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. Bugg, 27, Rawmarsh; W. Barraclough, 19, Hooton Roberts (son of C. Barraclough the banksman); and W. Bownes, 18 Rawmarsh (an orphan).
Family details
John Purseglove(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. They were buried 24th December.
Joseph Frith Jr c.1839 Rawmarsh, son Joseph and Silense, Buried 24th December
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, buried 23rd December
John Walton c.1838 Rawmarsh, son John and Ann Thickett, buried 23 December
James Johnson c.1837 Rawmarsh, son John and Sarah, buried 23 December
James Roberts c.1835 Rawmarsh, son Joshua & Sarah Cousins, buried 24 December
Samuel Siddons aged 29 was buried 23 12 1851 at Greasbrough.
The other boys were:
- G. Cousins aged 11
- George Sellers aged 11 (father injured)from Swinton, buried 23 December
- William Froggatt aged 12 of Warren Vale buried 23 December
- W. Ashton aged 13
- Joseph Roberts aged 14 (son of Joseph Roberts)
- John Walton Jr. aged 14 buried 23 December
- John Cooper aged 16 buried 23 December
- John Knapton aged 16 buried 23 December
- James Westerman aged 16 buried 23 December
- W. Bownes aged 18 (orphan)
- Richard Robinson aged 18 buried 23 December
- Thomas Sylvester Jr. aged 19 buried 23 December
- S. W. Hobson aged 20
