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Kell's Pit
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| Location: | Whitehaven 1½ miles [2 km] SSW of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NX965167, 54° 32' 9" N, 3° 35' 56" W |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 30th | Oct | 1819 | Explosion of fire-damp, 20 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Anderson, Jacob, 30 Oct 1819, aged 24, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Askew, William, 30 Oct 1819, aged 28, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Cain, Edward, 30 Oct 1819, aged 37, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Castlehow, Jonathan, 30 Oct 1819, aged 50, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Conroy, Andrew, 30 Oct 1819, aged 37, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Cummins, John, 30 Oct 1819, aged 28, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Fraker, Thomas, 30 Oct 1819, aged 24, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Haselden, George, 30 Oct 1819, aged 33, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
How, Stephen, 30 Oct 1819, aged 56, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
McAvoy, Patrick, snr., 30 Oct 1819, explosion, died later from his injuries [More information ...] | ||||||
McGillion, Alexander, 30 Oct 1819, aged 60, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
McGraa, James, 30 Oct 1819, aged 33, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
McKinney, William, 30 Oct 1819, aged 28, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Quin, Murphy, 30 Oct 1819, aged 33, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Rickerby, Thomas, 30 Oct 1819, aged 22, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Unthank, John, 30 Oct 1819, aged 28, explosion, left a widow and a young daughter [More information ...] | ||||||
Wade, Patrick, 30 Oct 1819, aged 52, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Ward, Michael, 30 Oct 1819, aged 28, explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Kell's Pit
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Kell's Pit
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Credits
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