Warren Vale Colliery Disaster
Those who Died
List of those Killed
Timothy Tinsley, Rawmarsh,,William Bownes, Rawmarsh, J. Purselove, 41 Rawmarsh; J. Purselove, 14 and H. Purselove, 12 (sons); J. Hartley, 31, Rawmarsh, J. Walton junior, 14, Rawmarsh, W. Froggatt, 12 Rawmarsh, W. Garnett, alias Whyke, 41, Rawmarsh; J. Siddons, 21, Lee Brook, Wentworth; J. Johnson, 15, Lane Head; W. Schofield, 26, Lane Head; T. Sylvester junior, 19, Thorpe; G. Sellers, 11, Pinch Row, Swinton(his father injured); G. Hague, 32, Rawmarsh; J. Shepherd, 21, Rawmarsh; Thos Taylor, 27, Upper Haugh; G. Robinson, 23, Rawmarsh; B. Walker, 55, Rawmarsh; S. Siddons, 29, Rawmarsh; W. Cooper. 31, Rawmarsh; H. Goddard, 30, Thorpe; J. Thompson, 31, Rawmarsh; James Roberts, 16, Joseph Roberts junior, 14 (son of Joseph Roberts) labourer; A. Cooper, 41, Kilnhurst; J. Cooper, 16 (son), T. Burgin, Rawmarsh; J. Bugg, 40, Lane Head; B. Lane, Rawmarsh; H. James, 36, Mount Pleasant, Wath; C. Cousins, 35, Pinch Row, Swinton; G. Cousins, 11 (son); T. Johnson, 31, Rawmarsh; H. Thompson, 37, Thorpe; W. Ashton, 13, Rawmarsh; H. Ward, 26, Rawmarsh; T. Farmery, 26, Upper Haugh; H. Lee, 27, Upper Haugh; T. Knapton, 37, Rawmarsh; J. Knapton, 16, (son) J. Westerman, 16, Rawmarsh; W. Hobson, 20, Thorpe; T. Whithead, Rawmarsh; R. Robinson, 18, Rawmarsh; and T. Sylvester, Rawmarsh, (the fire trier)
These above bodies were taken to The Star Inn Rawmarsh.
George Knapton, George Hague and John Garnick were later found dead
The following 6 were taken to their family home:
A. Thompson, 27, Upper Haugh; J. Frith, junior, 11, Rose Hill; G. Knapton, 51, Rawmarsh; E. Bigg, 27, Rawmarsh; W. Barraclough, 19, Hooton Roberts (son of C. Barraclough the banksman); and W. Bownes, 18 Rawmarsh (an orphan).
Family details
John Purslove and two of his sons were killed. John married Dinah Bugg at 1836 in South Normanton, Derbyshire. Son James was c.1837 in South Normanton. Son Henry was aged 11 at the time.
Joseph Frith Jr c.1839 Rawmarsh, son Joseph and Silense ?
William Barraclough bp 1838 Rawmarsh, son Charles who marr. 1837 in Hooton Roberts Elizabeth Schedley
Richard Robinson c.1834 Rawmarsh, son Richard and daughter Sarah
John Walton c.1838 Rawmarsh, son John and Ann Thickett
James Johnson c.1837 Rawmarsh, son John and Sarah
James Roberts c.1835 Rawmarsh, son Joshua & Sarah Cousins
The other boys were:
- G. Cousins aged 11
- G. Sellers aged 11 (father injured)
- W. Froggatt aged 12
- W. Ashton aged 13
- Joseph Roberts aged 14 (son of Joseph Roberts)
- J. Walton Jr. aged 14
- J. Cooper aged 16
- J. Knapton aged 16
- J. Westerman aged 16
- W. Bownes aged 18 (orphan)
- R. Robinson aged 18
- T. Sylvester Jr. aged 19
- S. W. Hobson aged 20
