List of the Dead
Disaster May 12th 1837
Argoed Hall Colliery, Mold.
The following list from the local burial register entries,
between May 15th-25th 1837, who are the probable victims of the disaster.
Included in the names of the victims are the novelist Daniel Owen's father
(Robert, 37) and two of his older brothers (James, 21 and Robert, 11). Daniel
Owen was one year old at the time.
John Jones 38 Sychdyn Mountain Richard Jones 12 " William Hopwood 31 Argoed Hugh Parry 9 Mold Pete Morris 9 Bistre Thomas Bellis 16 Mold Robert Owen 37 " James Owen 21 " Robert Griffiths 51 " Thomas Ellis 48 " Daniel Jones 15 " Robert Owen 11 " George Wynne 15 " Thomas Jones 25 Argoed John Jones 24 Mold Thomas Owen 16 " William Humphreys 59 " Matthew Matthews 19 " Thomas Hughes 35 Hendrebiffa William Jones 21 Mold Edward Lewis 66 "
My thanks to the staff of the Flintshire Record Office for their help in supplying the information for this page.