the body had been severed, but it was recognised by the length of the legs, one being shorter than the other (BEN 7 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt. Not decomposed.
Buried: 2 Jan 1911 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1768. Also buried in same grave: John Meadows 70 on 17 Sep 1912. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/40. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Georgina (Shepherd) 22; Children Alice 4m.
HCF Dependants: Georgina & Alice Hindle.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £161.4s (£15 lump sum, balance of £139.7d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £8.
Income: Before 20s.8d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. According to a Leigh Journal report, Fred Hindle had been off work for two weeks with two fractured fingers, and resumed work the day before the disaster regardless of the doctor's opinion that he should wait another week because he wanted to get off the compensation list. Also reportedly a Liberal Club local election worker.

HODGKISS James
Age 31. 670 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 30 Jun 1879 in Farnworth birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1879.
Recovery No.107. Body position 167. Tally 1008.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 5 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified by Levi Hodgkiss (brother) of 23 Sycamore Road, Atherton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1502; Register No.6111. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/8. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Emmett) 41; Children Annie 2; Brother Stanley 14 (killed); Father James 60.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Lewis snr., and Stanley Hodgkiss. Uncle of Lewis Hodgkiss jnr. Brother-in-law of Leonard Emmett.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth & Annie Hodgkiss.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £273 (£30 lump sum, balance of £235.12s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Royal London £17.2s. Oddfellows £10.
Income: Combined for brothers James & Stanley; Before 35s. After 28s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association.

HODGKISS Lewis
Age 15. 53 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Haulage Hand.
Born in Farnworth birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1895.
Recovery No.326. Body position 22. Tally 1190.
Recovered 9 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: No.3 pit, on grid, 10 feet below yard mouthing. Identified by Robert Hodgkiss (uncle) of 653 Manchester Road, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractures.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that his uncle said "he did not know the deceased had made any complaints".
Buried: 12 Jan 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1501 (with Lewis Hodgkiss snr); Register No.6136. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/9. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Parents Lewis 39 (killed) and Elizabeth 41; Siblings Richard 12, Thomas 8, Samuel? 2m. Grandmother Elizabeth Morris 72.
Relation to other victims: Son of Lewis Hodgkiss snr. Nephew of Stanley and James Hodgkiss.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Hodgkiss.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Lewis & son Lewis; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £375 (£30 lump sum, balance of £342.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 8s.7d. Combined for father & son; Before 40s. After 26s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

HODGKISS Lewis
Age 39. 53 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Fireman.
Born 28 Oct 1871 in Ince-in-Makerfield birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1871.
Recovery No.236. Body position 312. Tally 1127.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: on right leg of Samuel Thornley. Identified by Levi Hodgkiss (brother) of 23 Sycamore Road, Atherton. Property: silver watch in case.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Compound fracture, forearm.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1501 (with Lewis Hodgkiss jnr); Register No.6112. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/10. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth ( Morris) 41; Children Lewis 15 (killed), Richard 12, Thomas 8, Samuel? 2m. Mother-in-law Elizabeth Morris 72.
Relation to other victims: Father of Lewis Hodgkiss jnr. Brother of James and Stanley Hodgkiss.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, Thomas, Richard & Lewis Hodgkiss.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. Combined for father Lewis & son Lewis; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £375 (£30 lump sum, balance of £342.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 40s. After 26s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association. His watch which had been stopped by the force of the blast was later used in the public inquiry to establish the time of the explosion (newspaper report).

HODGKISS Stanley
Age 14. 670 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Haulage Hand.
Born 14 Aug 1896 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1896.
Recovery No.197. Body position 109. Tally 1057.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: at junction of level and down brow. Identified by James Hodgkiss (father).
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 124; Register No.6097.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/7. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Brother James 39 (killed). Sister-in-law Elizabeth 41. Niece Annie 2. Father James 60.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Lewis snr., and James Hodgkiss. Uncle of Lewis Hodgkiss jnr.
HCF Dependants: James Hodgkiss.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w.
Income: Before 8s.5d. After 5s. (see James Hodgkiss)
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

HODSON John
Age 35. 43 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1875. Baptised 5 August 1875 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.338. Body position not recorded. Tally 1194.
Recovered 28 Jan 1911 from Top Yard District. Identified by Thomas Aspden of 121 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Identity was established by the clothing (BEN 30 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Fractured skull, &c., from fall. Buried by fall. Well preserved.
Coroner's Inquest: Mary Hodson was Witness No.64 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 30 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 156; Register No.6172.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/11. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Wife Mary (Aspden) 33; Children Betsy 12, Mary Alice 6, Annie 5.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Arthur, John Thomas and Walter Aspden.
HCF Dependants: Mary, Mary Alice, Annie & Betsy Hilton Hodson.
Compensation: WDPRS 7s.6d./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £227.10s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £201.16s.9d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Sick Club £7.17s.
Income: Before 29s.2d. After 24s.6d.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS. Played trombone in Westhoughton Old Prize Band (DS 24 Dec 1910). Tally from PB, not recorded in Redmayne.
Variants: J. Hodorn (R). Address 45 Bolton Road (BR).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

HOGAN James Edward
Age 15. 9 Robertshaw Street, Westleigh. Jigger (Haulage Hand).
Born 5 Dec 1895 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1896.
Recovery No.248. Body position 322. Tally 1137.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: near jig wheel. Identified by James Hogan.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Leigh Cemetery, Grave 44-G-43; Register No.34722. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/12. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 265.
Family at home: Parents James 36 and Mary Ellen 38; Siblings John William 19, Mary Agnes 17, Edith Alice 12.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen Hogan.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£30 lump sum, balance of £43.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 8s. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works at Ramsden’s Collieries, Tyldesley." Roman Catholic baptized 7 May 1896 at Sacred Heart, Hindsford, Atherton.

HOLDEN Henry
Age 31. 50 Bag Lane, Atherton. Collier.
Born 15 Dec 1879 in Daisy Hill, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1880.
Recovery No.246. Body position 320. Tally 1135.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: opposite Rd Jolley in shunt. Identified by Richard Holden (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 997. Also buried in same grave: Ellen Holden 39 on 27 Nov 1897, Florrie Holden 8 on 15 Jan 1903, Elizabeth Ann Lowe 10m on 15 Jan 1903.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/14. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Henry Holden and his widower father Richard 51, were living with Henry's married sister, Elizabeth Alice Lowe.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15. No other compensation award.
Income: Before 27s.5d. After Nil.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works on surface at a colliery. Mother has been dead eleven years. Father’s address is 1 Collard St., off Bag Lane, Atherton. Owing to the death of the mother the father and the deceased Henry have been living with married daughters of the father."
Variants: Holding (HCF, LCM).

HOLDEN James
Age 15. 240 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 13 Oct 1895 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1895.
Recovery No.159. Body position 297. Tally 976.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: in shunt below jig in No.2 jig. Identified by William Holden (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt: shoulder dislocated.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1437; Register No.6063.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/13. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Parents William 44 and Alice Ann 41; Siblings Andrew 17, John 12, Nellie 9, Florrie 7, Annie 3.
HCF Dependants: Alice Ann Holding.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £49.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £3.
Income: Before 9s.3d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Hope of Love at Home" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

HOLLINGSWORTH Edward
Age 33. 137 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1877.
Recovery No.49. Body position 194. Tally 895.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Oliver Hollingsworth (father) of 127 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Oliver Hollingsworth was Witness No.50 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.475.Unmarked grave Bay 7 Plot 3.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/15. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Marsh) 33; Children Sarah Ann 10, Samuel 8, Herbert 6, Elsie 4, Hettie 8w.
Relation to other victims: Brother of William Hollingsworth. Brother-in-law of William Thomas Brown.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Mulvino, Sarah Ann, Samuel, Herbert, Elsie & Hettie Hollingsworth.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £260.13.10d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £238.3s.10d. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £18.
Income: Before 33s.5d. After 36s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: 127 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill (PB). Widow's address later given as 133 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill.

HOLLINGSWORTH William
Age 31. 133 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1879.
Recovery No.60. Body position 209. Tally 910.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Oliver Hollingsworth (father) of 127 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Oliver Hollingsworth was Witness No.50 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.474. Unmarked grave Bay 7 Plot 2.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/16. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Atkinson) 31; Children Elizabeth 11, Ethel 9, Maggie 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Edward Hollingsworth. Brother-in-law of William Thomas Brown.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Elizabeth, Ethel & Maggie Hollingsworth.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £250.7.5d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £227.17s.5d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Industrial £7.15s. Flower of Westhoughton £10. Prudential £12.
Income: Before 32s.1d. After 29s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 30 (DR, PB), 33 (G).

HOLT Albert
Age 28. 13 Mosley Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born: 1 Jun 1882 in Middle Hulton (Daubhill) birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1882.
Recovery No.335. Body position 102. Tally 1199.
Recovered 16 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: In bended airway at top, 5 yards from face and 40 yards from No.2 jig. Identified by Mary Jane Holt [mother] of 45 Longfield Road, Daubhill, Bolton, from clothing (BEN 16 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that his mother said he had made no complaint.
Buried: 18 Jan 1911 St Peter, Halliwell, Bolton; Register No.1164, Grave 968K. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/17. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Warburton) 26; Children Albert 1, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth & Albert Holt.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £200.17s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £178.14s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Britannic £10.
Income: Before 25s.9d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: PB records Albert Holt as Recovery No.336 (transposed with Richard Wild). Recovered 15 Jan 1911 (PB).

HOOK Frederick
Age 14. 8 Mather Street, Atherton. Lasher-on.
Born 20 Feb 1896 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1896.
Recovery No.182. Body position 47. Tally 1041.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District North Jig: at junction of brow and Rowlands Tunnel. Identified by Charlotte Miller (aunt).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1854 (with Edward Clynes). Others buried in same grave: Frederick Hook 40 on 5 May 1910, John Clynes 12m on 27 Apr 1912, Edna Clynes 12m on 23 Jun 1933.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/18. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Parents dead, he and his sister Elizabeth 11, lived with an uncle and aunt Joseph and Charlotte Miller. His mother Mary Ann died in 1906 and his father Frederick was killed in a colliery accident in 1910.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of Edward Clynes.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: No LCM compensation awarded because his siblings were already receiving compensation following their father's death. HCF £1 allowed to siblings for clothing and the question of weekly payments deferred. WCA £10.
Income: Before 7s.5d. After nil.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Both parents dead. This boy has lived with an uncle and aunt, who have no children of their own have acted as guardians to Fred Hook and a young sister aged 11. Another sister aged 7 is under the guardianship of another uncle and aunt (Mr & Mrs Hudson, 12 Blantyre St, Winton, Worsley). Both these young sisters are already on the Society’s Funds owing to the death by colliery accident of the father; including an extra allowance which is paid in such cases, the elder child receives 4/- per week, and the younger 3/6. I believe they are also in receipt of 4/- per week compensation each."

HOPE Thomas
Age 15. 10 Alick Fold, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Pendlebury birth registered Salford 3rd Q 1895.
Recovery No.184. Body position 52. Tally 1046.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: up North Plodder brow inbye side of Rowlands Tunnel. Identified by Thomas Hope.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1418; Register No.6084.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/19. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 42 and Catherine 42; Siblings Ellen 13, Henry 9, Alice 8, John 5, Pollie 1.
HCF Dependants: Catherine Hope.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £110 (£20 lump sum, balance of £87.15s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 10s.1d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

HORROCKS Joseph
Age 19. 56 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Conveyor.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1892.
Recovery No.272. Body position 85. Tally 1166.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: in brow 6 yards from face. Identified by Joseph Greenhalgh (uncle) of 13 Cemetery Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Joseph Greenhalgh said his nephew "Had not complained. He worked on the conveyor".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 207; Register No.6120. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/20. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Parents John 49 and Alice Ann 48; Siblings Clarice 29, John 23, William 21, Walter 16, Rachel 11.
HCF Dependants: Alice Ann Horrocks.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £40 lump sum.
Insurance: Unspecified £16.
Income: Before 18s.1d. After 5s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father and mother living, the former being manager at Greensmith’s Ltd, Westhoughton."
Variants: Age generally reported as 19, but birth registration suggests he was still 18.

HORROCKS Thomas
Age 49. 76 Miry Lane, Chew Moor, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Chew Moor, Lostock in Feb-Mar 1861. Baptised 22 Sep 1861 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.220. Body position 256. Tally 1113.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District. Identified by Elizabeth Ann Horrocks (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Elizabeth Annie Horrocks was Witness No.23 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.47. Grave 50. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/21. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Annie (Eckersley) 38; Children Nancy Ellen 13, Thomas Stanley 12, Edith 10, William 8, Horace 6, Gladys 1.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann, Thomas Stanley, Edith, William, Horace & Gladys Horrocks.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £263.9.5d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £236.9s.5d. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Oddfellows £10. Albion Society £10.
Income: Before 33s.9d. After 36s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: In PB the address is Lostock, not Westhoughton.

HOSKER John
Age 16. 915 Atherton Road, Hindley Green. Dataller.
Born in Westleigh birth registered Leigh 2nd Q 1894. Baptised 13 May 1894 at Westleigh St Paul.
Recovery No.312. Body position 69. Tally 1094.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: top of No.2 jig. Identified by James Hosker (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that the father said his son "had never complained to him, or so far as he knew, to anyone else".
Buried: 7 Jan 1911 St Paul, Westleigh; Register No.1207. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/22. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 266.
Family at home: Parents James 43 and Eliza 41; Children Alice 19, Alfred 14, Rachel 4.
HCF Dependants: Eliza Hosker.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 19s.1d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works at Westleigh Coal Co."
Variants: Surname is Hooker in Redmayne.
Photograph: Date unknown.

HOUGHTON Elias
Age 22. 618 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 30 Apr 1888 in Horwich birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1888.
Recovery No.18. Body position 25. Tally 869.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: just inbye of 2nd right hand, off level. Identified by Mary J. Houghton (sister). Property: quart can.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that Mary Jane Houghton stated that "her brother Elias ...never complained of his work neither had her father".
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 468 (with Frederick Stanley, John Thomas & Thomas Houghton); Register No.5994. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/25. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Parents John Thomas 46 (killed) and Annie 45; Siblings Mary Jane 20, Thomas 17 (killed), Frederick Stanley 13 (killed), John 10, Annie 8, Francis 4.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Thomas Houghton. Brother of Thomas and Frederick Stanley Houghton. Cousin of Gerald and Thomas Hastie.
HCF Dependants: Ann Houghton.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF see father John Thomas Houghton. WCA £150 (Nil lump sum, balance of £147.10s. invested to give 5s./w.)
Income: Combined for father & 3 sons; Before 125s./w. After 50s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Age generally reported as 23, but birth date in Horwich St Mary RC baptism register shows he was 22.

HOUGHTON Frederick Stanley
Age 13. 618 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Haulage Hand.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1897.
Recovery No.11. Body position 11. Tally 863.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: at bend of empty road. Identified by Mary J. Houghton (sister).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 468 (with Elias, John Thomas & Thomas Houghton); Register No.5996. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/27. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Parents John Thomas 46 (killed) and Annie 45; Siblings Elias 23 (killed), Mary Jane 20, Thomas 17 (killed), John 10, Annie 8, Francis 4.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Thomas Houghton. Brother of Elias and Thomas Houghton. Cousin of Gerald and Thomas Hastie.
HCF Dependants: Ann Houghton.
Compensation: LCM £7.10s. HCF see father John Thomas Houghton. WCA £140 claimed (by his mother), nothing allowed.
Income: Before 18s./w. After nil. Combined for father & 3 sons; Before 125s./w. After 50s.6d./w.
Notes: Half-member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. He had left school the week before and was killed on his first day down the pit.

HOUGHTON John
Age 46. 26 Wingates Square, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Sutton birth registered Prescot 3rd Q 1864.
Recovery No.70. Body position 202. Tally 903.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in large group just without No.2 jig. Identified by William Houghton (brother) of 14 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Property: lunch can.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.25. Grave 205. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/23. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: A widower without children at home. His father John Houghton lived at 28 Prescott Street, Burnley.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF allowed father 4s./w and 10s./w for 6 weeks. WCA £10.
Insurance: Westhoughton Cooperative £21.7s.2d.
Income: not recorded.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age generally reported as 45, but birth registration suggests he was 46.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

HOUGHTON John Thomas
Age 46. 618 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 24 Jun 1864 in Pemberton birth registered Wigan 3rd Q 1864.
Recovery No.19. Body position 27. Tally 871.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: 20 yards inbye of 870 (Thomas Houghton), in level across road. No lamp. Identified by Mary J. Houghton (daughter). Property: quart can.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that Mary Jane Houghton stated that "her brother Elias ...never complained of his work neither had her father".
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 468 (with Elias, Frederick Stanley & Thomas Houghton); Register No.5993. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/24. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Lane) 45; Children Elias 23 (killed), Mary Jane 20, Thomas 17 (killed), Frederick Stanley 13 (killed), John 10, Annie 8, Francis 4.
Relation to other victims: Father of Elias, Frederick Stanley and Thomas Houghton. Uncle of Gerald and Thomas Hastie.
HCF Dependants: Ann, John, Annie & Frank Houghton.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. WCA £297.14s. (£25 lump sum, balance of £270.4s. invested to give 10s./w.). HCF combined for father & 3 sons 20s.6d./w.
Income: Combined for father & 3 sons; Before 125s./w. After 50s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.

HOUGHTON Thomas
Age 17. 618 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1894.
Recovery No.20. Body position 26. Tally 870.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: close to 869 (Elias Houghton), on lower side of level, with can. No lamp. Identified by Mary J Houghton (sister).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 468 (with Elias, Frederick Stanley & John Thomas Houghton); Register No.5995. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/26. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Parents John Thomas 46 (killed) and Annie 45; Siblings Elias 23 (killed), Mary Jane 20, Frederick Stanley 13 (killed), John 10, Annie 8, Francis 4.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Thomas Houghton. Brother of Elias and Frederick Stanley Houghton. Cousin of Gerald and Thomas Hastie.
HCF Dependants: Ann Houghton.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF see father John Thomas Houghton. WCA £150 (Nil lump sum, balance of £147.10s. invested to give 5s./w.)
Income: Combined for father & 3 sons; Before 125s./w. After 50s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.

HOUSEMAN Edward
Age 15. 47 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Haulage Hand.
Born 26 Apr 1895 in St Helens birth registered Prescot 2nd Q 1895.
Recovery No.256. Body position 62. Tally 1081.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: near Haulage House east level. Identified by Edward Outram Houseman (father) of 47 Brancker Street, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO. Burnt. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that his father "said the deceased had said he liked his work".
Buried: Not known where.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/28. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Parents Edward Outram 41 and Ada 42; Siblings Harry 16, Florence 13, William 8, Kate Alice 6, George 3.
HCF Dependants: Ada Houseman.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 9s.10d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in mine." Member of Chequerbent Harriers. Bolton & District Cricket Association.
Variants: Occupation Taker-off (PB).

HOWARTH Albert
Age 16. 278 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1894.
Recovery No.148. Body position 185. Tally 1026.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 69 yards inbye of No.3 jig on the level. Identified by John Howarth (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Extensive burns.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1412; Register No.6073. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/29. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Parents John 45 and Annie 43; Siblings Thomas 20, William 18, Richard 14, Ellen 12, Angela 10, Louisa 8, Joseph 6, Alice 4, John 3, Annie 1.
HCF Dependants: Annie Howarth.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £49.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.
Income: Before 8s.7d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works at Eatock Pit." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Hope of Love at Home" Tent.
Variants: 228 Leigh Road (BR, PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

HOWCROFT Thomas
Age 34. 489 Wigan Road, Deane, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Rumworth birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1876.
Recovery No.328. Body position 73. Tally 1099.
Recovered 9 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: No.2 jig. Identified by Harriet Howcroft (wife) from dentition "Mrs Howcroft established the identity by deceased teeth which were prominent in front and one broken. (BEN 9 Jan 1911)".
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that Harriet Howcroft said her husband "had never made any complaints of the conditions of his work".
Buried: 11 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G270. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/30. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Wife Harriet (Robinson) 31.
HCF Dependants: Harriet & Sophia Howcroft.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 10s./w. WCA £300 (£50 and £20 lump sums, balance of £227.10s. invested, nil /w.).
Insurance: Deane Burial Club £4. Royal Co-op £18. Salisbury Lodge Sick Club £6. Wesleyan General £100 endowment
Income: Before 38s.5d. After 14s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 31 (PB), 33 (DR, G, MI).

HOWCROFT Thomas
Age 25. 125 Bury Old Road, Haulgh, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1885. Baptised 5 Apr 1885 at Bolton St James.
Recovery No.117. Body position 232. Tally 933.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Ann Crook (mother) of 125 Bury Old Road, Haulgh, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/F2/69 Church Ground. Other burials in same grave from Grave Deed 1692: Major Howcroft 3? on 19 Mar 1887, John Howcroft 27? on 15 Dec 1888, Thomas Howcroft 27 on 4 Mar 1891, Florrie Crook 5 on 21 Apr 1892, James Crook 2 on 18 Aug 1902, James Crook 31 on 21 Nov 1902, Ann Crook 78 on 26 Jul 1944. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/31. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Mother Annie Crook 45 (2nd marriage); Half-siblings Bessie Crook 16, Annie Crook 12. Father dead 20 years, step-father dead 8 years.
HCF Dependants: Ann & Annie Russell Crook.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £160 (Nil lump sum, balance of £157.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £20.
Income: Before 29s.1d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Two children; ages 16 and 12. The eldest girl is blind in one eye."

HULME Stephen
Age 29. 362 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton Collier.
Born January 1881 in Blackrod birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1881.
Recovery No.29. Body position 35. Tally 879.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: head outbye, on the turn of the level off brow, close to 878 (Joseph Topping). Identified by John Hulme (brother).
Cause of death: Not stated .
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 1B/P2/5 Church Ground. Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9196: Ellen Sutcliffe 69 on 17 Mar 1921, John Sutcliffe 77 on 21 Mar 1928, Martha Hulme 92 on 2 Mar 1970, Ellen Hulme 85 on 7 Aug 1992, Lillian Hulme 94 on 12 Aug 2004. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/32. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 267.
Family at home: Wife Martha (Sutcliffe); Children Nellie 4, Lilian 9m.
HCF Dependants: Martha, Ellen & Lilian Hulme.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £284.1s. (Nil lump sum, balance of £281.11s. invested, nil /w.).
Insurance: Salvation Army Club £48.4s.6d. Rechabites £10.
Income: Before 36s.5d. After 19s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Bolton "Primrose" Tent.
Variants: Age 24 (G, LCM). Address 117 Longfield Road, Daubhill, Bolton (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

HUNDY John
Age 53. 445 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Head Fireman.
Born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire birth registered Stourbridge 2nd Q 1857.
Recovery No.139. Body position 243. Tally 945.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 3rd place off east level at face. Identified by Harry Jacques (cousin) of 257 Bag Lane, Atherton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave F40. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/33. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Caroline (Appleton) 51; Children John Thomas Lawton 13.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Samuel Hundy.
HCF Dependants: Caroline Hundy.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £300 (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s.).
Insurance: Druids £10.
Income: Before 38s.5d. After 19s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "A boy age 13 has just started work and is getting wages. A very good home."
Variants: John Lawton Hundy (MI). Age 48 (DR, LCM), 52 (LCM).

HUNDY Samuel
Age 39. 11 Birch Road, Atherton. Back Fireman.
Born in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire birth registered Stourbridge 2nd Q 1871.
Recovery No.240. Body position 313. Tally 1128.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: partly on top of Lewis Hodgkiss. Identified by Charles Gallimore of 15 Rowland Street, Atherton. Property: knife, key, pocket book.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much decomposed.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1769.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/34. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Ramsdale); Children Mary Jane 14, Herbert 6, Hilda 1, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Hundy.
HCF Dependants: Margaret, Herbert, Hilda & Margaret Hundy.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £243.1s.1d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £220.11s.1d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £34.
Income: Before 31s.2d. After 29s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Occupation Shotlighter (PB).

HURST James
Age 50. 36 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1860. Baptised 16 Aug 1868 at Wingates St John when 7y 10m old.
Recovery No.238. Body position 123. Tally 1072.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: 10 yards above Joseph Jones. Identified by Fanny Hurst (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.50. Grave 753D. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/37. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Fanny (Ainscough) 44; Children Ellen 25, Ann 18, Mary 16, James 11, Jane 10, Fanny 8, Edward 6, Woodville 3.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas Hurst. Brother-in-law of John Tyldesley snr. Uncle of John jnr, Joseph, Thomas Hurst and William Tyldesley.
HCF Dependants: Fanny, James, Jane, Fanny, Edward & Woodville Hurst.
Compensation: WDPRS 15s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £292.10s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £270 invested to give
£3 per quarter (4s.7d./w)).
Income: Before 37s.6d. After 36s.7d.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club.

HURST Thomas
Age 56. 75 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1854. Baptised 19 Aug 1868 at Wingates St John when 13 years old.
Recovery No.291. Body position 112. Tally 1060.
Recovered 31 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: 12 yards from face in level. Identified by Harry Hurst (son).
Cause of death: Explosion. Both legs badly fractured, chest laid open.
Buried: 2 Jan 1911 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton ; Register No.58. Grave 146. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/35. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Nancy (Croston) 54; Children Ellen 33, Sarah 27, James 25, Thomas 24, Harry 21, Ann 20, Pollie 18.
Relation to other victims: Brother of James Hurst. Brother-in-law of John Tyldesley snr. Uncle of John jnr, Joseph, Thomas Hurst and William Tyldesley.
HCF Dependants: Nancy Hurst.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £265.17s. (£50 lump sum, balance of £213.17s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Income: Before 34s.1d. After 26s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club. Age at death recorded as 55 but his birth year suggests he was 56.

HURST Thomas
Age 19. 4 Oswald Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Drawer.
Born 14 Oct 1891 in Bolton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1891.
Recovery No.131. Body position 241. Tally 943.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 2nd place off east level. Identified by John Thomas Hurst (cousin) of 13 Blackledge Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G48 (with Thomas Hurst snr).
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/36. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 49 (killed) and Elizabeth 42; Siblings John James 17.
Relation to other victims: Son of Thomas Hurst 49.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Hurst.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Thomas & son Thomas; HCF 9s.6d./w. WCA £393.2s. (less £5 on account: £40 lump sum, balance of £345.12s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 52s.7d. After 28s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Bolton "Primrose" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

HURST Thomas
Age 52? 4 Oswald Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Toxteth Park, Liverpool birth registered West Derby 2nd Q 1858.
Recovery No.134. Body position 240. Tally 942.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 2nd place off east level. Identified by John Thomas Hurst of 13 Blackledge Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G48 (with Thomas Hurst jnr).
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/38. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth 42; Children Thomas 19 (killed), John James 17.
Relation to other victims: Father of Thomas Hurst 19.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Hurst.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father Thomas & son Thomas; HCF 9s.6d./w. WCA £393.2s. (less £5 on account: £40 lump sum, balance of £345.12s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 52s.7d. After 28s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Thomas Hurst can be traced with certainty to Aspull in 1871 where he and a brother James were in a boarding house, and drawers at a pit. Birthplace is always recorded as Liverpool and it seems likely they were born in the Toxteth Park area and orphaned in the 1860s.
Variants: His age is uncertain - census records and birth registration suggest 52, but other records vary from 48 to 51.

JOLLEY Richard
Age 26. 18 Seddon Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 7 Aug 1884 in Wingates, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1884 (as Jolly).
Recovery No.241. Body position 315. Tally 1130.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: close to Albert Shambley. Identified by Hannah Jolley (wife). Property: bunch keys.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much decomposed.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.53. Grave 301. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/42. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 268.
Family at home: Wife Hannah (Roberts); Children Elizabeth Jane 13m.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Fountain Byers.
HCF Dependants: Hannah & Elizabeth Jane Jolley.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £210.12s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £192.5s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Brittanic Insurance £14. Dog Club £6.
Income: Before 27s. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Jolly (R). Age 24 on gravestone and death registration, but he was baptised on 24 Sep 1884 at Wingates St John when his birth was stated to be 7 Aug 1884.

JOLLEY Thomas
Age 49. 440 Wigan Road, Deane, Bolton. Collier.
Born 27 Aug 1861 in Blackrod birth registered Wigan 3rd Q 1861.
Recovery No.217. Body position 113. Tally 1062.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: in down brow 25 yards from face. Identified by Jacob Jolley (brother) of 24 Gertrude Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens. Property: tobacco box, knife.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G272.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/44. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Jones) 45; Children John 27, Richard 25, Ann 22, Joseph 19, Margaret 17, Mary 14, Thomas 11, Harold 7. One of the Elder sons was paralysed from an accident.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, John, Thomas & William Harold Jolley.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 14s./w (inc. 4s./w for his paralysed son). WCA £170.6s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £154.2s. invested, nil /w.).
Insurance: Pearl Assurance £10. Albion Assurance £8.
Income: Before 21s.10d. After 22s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The eldest son an invalid, and has never worked. The Board could not place on the Funds the paralysed son in this case."
Variants: Jolley (G).

JOLLY William Thompson
Age 25. 47 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 18 Aug 1885 in Crooke near Standish birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1885.
Recovery No.167. Body position 283 (not recorded in Redmayne). Tally 962.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between No.2 jig and 1st road on south, in face. Identified after burial on 16 Feb 1911 from clothing by Mary Jolly (BEN 14 Feb 1911).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Robert Jolley [sic] was Witness No.57 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 923 2nd left; Register No.6146. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/43. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Parents Robert 48 and Mary 45; Siblings Alice Hannah 18, Gertrude 16, Walter 14.
HCF Dependants: Mary Jolly.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £70 (£20 lump sum, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 30s.7d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in coal mine." Anonymous in Redmayne; Recovery No. and Tally from PB. Body position determined from description and Plan 2 in Redmayne. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "About 35 years. Height 5ft 7in. Stout build, full round face, clean shaven. Hair dark brown. Old scar over forehead over left eye. Clogs 9's, square toes, three lace holes, green window cord for laces. Pit drawers white cotton. Belt 1 inch leather, steel buckle and loose runner. Garters: ordinary leather. Stockings: black plain wool.
Variants: Jolley (G, HCF, LCM, PB). Age 26 (G). Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

JONES Joseph
Age 24. Drawer. 246 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbighshire in 1886.
Recovery No.237. Body position 122. Tally 1071.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: 14 yards up last cut through. Identified by Edward Daniel Jones (brother).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.488. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/45. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth; Children Elizabeth Ellen 1.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth & Elizabeth Ellen Jones.
Compensation: HCF 9s./w. WCA £290.11s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £268.1s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £25. Druids £8.
Income: Before 35s.3d. After17s .
Notes: Member of W&DPRS, but may also have paid to L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 25 (G, PB). Address 102 Leigh Road, Westhoughton (BR, PB).
Photograph: Portrait held by Bolton Museum, probably painted from a photograph after the disaster. Also an undated photo published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

KAY William
Age 30. 9 Albion Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton in ~June 1880 birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1880.
Recovery No.121. Body position 175. Tally 1016.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: full way at jig bottom. Identified by John Kay of 6 Church Lane, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.21. Grave 49. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/49. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Wife Lily (Hilton) 31; Children Lily 3, Elizabeth Ellen 1.
HCF Dependants: Lily, Lily, Elizabeth Ellen & Elizabeth Kay.
Compensation: HCF 15s./w. WCA £235.19s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £213.9s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.
Income: Before 30s.3d. After 20s.
Notes: Probably a member of W&DPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

KENWRGHT Edward
Age 28. 14 France Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Flint, Flintshire birth registered Holywell 1st Q 1882.
Recovery No.205. Body position 249. Tally 1106.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: 4 yards inbye of 1105 (Fred Teasdale). Identified by Martha Ann Kenwright (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.483. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/50. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Wife Martha Ann (Pendlebury) 25; Children Ethel 5, Hannah 2, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Martha Ann, Ethel, Hannah & Nelly Kenwright.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £190.9s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £170.10s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Albion Club £14.
Income: Before 24s.5d. After 31s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Widow's address given as 204 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton.

LAUGHNA Thomas
Age 23. 436 Wigan Road, Deane, Bolton. Collier.
Born 30 Aug 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.58. Body position 146. Tally 987.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by Priscilla Laughna (sister).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.32. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/51. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 53 and Rebecca 53; Siblings Priscilla 26, Sarah 23, Robert 20, Annie 18, James 16, Harry 10.
HCF Dependants: Rebecca Laughna.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85 (£20 lump sum, balance of £63.5s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 31s.5d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father aged 53 has only worked for 18 months during the last eight years owing to ill-health." Bolton & District Cricket Association. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Father & brother Robert were in the No.4 Shaft workings at the time of the explosion.
Variants: Langhua (R). Loughna (G).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

LEE Frederick
Age 36. 310 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1874. Baptised 3 Jan 1875 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew (as Leigh).
Recovery No.16. Body position 23. Tally 867.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: 20 yards from pulley at bottom of tunnel on outbye side, and 8 yards from right hand place on left side of tunnel going in. Identified by Clara Lee (wife).
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that Clara Lee stated her husband had complained of gas.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1352; Register No.6016. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/52. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 269.
Family at home: Wife Clara (Morris) 35; Children Fred 8, Ada 2, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Clara, Frederick, Ada & James Herbert Lee.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £300 (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: White Lion £7. Britannic £14.
Income: Before 38s.5d. After 29s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Leigh (G, R).

LEE Josiah
Age 23. 13 Cannon Street, Atherton. Drawer.
Born in Tipton, Staffordshire birth registered Dudley 1st Q 1887. Baptised 29 Dec 1886 at Tipton At Martin.
Recovery No.232. Body position 309. Tally 1124.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 18 yards between wheel & shunt. Identified by George Lee (brother) of 156 Mealhouse Lane, Atherton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Not decomposed.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1844.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/52. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Parents Richard 54 and Jane 54; Half-sibling Louisa Cliff.
HCF Dependants: Jane Lee.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £60 (£20 lump sum, balance of £39 invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 23s. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Leigh (G). Age generally reported as 22 but baptism and birth registration show he was 23.

LEIGH James
Age 14. Lord Napier Hotel, 141 Bridgman Street, Bolton. Haulage Hand (Lasher-on).
Born 9 Aug 1896 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1896.
Recovery No.185. Body position 53. Tally 1047.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: at entrance of level west side. Identified by Ann Leigh (stepmother). Property: box, railway ticket.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1464 (with John Leigh); Register No.6122. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/53. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Father John 42 (killed); Step-mother Ann 43; Siblings May 12, Oswin 7; Half-siblings Ivy 4, Fred 3.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Leigh. Nephew of Peter Leigh. Cousin of Walter Leigh. Nephew of Walter Foster.
HCF Dependants: Ann Leigh.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father John & son James; HCF 17s.6d./w. WCA £348 (£20 lump sum, balance of £325.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 45s. After 39s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Chequerbent Harriers. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 16 years. Height 5ft 5in. Slender build, long face, prominent upper teeth, no hair. Trousers: brown cord, brass buttons marked 'Suspender'. Two ? pockets. Scarf: red knitted. Stockings: grey ribbed, darned same colour as heels. Shirt: dark blue. Waistcoat brown cloth."

LEIGH John
Age 42. Lord Napier Hotel, 141 Bridgman Street, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1868.
Recovery No.269. Body position 82. Tally 1163.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: in brow 13 yards from face. Identified by Ann Leigh (wife). Property: whistle.
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1464 (with James Leigh); Register No.6121. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/54. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Wife Ann 43; Children James 14 (killed), May 12, Oswin 7, Ivy 4, Fred 3.
Relation to other victims: Father of James Leigh. Brother of Peter Leigh. Uncle of Walter Leigh. Brother-in-law of Walter Foster.
HCF Dependants: Ann, May, Oswin, Ivy, Fred & Hannah.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. Combined for father John & son James; HCF 17s.6d./w. WCA £348 (£20 lump sum, balance of £325.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 45s. After 39s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. John Leigh was the landlord of the Lord Napier Hotel.
Variants: Lee (R).

LEIGH Peter
Age 50. 2 Howarth Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1860
Recovery No.94. Body position 222. Tally 923.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: about 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Mary Ellen Leigh (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 92 (with Walter Leigh); Register No.6034. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/56. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Wife Mary Ellen 50; Children Walter 21 (killed), Mary Alice 14.
Relation to other victims: Father of Walter Leigh. Brother of John Leigh. Uncle of James Leigh. Brother-in-law of Walter Foster.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen & Hannah Leigh.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father Peter & son Walter; HCF £11s./w. WCA £337.2s.1d. (£30 lump sum, 8s./w.).
Insurance: Red Lion £50.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 61s.8d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age generally reported as 49 but birth registration suggests he was 50.

LEIGH Walter
Age 21. 2 Howarth Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 30 Dec 1888 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1889.
Recovery No.105. Body position 226. Tally 927.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Mary Ellen Leigh (stepmother).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 92 (with Peter Leigh); Register No.6035. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/57. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Father Peter 50 (killed); Step-mother Mary Ellen; Siblings Mary Alice 14.
Relation to other victims: Son of Peter Leigh. Nephew of John Leigh. Cousin of James Leigh. Nephew of Walter Foster.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen Leigh.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Peter & son Walter; HCF £11s./w. WCA £337.2s.1d. (£30 lump sum, 8s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 61s.8d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

LEYLAND Joseph
Age 24. 13 Mosley Street, Daubhill, Bolton (lodgings). Collier.
Born in St Helens birth registered Prescot 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.324. Body position 77. Tally 1154.
Recovered 7 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: just inbye of 1153 (Gerald Hastie). Identified by Joseph Leyland (father) of 31 Unsworth Street, Bolton.
Cause of death: Explosion, CO (well marked). Extensively burnt to scalp, charred. Not on legs, not decomposed 2 1/2 weeks.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that his father said "he had never made any complaint of the conditions".
Buried: 10 Jan 1911 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/G1/73 Noncom Ground. Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9209: Wallace Leyland 20 on 16 Oct 1926, Joseph Leyland 85 on 24 May 1946, Margaret Ellen Leyland 78 on 18 Jun 1946. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/57. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Lodged with Albert (killed) & Elizabeth Holt. Family at 31 Unsworth Street, Bolton: Parents Joseph 50 and Margaret Ellen 43; Siblings Margaret Ellen 13, Wallace 4, Norah 13m.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Ellen Leyland.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£25 lump sum, balance of £73 invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.8d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. A police description of the body prepared for the Coroner to help identification was "About 35 years of age. 5ft.8in., stout build, round face, and small nose, dark brown hair. Clothing: dark tweed trousers, patch at the fork, bottoms and knees, heather-mixture stockings. Strip of brown canvas cloth, about one inch broad, used as a belt. Clogs, size 8, three lace holes, light window cord used for lace on left clog, string on right clog. Tin toe-plates, newly ironed, clogs in good condition. Portion of light wool under heel." (BJG 13 Jan 1911).
Variants: Layland (HCF, LCM).

LIGHT Richard
Age 45. 38 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire birth registered Wolverhampton 4th Q 1865. Baptised 3 Oct 1865 at Bethel Primitive Methodist, Wolverhampton.
Recovery No.292. Body position 124. Tally 1076.
Recovered 31 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: face on level. Identified by William Light (son).
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractures. Not decomposed.
Buried: 2 Jan 1911 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.59. Grave 181. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/59. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Wife Fanny (Sotherton) 42; Children William 22, John 20, Nellie 17, Ethel 16, Richard 13, Edwin 10.
HCF Dependants: Fanny, Richard & Edwin Light.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £284.14s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £231.6s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £30.
Income: Before 36s.6d. After 25s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

LIVESEY James
Age 17. 356 Park Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 4 Oct 1893 at 3 Waters Nook, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1893 (as James Harper).
Recovery No.198. Body position 108. Tally 1056.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: at junction of up brow and level, and near junction with Down Brow. Identified by Alfred Livesey (father).
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Alfred Livesey was Witness No.33 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that an unidentified witness stated that a victim named Livesey was credited with the statement that "about a fortnight since he was told on the coal face to be sharp out - the fan had stopped. He got to the bottom and was then sent back".
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 161 (with John Livesey); Register No.6080. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/60. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Parents Alfred 44 and Jane 39; Siblings John 15 (killed), Caroline 11, Ethel 8, Ada 5.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Livesey.
HCF Dependants: Jane Livesey.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers James and John; HCF 7s.6d. WCA £200 (£20 lump sum, balance of £167.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 21s.8d./w. Combined for brothers; Before 30s.10d. After 17s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. James was born to Jane Harper, a pit brow woman, before his parents married. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Livsey (DR, MI).

LIVESEY John
Age 15. 356 Park Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 12 Oct 1895 at 14 Waters Nook, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1895.
Recovery No.2. Body position 2. Tally 853.
Recovered 21 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: in north end of Plodder Tunnel. Identified on 22 Dec 1910 by Alfred Livesey (father). Property: Nil - father took belt & clog.
Cause of death: (Violence.) Explosion.
Coroner's Inquest: Alfred Livesey was Witness No.33 (Pope 1911). BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that he said "he had worked at the pit bottom but had been playing [absent from work] for two months owing to a damaged hand, and only went back to work that morning - he has never complained of his work".
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 161 (with James Livesey); Register No.6081. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/61. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Parents Alfred 44 and Jane 39; Siblings James 17 (killed), Caroline 11, Ethel 8, Ada 5.
Relation to other victims: Brother of James Livesey.
HCF Dependants: Jane Livesey.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers James and John; HCF 7s.6d. WCA £200 (£20 lump sum, balance of £167.10s. invested to give10s./w.).
Income: Before 9s.2d./w. Combined for brothers; Before 30s.10d. After 17s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Livsey (DR, MI).

LONGMATE Richard Nelson
Age 29. 389 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Kearsley birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1882. Baptised 25 Jan 1882 at Kearsley St Stephen.
Recovery No.126. Body position 238. Tally 939.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by John Longmate (brother) of 453 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. MI
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Stephen, Kearsley Moor.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/63. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Parents George Henry 58 and Jane 54; Siblings William 26, Frances 23, Nellie 21, Fred 19, Alice 16.
HCF Dependants: Jane Longmate.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £40 (£20 lump sum, balance of £19.10s. invested to give
5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 25s.6d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works at Tyldesley as a waggon repairer, and he is not in very good health. It is a very good home."

LONGWORTH Peter
Age 23. 156 Willows Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Middle Hulton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1887.
Recovery No.231. Body position 118. Tally 1067.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: on face, on top of 3rd level. Identified by William Longworth (uncle).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave D97.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/62. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 270.
Family at home: Lived with uncle William Longworth. Sister Ruth lived at 2 Cooperative Street, Little Hulton.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 10s./w for 6 weeks to his uncle. WCA nil.
Income: no information.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Parents dead. Had lived with his uncle, William Longworth for two years, who states deceased owes a lot for lodgings."

LONSDALE Albert
Age 37. 21 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Turton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1873. Baptised 27 Sep 1874 at Bolton St Peter.
Recovery No.286. Body position 332. Tally 1148.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 2 yards beyond 1147 (Samuel Dootson). Identified by Sarah Lonsdale (wife) from the shape of his fingernails.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Sarah Lonsdale was Witness No.7 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that she said "her husband had complained of gas but she could not justly tell when".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.56. Grave 109. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/64. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Wife Sarah [Flitcroft] 36; Children Alice Ann 17, Ethel 16, Albert Hayden 10, Leonard 5, Handel 4, Ernest 2, Harry 7m.
HCF Dependants: Sarah, Albert Haydn, Leonora, Handel, Ernest & Harry Lonsdale.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £230.2s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £176.12s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Liver £9. Independent Methodist Burial Society £4.
Income: Before 29s.6d. After 37s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Secretary of Wingates Temperance Prize Band. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). His funeral was reported in BEN 2 Jan 1911.
Photograph: Date unknown.

LOVETT James
Age 28. 314 Manchester Road, White Horse, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 6 Feb 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1882 (as James Seddon).
Recovery No.52. Body position 145. Tally 986.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified by William Lovett (brother) of 193 Bolton Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1340; Register No.6030. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/65. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Parents Joseph 50 (killed) and Margaret 50; Siblings Mary 19, Wright 16 (killed), Fred 10.
Relation to other victims: Son of Joseph Lovett. Brother of Wright Lovett.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Lovett.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Joseph & sons James and Wright; HCF 14s./w. WCA £400 (£30 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & sons; Before 85s.6d. After 30s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. James and his elder brother William were born to Margaret Seddon before she married their father Joseph Lovett in 1884. Named (as Lovat)on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Lovert (R).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

LOVETT Joseph
Age 50. 314 Manchester Road, White Horse, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1860. Baptised 1 July 1860 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Body not identified before burial but he worked in the Yard Downbrow district and is most likely to be Unknown Victim Recovery No.106.
Coroner's Inquest: Margaret Lovett was Witness No.76 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/217. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286a.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Seddon) 50; Children James 28 (killed), Mary 19, Wright 16 (killed), Fred 10.
Relation to other victims: Father of James and Wright Lovett.
HCF Dependants: Margaret & Fred Lovett.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. Combined for father Joseph & sons James and Wright; HCF 14s./w. WCA £400 (£30 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & sons; Before 85s.6d. After 30s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named (as Lovat) on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

LOVETT Wright
Age 16. 314 Manchester Road, White Horse, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born 14 Nov 1894 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1894.
Recovery No.282. Body position 74. Tally 1144.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: on an empty tub on east hand road. Identified by William Lovett (brother) of 193 Bolton Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Left leg fractured.
Buried: 1 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1341; Register No.6031. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/66. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Parents Joseph 50 (killed) and Margaret 50; Siblings James 28 (killed), Mary 19, Fred 10.
Relation to other victims: Son of Joseph Lovett. Brother of James Lovett.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Lovett.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Joseph & sons James and Wright; HCF 14s./w. WCA £400 (£30 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & sons; Before 85s.6d. After 30s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 31 Dec 1910. "Male person aged about 20 years. 5 ft. 2ins high, medium build, round face, very small nose, good set of teeth, front portion of scalp blown off, hair all off. Pair of brown cord trousers, plain steel buttons part worn, blue pit shirt no buttons, black wool ribbed stockings. One inch leather belt, steel buckle, not stitched but fastened by three metal rivets. Body almost beyond recognition."
Variants: Age 15 (G, LCM).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

LOWE Andrew
Age 23. 13 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1887. Baptised 7 Apr 1887 at Daisy Hill St James.
Recovery No.245. Body position 319. Tally 1134.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: on full tubs in shunt. Identified after burial on 6 Jan 1911 from a photograph and clothing by Margaret Lowe (mother) of 13 Hindley Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 926 2nd left; Register No.6138.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/67. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Parents Peter 53 and Margaret 52; Siblings Herbert 29, Maggie 26, Thomas 21, Harry 18, Peter 16, Annie 10.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Lowe.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 23s.9d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father aged 54 is a cripple." Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 29 Dec 1910. "Male person about 30 years of age. 5ft 8ins high, long features, prominent pointed nose, clog size 8's, three lace holes, string for laces, left clog cut from instep to toe, cut down one inch on outside of clog at heel, piece of leather 1/2 inch wide across toe fastened with tacks, leather between iron on sole of clog, right clog four lace holes, tin toe tip in good condition, no laces. One inch leather belt, been broken and stitched four inches from buckle and six inches from end, steel buckle, loose runner. White cord trousers, three metal buttons with the letters C.W.S.M. One blue wool sock, one brown mixture sock, both much darned."
Photograph: Date unknown.

MANGNALL Abel
Age 22. 23 Manchester Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 16 Jan 1888 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1888.
Recovery No.149. Body position 270. Tally 949.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 5th place of No.2 jig in face and north of jig. Identified by Ellen Mangnall (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.30. Grave 97. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/68. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Bromilow) 24; Children Fred 2, John 4m.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Walter Mangnall.
HCF Dependants: Ellen, Fred & John Mangnall.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £257.10s.3d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £235.0s.3d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £20.
Income: Before 33s.3d. After 27s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library), and on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Magnall (R, LCM, PB). Age 23 (DR, PB), 24 (G, MI).

MANGNALL Walter
Age 30. 87 Park Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 26 Jan 1880 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1880.
Recovery No.172. Body position 285. Tally 964.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between No.2 jig and 1st road on south in face. Identified by Benjamin Mangnall (brother) of 346 Park Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1362; Register No.6042. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/69. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Green) 29; Children Ernest 6, Walter Hubert 4.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Abel Mangnall.
HCF Dependants: Ellen, Ernest & Walter Hubert Mangnall.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £269.13s.6d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £246.0s.11d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: White Lion £8. Wingates £4. Stores? £12.10s.
Income: Before 34s.7d. After 27s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library), and on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Magnall (R). Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB). Widow's address given as 337 Church street, Westhoughton.

MARKLAND William Ewart Gladstone
Age 17. 83 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Conveyor Attendant.
Born 17 Dec 1893 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1894.
Recovery No.271. Body position 83. Tally 1164.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: in brow 11 yards from face. Identified by William Markland (father).
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: William Markland said his son was 17 on the Saturday before the explosion (newspaper report).
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 192; Register No.5990. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/70. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Parents William 58 and Ann 45; Siblings Robert 12.
Relation to other victims: Nephew of William Turton.
HCF Dependants: Ann Markland.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £25.
Income: Before 15s.11d. After 10s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in mine."
Variants: Martland (R).

MARRIN Martin
Age 30. 114 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1880.
Recovery No.55. Body position 199. Tally 900.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Thomas Marrin (brother).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 465; Register No.6040. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/72. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 271.
Family at home: Mother Ann 53; Siblings Thomas 33, Peter 26, Kate 22, Miles 16. Father dead.
HCF Dependants: Ann Marrin.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £60 (£20 lump sum, balance of £39 invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 26s.9d. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Marron (Birth registration), Marrim (DR). Age 31 (BR, G, LCM).

MARSH Robert
Age 20. 274 Church Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 24 Mar 1890 in Wingates, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1890.
Body not identified but he worked in the Top Yard District and may be Unknown victim No.250.
Coroner's Inquest: Mary Marsh was Witness No.67 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Mother Mary 61. Robert Marsh had been due to marry Ethel Perks, a pit brow lass, of 4 James Street, Westhoughton and their illegitimate son Robert Perks was born 7 July 1911.
Relation to other victims: Nephew of Thomas Marsh.
HCF Dependants: Mary Jane Marsh & Robert Perks.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £176.16s of which £76.16s was paid to his mother (£10 lump sum, balance of £65.1s. invested to give 5s./w) and £100 to his illegitimate son (£5 lump sum, balance of £92.10s. invested to give 4s./w.).
Income: Before 22s.8d. After 20s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "One sister, 30 years, works in mill, but has bad health. Mother aged 66 dependent on deceased son." Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

MARSH Thomas
Age 55. 111 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1855.Baptised 26 Aug 1855 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.341. Body position not recorded. Tally 1202.
Recovered 14 Feb 1911 from Top Yard District. Identified by ? Marsh of 111 Bolton Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO. (Over patella and front of foot), well preserved, over six weeks, no injuries.
Coroner's Inquest: Sarah Ann Marsh was Witness No.58 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 18? Feb 1911 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.65. Grave 193. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/73. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ann (Crook) 53; Children Mary Ann 22, Harry 18, Thomas 12.
Relation to other victims: Uncle of Robert Marsh.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ann & Thomas Marsh.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £172.18s. (£5 lump sum, balance of £133.8s.8d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Britannic £7.7s.
Income: Before 22s.6d. After 23s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Anonymous in Redmayne; Recovery No. and Tally from PB.
Variants: Age is generally recorded as 50-51, but census records and birth registration consistently indicate he was ~55. The first name of the person who identified his body is not recorded, but was probably his wife, Sarah Ann, who was called as a witness to the Coroner's Inquest.

MARTIN Thomas
Age 23. 92 Wigan Road, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born 7 Jul 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1887.
Recovery No.183. Body position 51. Tally 1045.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District North Jig: about 20 yards inbye of left hand roadway in Rowlands Tunnel. Identified by William Martin (brother) of 92 Wigan Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1406; Register No.6060. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/74. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Parents William 58 and Jane 57; Siblings Joseph 28, William 21, Wilbraham 18, John 16.
HCF Dependants: Jane Martin.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £60 (£15 lump sum, balance of £43.15s. invested to give
10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £10.
Income: Before 25s. After 15s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father is a farm labourer."

MATHER Daniel
Age 23. 6 Mill Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 5 Feb 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1887.
Recovery No.136. Body position 183. Tally 1024.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 20 yards up No.3 jig, at 1st right hand road. Identified by Richard Riley (step-brother) of 441 Chorley Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Fractured leg.
Coroner's Inquest: Richard Riley was Witness No.24 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C Old Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 1769 (with Richard Mather); Register No.6057. MI MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/76. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Father Richard 49 (killed); Step-mother Ann Jane 58; Siblings Maggie 30, Mary Elizabeth 27, Maria Ellen 25.
Relation to other victims: Son of Richard Mather. Nephew of Edward Mather.
HCF Dependants: Ann Jane Mather.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Richard & son Daniel; HCF 9s.6d./w. WCA £275 (£30 lump sum, balance of £242.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son Richard and Daniel; Before 69s.9d. After 23s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

MATHER Edward
Age 35. 10 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1875. Baptised 2 May 1875 at Hindley Hall Chapel New Springs.
Recovery No.115. Body position 230. Tally 931.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Henry Mather (brother) of 12 Common Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1370; Register No.6059. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/78. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ellen (Shambley) 37; Children Fred 9, William 8, John Henry 6, Edward 3, Manuel 1, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Richard Mather. Uncle of Daniel Mather. Brother-in-law of Albert & William Shambley.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ellen, Fred, William, John Henry, Edward, Manuel & Eva Mather.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 16s./w. HCF 19s./w. WCA £279.0.9d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £238.10s.9d. invested to give 5s./w)
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £5.17s.
Income: Before 35s.9d. After 40s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

MATHER Richard
Age 49. 6 Mill Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire birth registered Wirral 2nd Q 1861. Baptised 6 Oct 1861 at Birkenhead Holy Trinity.
Recovery No.176. Body position 288. Tally 967.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 70 yards from face in No.2 jig. Identified by Richard Riley (stepson) of 441 Chorley Road, Horwich.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Richard Riley was Witness No.24 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C Old Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 1769 (with Daniel Mather); Register No.6056. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/75. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Wife Ann Jane (Riley) 58; Children Maggie 30, Mary Elizabeth 27, Maria Ellen 25, Daniel 23 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Father of Daniel Mather. Brother of Edward Mather.
HCF Dependants: Ann Jane Mather.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father Richard & son Daniel; HCF 9s.6d./w. WCA £275 (£30 lump sum, balance of £242.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £12.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 69s.9d. After 23s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Noted for his bowling ability on the green at the Red Lion Inn, Wigan Road, and at the Blackpool Tournament.
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

McCABE Joseph
Age 22. 10 Smithy Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1889.
Recovery No.170. Body position 292. Tally 971.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 80 yards from face in No.2 jig. Identified by John McCabe (father) of 10 Smithy Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: John McCabe was Witness No.11 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.41. Grave 361. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/79. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Parents John 59 and Ellen 58; Siblings Matthew 24 (killed), Michael 20 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Matthew and Michael McCabe.
HCF Dependants: Riley & Ellen McCabe.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Joseph, Matthew & Michael; HCF 14s./w. WCA £325 (£30 lump sum, balance of £292.10s. invested to give 12s.6d. /w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 81s.3d. After 26s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father, aged 59 years, has not worked for four months, but is able to work." Roman Catholic.
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

McCABE Matthew
Age 24. 10 Smithy Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Rainford birth registered Prescot 4th Q 1886.
Recovery No.244. Body position 318. Tally 1133.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: no place recorded. Identified by John McCabe (brother) of 17 Gaskell Street, Hindley.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: John McCabe was Witness No.11 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.43. Grave 361. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/80. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Parents John 59 and Ellen 58; Siblings Joseph 22 (killed), Michael 20 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Joseph and Michael McCabe.
HCF Dependants: Riley & Ellen McCabe.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Joseph, Matthew & Michael; HCF 14s./w. WCA £325 (£30 lump sum, balance of £292.10s. invested to give 12s.6d. /w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 81s.3d. After 26s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Age 25 (DR, PB, MI).

McCABE Michael
Age 19. 10 Smithy Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Hindley in March 1891 birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1891
Recovery No.261. Body position 307. Tally 1085.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: near 6th right on level. Identified by John McCabe (brother) of 17 Gaskell Street, Hindley.
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: John McCabe was Witness No.11 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that witness said Michael McCabe "complained about six times about gas in his place, and last week he twice returned home for that reason".
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.42. Grave 361. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/81. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Parents John 59 and Ellen 58; Siblings Joseph 22 (killed), Matthew 24 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Joseph and Matthew McCabe.
HCF Dependants: Riley & Ellen McCabe.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Joseph, Matthew & Michael; HCF 14s./w. WCA £325 (£30 lump sum, balance of £292.10s. invested to give 12s.6d. /w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 81s.3d. After 26s.6d.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Age 20 (LCM, PB, MI). In PB tally erroneously recorded as 1088 (transposed with Harry Partington).

McDONALD James
Age 26. 6 Alick Fold, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Neston, Cheshire birth registered Wirral 3rd Q 1884 (as Macdonald).
Recovery No.242. Body position 316. Tally 1131.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: close to Rd Jolley. Identified by Andrew McDonald (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Andrew McDonald was Witness No.13 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that witness said "his son...returned some three mornings out of six on account of there being gas in the mine".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 502; Register No.6007. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/82. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 272.
Family at home: Father Andrew 62; Siblings Sarah Ellen 20, Winifred 14. Mother dead 4 years.
HCF Dependants: Andrew McDonald.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 7s./w. WCA £100 (£20, balance of £78 invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 28s.1d. After 17s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father aged 62; not worked for two years." Roman Catholic.
Variants: Macdonald (DR, PB). Age 27 (DR, LCM, PB).

MEAD William
Age 49. 41 Beaumont Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Liverpool in 1862?
Recovery No.128. Body position 182. Tally 1023.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 3 yards inbye of No.3 jig, in level. Identified by Alice Mead (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St David, Haigh (with John Parr); Register No.1083. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/83. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Parr) 45; Children Ethel 19, Richard 13.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of John Parr.
HCF Dependants: Alice & Richard Mead.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £228.16. (£20 lump sum, balance of £206.6s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £20.
Income: Before 24s.6d. After 33s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Walter Mead (G, HCF, LCM). In census records the name is spelt Meads. Widow's address later recorded as 109 Dicconson Lane, Aspull.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

MIDDLEHURST William Henry
Age 48. 60 Venice Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Staffordshire birth registered Stourbridge 4th Q 1862.
Recovery No.327. Body position 72. Tally 1098.
Recovered 9 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: No.2 jig. 15 yards east of jig in face. Identified by Catherine Middlehurst (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractures.
Buried: 14 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G271. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/84. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Wife Catherine (Holt) 50; Children Henry 22, Albert 19, William 16, Charles 15, Henrietta 13.
HCF Dependants: Catherine & Henrietta Middlehurst.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £230.2s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £197.12s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Pearl £10. Oddfellows £10.
Income: Before 29s.6d. After 25s .
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Rumworth Reform Club. Identification details recorded by police and published in BJG 13 Jan 1911. " Male person about 30 years of age, 5ft.8ins long, stout build, round face and very good upper teeth. No better description can be given on account of injuries and decomposition. Clothing - pair of clogs, one with white tape for lace, size 8, round toes, tin toe plate, irons far worn, trousers blue serge, both knees patched with cotton, plain metal buttons, pair dark brown wool socks, darned at bottom of heel."
Variants: Age 47 (G, LCM).

MILLER Harry
Age 32. 16a Moss Street (Blackburn Road), Bolton. Collier.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1879. Baptised 29 Dec 1878 at Bolton St Peter.
Recovery No.174. Body position 284. Tally 963.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between No.2 jig 1st road on south in face. Identified by Denham Miller (brother) of 5 Hulme Street, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: Tonge Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/N1/5&15 Church Ground (common grave).
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/85. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Wife Fanny (Pollard) 26; Children Harry 4, Mary 1, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Fanny, Harry, Mary & Robert Denham Miller.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £231. 8s.6d. (£15 lump sum, balance of £213.18s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Refuge £16. Royal London £7.5s.
Income: Before 29s.8d. After 31s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Henry Miller (HCF). Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

MILLER James
Age 28. 115 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 2 Dec 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1882.
Recovery No.264. Body position 300. Tally 1073.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 20 yards past step on level. Identified by Gerrard Miller (father) of 115 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Gerard [sic] Miller was Witness No.8 (Pope 1911). BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that Gerrard Miller said his son "had complained about the conditions of his work....it was very hot air, and the lamps were hot".
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.49. Grave 85. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/87. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Parents Gerrard 55 and Mary Ann 57; Siblings Joseph 31 (killed), Jane 26, Gerrard 22, Annie 19.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Joseph Miller.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ann Miller.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers James & Joseph; HCF £10s./w. WCA £200 (£30 lump sum, balance of £167.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 58s./w. After 20s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father able to work, but out of work."

MILLER Joseph
Age 30. 115 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 19 Mar 1880 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1880.
Recovery No.71. Body position 207. Tally 908.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group just outbye No.2 jig. Identified by Gerrard Miller (brother) of 115 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.20. Grave 85. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/86. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Parents Gerrard 55 and Mary Ann 57; Siblings James 28 (killed), Jane 26, Gerrard 22, Annie 19.
Relation to other victims: Brother of James Miller.
HCF Dependants: Alice Miller.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers James & Joseph; HCF £10s./w. WCA £200 (£30 lump sum, balance of £167.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 58s./w. After 20s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

MILLS James
Age 26. 12 Smithy Street, Wingates, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Earlstown birth registered Warrington 4th Q 1884 (as James Alfred).
Recovery No.177. Body position 287. Tally 966.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 65 yards from face in No.2 jig. Identified by Ernest Mills (brother) of 12 Jackson Street, Burtonwood, St Helens.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Mary Mills was Witness No.66 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.40. Grave 373. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/88. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Wife Mary (Faulkner) 23; Children John 2, Mary 1. Brothers-in-law Thomas 16 (killed) & Charles (8) Faulkner.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Thomas Faulkner.
HCF Dependants: Mary, John & Mary Mills.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £205.8s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £168.11s. invested to give 5s./w)
Income: Before 26s.4d . After 24s.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. Full name appears to have be James Alfred, as in birth registration, and marriage registration to Mary Catherine Faulkner in 1907.
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

MOLLOY Michael
Age 26. 164 Park Road, Westhoughton (lodgings). Dataller.
Born at Cully in Curry Parish, Sligo, Ireland in 1884. Baptised 26 Jul 1884 in Curry Parish Church (as Mulloy).
Recovery No.210. Body position 253. Tally 1110.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig junction, 40 yards. Identified by Margaret Howcroft (landlady) of 164 Park Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 552; Register No.6088.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/99. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Father Dominic and mother Ellen lived at Culley, Charlestown, Mayo, Ireland. Brother Patrick came over from Culley for the funeral.
HCF Dependants: Ellen & Dominick Molloy.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF father and mother allowed 3s./w each, brother Patrick allowed £3.10s. for travel expenses from Ireland. WCA £60 split £35 to father, £25 to mother (£5 down each, balance of £ 29.5s. and £19.10s. invested to give
5s./w to each).
Income: Before 27s.6d./w. After 20s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father and mother at home, but past work. No sons at home. A married son lives next door and looks after the piece of land. Deceased sent money over about every month or so. Brother Patrick who came over asks for expenses."
Variants: Malloy (PB), Mulloy (BR, DR, R). Occupation Collier (PB). Address 79 Bolton Road, Westhoughton (BR). 64 Park Road, Westhoughton (HCF). Cully/Culley in Sligo is about 2km from Charlestown across the county boundary in Mayo.

MOLYNEUX Thomas Wilcock
Age 26. 266 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in St Helens birth registered Prescot 1st Q 1884.
Recovery No.22. Body position 32. Tally 876.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: lying across the legs of 875 (William Southern), with face on his arms. Identified by Theresa Ellen Molyneux (wife).
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Theresa Ellen Molyneux was Witness No.38 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 502; Register No.5997. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/89. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Wife Theresa Ellen (Hart) 29; Children John William 6, Austin 2, James Hart 3w.
HCF Dependants: Theresa Helen, John William, Austin & James Hart Molyneux.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £288.12s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £235.1s.9d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Rechabites £10.
Income: Before 35s.1d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

MONKS John
Age 19. 3 Andrews Terrace, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1891.
Recovery No.161. Body position 278. Tally 957.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Lambert Monks (father). Property: 1d.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1681; Register No.6067. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/91. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Parents Lambert 39 and Isabella 39; Margaret Ann 21, William Henry 15, Alice 11, Bertha Ellen 3.
Relation to other victims: Nephew of Percival Monks.
HCF Dependants: Isabella Monks.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85 (£20, balance of £63.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £22.
Income: Before 26s.8d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works at Westhoughton Coal & Cannel Company." Roman Catholic.
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

MONKS Percival
Age 36. 5 Peel Terrace, Church St., Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1874. Baptised 18 Apr 1874 at Hindley Hall Chapel New Springs.
Recovery No.154. Body position 276. Tally 955.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Lambert Monks (brother) of 3 Andrews Terrace, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1168 (with Fred Balforn); Register No.6078. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/90. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Wife Sarah (Balforn) 54; Children Florence Monks 13; Balforn step-children Fred 30 (killed), Annie 27, Betsy 24, James 18.
Relation to other victims: Step-father of Fred Balforn. Uncle of John Monks.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Monks.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 4s./w. Combined for Percival Monks and Step-son Fred Balforn; HCF 9s.6d. WCA £275 (£30 lump sum, balance of £242.10s. invested to give 15s./w.).
Insurance: Blackburn £10.4s. Refuge £10.4s.
Income: Combined for Step-father & -son; Before 56s.8d./w. After 28s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 37 (MI). Body position recorded in error as 176 (duplicate number) in Redmayne.

MORRIS James
Age 29. 31 King Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 2 Mar 1881 in Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1881 (as James Borsay).
Recovery No.56. Body position 200. Tally 901.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Thomas Sharrock (father-in-law) of 47 King Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1327; Register No.6014. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/94. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Wife Letitia [Sharrock] 30; Children James 1.
HCF Dependants: Letitia & James Morris.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £269.15s.3d (£20 lump sum, balance of £247.5s.3d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Westhoughton Co-op £5.
Income: Before 34s.7d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Reform Club. James was the son of Mary Elizabeth Borsay who married a Westhoughton clogger called James Morris in 1889, after which James adopted the surname Morris.
Variants: Age 30 (DR, MI).

MORRIS John
Age 22. 238 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 14 Mar 1888 in Wingates, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1888.
Recovery No.186. Body position 54. Tally 1048.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: just inside west side Plodder level. Identified by William Foster (brother-in-law) of 238 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Property: lamp key, nail.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 873; Register No.6043. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/95. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Mother Mary Alice; Siblings Mary 18. Father dead.
Relation to other victims: Nephew of John (36) and Robert Morris. Cousin of Joseph Morris.
HCF Dependants: Mary Alice Morris.
Compensation: LCM mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £202.10s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £164.11s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £2.6s.
Income: Before 25s.8d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 21 (LCM). Occupation Pusher-on (PB).

MORRIS John
Age 36. 230 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Coppull birth registered Chorley 3rd Q 1874. Baptised 10 Sep 1874 at Coppull Parish Church.
Recovery No.228. Body position 263. Tally 1120.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: 5 yards by J.T. Dootson. Identified by Hugh Greenhalgh (brother-in-law) of 6 Howarth Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1033 (with Joseph Morris); Register No.6102. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/97. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Wife Annie [Greenhalgh] 34; Children Joseph 13 (killed), Thomas 9, James 8, Fred 5m.
Relation to other victims: Father of Joseph Morris. Brother of Robert Morris. Uncle of John Morris (22).
HCF Dependants: Annie, Thomas, James & Fred Morris.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. Combined for father John & son Joseph; HCF 15s.6d./w. WCA £340.11s. (£40 lump sum, balance of £298.1s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Refuge £30.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 45s.3d./w (John 37s.3d./w; Joseph 8s./w.). After 37s.3d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address in error as 320 Leigh Road (PB).

MORRIS Joseph
Age 13. 230 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1897. Baptised 8 Jan 1897 at Westhoughton Wigan Road Primitive Methodist Church.
Recovery No.38. Body position 107. Tally 891.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from South Plodder Motor House: near spur wheel and 890 (Walter Woodward). Identified by William Chesney (uncle) of 310 Wigan Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1033 (with John Morris); Register No.6103. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/92. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 273.
Family at home: Parents John 36 (killed) and Annie 34; Siblings Thomas 9, James 8, Fred 5m.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Morris (36). Nephew of Robert Morris. Cousin of John Morris (22).
HCF Dependants: Annie Morris.
Compensation: LCM £7.10s. Combined for father John & son Joseph; HCF 15s.6d./w. WCA £340.11s. (£40 lump sum, balance of £298.1s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 45s.3d./w (John 37s.3d./w; Joseph 8s./w.). After 37s.3d./w.
Notes: Half Member of L&CMPRS.

MORRIS Robert
Age 43. 14 Howarth Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Coppull birth registered Chorley 1st Q 1867. Baptised 15 Jan 1867 at Coppull Parish Church.
Recovery No.221. Body position 261. Tally 1118.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District. Identified by Hugh Greenhalgh (son-in-law) of 6 Howarth Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1034; Register No.6107. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/93. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Wife Mary Elizabeth (Lee); Children Fred 21, Thomas 19, James 14.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Morris (36). Uncle of Joseph and John (22) Morris.
HCF Dependants: Mary Elizabeth Morris.
Compensation: W&DPRS 2s.6d./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £258.8s.11d (£20 lump sum, balance of £235.18s.11d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Refuge £20. Mechanics £8.
Income: Before 33s.1d./w. After 19s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS. Member of Westhoughton Reform Club. Member of Refuge Assurance Co.

MORRIS William
Age 34. 26 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born: not known where.
Recovery No.204. Body position 246. Tally 1103.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: close to 1102 (Walter Boardman). Identified by Martha Morris (wife). Property: pit lamp.
Cause of death: Gas.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.484. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/95. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Wife Martha; Children William 7, Lily 5, Elsie 2, Hilda 8m.
HCF Dependants: Martha, William, Lily, Elsie & Hilda Morris.
Compensation: LCM no payment made . HCF 15s./w. WCA £209.6s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £186.16s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 27s.3d./w. After 20s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. William Morris is an enigma - Martha is said to be his wife but there is no record of a marriage. He was buried in the grave of Richard Cowburn who had a daughter Martha who would have been the same age as Martha Morris in 1911.
Variants: Age 33 (PB).

MOSS Peter
Age 15. 14 Wesley Street, Atherton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Atherton birth registered Leigh 4th Q 1895.
Recovery No.14. Body position 10. Tally 862.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: in roundabout empty road near pit. Identified by Peter Moss (father).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1710 (with John Robert Hargreaves). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/98. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Father Peter 50; Siblings William 21, Sarah 20, Alice 19, Mary 16, James 11, Annie 8. Mother Margaret alive in Prestwich (Lancashire County) Asylum.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of John Robert Hargreaves.
HCF Dependants: Peter Moss.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 8s.2d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father and mother alive (the latter in asylum)." Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 14 years. Height 4ft. 6in. Well made, disembowelled, round face, blue eyes, somewhat snub nose, fairly arched feet. Face pink but body charred."

NAYLOR William Edward
Age 15. 15 Waters Nook, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born 19 Jul 1895 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1895.
Recovery No.17. Body position 24. Tally 868.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: just within right hand level, 8 yards inbye side of 867 (Frederick Lee). Lamp 898 near. Identified by James Naylor (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1368; Register No.6017. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/100. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Parents James 53 and Martha 51; Siblings Martha 18, Sidney 17, Alice 13, Robert 11, Horace 9.
HCF Dependants: Martha Mary Naylor.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£35 lump sum, balance of £34 invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 9s.1d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in lamp-room." Reported to be a good chorister who earned coins singing for the men while down the pit (DS 24 Dec 1910).
Variants: Age 16 (DR, G, LCM, MI).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

NORMAN Albert
Age 36. 103 Market Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Burslem, Staffordshire birth registered Wolstanton 2nd Q 1874. Baptised 17 May 1874 at Burslem St John.
Recovery No.57. Body position 201. Tally 902.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Margaret Norman.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1244 (with James Green); Register No.6019. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/102. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Green) 36; Children Mary 12, John 10. Mother-in-law Margaret Green 75. Brothers-in-law James 34 and Thomas 28 Green (both killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of James, Peter and Thomas Green.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Ann, Mary Green & John Norman.
Compensation: W&DPRS 7s.6d./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £287.9s.1d. (£10 lump sum, balance of £274.19s.1d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Foresters £10.
Income: Before 36s.10d./w. After 26s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS.
Variants: Age 37 (G, PB), 38 (DR, MI).

NUTTALL David
Age 23. 49 Church Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 5 Sep 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.153. Body position 273. Tally 952.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Percy Nuttall (brother) of 49 Church Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Percy Nuttall was Witness No.32 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that witness said "he had complained of gas in the Top Yard Mine but since he had gone to work across the brow he had made no complaints".
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1325; Register No.6005. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/101. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Mother Martha Ellen 47; Siblings Harry 24, Percy 21, Mary 18, Earle 16, Alice 14.
HCF Dependants: Martha Ellen Nuttall.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85 (£30 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 25s.5d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club.

OAKES John James
Age 13. 85 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Lasher-on.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1897.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Pit Shaft Area and may be one of unknown victims 9, 12, 309, 310, 325.
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 37 and Catherine 36; Siblings Albert 12, Eliza Ann 9.
HCF Dependants: Catherine Oaks.
Compensation: LCM £7.10s. HCF 5s./w. WCA £100 (£20 lump sum, balance of £78 invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £20.
Income: Before 8s.10d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Half Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in coal mine." Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Oaks (HCF, LCM).

OWENS Thomas
Age 27. 8 Grundy Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1883.
Recovery No.284. Body position 330. Tally 1146.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 3ft beyond 1145 (William Riding). Identified by John Owens (brother) of 8 Grundy Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: John Owen [sic] was Witness No.14 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that "Thomas Owen....was said by his brother to have come home on the Wednesday before the accident, and said he had had to return because of gas. The Coroner: has that happened more than once? He has come back more than once but I don't know what for".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 513; Register No.6126. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/103. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 274.
Family at home: Mother Mary 63; Siblings John 36, Mary 21. Father dead.
HCF Dependants: Mary Owens.
Compensation: W&DPRS nil. HCF 10s./w. WCA £60 (£20 lump sum, balance of £39 invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 27s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Owen (DR). Age 26 (DR, PB).

PARR John
Age 51. 2 Tudor Street (Randall St.), Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born 12 Oct 1859 in Wrightington birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1859.
Recovery No.133. Body position 179. Tally 1020
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 4 yards up No.3 jig. Identified by Samuel Ramsden (brother-in-law) of 2 Tudor Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St David, Haigh (with William Mead); Register No.1082. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/104. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Lived with brother-in-law and married sister Samuel & Margaret Ellen Ramsden.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of William Mead.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £10.
Income: no details available.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Rumworth Reform Club. Applicant for relief was Thomas Parr, 2 Mary Street East, Horwich.
Variants: Address has been recorded as 22 Tudor Street, but a family member has confirmed it was actually 2 Tudor Street (Pat Hill pers.comm. 27 Jan 07).

PARTINGTON Harry
Age 19. 35 Dobb Brow, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 12 Aug 1891 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1891.
Recovery No.262. Body position 304. Tally 1088.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 6 yards beyond 1084 (Robert Roberts). Identified by Mary Ann Sargeant (sister).
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1499 (with George Sargeant); Register No.6115. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/106. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Lived with brother-in-law and married sister George 28 (killed) and Mary Ann (26) Sargeant, and their family, and two Partington brothers Alick 17, Clifford 12. Parents Joseph and Amelia alive, father in asylum.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Joseph Partington. Brother-in-law of George Sargeant.
HCF Dependants: Clifford Partington.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and brother Clifford awarded 2s./w. HCF brother Clifford allowed 2s./w. WCA £60 (£10 lump sum, 5s./w) to brother Clifford.
Income: Before 26s./w. After 9s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Lived with his sister Mrs Sergeant (a Widow by this accident). This young man has a brother (Clifford) age 12 who is at School, and has been kept by deceased and a younger brother aged 17. Special case." In PB tally erroneously recorded as 1085 (transposed with Michael McCabe).

PARTINGTON James
Age 42. 76 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Lostock birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1868.
Recovery No.21. Body position 28. Tally 872.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: 24 yards on inside of 3rd right place off level. No lamp. Identified by John W. Partington (brother) of 7 Dijon Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1335 (with his son Thomas Partington); Register No.6026. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/111. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Ann (Ashcroft) 46; Children Thomas 19 (killed), Sarah Ann 18, John 10, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Father of Thomas Partington (19). Brother of Thomas Partington (24).
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann, John & James Partington.
Compensation: LCM £5 and widow's annuity 8s./w. Combined for father James & son Thomas; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £390 (£20 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £15. School Club £6.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 65s.5d./w. After 31s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Widow’s name Elizabeth Ann age 46 years. Also a daughter age 18 who works in a mill." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Bolton "Primrose" Tent. Member of Rumworth Reform Club. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

PARTINGTON Joseph
Age 25. 27 Dobb Brow, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 22 Aug 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1885.
Recovery No.243. Body position 317. Tally 1132.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 2 ft from Jas MacDonald. Identified by Alice Partington (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Alice Partington was Witness No.6 (Pope 1911). BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that her husband "had complained of gas in the mine and said that if he had continued working in the same place for another week he would have been in it and would have had to come back home".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1497; Register No.6116. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/108. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Ball) 25; Children Sarah 4, John 3, Clarice 9m.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Harry Partington. Brother-in-law of George Sargeant.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Sarah, John & Clarice Partington.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £208 (£20 lump sum, balance of £172.4d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £6.12s.
Income: Before 26s.8d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Rumworth Reform Club.
Variants: In error as Jas. Partington in Redmayne.

PARTINGTON Samuel
Age 16. 45 Water Street, Atherton. Lasher-on.
Born 30 Dec 1893 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1894.
Recovery No.322. Body position 134. Tally 1187.
Recovered 6 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: 10 yards outbye of top of down brow. Identified by Samuel Partington (father) from his belt buckle (BEN 7 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that his father said that "he only saw him at weekends. He had not heard that he had complained to anybody".
Buried: 9 Jan 1911 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1911. Also buried in same grave: Sarah Elizabeth Partington 39 on 27 Mar 1911, Elizabeth Speakman 24 on 9 Apr 1914.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/105. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Parents Samuel 38 and Sarah Elizabeth 38; Siblings James Henry 8, Janet 7, Albert 3.
HCF Dependants: Samuel Partington.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £85 (£20 lump sum, balance of £63.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 8s.2d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in coal mine." His body was buried 5 times by roof falls during recovery (BEN 7 Jan 1911).
Variants: Age 17 (DR, LCM), 21 (PB). Recovered 5 Jan 1911 (PB).

PARTINGTON Thomas
Age 24. 140 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1886.
Recovery No.23. Body position 29. Tally 873.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: on high side of road, 10 yards inbye of 872 (James Partington), face downwards. Identified by John W. Partington (brother) of 7 Dijon Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1211; Register No.5989.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/109. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Mother Sarah Ann 64; Wife Ellen 25; Children Edna 2, Betsy 11m.
Relation to other victims: Brother of James Partington. Uncle of Thomas Partington 19.
HCF Dependants: Ellen, Edna, Betsy & Sarah Ann Partington.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £300 (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Rechabites £10. Wingates Burial Society £4.
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 31s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

PARTINGTON Thomas
Age 19. 76 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1891. Baptised 28 Mar 1891 at Little Lever St Matthew.
Recovery No.24. Body position 30. Tally 874.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: between rails of lower side of level, 8 yards on outbye side. Identified by John W. Partington (uncle) of 7 Dijon Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1335 (with James Partington); Register No.6027. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/107. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Parents James 42 (killed) and Elizabeth Ann 46; Siblings Sarah Ann 18, John 10.
Relation to other victims: Son of James Partington. Nephew of Thomas Partington 24.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Ann Partington.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father James & son Thomas; HCF 13s.6d./w. WCA £390 (£20 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 65s.5d./w. After 31s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Rumworth Reform Club. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Bolton "Primrose" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

PARTINGTON William
Age 40. 10 Gladstone Terrace, Westhoughton. Hooker-on.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1871. Baptised 29 Dec 1870 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.7. Body position 8. Tally 860.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: caught on a projection inside No.3 pit shaft. Identified by John Henry Partington (brother) of 11 Tithe Barn Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1339; Register No.6023. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/110. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Parents John 65 and Ellen 65; Siblings Annie 40, James 36, Nicholas, 35.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Partington.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £45 (£20 lump sum, balance of £24s.5d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £19.
Income: Before 27s.7d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father working at Pit Brow."

PAULDIN James
Age 21. 19 Isabel Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1889 (as Pauldin).
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be one of unknown bodies 86, 88, 112, 168.
Coroner's Inquest: Isaac Pandlin [sic] was Witness No.70 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Parents Isaac 49 and Isabella 49; siblings Eliza 13, Isabella 6.
HCF Dependants: Isabel, Eliza & Isabella Pauldin.
Compensation: HCF 7s./w. WCA £100 (£10 lump sum, balance of £57.16s.1d. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 30s./w. After 12s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father age 50, has not worked for 16 weeks, owing to rheumatism. He works –when able- in flagging department of Bolton Corporation. There are two girls at home, age 12 and 4. Both are attending School. Mother ill in bed for 21 weeks."
Variants: Paulding (G, HCF, LCM).

PEMBERTON Enoch
Age 29. 1 Silk Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 17 Sep 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire birth registered Ashton under Lyne 4th Q 1881.
Recovery No.216. Body position 260. Tally 1117.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig, 1 ft from Andrew Wise. Identified by David Pemberton (father) of 117 Brancker Street, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 992; Register No.6003. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/114. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Mangnall) 26; Children Elsie Mary 1, another expected; Brother John Lowden 21 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Fred and John Lowden Pemberton.
HCF Dependants: Ellen, Elsie May & Enoch Pemberton.
Compensation: W&DPRS 7s.6d./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £265.9s.5d (£25 lump sum, balance of £233.14s.5d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Refuge £7.12s. Mechanics £8.
Income: Before 34s./w. After 26s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of W&DPRS. Member of Westhoughton Conservative Club.
Variants: Address 2 Silk Street (PB).

PEMBERTON Fred
Age 16. 117 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Lasher-on.
Born 25 Dec 1893 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1894.
Recovery No.258. Body position 63. Tally 1082.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: on west side of brow No.1 jig. Identified by David Pemberton (father) of 117 Brancker Street, Chequerbent. Property: 2 railway tickets, 2 draw tickets, boy scouts cigarette case.
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: The father of Fred Pemberton, Brancker Street, Westhoughton, said his son would have been 17 on Christmas Day (newspaper report).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 990 (with John Lowden Pemberton); Register No.6094.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/113. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Parents David 52 and Mary 51; Siblings William 19, Mena 14, David 12.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Enoch and John Lowden Pemberton.
HCF Dependants: David Pemberton.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Fred and John L.; HCF 7s.6d./w. WCA to their mother Mary £75 (£15 lump sum, balance of £58.10s. invested to give 4s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers John L. and Fred; Before 39s.6d./w. After 21s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

PEMBERTON John Lowden
Age 21. 1 Silk Street, Westhoughton (Lodgings). Drawer.
Born in Stalybridge, Cheshire birth registered Ashton under Lyne 4th Q 1889.
Recovery No.207. Body position 251. Tally 1108.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: just above return pulley at shunt east jig junction, 40 yards inbye side of curve. Identified by Minnie Pemberton (sister) of 1 Silk Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 990 (with Fred Pemberton); Register No.6093.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/112. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 275.
Family at home: Lodged with brother Enoch Pemberton (killed). Parents and other siblings at 117 Brancker Street (see Fred Pemberton), Chequerbent. John Pemberton was paying maintenance for an illegitimate daughter Lydia, born to Margaret Alice Fairhurst on 11 June 1910.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Enoch and Fred Pemberton.
HCF Dependants: David Pemberton.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA payment to John's daughter Lydia Fairhurst £120 (Nil lump sum, balance of £117.10s. invested to give 10s./w.). Combined for brothers Fred and John L.; HCF 7s.6d./w. WCA to their mother Mary £75 (£15 lump sum, balance of £58.10s. invested to give 4s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers John L. and Fred; Before 39s.6d./w. After 21s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father also employed at same Company."

PENDLEBURY Harold
Age 16. 1 Croft Street, Wingates, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 9 Dec 1894 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1894.
Recovery No.270. Body position 84. Tally 1165.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: in brow 8 yards from face. Identified by John Pendlebury (father).
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.52. Grave 206. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/115. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Parents John 36 and Margaret Ada 36; Siblings Sidney 14, Frank 13, Richard Stanley 11, Ivy 9, Annie 2, Maggie 7m.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Ada Pendlebury.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £110 (£20 lump sum, balance of £87.15s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £9.10s.
Income: Before 17s.1d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in mine."
Variants: Address later given as 16 Seddon Street, Westhoughton.
Photograph: Date unknown.Harold is the boy standing between two men at the back. Supplied by family member Christine Gregory.

PERKS George Henry
Age 19. 209 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 21 Sep 1891 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1891.
Recovery No.48. Body position 193. Tally 894.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Alfred Perks (father).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1414; Register No.6077. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/116. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Parents Alfred 47 and Sarah Ann 47; Siblings Matilda 23, Mary Jane 22, Thomas 13.
HCF Dependants: Alfred & Sarah Ann Perks.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 6s./w. WCA £160 (£10 lump sum, 15s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified insurance £19.
Income: Before 30s.6d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father, aged 46 has not worked for three years owing to illness. One daughter, 22 will work when the mill starts. One daughter 21, working –sometimes at home owing to sickness. Special case."
Variants: Parks (LCM).

POTTER George Percy
Age 16. 169 Hindley Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1894.
Recovery No.95. Body position 161. Tally 1002.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Peter Potter (uncle) of 326 Wigan Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull (with William & James Potter); Register No.58. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/117. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Parents William 39 (killed) and Ellen 37; Siblings Alice 18, James 15 (killed), Harry 12, Mary 11, William 2.
Relation to other victims: Son of William Potter. Brother of James Potter.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Potter.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father William & sons George and James (see William Potter).
Income: Combined for father & sons Before 66s.3d./w. After 37s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address Kearsley Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton (PB, Burial Register).

POTTER James
Age 15. 169 Hindley Road, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1896
Recovery No.44. Body position 142. Tally 983.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: north side of No.2 shunt, corner of No.2 jig junction. Identified by Peter Potter (uncle) of 326 Wigan Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull (with William & George Percy Potter); Register No.60. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/119. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Parents William 39 (killed) and Ellen 37; Siblings Alice 18, George Percy 16 (killed), Harry 12, Mary 11, William 2.
Relation to other victims: Son of William Potter. Brother of George Percy Potter.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Potter.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father William & sons George and James (see William Potter).
Income: Combined for father & sons Before 66s.3d./w. After 37s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address Kearsley Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton (PB, Burial Register). Occupation Lasher-on (PB).

POTTER William
Age 39. 169 Hindley Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1871. Baptised 6 Mar 1871 at Hindley Hall Chapel New Springs.
Recovery No.92. Body position 162. Tally 1003.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Peter Potter (brother) of 326 Wigan Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull (with George Percy & James Potter); Register No.59. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/118. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Parents Wife Ellen (Hilton) 37; Children Alice 18, George Percy 16 (killed), James 15 (killed), Harry 12, Mary 11, William 2.
Relation to other victims: Father of George Percy and James Potter.
HCF Dependants: Ellen, Harry, Mary, William & James Potter.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. Combined for father William & sons George and James; HCF 17s./w. WCA £483.1s.1d. (£40 lump sum, balance of £440.11s.1d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & sons Before 66s.3d./w. After 37s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address Kearsley Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton (PB, Burial Register).

PRESCOTT Herbert
Age 24. 298 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Blackburn birth registered Blackburn 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.166. Body position 281. Tally 960.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: just to north of No.2 jig in face. Identified by Fred Prescott (brother) of 298 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 463 (with John Prescott); Register No.6048. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/120. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Mother Martha 50; Siblings John 23 (killed), Pollie 21, Frederick 18, Bertha 16, Stanley 10. Father John Thomas 48 had lived away from home for two years, sending money for support.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Prescott.
HCF Dependants: Martha & Stanley Prescott.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Herbert and John; HCF 9s./w. WCA £135 (£20 lump sum, 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 55s. 8d./w. After 19s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

PRESCOTT John
Age 23. 298 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Blackburn birth registered Blackburn 4th Q 1887.
Recovery No.127. Body position 233. Tally 934.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Fred Prescott (brother) of 298 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 463 (with Herbert Prescott); Register No.6049. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/121. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: Mother Martha 50; Siblings Herbert 24 (killed), Pollie 21, Frederick 18, Bertha 16, Stanley 10. Father John Thomas 48 had lived away from home for two years, sending money for support.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Herbert Prescott.
HCF Dependants: Martha & Stanley Prescott.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Herbert and John; HCF 9s./w. WCA £135 (£20 lump sum, 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers; Before 55s. 8d./w. After 19s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

PRICE Henry
Age 22. 7 Earnshaw Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born: Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1889.
Recovery No.260. Body position 306. Tally 1087.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: in 6th right hand place end. Identified by John Chadwick (Landlord) of 7 Earnshaw Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: John Chadwick was Witness No.19 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the brother of Henry Price [no name given - possibly an error for John Chadwick?] said "deceased had complained of gas for the last three months and had been gassed off".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Leigh Cemetery, Grave 23-A-5; Register No.34726. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/123. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: His widowed mother Annie Price 54, lived at 10 Clifford Street, Leigh, with sons William 19 and Thomas 18. His body was taken to that address before his funeral.
HCF Dependants: Hannah Price.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £120 (£20 lump sum, 10s./w.).
Income: Before 38s. 5d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Henry Price was also known as Henry Smith, the name he went under while serving in the Army.

PRICE James
Age 42 (see Notes). 5 Water Street, Atherton (lodgings). Collier.
Born in Ireland in 1868 (see Notes).
Recovery No.110. Body position 171. Tally 1012.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: at left side of corner of jig. Identified by Joseph McGrath (Landlord) of 5 Water Street, Atherton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1842. Also buried in same grave: Margaret McGrath 69 on 27 Jan 1913.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/122. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 276.
Family at home: A brother John Price lived at Oldcastle, Meath, Ireland.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £7.10s. to Mrs. McGrath for funeral expenses. WCA £10 to William Burns, Fairfield, Coppull, friend of John for seeing to payment of funeral bills
Income: Not known.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Brother in Ireland, and has not come over to inter deceased." His brother lived in Co.Meath and there was a James Price baptised 2 Aug 1868 in Castletown-Kilpatrick in Co.Meath - if this was him his parents were James Price and Bridget (Dunne). He had been in the Water Street lodgings for 15 months, before that for 2 years in Bag Lane, Atherton, and for 15 years before that in Brancker Street, Chequerbent. His registered death age is 42 but in 1901 when lodging with John Hurst at 141 Brancker Street his age was given as 39, and in 1891 when lodging in Wigan as 31.

RATCLIFFE Fred
Age 21. 144 Park Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 3 Dec 1889 in Westhoughton birth registered 4th Q 1889.
Recovery No.259. Body position 305. Tally 1086.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 6 yards beyond 1085. Identified by Amos Ratcliffe (father).
Cause of death: CO. Not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Amos Ratcliffe was Witness No.12 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the witness said his son "returned home four mornings together during the week before the explosion, because of gas".
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1358; Register No.6041.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/126. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Parents Amos 47 and Alice 45; Siblings John 19, James 17, William 11, Beatrice 9, Clara 7, Emma 5, Bertha 8m.
HCF Dependants: Alice Ratcliffe.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £90 (£10 lump sum, 10s./w)
Income: Before 23s.10d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father is 48, said to be unwell, but works on road as a scavenger."
Variants. Radcliffe (LCM).

RATCLIFFE Isaac
Age 23. 545 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Night Fireman.
Born 8 Jun 1887 in Adlington birth registered Chorley 3rd Q 1887.
Recovery No.279. Body position 91. Tally 1172.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: just below 1171 (William Hesketh). Identified by William Ratcliffe (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Not decomposed at all. 8th day.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that William Ratcliffe said that his son "had made no complaint whatever as to the nature of his work".
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1324; Register No.6124. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/125. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Wife Hannah (Bromilow) 21; Child expected.
HCF Dependants: Hannah & Annie Ratcliffe.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £285.7s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £262.17s. invested to give 8s./w)
Income: Before 36s. 7d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants. Radcliffe (R). Address 717 Manchester Road (PB), 534 Manchester Road (BR).
Photograph: Date unknown. Cropped from a photo supplied by family member Keith Ratcliffe. Isaac is at the back left next to his sister. Grandmother, father and brother in front.

RATCLIFFE Thomas
Age 40. 2 Seddon Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1870.
Recovery No.317. Body position 130. Tally 1159.
Recovered 5 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: West side face down brow. Identified by Alice Ratcliffe (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt. Upper half.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Alice Ratcliffe said "the only complaint he ever made had been in relation to the weighing of the tubs".
Buried: 7 Jan 1911 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.60. Grave 253. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/124. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Green) 42; Children Agnes 20, Janet 17.
Relation to other victims: Brother of William Ratcliffe.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Janet & James Ratcliffe.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 13s./w (includes 4s./w. for youngest daughter in weak health). WCA £216.9s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £164 invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £30.
Income: Before 27s. 9d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

RATCLIFFE William
Age 31. 20 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton in 1879.
Recovery No.315. Body position 129. Tally 1158.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: West face. Identified by Herbert Hall (brother-in-law) of 48 Leigh Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. Fractured skull and left arm.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that the witness said that "so far as he knew, his brother-in-law had not complained of the condition of the mine".
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 200; Register No.6004. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/135. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Alice [Pilkington] 32; Children Wilfred 5, Norman 3m.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas Ratcliffe.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Alice, Wilfred, Norman & James Ratcliffe.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £206.1s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £193.11s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £24. Rechabites £10. United Industrial £6.
Income: Before 26s. 5d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Member of Westhoughton Reform Club. Bolton & District Cricket Association. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

RIDING Benjamin
Age 19. 4 Balfern Fold, Church Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 24 Apr 1891 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1891.
Recovery No.247. Body position 321. Tally 1136.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 4 yards in left hand place out of shunt. Identified by Thomas Riding (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Thomas Riding was Witness No.15 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 206 (with Willie Riding); Register No.6117. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/127. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 51 and Alice Ann 48; Siblings Elizabeth 24, Willie 22 (killed), Florence 17, Jane 14, Thomas 12, Norman 9, Alice 7, Hilda 3.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Willie Riding.
HCF Dependants: Thomas & Alice Ann Riding.
Compensation: Combined for brother Benjamin & Willie; LCM £15 and 4s./w. HCF 14s./w. WCA £400 (£30 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers Benjamin & Willie: Before 53s.4d./w. After 28s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father does very little work owing to bad eyesight. Seven other children; eldest 24 years, youngest 3 years. Two girls working in mill, one began half-time at printworks." Nonconformist.
Variants: Rydings (HCF, LCM).

RIDING Willie
Age 22. 4 Balfern Fold, Church Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 24 Oct 1888 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1888.
Recovery No.283. Body position 329. Tally 1145.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: on level beyond step. Identified by Thomas Riding (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Thomas Riding was Witness No.15 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that he said "his son had complained of gas and had had to shift for it".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 206 (with Benjamin Riding); Register No.6118. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/128. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 51 and Alice Ann 48; Siblings Elizabeth 24, Benjamin 19 (killed), Florence 17, Jane 14, Thomas 12, Norman 9, Alice 7, Hilda 3.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Benjamin Riding.
HCF Dependants: Thomas & Alice Ann Riding.
Compensation: Combined for brothers Benjamin & Willie; LCM £15 and 4s./w. HCF 14s./w. WCA £400 (£30 lump sum, balance of £367.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers Benjamin & Willie: Before 53s.4d./w. After 28s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist.
Variants: Rydings (HCF, LCM).

RIGBY William
Age 57. 34 The Valley, Atherton. Collier.
Born 2 Jan 1853 in Wigan birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1853.
Recovery No.80. Body position 215. Tally 916.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Samuel Smith (son-in-law) of 78 Bolton Old Road, Atherton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1683 (with George Williams). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/129. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Williams) 69.
Relation to other victims: Step-grandfather of George Williams.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Rigby.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £229.9s.0d. (£30 lump sum, 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £12 19s.
Income: Before 29s.5d./w. After 16s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded about his widow "She is now living at 8 Wesley St, Atherton."
Variants: Age 53 (G), 56 (MI), 59 (DR, PB).

ROBERTS Albert
Age 15. 134 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1895.
Recovery No.296. Body position 126. Tally 1079.
Recovered 2 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: bottom of down brow. Identified by Robert William Roberts (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt. Half of head blown off.
Buried: 3 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1493; Register No.6128. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/132. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Father Robert William 38; Siblings Ethel 14, Joseph 11, Harry 9, Hilda 7, Norman 2. Mother Harriet died in October 1910.
HCF Dependants: Robert William Roberts.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £90. (£20 lump sum, balance of £196.19s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 14s./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "£15 paid to father, who is a colliery fireman." Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 16 (DR, PB). Address 156 Bolton Road (BR, PB).

ROBERTS John
Age 26. 4 Waters Nook, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Froncysyllte, LLangollen, Denbighshire in 1884?
Recovery No.26. Body position 33. Tally 877.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: 12 yards up centre drawing road, on his face. Head outbye. Identified by Sarah Ellen Roberts (wife).
Cause of death: CO. Extensive burns.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1360; Register No.6038. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/131. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ellen (Wright); Children Lilian 5, Jessie 3, Irwin 5m.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ellen, Lilian, Jessie & Irwin Roberts.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 13s./w. WCA £282.15s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £246 invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Mayor's Fund £3. Gift from Minister £2
Income: Before 36s.3d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Widow's address 337 Maypole Terrace, Chequerbent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

ROBERTS Robert
Age 21. 32 Seddon Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1889.
Recovery No.255. Body position 303. Tally 1084.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: near bottom of 5th right hand place. Identified by Elizabeth Roberts (mother).
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that Elizabeth Roberts said that her so "had made no complaints about work", and when asked by the Coroner "Has he lived with you?", replied "Yes, he was the mainstay of his father and me".
Cause of death: CO. Burnt. Not decomposed.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.54. Grave 277. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/130. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 277.
Family at home: Parents William 65 and Elizabeth 60; Siblings Catherine 18, Florence 17, Richard 14.
Relation to other victims: Half-brother of Mark Skeldon.
HCF Dependants: William & Elizabeth Roberts.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 6s./w. WCA £100 (£30 lump sum, balance of £68.5s invested to give
5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £9.
Income: Before 26s./w. After 11s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father has not worked for three years owing to rheumatism. Three other children all working; ages 18, 16 and 14. The deceased was the only support of the house." Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 22 (G, LCM).

RUSHTON Edward
Age 36. 647 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Undermanager.
Born in Walkden birth registered Barton upon Irwell 4th Q 1874.
Recovery No.8. Body position 6. Tally 858.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: in Office near pit. Identified by Manager. Property: tape measure, watch (with string), book, knife, tickets.
Cause of death: CO. (Gas, afterdamp.).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 66; Register No.5986. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/133. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Wife Mary Ellen (Bullough) 38; Children Ernest 8, Elsie 5.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of John Rushton.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ellen, Ernest & Elsie Rushton.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £300 (no lump sum, balance of £297.10s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 37 (DR). Often referred to as Edwin in newspaper reports. Widow's address recorded as 687 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. According to BEN 23 Dec 1910, his body was identified by Police Sergeant William Brown.

RUSHTON John
Age 31. 50 Cecil Street, Walkden. Collier.
Born in Walkden birth registered Barton upon Irwell 1st Q 1879.
Recovery No.102. Body position 223. Tally 924.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Arthur Morrison (brother in law) of Liberal Club, Walkden.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Paul, Walkden.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/134. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Wife Mary (Edge) 27; Mother Sarah 64.
Relation to other victims: Cousin of Edward Rushton.
HCF Dependants: Mary & Sarah Rushton.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £216 to widow (£20 lump sum, balance of £193.10s. invested to give 10s./w); £90 to mother (£20 lump sum, balance of £68.5s invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Manchester Sick Club £12. Wesleyan Sick Club £10.
Income: Before 26s.8d./w. After 31s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "No children. The deceased’s widowed mother aged 64 also lived with him, and she was entirely dependent upon him."
Variants: Age 32 (G, LCM).

SARGEANT George
Age 28. 35 Dobb Brow, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 14 Jun 1882 in Hindley birth registered Wigan 3rd Q 1882.
Recovery No.287. Body position 333. Tally 1149.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 3 yards beyond 1148 (Albert Lonsdale). Identified by Mary Ann Sargeant. Property: 2 wage tickets.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Mary Ann Sargeant was Witness No.9 and recalled after Witness No.12 Amos Ratcliffe (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that she said that her husband "told her many times about men going home for gas, but he had not been one".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1499 (with Harry Partington); Register No.6114. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/136. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Wife Mary Ann (Partington) 26; Children William 6, Amelia 4. Partington brothers-in-law Harry 19 (killed), Alick 17, Clifford 12.
Relation to other victims: Brother-in-law of Harry Partington.
HCF Dependants: Mary Ann, William, Amelia & William Sargeant.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £205.8s. (£15 lump sum, balance of £196.7s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Oddfellows: £10. Royal Liver £12.
Income: Before 26s.4d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Sergeant (HCF, LCM).

SAUNDERS Edward
Age 18. 7 Ridgway Place, Water Street, Atherton. Haulage Hand.
Born 15 Mar 1892 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1892.
Recovery No.194. Body position 61. Tally 1055.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: at junction of East Plodder level and brow (No.2). Identified by Eliza Saunders (mother).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1845 (with John Saunders). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/137. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Parents George 50 and Eliza 50; Siblings Harriet 16, John 13 (killed), Lily 9.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Saunders.
HCF Dependants: George & Eliza Saunders.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on funds as a widow at 4s./w (father unable to work because of poor health). Combined for brothers Edward & John; HCF 14s./w. WCA £300 (£30 lump sum, balance of £267.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers Edward & John; Before 23s.6d./w. After 28s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father has not worked for several years owing to poor health."
Variants: Age generally recorded as 19, but birth date shows he was 18.

SAUNDERS John
Age 13. 7 Ridgway Place, Water Street, Atherton. Lasher-on.
Born 25 Feb 1897 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1897.
Recovery No.188. Body position 56. Tally 1050.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 4 yards inbye west level. Identified by Eliza Saunders (mother).
Cause of death: Explosion, gas.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1845 (with Edward Saunders). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/138. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Parents George 50 and Eliza 50; Siblings Harriet 16, Edward 18 (killed), Lily 9.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Edward Saunders.
HCF Dependants: George & Eliza Saunders.
Compensation: LCM £15. (See Edward Saunders). Combined for brothers Edward & John; HCF 14s./w. WCA £300 (£30 lump sum, balance of £267.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for brothers Edward & John; Before 23s.6d./w. After 28s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father has not worked for several years owing to poor health."
Variants: Age 14 (G, LCM, MI).

SCHOFIELD Fred
Age 20. 343 Maypole Terrace (Park Road), Chequerbent. Collier.
Born 2 Jan 1890 in Horwich birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1890.
Recovery No.141. Body position 299. Tally 978.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: on No.3 jig near cross roads, 55 yards from face. Identified by William Schofield of 343 Maypole Terrace, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1022 (with William Schofield); Register No.5988. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/141. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Parents William 62 and Mary 55; Siblings Walter 27, Elizabeth 23, Edith 18, Gertrude 16, Lily 13.
Relation to other victims: Brother of William Schofield.
HCF Dependants: Mary Schofield.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £60 (£20 lump sum, balance of £39 invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £9.12s.
Income: Before 27s.2d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works as a dataller."
Variants: Age 21 (G, LCM).

SCHOFIELD James
Age 35. 7 Georgina Street, off Haynes Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Stairfoot, Barnsley, Yorkshire (West Riding) birth registered Barnsley 2nd Q 1875. Baptised 25 Apr 1875 at Ardlsey Christ Church.
Recovery No.225. Body position 119. Tally 1068.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: on back brow east side. Identified by William Schofield (son) of 36 The Valley, Atherton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery. Unmarked grave NG 1287 (Common grave).
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/142. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: James Schofield was a widower; Children Agnes 14, Lily 11, William 10, James 7.(See L&CMPRS 1911 notes)
HCF Dependants: Agnes, Mary Lily, William & Thomas James Schofield.
Compensation: LCM 8s./w. HCF 8s./w. WCA £10 to Mrs Taylor; £80 and £50 to Mr Pearson (uncle caring for James and William); £40 to Mrs Brownett (maternal aunt caring for Lily). All awards paid at £1/month, so total of 20s./w.
Income: Before 24s.9d./w. After 36s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The deceased was a widower, with four children, the eldest, a girl of 14, is in service at Mrs Taylor’s, Manchester Rd, Middle Hulton; the second, a girl of 12, was taken charge of by some people on the death of the mother five years ago, who are believed to have gone to South Africa; the next, a boy age 10, has gone to live with an uncle, J.S.Schofield, 36 The Valley, Atherton; the youngest child, a boy age 7, is living with an uncle Thomas Pearson, 93 Adelaide St, Daubhill. Later Note:- Both boys are living for the present with Mr Pearson, at above address."
Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 30 years. Height 5ft 10in. Stout build, dark brown hair, head a pulp unrecognisable. Clogs 9's, three lace holes, double-ironed on sole, round toes, leather laces, decorated front (embossed leather). Belt: 1 inch leather, brass buckle and fastened with two brass studs. Socks: green wool. Trousers: black cord, much patched with similar material."

SCHOFIELD William
Age 32. 345 Maypole Terrace (Park Road), Chequerbent. Collier.
Born in Horwich in 1878 birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1878. Baptised 19 Jan 1879 at Horwich Holy Trinity.
Recovery No.138. Body position 184. Tally 1025.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 27 yards up No.3 jig. Identified by Walter Schofield of 345 Maypole Terrace, Chequerbent.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1022 (with Fred Schofield); Register No.5987. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/140. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: Wife Beatrice (Davenport) 27; Children Winifred 1.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Fred Schofield.
HCF Dependants: Beatrice Ann & Winifred Schofield.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £300 (£30 lump sum, balance of £267.10s invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Oddfellows: £7.16s.5d.
Income: Before 38s 5d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Lodge 1160 Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age 30 (PB).

SCOBLE Joseph
Age 53. 4 James Street, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born in Landore, Swansea, Wales birth registered Swansea 3rd Q 1857. Baptised 7 Nov 1858 at St Ewe Parish Church, Cornwall.
Recovery No.84. Body position not recorded but probably one of 150/156/157. Tally 997.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Esther Coop (daughter) of 4 James Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.26. Grave 337. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/139. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 278.
Family at home: He was a widower with 4 children (2 married, the other two working). Lived with son-in-law and married daughter Joseph and Esther Coop and family.
Relation to other victims: Grandfather of Joseph Edward Atherton.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: WCA £10. Colliery company disputed dependence of his son William Scoble (aged 15), said to be earning 7s./w.
Income: Before 26s./w. After nil.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Tally from PB, not recorded in Redmayne. The relationship between Joseph Scoble and Joseph E. Atherton is putative. Joseph E. Atherton was the illegitimate son of Esther Atherton (later Coop). Esther was born in Ince in 1879, the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Atherton. Joseph Scoble married Elizabeth Atherton in 1891. Joseph Scoble's parents were Cornish.
Variants: James Scobell (HCF, LCM).

SEDDON James
Age 22. 2 Wingates Lane (Lostock Lane), Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton in 1889? birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1889.
Recovery No.137. Body position 242. Tally 944.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 4 yards from 945 (John Hundy), south of face. Identified by Moses Seddon (father) of 274 Park Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.34. Grave 38. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/148. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Wife Eliza (Crompton) 22; Children Lily 2, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Brother of John Wilfrid Seddon. Nephew of Matthew Seddon snr. Cousin of Matthew jnr and Joseph Seddon.
HCF Dependants: Eliza, Lily & James Seddon.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £202.3s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £168.18s.2d invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 25s.11d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Although his birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1889 he may have been born in December 1888 and his age could be either 21 (after 21st) or 22 (before 21st).
Variants: Age 21 (G, LCM), 23 (DR, PB).

SEDDON James
Age 23. 9 Cemetery Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 24 Apr 1887 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1887.
Recovery No.288. Body position 95. Tally 1176.
Recovered 30 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: towards far end of east hand level. Identified by Edith Seddon.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Edith Seddon was Witness No.46 (Pope 1911). BEN (30 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that she said "her husband had come home every night and could not eat, choked with gas"'
Buried: 31 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1495; Register No.6127. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/149. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Wife Edith (Harrison) 26; Children James Stanley 2.
HCF Dependants: Edith, James Stanley & Elizabeth Seddon.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 14s./w. WCA £260.13s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £235.16s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Wesleyan and General: £20.
Income: Before 33s.5d./w. After 28s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address 9 Breaktemper (BR). Widow's address recorded as School Street, Westhoughton.

SEDDON John Wilfrid
Age 19. 274 Park Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1891.
Recovery No.206. Body position 247. Tally 1104.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: close to 1103 (William Morris). Identified by Moses Seddon (father) of 274 Park Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1946; Register No.6085.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/143. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Parents Moses 47 and Susannah 46; Siblings Susannah 17, Herbert 12, Harold 9.
Relation to other victims: Brother of James Seddon (of Wingates). Nephew of Matthew Seddon snr. Cousin of Matthew jnr and Joseph Seddon.
HCF Dependants: Susannah Seddon.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £90 (£20 lump sum, balance of £68.5s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.10d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in the pit."
Variants: Age generally recorded as 20 but birth registration shows he was 19. Address Lostock Road, Westhoughton (BR, PB).

SEDDON Joseph
Age 18. 29 Brandwood Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Drawer.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1893.
Recovery No.254. Body position 328. Tally 1143.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 1 ft beyond 1142 (Thomas Green). Identified by David Seddon (brother).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Margaret Seddon was Witness No.39 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that a witness [David Seddon] who had identified his father and two brothers said "all three had complained of gas, and his father had had to go home five mornings together".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/K/100 Church Ground (with Matthew Seddon snr & jnr). Later burial in same grave from Grave Deed 9205: Margaret Seddon 77 on 31 Jul 1941. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/144. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Parents Matthew 50 (killed) and Margaret 47; Siblings Matthew 24 (killed), David 20, Ethel 14.
Relation to other victims: Son of Matthew Seddon snr. Brother of Matthew Seddon jnr. Cousin of James (of Wingates) and John Wilfrid Seddon.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Seddon.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £130 (Nil lump sum, balance of £127.10s. invested to give 7s.6d. /w.). HCF combined for father Matthew snr. and two sons Matthew jnr. & Joseph 12s./w.
Income combined for father & two sons: Before 75s.11d./w. After 31s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Said to be a well-known wrestler.

SEDDON Matthew
Age 24. 29 Brandwood Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1886 as Matthew Crompton.
Recovery No.249. Body position 323. Tally 1138.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 1 yard beyond jig wheel. Identified by David Seddon (brother).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Coroner's Inquest: Margaret Seddon was Witness No.39 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest for Joseph Seddon recorded that a witness [David Seddon] who had identified his father and two brothers said "all three had complained of gas, and his father had had to go home five mornings together".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/K/100 Church Ground (with Matthew snr & Joseph Seddon). Later burial in same grave from Grave Deed 9205: Margaret Seddon 77 on 31 Jul 1941. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/146. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Parents Matthew 50 (killed) and Margaret 47; Siblings David 20, Joseph 18 (killed), Ethel 14. An illegitimate son Thomas Plant (3) lived at 19 John Street, Bolton (mother named Margaret Egerton).
Relation to other victims: Son of Matthew Seddon snr. Brother of Joseph Seddon. Cousin of James (of Wingates) and John Wilfrid Seddon.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Seddon.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £150 (£10 to Thomas Plant, £40 to Matthew Seddon's mother, balance of £97.10s. invested). HCF combined for father Matthew snr. and two sons Matthew jnr. & Joseph 12s./w.
Income combined for father & two sons: Before 75s.11d./w. After 31s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Rumworth Reform Club. Well-known wrestler. Matthew Seddon jnr was born to Margaret Crompton before she married his father Matthew Crompton snr.

SEDDON Matthew
Age 50. 29 Brandwood Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1860. Baptised 18 Nov 1860 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.266. Body position 302. Tally 1075.
Recovered 27 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 16 yards beyond 1074 (Samuel Cowburn). Identified by David Seddon (son).
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: Margaret Seddon was Witness No.39 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest for Joseph Seddon recorded that a witness [David Seddon] who had identified his father and two brothers said "all three had complained of gas, and his father had had to go home five mornings together". BEN (28 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that his son [presumably David Seddon who identified the body] said "his father had complained of gas in his place and had to 'bat his coat for air'".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/K/100 Church Ground (with Matthew jnr & Joseph Seddon). Later burial in same grave from Grave Deed 9205: Margaret Seddon 77 on 31 Jul 1941. Grave unmarked.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/145. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Crompton) 47; Children Matthew 24 (killed), David 20, Joseph 18 (killed), Ethel 14.
Relation to other victims: Father of Matthew and Joseph Seddon. Uncle of James (of Wingates) and John Wilfrid Seddon.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Seddon.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. WCA £150 (Nil lump sum, balance of £147.10s. invested to give 7s.6d. /w.). HCF combined for father Matthew snr. and two sons Matthew jnr. & Joseph 12s./w.
Income combined for father & two sons: Before 75s.11d./w. After 31s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. His son Matthew was born before Matthew snr
married Margaret Crompton, and he assumed the name Seddon after his parents
married.
Variants: Age 45 (G), 47 (DR, PB). Tally recorded in error as 1175 (duplicated) in Redmayne.

SEDDON Richard
Age 24. 24 Walker Street, off Wigan Road, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born 8 Jul 1886 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1886.
Recovery No.209. Body position 252. Tally 1109.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig junction, 40 yards. Identified by William Mawson (step-father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: William Mawson was Witness No.21 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that witness said his son "had complained many times...he said they would be all blown up and it would be a worse do than the Maypole. He said it many times in the house. He said it every week." [The Maypole Colliery disaster at nearby Abram on 18 Aug 1908 killed 75 miners].
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1622; Register No.6104.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/147. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Step-father William Mawson 51. Mother Ann Mawson 41; Mawson half-siblings Hannah 18, Joseph 12, Elizabeth 8.
HCF Dependants: Ann, Joseph & Elizabeth Mawson.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 8s./w. (mother 4s./w. Joseph and Elizabeth 2s./w. each). WCA £160 (£20 lump sum, balance of £137.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £22.
Income: Before 32s.9d./w. After 13s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father has bad knees, and is not working at present."
Variants: Address 2 Walker Street (BR).

SHAMBLEY Albert
Age 17. 30 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 27 oct 1893 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1893.
Recovery No.239. Body position 314. Tally 1129.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: next to Samuel Hundy. Identified by Henry Shambley (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Henry Shambley was Witness No.29 (Pope 1911). BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the witness said Albert Shambley "complained of being gassed six or seven weeks ago".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1299 (with William Shambley); Register No.6091. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/151. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Parents Henry 65 and Eliza 61; Siblings William 28 (killed), Ada 21.
Relation to other victims: Brother of William Shambley. Brother-in-law of Edward Mather.
HCF Dependants: Henry & Eliza Shambley.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for brothers Albert & William; HCF 10s./w. WCA £350 (£30 lump sum, 15s./w.).
Income: combined for two brothers; Before 64s.9d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father has not been in good health, and only works a day now and again." Brothers Job and Henry Shambley worked on the recovery teams (DS 24 Dec 1910).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

SHAMBLEY William
Age 28. 30 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 8 Sep 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1882.
Recovery No.99. Body position 164. Tally 1005.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 8 yards inbye side. 32 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by Henry Shambley (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: Henry Shambley was Witness No.29 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1299 (with Albert Shambley); Register No.6090. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/150. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Parents Henry 65 and Eliza 61; Siblings Ada 21, Albert 17 (killed).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Albert Shambley. Brother-in-law of Edward Mather.
HCF Dependants: Henry & Eliza Shambley.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and 4s./w. Combined for brothers Albert & William; HCF 10s./w. WCA £350 (£30 lump sum, 15s./w.).
Income: combined for two brothers; Before 64s.9d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father has not been in good health, and only works a day now and again." Brothers Job and Henry Shambley worked on the recovery teams (DS 24 Dec 1910).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

SHARPLES George
Age 60. 145 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Over Darwen in 1850. Baptised 22 Sep 1850 at Over Darwen Holy Trinity.
Recovery No.108. Body position 227. Tally 928.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Henry Taylor (nephew) of 145 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: Henry Taylor was Witness No.26 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.46. Grave 62. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/152. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 279.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Taylor) 55; Adopted sons Thomas Yates 30 (killed), George Hulme 6 (had been with family for 5 years).
Relation to other victims: Adoptive father of Thomas Yates.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Sharples, George Hulme & Jemima Taylor.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w (no allowance for adopted child). HCF 11s./w. (includes 4s./w. for George Hulme). WCA £192 (£20 lump sum, balance of £149.11s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £9.
Income: Before 23s.4d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Age generally recorded as 58, but census and birth registration suggest he was born in 1850.

SHARPLES Richard
Age 33. 6 Hulton Lane, Deane, Bolton. Collier.
Born 2 Nov 1877 at Fernhill Gate, Rumworth birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1877.
Recovery No.33. Body position 40. Tally 884.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: on his back head inbye, bread in mouth, near 3rd right hand off level. Identified by Thomas Sharples (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave C?
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/153. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 68 and Sarah Ann 64; Siblings Lavinia 36, Lily 28, Mary 25.
HCF Dependants: Lavinia Sharples.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £120 (£20 lump sum, balance of £97.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 36s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father age 70, has not worked for seven years."
Variants: Address 8 Hulton Lane (PB).

SHAW Ralph
Age 35. 33 Alexandra Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born 19 Aug 1875 in Lostock birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1875.
Recovery No.152. Body position 275. Tally 954.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Martha Ellen Shaw (wife). Property: 2d.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.36. Grave 182. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/154. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Wife Martha Ellen (Parsons nee Jackson) 33; Children Ralph 10, Catherine May 9, James William 6, Margaret 4, another expected.
HCF Dependants: Martha Ellen, Ralph, Kathleen May, James William, Margaret & Frank Shaw.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £232.17s.3d. (£30 lump sum, balance of £200.7s.3d. invested to give 7s.6d./w.
Insurance: Unspecified £22.
Income: Before 29s.10d./w. After 38s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Widow's address recorded as 22 Alexandra Road, Lostock.

SIMMONS Daniel
Age 21. 316 Park Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1889.
Recovery No.85. Body position 216. Tally 917.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Elizabeth Simmons (mother).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (27 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that an unidentified witness stated that Daniel Simmons told him "he was drawing up a bad road and was very sleepy".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 550; Register No.6099. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/157. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Parents Thomas 54 and Elizabeth 54; Siblings Elizabeth 19, Pollie 16. Father was working in Co. Durham.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Simmons.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £65 (£20 lump sum, balance of £43.15s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £3.
Income: Before 27s.2d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father working for four months in Co. Durham." Roman Catholic.
Variants: Simmonds (R).

SKELDON Mark
Age 28. 28 Seddon Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Pendlebury birth registered Barton upon Irwell 1st Q 1882. Baptised 1 Feb 1882 at Bethel Primitive Methodist, Pendlebury.
Recovery No.73. Body position 148. Tally 989.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye of No.3 jig. 19 bodies within 10 yards. Identified by Alice Skeldon (wife).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.24. Grave 289. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/158. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Warburton) 26; Children Benjamin 2, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Half-brother of Robert Roberts.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Benjamin & Mark Skeldon.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £218.0s.5d. (£18 lump sum, balance of £197.10s.5d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Rechabites £10. Britannic £21. Industrial £7.
Income: Before 27s.11d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

SMITH Albert
Age 25. 437 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Pendlebury birth registered Barton 3rd Q 1885.
Recovery No.119. Body position 234. Tally 935.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Joseph Smith (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: Not known where.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/158. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Parents Joseph 54 and Annie 53; Siblings Phoebe 23, Minnie 21.
HCF Dependants: Joseph Henry Smith.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £60 (£20 lump sum, balance of £39 invested to give
5s, /w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £8.
Income: Before 27s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Mother been an invalid for eight years. There are two sisters working in the mill, and one married. The father works at the Gasworks." Named (as Alfred) on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: occupation Drawer (PB).

SMITH Isaac
Age 30. 148 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Wigan birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1880. Baptised 7 Nov 1880 at Wigan All Saints.
Recovery No.96. Body position 160. Tally 1001.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig. Identified by Peter Smith (brother) of 74 Ramwell Street, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Roman Catholic Ground, Grave 546; Register No.6082.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/162. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Wife Annie 34; Children Isaac 10m.
HCF Dependants: Annie & Isaac Smith.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £189.3s (£10 lump sum, balance of £171.4s.3d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Britannic £1.10s.
Income: Before 24s.3d./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Roman Catholic.

SMITH John
Age 43. 12 Rosemary Lane, Middle Hulton. Dataller
Born in Lostock in 1867.
Recovery No.192. Body position 45. Tally 1030.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: under 1053 body (William Gore) 110 up west Plodder level. Identified by Ellen Taylor (sister) of Lea Fields, Middle Hulton. Property: can, tobacco box.
Cause of death: Gas. Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.33. Grave 194. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/163. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Widower with no children.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15 paid in the name of William Smith of 79 Miry Lane, Lostock. WCA £10.
Income: No details.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "There are eight grown up brothers and sisters in this family, who have agreed amongst themselves as to the division of the £15 paid by the Society."

SMITH Thomas
Age 53. 83 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton in 1857.
Recovery No.281. Body position 94. Tally 1175.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: on east side of road. Identified by Thomas Greenhalgh (brother-in-law) of 7 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt. Blister, clothing, moustache not burnt. Ante mortem hands clenched.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Thomas Greenhalgh said that "Thomas Smith had never complained of his work to his knowledge".
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.55. Grave 229. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/161. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Greenhalgh) 48; Children Ellen 19, Thomas 13, Ann 11, Maggie 10.
Relation to other victims: Brother of William Smith.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Thomas, Ann Margaret & John Smith.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £279.19s.9d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £257.9s.9d. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Britannic £11. Druids £8. Methodists £4.
Income: Before 35s.10d./w. After 33s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

SMITH William
Age 46. 143 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton in 1864.
Recovery No.89. Body position 219. Tally 920.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Thomas Greenhalgh (father-in-law) of 7 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Property: 4 pay tickets.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.22. Grave 241. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/160. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 280.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Greenhalgh) 42; Sons before marriage Thomas (killed) & John Greenhalgh 17; Smith children Annie 14, Ellen 13, Ellis 12, William 9, Mary 9, James 7, Elizabeth 5, Lily 3.
Relation to other victims: Father of Thomas Greenhalgh. Brother of Thomas Smith.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, Ellen, Ellis, William, Mary, James, Elizabeth & Lillie Smith.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 18s./w. Combined William Smith and son Thomas Greenhalgh HCF 23s.6d./w. WCA £376.3s.8d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £353.13s.8d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £19.
Income: Combined William Smith and son Thomas Greenhalgh; Before 51s.2d./w. After 51s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: HCF and 1901 Census record his Greenhalgh children as step-sons, but family members have confirmed they were his natural children born before he married Elizabeth Greenhalgh (Carol Lloyd pers.comm. 22 Jan 07).

SOUTHERN Oliver
Age 21. 5 Dobb Brow, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1889.
Recovery No.178. Body position 286. Tally 965.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 55 yards from face in No.2 jig. Identified by Thomas Oakes (cousin) of 489 Wigan Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1439; Register No.6065. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/165. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Mother Ellen 60; Siblings Ada 26.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Southern.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £182 (£30 lump sum, balance of £149.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 23s.4d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father dead. Mother and sister age 22 works in mill."

SOUTHERN William
Age 29. 14 King Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1882.
Recovery No.25. Body position 31. Tally 875.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: close to 874 (Thomas Partington) on his face, head towards outbye. Identified by Harry Southern (brother) of 14 King Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO. Extensive burns.
Coroner's Inquest: Harry Southern was Witness No.37 (Pope 1911). BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that the witness stated that his brother had complained of gas and that "there would be a blow up in this mine some of these times".
Buried: 25 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 1903; Register No.6002. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/166. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Parents George 53 and Amelia 53; Siblings Harry 23, Pollie 16, George 9.
HCF Dependants: Amelia Southern.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £70 (£20 lump sum, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £16.18s.
Income: Before 29s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father a lamplighter." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Love at Home" Tent. Member of Westhoughton Cycling Club. Wesleyan Methodist (caretaker of Trinity Wesleyan Church).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

SOUTHWORTH Fred
Age 22. 6 Earnshaw Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born 3 Sep 1888 in Bolton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1888.
Recovery No.61. Body position 210. Tally 911.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in group, outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Annie Southworth (wife).
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave F36. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/164. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Hoply) 24; Children Hilda 1.
HCF Dependants: Annie & Hilda Southworth.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £228.18s.3d. (£20 lump sum, balance of £206.8s.3d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Refuge £49. St George the Martyr £6.
Income: Before 29s.4d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

SPENCER Richard Lawrence
Age 27. 62 Church Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 3 May 1883 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1883.
Recovery No.64. Body position 204. Tally 905.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Henry John Spencer (brother) of 11 Esther Fold, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 197; Register No.6037. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/167. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Wife Ann (Sutton) 26; Children John 6, Jane 3, James 2.
HCF Dependants: Ann, John, Jane, James & Mary Spencer.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £213.4s. (£10 lump sum, balance of £164.10s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Liver £11.
Income: Before 27s.4d./w. After 33s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Spenser (R). Richard Laurence (G).

TEASDALE Fred
Age 46. 6 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Tryddyn, Flintshire in 1865?
Recovery No.203. Body position 248. Tally 1105.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: 2 yards inbye of 1104 (John Seddon). Identified by Alfred Teasdale (brother) of 12 Victoria Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Gas.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1420; Register No.6096. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/168. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Wife Annie (Whittle) 43.
HCF Dependants: Annie Teasdale.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £187.17s (£30 lump sum, balance of £155.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 24s.1d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Teasdale (LCM). Age 36 (PB), 40 (G).

THOMAS Daniel
Age 35. 11 Waters Nook, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 10 Jan 1876 in Wigan birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1876.
Recovery No.100. Body position 166. Tally 1007.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 5 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified by Joseph Thomas (brother) of 489 Manchester Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1504 (with Edward & William James Thomas); Register No.6108. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/171. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Alice (Barton) 32; Children Elizabeth 10, May 9.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Edward and William James Thomas.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Alice, Elizabeth & Ellen Ann Thomas.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £264.11s. (£15 lump sum, balance of £242.4s.6d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 33s.11d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 34 (G, LCM). Address 656 Manchester Road (BR).

THOMAS Edward
Age 26. 181 Willows Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born 19 Jun 1883? in Ince birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1884.
Recovery No.318. Body position 132. Tally 1185.
Recovered 5 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: West side face down brow. Identified by Eva Thomas (wife).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Eva Thomas said her husband "had never complained about his work".
Buried: 7 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1504 (with Daniel & William James Thomas); Register No.6110. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/169. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Wife Eva (Greenacre); Children Sylvia 4.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Daniel and William James Thomas.
HCF Dependants: Eva & Sylvia Thomas.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. HCF 9s./w. WCA £185.18s. (£15 lump sum, balance of £168.8s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 23s.10d./w. After 23s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Said to be a "most accomplished violinist" (newspaper report).The date of birth 19 Jun 1883 is given at his baptism on 4 Aug 1892 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew: may be in error for 1884.
Variants: Address 656 Manchester Road, Chequerbent (PB). Age 27 (MI).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch December 1910.

THOMAS William James
Age 28. 656 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Fireman.
Born 29 Jan 1882 in Ince birth registered Wigan 1st Q 1882.
Recovery No.276. Body position 89. Tally 1170.
Recovered 29 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District No.1 Face: 1 yard from 1169 (William Cowburn). Identified by Henry Thomas (brother) of 656 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Property: knife, lamp key.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Henry Thomas said his brother "had not complained of his work".
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1504 (with Daniel & Edward Thomas); Register No.6109. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/170. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Mother Ellen 59; Siblings Henry 24, Elizabeth 22, Ellen Ann 19.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Daniel and Edward Thomas.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Thomas.
Compensation: LCM £15 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 5s./w. WCA £120 (£15 lump sum, balance of £102.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 19s./w .
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Widowed mother. Three children at home (all working); two daughters and a son. One daughter works at hosiery works, one daughter works at home, and the son works on the surface."
Variants: Age 29 (LCM, MI).

THOMASSON Paul
Age 43. 487 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Deane Village, Rumworth birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1867. Baptised 21 Jul 1867 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.79. Body position 213. Tally 914.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Robert Thomasson (brother) of 30 Melrose Avenue, Smithills, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Face injured.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave F41. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/173. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth Alice (Thornley) 43; Children Annie 19, Robert 13.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Richard Thomasson.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth Alice Thomasson.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £280.5s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £266.12s.6d. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Deane Sick Club £6.
Income: Before 35s.10d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Thomason (LCM). Age 45 (DR, LCM, PB), 44 (MI), but birth registration shows he was 43. Address 487 St Helens Road (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown.

THOMASSON Richard
Age 51. 35 Beaumont Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Deane Village, Rumworth birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1859.Baptised 30 Oct 1859 at Bolton St Peter.
Recovery No.74. Body position 212. Tally 913.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by William Thomasson (brother) of 198 Morris Green Lane, Bolton. Property: metal watch & chain, knife & 4 pay tickets - handed to W. Thomasson.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G240. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/172. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 281.
Family at home: Wife Mary (Ward) 50; Children James 26, Nellie 19.
HCF Dependants: Mary Thomasson.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £253.10s (no lump or regular payments, but the balance of £251 was invested and used to buy two houses).
Relation to other victims: Brother of Paul Thomasson.
Insurance: Deane Sick Club £6.
Income: Before 32s.6d./w. After 11s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Thomason (LCM).
Photograph: Date unknown.

THORNLEY Samuel
Age 25. 2 Church Lane, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 13 Dec 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.234. Body position 311. Tally 1126.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: close to feet of Robt. Cope. Identified by John Thornley (father).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much decomposed.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.48. Grave 441. A headstone lying on its face may be his.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/174. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Parents John 60 and Ellen 60; Siblings Thomas 33, Alice 29.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Thornley.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £40 (£20 lump sum, balance of £19.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £3.
Income: Before 31s.7d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.

TONGE Richard
Age 14. 3 George Street, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1896.
Recovery No.6. Body position 5. Tally 857.
Recovered 21 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: near to number 4 (William Green). Identified by Richard Tonge (father). According to BEN 23 Dec 1910 his face was unrecognisable, but his mother identified three patches on his shirt.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN (23 Dec 1910) report of the inquest recorded that his son had never complained about his work, adding that "the lad was a bit sleepy when he got home. I did not pay any attention to it".
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1333; Register No.6022. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/175. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Parents Richard 40 and Maria 43; Siblings Elizabeth Ellen 16, Frank 17, Percy 12, Maggie 9. In 1911 the father emigrated to Canada.
HCF Dependants: Maria Tonge.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 8s.7d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in pit."

TOPPING John
Age 53. 9 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Little Hulton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1857.
Recovery No.165. Body position 282. Tally 961.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: just to north of No.2 jig in face. Identified by Bertha Topping (daughter) of 9 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St Paul, Walkden (with Joseph Topping). Register states 'by certificate of the Roman Priest (Randall St.)'. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/177. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Wife Margaret (Vause) 54; Children Joseph 23 (killed), Bertha 22, Ruth 18.
Relation to other victims: Father of Joseph Topping.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Topping.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. WCA £232 (£10 lump sum, balance of £219.10s. invested to give 7s.6d. /w.). HCF combined father & son 9s.6d./w.
Income: Combined father John & son Joseph; Before 74s./w. After 23s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Two children, age 22 and 19; work in mill. A good and clean home." Member of Rumworth Reform Club.
Variants: Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB). Age 52 (DR, PB), 54 (G). Widow's address recorded as 9 Earnshaw Street, Bolton.

TOPPING Joseph
Age 23. 9 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Walkden birth registered Barton upon Irwell 1st Q 1887. Baptised 20 Apr 1887 at Little Hulton St John the Baptist.
Recovery No.27. Body position 34. Tally 878.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: his head outbye, on his face, head touching feet of 877 (John Roberts). Identified by Bertha Topping (sister) of 9 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: CO. Extensive burns.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St Paul, Walkden (with John Topping). Register states 'by certificate of the Roman Priest (Randall St.)'. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/176. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Parents John 53 (killed) and Margaret 54; Siblings Bertha 22, Ruth 18.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Topping.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Topping.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £50 (Nil lump sum, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 2s.6d. /w.). HCF combined father & son 9s.6d./w.
Income: Combined father John & son Joseph; Before 74s./w. After 23s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. A well-known competition wrestler who had toured the country. Member of Rumworth Reform Club.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

TUMBLETY John Edward
Age 20. 54 Hindley Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born 14 Nov 1890 in Hindley birth registered Wigan 4th Q 1890.
Recovery No.101. Body position 165. Tally 1006.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 8 yards outbye No.3 jig. Identified by James Tumblety (father) of 54 Hindley Road.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.476. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/178. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Parents James 47 and Mary Jane 43; Siblings James 24, Mary Ann 21, Joseph 17, William 15, Florrie 8, Robert 5.
HCF Dependants: Mary Jane Tumblety.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 (£20 lump sum, balance of £29.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £10.
Income: Before 18s./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "The father works at Fletcher-Burrows."

TUNSTALL George
Age 56. 3 Alick Fold, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Cobridge, Staffordshire birth registered Wolstanton 4th Q 1854.
Recovery No.155. Body position 272. Tally 951.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: between 2nd and 3rd places to north of No.2 jig, in face, in a group. Identified by Arthur Tunstall (son) of 494 Hart Common, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull (with George Tunstall his son); Register No.62.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/179. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Wife Mary Alice (Fearick) 51; Children George 16 (killed), Eveline 12, Phoebe 11, Margaret 7, Catherine Horrocks 5, Aaron 3, Elizabeth Bullough 1.
Relation to other victims: Father of George Tunstall.
HCF Dependants: Mary Alice, Eveline 12, Phoebe 11, Margaret 7, Catherine Horrocks, Aaron & Elizabeth Bullough Tunstall.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. WCA £189.3s. (£50 lump sum, balance of £136.13s. invested to give 6s.3d./w.). Combined for father & son; HCF 21s.6d./w.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 51s.7d./w. After 43s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 48 (G), 58 (DR), 57 (PB).

TUNSTALL George
Age 16. 3 Alick Fold, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born in Aspull birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1894.
Recovery No.181. Body position 48. Tally 1042.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District North Jig: 10 yards down Rowlands Tunnel, under jig wheel. Identified by Mary Alice Tunstall (step-mother).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull (with George Tunstall his father); Register No.63.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/180. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Father George 57 (killed), Step-mother Mary Alice 51; Siblings Eveline 12, Phoebe 11; Half-siblings Margaret 7, Catherine Horrocks 5, Aaron 3, Elizabeth Bullough 1.
Relation to other victims: Son of George Tunstall.
HCF Dependants: Mary Alice Tunstall.
Compensation: WCA £102.14s. (Nil lump sum, balance of £100.4s. invested to give 3s.9d. /w.). Combined for father & son; HCF 21s.6d./w.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 51s.7d./w. After 43s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. George's mother Sarah Ann Tunstall died 4th Q 1902. His father George remarried Mary Alice Fearich in 1st Q 1904.
Variants: Age 17 (PB).

TURNER Moses
Age 21. 244 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 10 Jul 1889 in Hindley birth registered Wigan 3rd Q 1889.
Recovery No.321. Body position 189. Tally 1097.
Recovered 6 Jan 1911 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: top of down brow yard (Body 189 is just inbye of junction with downbrow). Identified by Abraham Turner (brother) of 244 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Abraham Turner "had never heard him complain".
Buried: 7 Jan 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.493. Unmarked grave Bay 25 Plot 5 with later burial of Thomas Turner 20m on 29 Apr 1911.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/181. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Father Thomas 69; Siblings Abram 23, Richard 19, Thomas 10.
HCF Dependants: Thomas Turner.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 (Nil lump sum, balance invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £8.18s,
Income: Before 22s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Recovered 5 Jan 1911 (PB).

TURTON William
Age 62. 683 Manchester Road, Chequerbent, Westhoughton. Fireman (from Chequerbent Pit).
Born in Wigan birth registered Wigan 2nd Q 1848.
Recovery No.3. Body position 103. Tally 854.
Recovered 21 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: between shaft on squeezers around shaft [This description from PB is contrary to evidence given to the Commission that Turton collapsed in or near South Plodder Tunnel, which is where body No. 103 is located on Plan 2]. Identified by James Turton (son). Property: knife, watch (taken by son James).
Cause of death: Suffocation: Plug of tobacco in mouth, no signs of carbon monoxide.
Buried: 24 Dec 1910 Bethel Congregational Church, Westhoughton. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/182. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 282.
Family at home: Wife Ellen (Markland) 55; Children Mary Ann 35, Alice 31, Martha 25, Sarah 21, James 23, John 18, Walter 15.
Relation to other victims: Uncle of William E.G. Markland.
HCF Dependants: Ellen Turton.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £300 (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Albion £25. Co-op £13. Temperance £8.
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 19s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Bolton & District Cricket Association. William Turton was the only rescuer to die in the disaster. He was a member of one of the teams who were exploring the workings before properly equipped rescue brigades arrived. Under direction from the General Manager, he and Abraham Stott (both from Chequerbent Pit, not Pretoria) were attempting to put out a fire in the South Plodder District, when Turton suffered asphyxiation and died. Funeral reported in BEN 24 Dec 1910.
Variants: William Turton's age is generally reported as 60, but he was actually 62. His marriage certificate names his father as Abel Turton, and census and civil registration data show that Abel Turton's son William was born in 1848.
Photograph: Date unknown. Supplied by his great grandson Stephen Wood.

TYLDESLEY John
Age 53. 12 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Sutton birth registered Prescot 1st Q 1858.
Recovery No.145. Body position 269. Tally 948.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 5th place in No.2 jig in face and north of jig. Identified by Elizabeth Ann Tyldesley (daughter). Property: watch chain, 2d. Returned to daughter on 25th Dec.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.27. Tyldesley family are in Graves 122 & 134. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/183. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Wife Miriam (Hurst) 57; Children William 28 (killed), John 25 (killed), Thomas Hurst 23 (killed), Elizabeth Ann 21, Joseph 17 (killed); Granddaughter Miriam Whittingham.
Relation to other victims: Father of John, Joseph, Thomas Hurst and William Tyldesley. Brother-in-law of James and Thomas (55) Hurst.
HCF Dependants: Miriam Tyldesley & Miriam Hurst Whittingham.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 4s./w. Combined for father and 4 sons; HCF 19s./w. WCA £520 and £50 (for grand-daughter) - £50 down and balance of £516.5s. invested to give 20s./w.
Income: Combined for father and 4 sons; Before £7.11s.4d./w. After 43s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library). Miriam Tyldesley lost her husband, four sons, and two brothers in the disaster.
Variants: Age 54 (DR, PB).

TYLDESLEY John
Age 25. 12 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 23 Feb 1885 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1885 (as Tildsley).
Body not identified before burial. He worked in the Yard Downbrow District and is most likely to be Unknown Victim Recovery No.162.
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/220. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286b.
Family at home: Parents John 53 (killed) and Miriam 57; Siblings William 28 (killed), Thomas Hurst 23 (killed), Elizabeth Ann 21, Joseph 17 (killed); Niece Miriam Whittingham.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Tyldesley. Brother of Joseph, Thomas Hurst and William Tyldesley. Nephew of James and Thomas Hurst.
HCF Dependants: Miriam Tyldesley.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father and 4 sons (see John Tyldesley snr.).
Income: Combined for father and 4 sons; Before £7.11s.4d./w. After 43s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Dated Jan 1909 on reverse.

TYLDESLEY Joseph
Age 17. 12 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1893.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be one of unknown victims Nos. 42, 162.
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery. MI
Family at home: Parents John 53 (killed) and Miriam 57; Siblings William 28 (killed), John 25 (killed), Thomas Hurst 23 (killed), Elizabeth Ann 21; Niece Miriam Whittingham.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Tyldesley. Brother of John, Thomas Hurst and William Tyldesley. Nephew of James and Thomas Hurst.
HCF Dependants: Miriam Tyldesley.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father and 4 sons (see John Tyldesley snr.).
Income: Combined for father and 4 sons; Before £7.11s.4d./w. After 43s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

TYLDESLEY Thomas Hurst
Age 23. 12 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1887 (as Tildsley).
Recovery No.46. Body position 144. Tally 985.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 70 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by James Tyldesley (brother) of 9 Dixon Street, Wingates, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO.
Coroner's Inquest: James Tyldesley was Witness No.60 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton Register No.29. Tyldesley family are in Graves 122 & 134. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/184. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Parents John 53 (killed) and Miriam 57; Siblings William 28 (killed), John 25 (killed), Elizabeth Ann 21, Joseph 17 (killed); Niece Miriam Whittingham.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Tyldesley. Brother of John, Joseph and William Tyldesley. Nephew of James and Thomas Hurst.
HCF Dependants: Miriam Tyldesley.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father and 4 sons (see John Tyldesley snr.).
Income: Combined for father and 4 sons; Before £7.11s.4d./w. After 43s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Occupation Collier (PB).

TYLDESLEY William
Age 28. 12 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born 3 Dec 1882 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1883 (as Tildsley).
Recovery No.144. Body position 268. Tally 947.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 5th place in No.2 jig in face and north of jig. Identified by Elizabeth Ann Tyldesley (sister).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton Register No.28. Tyldesley family are in Graves 122 & 134. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/185. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Parents John 53 (killed) and Miriam 57; Siblings John 25 (killed), Thomas Hurst 23 (killed), Elizabeth Ann 21, Joseph 17 (killed); Niece Miriam Whittingham.
Relation to other victims: Son of John Tyldesley. Brother of John, Joseph and Thomas Hurst Tyldesley. Nephew of James and Thomas Hurst.
HCF Dependants: Miriam Tyldesley.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father and 4 sons (see John Tyldesley snr.).
Income: Combined for father and 4 sons; Before £7.11s.4d./w. After 43s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).

TYRER James
Age 48. 482 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Wingates, Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1862. Baptised 7 Jun 1862 at Wingates St John.
Recovery No.340. Body position not recorded. Tally 1201.
Recovered 29 Jan 1911 from Top Yard District. Identified by Annie Marie Tyrer of 482 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, from clothing (BEN 30 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: Explosion, CO, buried by fall. Burnt and scorched head. Head, chest, decomposed, Leg (CO) not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: Annie Tyrer was Witness No.63 (Pope 1911).
Buried: 1 Feb 1911 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.497. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/186. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Wife Annie Maria (Cox) 49; Children Rosela 22, Esther 20, John 19, Edward 16, Gertrude 10, Maud 6.
Relation to other victims: Half-brother of Richard Green.
HCF Dependants: Annie Maria, Gertrude & Maud Tyrer.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s,/w. WCA £210.12s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £188.2s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential: £12.15s.
Income: Before 27s./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Tally from PB, not recorded in Redmayne.
Variants: Age generally recorded as 49 but birth registration indicates he was 48. Recovered 28 Jan 1911 (PB).

UNSWORTH Albert
Age 17. 42 Sloane Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Haulage Hand (Lasher-on).
Born in Middle Hulton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1893.
Recovery No.187. Body position 55. Tally 1049.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District: 2 yards inside Plodder west level. Identified by Joseph Unsworth (brother).
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/O6/47 Church Ground (with Jehu Unsworth). Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9203: Mary Elizabeth Unsworth 80 on 26 Apr 1946, Susan Elizabeth Unsworth 1m on 31 Dec 1955. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/190. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Parents Jehu 43 (killed) and Mary Elizabeth 44; Siblings Margaret 11, Sarah 8, Samuel 6.
Relation to other victims: Son of Jehu Unsworth. Nephew of James Unsworth and Joseph Greenall.
HCF Dependants: Mary Elizabeth Unsworth.
Compensation: LCM £15. WCA £50 (Nil lump sum, balance of £48.15s. invested to give 1s.3d. /w.). HCF combined for father John and son Albert 15s.6d./w.
Income: Combined for father and son; Before 47s./w. After 30s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

UNSWORTH James
Age 30. 449 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Deane birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1880.
Recovery No.218. Body position 114. Tally 1063.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: far end of down brow. Identified by James Unsworth (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave G239. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/187. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Father James 64; Siblings Leah 28, Henry 23.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Jehu Unsworth. Uncle of Albert Unsworth. Brother-in-law of Joseph Greenall.
HCF Dependants: James Unsworth.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £40 (£10 lump sum, balance of £29.5s. invested to give
5s./w.).
Income: Before 35s./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father a scavenger and works."
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

UNSWORTH Jehu
Age 43. 42 Sloane Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1867
Recovery No.230. Body position 120. Tally 1069.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: on face. Identified by James Unsworth (father) of 449 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 3/O6/47 Church Ground (with Albert Unsworth). Later burials in same grave from Grave Deed 9203: Mary Elizabeth Unsworth 80 on 26 Apr 1946, Susan Elizabeth Unsworth 1m on 31 Dec 1955. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/188. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Wife Mary Elizabeth (Turner) 44; Children Albert 17 (killed), Margaret 11, Sarah 8, Samuel 6.
Relation to other victims: Father of Albert Unsworth. Brother of James Unsworth. Brother-in-law of Joseph Greenall.
HCF Dependants: Mary Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah & Samuel Unsworth.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 10s./w. WCA £218 (£20 lump sum, balance of £195.10s. invested to give 3s.9d. /w.). HCF combined for father John and son Albert 15s.6d./w.
Income: Combined for father and son; Before 47s./w. After 30s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Also known as John Unsworth (HCF).

UNSWORTH William
Age 23. 194 Bolton Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1887.
Recovery No.222. Body position 116. Tally 1065.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: far end of down brow. Identified by Edwin Unsworth (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section A Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 194; Register No.6098. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/189. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Parents Edwin 47 and Alice Ann 45; Siblings Henry John 25, Wright 21, Edwin 19, Arthur 18, James 16, Pollie 7, Annie 4, Ada 1.
HCF Dependants: Edwin Unsworth.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £80 (£20 lump sum, balance of £58.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £18.
Income: Before 27s.6d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father acting as insurance agent"
Variants: Body position recorded in error as 16 (duplicated) in Redmayne. Father's name incorrectly recorded as Edward in PB.

VICKERS Herbert
Age 22. 6 Goodlads, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1888.
Recovery No.109. Body position 224. Tally 925.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig. Identified by William Vickers (father) of 6 Goodlads, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: Not known where.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/191. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Parents William 55 and Elizabeth 57; Siblings Isaac 24, Rachel 18, Alice 16.
HCF Dependants: William Vickers.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give 5s./w)
Insurance: Unspecified £12.10s.
Income: Before 26s./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CPRS 1911 recorded "Father a bricksetter not working."

VICKERS Walter
Age 30. 5 Bright Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1880.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Downbrow District and may be one of unknown victims Nos. 86, 88, 112, 162, 168.
Coroner's Inquest: Ada Vickers was Witness No.71 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Wife Ada (Holden) 28.
HCF Dependants: Ada Vickers.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £214.10s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £188.13s.2d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Income: Before 27s.6d./w. After 19s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. A brief note in BEN 23 Dec 1910 stated that Walter's brother was a well-known conductor on the Chorley Old Road (Bolton) tram service. It was this information that allowed us to discover his family relationships, age and birth place.
Variants: Age generally reported as 28, but census and birth registration data show he was 30.

WARING John
Age 14. 7 Albion Street, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1897.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Pit Shaft area and may be one of unknown victims 9, 12, 309, 310, 325.
Coroner's Inquest: Margaret Waring was Witness No.65 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Parents Joseph 35 and Margaret 34; Siblings Mary Jane 16, Lizzie 15, Eliza 11, James 9, George Alfred 7, Annie 5.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Waring.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £90 (£20 lump sum, balance of £68.5s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 7s.4d./w. After 15s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works in pit." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Hope of Love at Home" Tent. Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

WHARMBY Samuel
Age 26. 290 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born in Little Hulton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1884. Baptised 15 Mar 1885 at Peel St Paul.
Recovery No.164. Body position 295. Tally 974.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: in shunt below jig in No.2 jig. Identified by William Wharmby (brother) of 131 Bolton Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Elizabeth of Hungary, Aspull; Register No. 61.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/192. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 283.
Family at home: Mother Sarah 57; Siblings Abram 28, Esther 24, Richard 19, Annie 17, Adam 14, Mary 12, John 9.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Wharmby.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £50 (£20 lump sum, balance of £29.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £7.10s.
Income: Before 25s.1d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address 236 Leigh Road, Westhoughton (PB). Recovered 24 Dec 1910 (PB).

WHARTON Charles
Age 36. 43 Alexandra Street, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born 13 Nov 1874 in Willows Lane, Rumworth birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1874.
Recovery No.62. Body position 151. Tally 992.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 35 yards outbye of No.3 jig. Identified by - not recorded.
Cause of death: CO.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Grave D116. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/193. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Father Charles 74; Siblings Emma 33.
HCF Dependants: Charles Wharton.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5. HCF 7s./w. WCA £75 (£12 lump sum, balance of £61.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Liverpool £27. Oddfellows £10.
Income: Before 30s.8d./w. After 12s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father age 74 who does not work. Sister age 33 works in mill."
Variants: Address 43 Randall Street, Daubhill, Bolton (PB).

WHILE Benjamin
Age 20. 29 Water Street, Atherton (lodgings). Collier.
Born in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire birth registered Dudley 1st Q 1891.
Recovery No.123. Body position 239. Tally 940.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig, in group. Identified by Joseph While (brother) of 50 Hackett Street, Blackheath, Birmingham.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St Giles, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, Register Entry 18396.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/194. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: At 6 Yew Tree Lane, Rowley Regis, Staffs. Parents John 64 and Hannah 63; Siblings George 24, Eliza 22, Theresa Ann 18.
HCF Dependants: Hannah While.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £40 (£20 lump sum, balance of £19.10s. invested to give
5s./w.).
Income: Before 23s.9d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father and mother both invalids."
Variants: Ben. White (R). Address incorrectly recorded as Tyldesley in all sources except PB.

WHITTAKER Robert
Age 33. 61 Brancker Street, Chequerbent (Lodgings). Collier.
Born in Darwen birth registered Blackburn 4th Q 1877. Baptised 30 Jan 1878 at Darwen St John the Evangelist.
Recovery No.34. Body position 39. Tally 883.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Three Quarters Mine: about 5 ft inbye of 882 (Anthony Doxey), on his face, head inbye. Identified by Annie Whittaker (wife) of 23 Edward Street, Darwen (staying at 61 Brancker Street, Chequerbent).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Darwen Eastern Cemetery. Unmarked common grave Y875.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/195. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: At Darwen. Wife Annie (Welding) 36; Children Wilfred Charles 10, Eliza Ann 8, James Robert 7, Lilian Ellen 5, Beatrice Maria 2.
HCF Dependants: Annie, Wilfred Charles, Eliza Ann, James Robert, Lilian Ellen & Beatrice Maria Whittaker.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. HCF 17s./w. WCA £279.10s. (£20 down and £50 to clear debts, balance of £201.3s.1d. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 37s.9d./w. After 36s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Funeral reported in the Darwen News 28 Dec 1910.
Variants: Age 34 (G, LCM). Home address was 24 Kay Street or Crown Street (Darwen newspaper report). Widow's address 23 Edward Street, Darwen.

WIGNALL William
Age 14. 7 Mabel Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born 17 Aug 1896 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1896.
Recovery No.311. Body position 20. Tally 1184.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: bottom of No.3 Pit. Identified by William Wignall (father), from blue dye stains on his trousers (BEN 5 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that William Wignall (father) said his son "had never complained to him about his work".
Buried: 7 Jan 1911 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1544; Register No.6129.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/196. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Parents William 45 and Charlotte 42; Siblings John 22, Elizabeth 20, Mary Jane 18, Florrie 9, Nellie 3, Richard 1.
HCF Dependants: Charles Wignall.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance of £53.10s. invested to give
5s./w.).
Income: Before 10s.6d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Sgt. Brown's book incorrectly records the body location as "Harley [sic] pit bottom, in bottom of pit." The Arley Pit was No.4 shaft, and only James Higham's body was recovered from No.4 shaft.

WILD John
Age 17. 53 Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Dataller.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1893. Baptised 13 Jul 1893 at Bolton St Peter.
Recovery No.300. Body position 66. Tally 1091.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District: in airway west of No.2 jig. Identified by Thomas Haslam (cousin) of 62 Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton (from his football stockings. BEN 3 Jan 1911).
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Thomas Haslam said "Wild had not complained of his work".
Buried: 7 Jan 1911 Tonge Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/U1/68 Church Ground (with Thomas & Richard Wild). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/197. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Parents Richard 44 (killed) and Louisa 45; Siblings Thomas 14 (killed), Richard 12.
Relation to other victims: Son of Richard Wild. Brother of Thomas Wild.
HCF Dependants: Louisa Ann Wild.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father and 2 sons (see Richard Wild).
Income: Combined for father and 2 sons; Before 68s.9d./w. After 40s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Photograph: Date unknown.

WILD Richard
Age 44. 53 Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Dataller.
Born 5 Mar 1866 in Hoddleston (Darwen) birth registered Blackburn 2nd Q 1866.
Recovery No.336. Body position 101. Tally 1198.
Recovered 16 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: No.3 jig, 14 yards along face, west side of jig. [Where the explosion started]. Identified by Thomas Haslam of 62 Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Property: lamp.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much burnt, skull and nose. Fractured contusions.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Leigh Journal stated that Thomas Haslam said Richard wild "had made no complaint of the conditions".
Buried: 17 Jan 1911 Tonge Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/U1/68 Church Ground (with John & Thomas Wild). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/198. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Wife Louisa (Lovell) 45; Children John 17 (killed), Thomas 14 (killed), Richard 12.
Relation to other victims: Father of John and Thomas Wild.
HCF Dependants: Louisa Ann & Richard Wild.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 6s./w. Combined for father and 2 sons; HCF 14s./w. WCA £502.15s. (£40 lump sum, balance of £460.5s. invested to give 20s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified ~£25.
Income: Combined for father and 2 sons; Before 68s.9d./w. After 40s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 45 (G,LCM). Occupation Contractor (PB). Recovered 15 Jan 1911 (PB). PB records Richard Wild as Recovery No.335 (transposed with Albert Holt).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

WILD Thomas
Age 15. 53 Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Dataller.
Born in Bolton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1896. Baptised 1 Mar 1896 at Bolton St Peter.
Recovery No.331. Body position 99. Tally 1196.
Recovered 12 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: 40 yards to west along face of No.2 jig [Where the explosion started]. Identified by Thomas Haslam (cousin) of 62 Morris Green Lane, Daubhill, Bolton. Property: knife and brass chain.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Buried: 14 Jan 1911 Tonge Cemetery, Bolton, Grave 2/U1/68 Church Ground (with John & Richard Wild). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/199. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Parents Richard 44 (killed) and Louisa 45; Siblings John 17 (killed), Richard 12.
Relation to other victims: Son of Richard Wild. Brother of John Wild.
HCF Dependants: Louisa Ann Wild.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF and WCA combined for father and 2 sons (see Richard Wild).
Income: Combined for father and 2 sons; Before 68s.9d./w. After 40s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 14 (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown.

WILLIAMS George
Age 24. 14 The Valley, Atherton. Drawer.
Born 4 Jan 1886 in Atherton birth registered Leigh 1st Q 1886.
Recovery No.81. Body position 214. Tally 915.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: in a group just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Samuel Smith (step-father) of 78 Bolton Old Road, Atherton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 Atherton Cemetery, Grave NG 1683 (with William Rigby). MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/200. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Wife Sarah Ellen (Beesley) 25; Children William 2, another expected.
Relation to other victims: Step-grandson of William Rigby.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ellen, William & Georgina Williams.
Compensation: LCM Widow and child's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £228.13.10d. (£10 lump sum, balance of £210.3s.4d. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.15s.
Income: Before 29s.4d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Age 25 (G).

WISE John Andrew
Age 44. 9 Tithebarn Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Bootle birth registered 1st Q 1866 in West Derby (as John Wise). Baptised 7 Aug 1886 at Bootle St John.
Recovery No.215. Body position 259. Tally 1116.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Yard East Jig District: in yard east jig, between faults. 80 yards. Identified by Thomas Tharlington (brother-in-law) of 32 King Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section B New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1443; Register No.6087. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/202. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Wife Elizabeth (Snape) 44; Children Betsy 22, George 19, Alice 17, James 11, John 9.
HCF Dependants: Elizabeth, James & John Wise.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s/w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £212.11s. (£20 lump sum, balance of £174.18s. invested to give 8s./w.).
Insurance: School Club £4.
Income: Before 27s.3d./w. After 27s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Address 30 Grundy Street and 9 Tithebarn Street (PB).

WITHINGTON James Ernest
Age 13. 3 Wood Street, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 12 Jul 1897 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1897.
Recovery No.91. Body position 221. Tally 922.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: 6ft outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by William Withington (father).
Cause of death: CO (gas). Injuries.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Unconsecrated Ground, Grave 113; Register No.6045.
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/201. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 284.
Family at home: Father William 48 and Step-mother Emma 47; Siblings John Thomas 19, William 15. Cousin George William Pugh 38.
HCF Dependants: Emma Withington.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£10 lump sum, balance of £63.5s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Income: Before 10s./w. After10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Nonconformist.
Variants: Occupation Lasher-on (PB).

WOLSTENCROFT Fred
Age 39. 425 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Bolton birth registered 1st Q 1871 (as Wolsencroft).
Body not identified but he worked in the North Plodder District and may be Unknown victim No.295.
Coroner's Inquest: Mary Woodsoncroft [sic] was Witness No.72 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Wife Mary (Gregory) 37; Children Rose 15, Nellie 12, John 9.
HCF Dependants: Mary, Ellen & John Wolstencroft.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £250 (£20 lump sum, balance of £28.8s. invested to give 6s./w.).
Insurance: Royal Liver £6.
Income: Before 32s./w. After 25s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "child age 15, working and receiving 5/- per week. A very good home."

WOODS Alfred Edward
Age 15. 15 George Street, Westhoughton. Haulage Hand.
Born 29 Nov 1895 in Lostock birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1896.
Recovery No.39. Body position 140. Tally 981.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 10 yards outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Ellen Woods (mother). Property: knife.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.37. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/203. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Mother Ellen 49; Siblings Peter 12. Father Left home 5 years previously and had not contributed to the household for 20 years, 7 of which he was in prison.
HCF Dependants: Ellen & Peter Woods.
Compensation: LCM Special Case, £5 and mother placed on fund as a widow at 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £150 (£10 lump sum, balance of £137.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.
Income: Before 8s.3d./w. After 16s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father living, but has not lived for 5 years with his wife." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Hope of Love at Home" Tent.
Variants: Albert Edward Woods (PB). Occupation Lasher-on (PB).
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

WOODS Arthur
Age 14. 4 Alick Fold, Westhoughton. Lasher-on.
Born 9 Jun 1896 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1896.
Body not identified but he worked in the Yard Pit Shaft area and may be one of unknown victims 9, 12, 309, 310, 325.
Coroner's Inquest: Margaret Woods was Witness No.61 (Pope 1911).
Buried: Presumed to be in the vault for unknown victims, Westhoughton Cemetery.
Family at home: Parents Arthur William 41 and Margaret 39; Siblings John 18, Alice 10, Nellie 8, Margaret 5, Esther 1.
HCF Dependants: Margaret Woods.
Compensation: LCM £15. HCF 5s./w. WCA £80 (£20 lump sum, balance of £58.10s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £5.
Income: Before 8s.4d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father works at Eatock Pit." Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Westhoughton "Hope of Love at Home" Tent.

WOODWARD Percy
Age 18. 487 Leigh Road, Daisy hill, Westhoughton. Dataller.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1892. Baptised 17 July 1892 at Daisy Hill St James.
Recovery No.306. Body position not known. Tally 1152.
Recovered 3 Jan 1911 from Yard Downbrow District. Identified by Robert Woodward (uncle) of 500 Leigh Road, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO. Fractured skull.
Buried: 5 Jan 1911 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.491. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/204. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Parents Walter 41 (killed) and Alice 44; Siblings Nellie 16, Maggie 14, Pollie 10, Sarah Jane 8, Florence Alice 5, Lavinia 3, Norah 8m.
Relation to other victims: Son of Walter Woodward.
HCF Dependants: Alice Woodward.
Compensation: LCM £15. Combined for father Walter & son Percy; HCF 19s.6d./w. WCA £365.17s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £333.7s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 51s.6d./w. After 43s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Body position in Redmayne recorded in error as 120 (duplicated). Correct location unknown.

WOODWARD Samuel
Age 34. 17 Grundy Street, Westhoughton. Collier.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 1st Q 1876. Baptised 14 Jan 1876 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.124. Body position 181. Tally 1022.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 3 yards inbye of No.3 jig, in level. Identified by Michael Thompson (brother-in-law) of 53 Church Street, Westhoughton
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1343; Register No.6036. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/206. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Wife Agnes Jane (Thompson) 30; Children Mary Ellen 8, Thomas 7, Gladys 4, Samuel 2.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Thomas Woodward.
HCF Dependants: Agnes Jane, Mary Ellen, Thomas, Gladys & Samuel Woodward.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 12s./w. HCF 15s./w. WCA £202.3d. (£15 lump sum, balance of £177.18s. invested to give 5s./w.).
Insurance: Pearl £5.
Income: Before 25s.11d./w. After 32s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. A notable local bowler at the Red Lion Inn, Wigan Road - nicknamed "Pot-cat" (newspaper report).

WOODWARD Thomas
Age 32. 39 Grundy Street, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 16 Jul 1878 in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1878.
Recovery No.130. Body position 177. Tally 1018.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 2 yards up No.3 jig. Identified by Margaret Alice Beard (sister) of 27 Grundy Street, Westhoughton.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1344; Register No.6054. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/207. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Mother Mary Elizabeth 53. His father Thomas had not lived with his mother for 19 years.
Relation to other victims: Brother of Samuel Woodward.
HCF Dependants: Mary Elizabeth Woodward.
Compensation: LCM Special Case, £5 and dependant mother allowed 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £185.17s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £153.7s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Income: Before 23s.10d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father Living, but not lived with wife for 19 years.'
Variants: Age 33 (LCM).

WOODWARD Walter
Age 41. 487 Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton. Carpenter.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 2nd Q 1869. Baptised 26 June 1869 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.41. Body position 106. Tally 890.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from South Plodder Motor House: on spur wheel, 3 yards intake side of arch. Identified by Robert Woodward (brother) of 500 Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Property: knife, keys, tobacco tin, lunch box, watch & chain.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO.
Buried: 26 Dec 1910 St James the Great, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton; Register No.477. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/205. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Wife Alice (Whittle) 44; Children Percy 18 (killed), Nellie 16, Maggie 14, Pollie 10, Sarah Jane 8, Florence Alice 5, Lavinia 3, Norah 8m.
Relation to other victims: Father of Percy Woodward.
HCF Dependants: Alice, Pollie, Sarah Jane, Florence Alice, Levina & Norah Woodward.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 14s./w. Combined for father Walter & son Percy; HCF 19s.6d./w. WCA £365.17s. (£30 lump sum, balance of £333.7s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Oddfellows £10.
Income: Combined for father & son; Before 51s.6d./w. After 43s.6d./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS.
Variants: Occupation Joiner (PB).

WORTHINGTON James
Age 59. 282 St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton. Collier.
Born in Middle Hulton birth registered Bolton 4th Q 1851. Baptised 18 Jan 1852 at Deane St Mary.
Recovery No.320. Body position 131. Tally 1160.
Recovered 5 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: West side face down brow. Identified by Herbert Worthington (son). Property: 2 and a half pence.
Cause of death: CO. Burnt. Hand under head 15th day not decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: A report on the inquest in the Wigan Observer stated that Herbert Worthington said his father "had complained there was very little air and it was very hot. He heard him make that complaint last month. His father had worked in the pit since March last, but he had never heard that complaint before".
Buried: 7 Jan 1911 St Mary the Virgin, Deane. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/209. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Wife Martha Jane (Brown) 55; Children Herbert 27, Lily 21.
HCF Dependants: Martha Jane Worthington.
Compensation: LCM Widow's annuity 4s./w. HCF 7s./w. WCA £150 (£12 lump sum, balance of £135.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Prudential £81.
Income: Before 19s.2d./w. After 21s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of the Independent Order of Rechabites Bolton "Primrose" Tent.
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in the Rechabites memorial pamphlet.

WORTHINGTON Thomas
Age 36. 619 Manchester Road, Chequerbent. Dataller.
Born in Westhoughton birth registered Bolton 3rd Q 1874. Baptised 29 August 1874 at Westhoughton St Bartholomew.
Recovery No.235. Body position 117. Tally 1066.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from South Plodder District: 6 yards from face in 3rd level. Identified by his father [not named]. Property: watch and leather case (near body).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Much decomposed.
Coroner's Inquest: BEN [4 Jan 1911] report of the inquest recorded that a printed rent receipt was found in a waistcoat pocket on a body recovered on 3 Jan 1911. The receipt and waistcoat were identified as belonging to Thomas Worthington, but Mrs Ann Worthington of 619 Manchester Road, said the body was not that of her husband . She did not see her husband's body before it was buried, but his father identified him. The Coroner accepted that the clothing had got mixed up in the pit, and the body was not that of Thomas Worthington.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C Old Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 1757; Register No.6113. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/208. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Wife Ann (Worthington) 37; Children Mary 12, James 10.
HCF Dependants: Ann, Mary & James Worthington.
Compensation: LCM Widow and children's annuity 8s./w. HCF 11s./w. WCA £300 (£20 lump sum, balance of £277.10s. invested to give 10s./w.).
Insurance: Unspecified £8.
Income: Before 38s.5d./w. After 29s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. Member of Chequerbent Harriers.
Variants: Sgt Brown's notebook records that Mrs Ann Worthington identified the body, but the report of the Coroner's inquests states it was his father.

WYPER Harry
Age 21. 164 Park Road, Westhoughton (lodgings). Collier.
Born in Bedburn, Hamsterley, Durham birth registered Auckland 4th Q 1889,
Recovery No.180. Body position 50. Tally 1044.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from North Plodder District North Jig: 15 yards down Rowlands Tunnel. Identified by William Wyper (brother) of Hamsterley, Witton-le-Wear, Durham.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 Westhoughton Cemetery, Section C New Cemetery, Consecrated Ground, Grave 11415 Register No.6089. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/210. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: In Durham. Mother Sarah Ann 53; Siblings William 23, Cissy 16, Fred 15, Lily 14, Olive 12, Mary 10. Father's surname was Dodds (deceased ) - all children were illegitimate.
HCF Dependants: Sarah Ann Wyper.
Compensation: LCM Special Case £5. HCF 5s./w. WCA £75 (£20 lump sum, balance invested to give
5s./w.).
Income: Before 27s.5d./w. After 10s./w.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "Father dead. Mother lives Hamsterley, Witten-le-Weir, Co. Durham. There are five children at home, 23 (working), 16, 14 (girl at home), 11, and 8. Harry contributed towards his mother’s support. He sent £1 last week."
Photograph: Date unknown. Published in Daily Sketch 24 December 1910.

YATES Thomas
Age 30. 145 Chorley Road, Wingates, Westhoughton. Drawer.
Born 19 Mar 1880 at Waggon & Horses, Wingates, Westhoughton.
Recovery No.65. Body position 206. Tally 907.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig. Identified by Henry Taylor (nephew).
Cause of death: CO. Burnt.
Buried: 27 Dec 1910 St John, Wingates, Westhoughton; Register No.45. Grave 62. MI
Death registration: BRO 1911 HOR/33/211. GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Family at home: Lived with adoptive parents George 58 (killed) and Elizabeth 55 Sharples and another adopted boy George Hulme 6.
HCF Dependants: None.
Compensation: LCM £15 (to Mrs Sharples). WCA £10.
Income: No details available.
Notes: Member of L&CMPRS. L&CMPRS 1911 recorded "£15 to Mrs Sharples; a married brother agrees to this. Deceased lived with Mrs Sharples for 29 years. See case of George Sharples." Named on the Wingates Independent Methodist Chapel Memorial (Westhoughton Library).
Variants: Occupation Collier (PB).

UNKNOWN Victim No.9
Tally 861. Estimated age 14.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: East side near pit under a timber cart.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Possible body position 9.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 927 1st left; Register No.6150.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 285.
Note: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age apparently about 14 years. Height 4ft 10in. Spare arms and limbs, small hands and thin fingers, ears well set back. Remains are so burned as to be beyond recognition. There is no clothing". One member of the Coroner's jury thought this could be William Connolly, but the Coroner thought the condition of the body prevented definite identification.

UNKNOWN Victim No.12.
Tally 865. Estimated age 14.
Recovered 23 Dec 1910 Yard Pit Shaft Area: Yard Mine West side, empty roundabout road.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Possible body position 13.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 924 2nd left; Register No. 6152.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.
Note: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age apparently about 14 years. Height 4ft 9in. Spare build, disembowelled, top of head blown off, thin arms, fairly good legs. Clothing: Grey tweed trousers with patch of cotton on right hand at top, odd metal button, one leather garter tanned light and not much worn: ordinary metal button."

UNKNOWN Victim No.42.
Tally 892. Estimated age 15.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: top of down brow, leg 5 yards inbye.
Cause of death: Explosion.
Possible body position 190.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 923 1st right; Register No. 6148.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.
Note: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age
About 15 years. Height 5ft. 9in. Medium build, body fairly well nourished, disembowelled, legs much torn. Unrecognisable. Hair burnt off."

UNKNOWN Victim No.86
Tally 998. Estimated age 30.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: yard downbrow, about 40 yards outbye side of No.3 jig.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Possible body position 150/156/157.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 924 1st right; Register No. 6140.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.

UNKNOWN Victim No.88
Tally 919. Estimated age 30.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District East Level: just outbye of No.2 jig, in group, 2 to 4 yards out.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Possible body position 218.
Buried: 28 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 923 1st left; Register No. 6141.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.

UNKNOWN Victim No.106
Tally 1011. Estimated age 45.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: yard down brow just outbye No.3 jig.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Possible body position 170.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 925 1st right; Register No. 6154.
Note: Probably the body of Joseph Lovett. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 45 years. Height 5ft. 10 in. Black or dark brown hair with moustache. Two old cut-marks down centre of forehead. Full round face. Clothing: Clogs 9's soles filled with leather. Narrow white cotton tape for laces. Pit drawers: white cotton, several patches on left leg. Belt 1 1/2" steel buckle unstitched and held together with twine. Stockings: brown wool mixture darned at heels and foot with black wool."

UNKNOWN Victim No.112
Tally 929. Estimated age 35.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 175 yards inbye of No.2 jig Yard Downbrow District East Level, in group.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Head injured.
Possible body position 228.
Buried: 1 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 926 2nd right; Register No. 6139.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.
Note: This body was mistakenly identified as William Lord, and about to be buried in his name when he reported he was alive and well and living in Barnsley. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 35 years. Height 5ft 9in. Round face (full), black hair and clean shaven. Clothing: Clogs 10's, square toes, two lace-holes with string for laces. Patch on outside of each clog. Pit drawers, nearly new, white cotton. Belt 1in. leather, steel buckle. Stockings: black ribbed wool. Dog collar with brass mountings (presumably used for garter)."

UNKNOWN Victim No.150
Tally 950. Estimated age 40.
Recovered 24 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: 4th place to north of No.2 jig near 949 (Abel Mangnall).
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Possible body position 271.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 926 1st left; Register No. 6151.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 40 years. Height 5ft 10in. Stout build, brown hair, clean shaven, square jaw, prominent nose. Clogs 9's with double backs, left has string for laces, large hole on left side of left clog. Belt 1 inch wide, steel buckle and loose runner. Jacket black Vicuna with large striped patch on right sleeve. Three similar patches on right side at bottom of coat, one patch on left side with safety pin to hold it. One black bone button and two metal. Scarf, red tartan. Pit drawers, white cotton. Waistcoat brown mixture. Shirt red and white striped, newly patched at back with red striped material."

UNKNOWN Victim No.162
Tally 975. Estimated age 25.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: in shunt below jig in No.2 jig.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Possible body position 294/296.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 924 1st left; Register No. 6147.
Note: Probably the body of John Tyldesley age 25. Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 25 years. Height 5ft 9in. Clogs 10's with patch on outside of each clog, square toes, three lace holes. Belt 1 inch leather, steel buckle and loose runner. Pit drawers white cotton with several patches on front. Stockings blue wool mixture."

UNKNOWN Victim No.168
Tally 973. Estimated age 30.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: yard at jig wheel, No.2 jig.
Cause of death: CO (gas). Burnt.
Possible body position 294/296.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 923 2nd right; Register No. 6145.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 30 years. Height 5ft 11in. Light hair, long face, tooth missing from upper front teeth. Clogs 10's, eight lace holes, string for lace in left clog, red window cord in right. Five eyelets in the instep portion. Pit drawers white cotton. Socks brown ribbed wool. Belt 1 1/2 inch leather, steel buckle and loose runner."

UNKNOWN Victim No.171
Tally 970. Estimated age 40.
Recovered 25 Dec 1910 from Yard Downbrow District: about 80 yards from face in No.2 jig.
Cause of death: CO (gas).
Possible body position 291.
Buried: 29 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 925 1st left; Register No. 6153.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 286.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 27 Dec 1910. "Age about 40 years. Height 5ft 9in. Hair and moustache dark brown. Full round face. Clogs 10's, right clog hole through wooden sole, three lace holes, green window cord for laces, square toes. Pit drawers white cotton, patched on right leg and another part with blue-striped bed ticking, bone buttons. Stockings nearly ? brown and red mixture wool. Belt: buff ? leather cut down to 1 inch, brass buckle."

UNKNOWN Victim No.250
Tally 1139. Estimated age 26.
Recovered 26 Dec 1910 from Top Yard District: 3 ft beyond 1138 (Matthew Seddon).
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Not decomposed.
Possible body position 324.
Buried: 30 Dec 1910 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 925 2nd left; Register No. 6143.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 28 Dec 1910. "A male person about 26 years old. Round features, 5ft 9in. Good teeth in upper jaw, none in lower jaw. Pair of clogs, three lace holes, size 9's, with leather laces, square toed, steel toe caps and newly ironed. Thin rope apparently used as a belt. Heather mixture woollen ribbed stockings, far worn. Light calico pit drawers, no buttons."

UNKNOWN Victim No.294
Tally 1180. Estimated age 25.
Recovered 1 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: at face of No.2 jig.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt. Injuries.
Possible body position 75/97.
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 927 2nd right; Register No. 6156.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN. "Male person, about 25 years of age: long face, 5ft. 9in. high. No hair on face or head, apparently burned off. Black wool ribbed stockings, has been recently refooted with black wool. Brown cord trousers, black bone buttons, white woollen undervest. Found in North Plodder at face of No.2 jig. Photo taken."

UNKNOWN Victim No.295
Tally 1150. Estimated age 30.
Recovered 1 Jan 1911 from North Plodder District No.2 Face: at face of No.2 jig.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt. Injuries.
Possible body position 75/97.
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 927 1st right; Register No. 6159.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN. "Male person, apparently about 30 years of age. 5ft. 8in. high, long features, good teeth, hair apparently light or sandy. One right clog, size 8, three lace holes, has recently been ironed, pair of black ribbed wool stockings, far worn, black cloth trousers with stud buttons stamped "Bull Dog". Found in North Plodder at face of No.2 jig. Photo taken."

UNKNOWN Victim No.299
Tally 1080. Estimated age 25.
Recovered 2 Jan 1911 from South Plodder District: in face top place, west back brow.
Property: watch chain and tally No.360 found near body.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Burnt. Not decomposed.
Possible body position 128.
Buried: 6 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 927 2nd left; Register No. 6155.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN. "Male person, apparently about 25 years of age, 5ft. 10in. high. Body very much decomposed and was unable to be described. Pair of clogs, size 10's, right clog has toe cap, three lace holes with mohair lace; left clog three lace holes and tied with red window cord, and are both in good condition. Black ribbed stockings, far worn, pair of white calico pit drawers with hip pocket. Found in the South Plodder."
Variants: the police description and the medical report notes are contradictory with respect to the body decomposition.

UNKNOWN Victim No.309
Tally 1182. Estimated age 15.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: bottom of No.3 Pit.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. Chest and abdomen laid open covered with coal flakes.
Possible body position 18/19/21.
Buried: 8 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 928 1st right; Register No. 6157.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 6 Jan 1911. "About 15 years old, 5ft high, no description can be given as head so badly crushed and burned. Clothing - one left clasp clog size 8's double ironed with middle iron broken in centre (far worn) with tin toe plate and leather toecap. Pair of leather garters with leather covered buckle, part of a cotton shirt with blue and white stripes, part of a pair of cloth trousers, brown mixture. Body found at bottom of no.3 pit".
Variants: Sgt. Brown's book incorrectly records the body location as "Harley [sic] pit bottom, in bottom of pit." The Arley Pit was No.4 shaft, and only James Higham's body was recovered from No.4 shaft.

UNKNOWN Victim No.310
Tally 1183. Estimated age 15.
Recovered 4 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: bottom of No.3 Pit.
Cause of death: Explosion. CO. All limbs fractured, skull blown off.
Possible body position 18/19/21.
Buried: 8 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 928 2nd left; Register No. 6161.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BEN 6 Jan 1911. "About 15 years, 5ft high, face and body crushed beyond description. Clothing, pair of clasped clogs size 8's nearly new, left clog with tin toe-plate, right clog without toe-plate. Blue flannel pit shirt with three black bone buttons, one leather garter with steel buckle, part of a heather mixture woollen ribbed stocking, body found at the bottom of no.3 pit."
Variants: Sgt. Brown's book incorrectly records the body location as "Harley [sic] pit bottom, in bottom of pit." The Arley Pit was No.4 shaft, and only James Higham's body was recovered from No.4 shaft.

UNKNOWN Victim No.325
Tally 1189. Estimated age 15.
Recovered 9 Jan 1911 from Yard Pit Shaft Area: on grid, 10 feet below yard mouthing.
Cause of death: Explosion. Burnt badly, legs to a cinder.
Possible body position 18/19/21.
Buried: 12 Jan 1911 in Westhoughton Cemetery in the vault for unknown victims, Section B New Cemetery, Grave 928 2nd right; Register No. 6160.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Death registration: GRO 1911 1st Quarter Bolton 8c 287.
Notes: Identification details recorded by police and published in BJG 13 Jan 1911. "Male person aged about 15 years, about 5ft long, slender build, round face. No better description can be given on account of injury and decomposition. Clothing: one left clog, size 9 made from boot top, leather lace, leather patch on back of heel, 11/2 inch wide leather toe cap, and tin toe plate, two inner soles made of cardboard from Quaker Oats Boxes, three wool socks on left foot, two black socks and one brown mixture sock."