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Death Roll

Morfa Colliery

26th of November 1858

 
Charlton, Aaron		38   	Married, 3 Children
Griffiths, Isaac	25	Single
Hughes, David		-	Married 2 Children
Williams, William	-	Single

Death Roll

Morfa Colliery

17th of October 1863

 
Augford, John               		Married, 5 Children
Bevan, John                         	Married, 1 Child
Coxon, Thomas                   	Single
Crowley, Michael                  	Married, 1 Child
Daniel, John                        	Married, 6 Children
David, John                          	Married, 1 Child
Davies, James                     	Married, 2 Children
Davies, Samuel                   	Single
Edwards, John                    	Married, 5 Children
Evans, William                      	Married, 3 Children
Grey, David                       	Single
Grey, William				The Manager (died later)
Griffiths, Herbert                 	Married, 6 Children
Hart, Thomas                       	Married, 1 Child
Hopkins, William                  	Single
James, B.                              	Single
Jenkins,Humphrey               		Married, 1 Child
Jenner, Joseph                   	Married, 1 Child
Jones, William                      	Married, 1 Child
Lewis, William                      	Married, 5 Children
Lodwig, Thomas                  	Married, 2 Children
Mathews, William                	Married, 7 Children
Morgan, David                    	Single
Morgan, Evan                     	Single
Morris, Thomas                   	Married, 2 Children
Nicholas, William                  	Single
Prosser, William                 	Single
Richards, Hopkin                 	Single
Richards, Thomas               		Married, 3 Children
Roberts, William                 	Married, 3 Children
Stephens, Peter                  	Single
Sutton, Peter                     	Married, 1 Child
Tanner, John                         	Single
Thomas, John                      	Married
Thomas, Thomas                 		Married, 5 Children
Wilkins, Henry                     	Married, 2 Children
Williams, Nathaniel            		Married, 6 Children
Williams, Rees                    	Married, 3 Children
Williams, Thomas		   	-          
Williams, Thomas               		Married, 2 Children
 

Death Roll

Morfa Colliery

14th of February 1870

 
Badge, James			Single
Barrows, William 		Married
Bennett, William          	Single,
Cardon, William            	Single
Clatworthy, Thomas         	Married
Coade, Benjamin            	Married
Crocker, Jeremiah          	Married
Crowning, William          	Married
Davies, James               	Married
Francis, Henry             	Married
Francis, Thomas            	Married
Grace, Mike                	Married
Hall, John                  	Married
Harris, William             	Married
Hicks, Daniel             	Married
Hurley, John              	Married
Jones, Henry             	Married
Manning, Andrew          	Married
Manning, John              	Single,
Peel, Robert                    Married
Spargoe, Thomas               	Married
Thomas, Thomas                	Married
Vanstone, John                 	Married
Vanstone, Thomas              	Married
Waters, John                  	Married
Williams, John                 	Married
Williams, Thomas               	Married
Three others also died, not listed.
 

 

Death Roll

Morfa Colliery

10th of March 1890

Name Job Age Address Cause of Death
William Barras manager 75 body not recovered
Griffith Bevan collier 27 Taibach body not recovered
Daniel Brownsell explorer 36 Constant after damp, cardiac failure
Daniel Buckley pumper 29 fire damp, burns
John Buckley pumper 35 fire damp, burns
William Henry Claturthy pumper 18 Morfa fire damp, burns
William Curnick plugman 50 Constant fire damp, burns
Thomas Daniel airwayman 29 body not recovered
James David collier 42 Bridge Row body not recovered
Thomas David repairer 47 Bridge Row fire damp, burns
David Davies repairer 35 Gwarrycaeau body not recovered
Ebenezer Davies collier 31 Miners Row body not recovered
Meredith Davies collier 31 Constant body not recovered
Thomas Davies hitcher 19 Stone Row fire damp, burns
Evan Eley collier 37 White Row fire damp, burns
Edward Ellis collier 51 Chapel Row fire damp, burns
Edward Floyd collier 25 Constant body not recovered
William Francis collier 28 Taibach fire damp, burns
Daniel Griffiths collier 40 Stone Row body not recovered
John Griffiths collier 52 Gwarrycaeau body not recovered
Samuel Griffiths collier 50 Stone Row fire damp, burns
Evan Hedley repairer 30 Kenfig Hill body not recovered
Bethuel Heycock haulier 19 Bridge Row after damp, asphyxia
David Hopkins haulier 48 Incline Row fire damp, burns
Thomas Hopkins collier 53 Brick Row body not recovered
John Hopton haulier 24 body not recovered
Samuel Howells collier 46 Pantymach body not recovered
William James collier 35 Constant body not recovered
William James collier 41 Stone Row body not recovered
Frederick Jenkins greaser 16 Brick Row fire damp, burns
Daniel John collier 57 Margam Terrace fire damp, burns
David John collier 50 Aberavon fire damp, burns
John Jones collier 26 Taibach body not recovered
Joseph Jones collier 52 Bridge Row body not recovered
William Jones collier 35 Constant body not recovered
William J. Jones hitcher 18 Taibach fire damp, burns
Thomas Kemp haulier 19 fire damp, burns
Patrick Kennedy pumper 46 fire damp, burns
David King collier 36 Miners Row body not recovered
Benjamin Lewis collier 40 Stone Row body not recovered
John Lewis collier 33 West End body not recovered
Simeon Lewis collier 27 Taibach after damp
Thomas Lewis collier 42 Goitre body not recovered
William Lewis collier 34 Brick Row fire damp, burns
William Lewis collier 45 Goitre body not recovered
John Leyshon repairer 35 Taibach fire damp, burns
Thomas Leyshon collier 30 body not recovered
Thomas Leyshon collier 46 Stone Row body not recovered
William Leyshon collier 49 Constant body not recovered
Richard Lucas haulier 36 Taibach fire damp, burns, etc.
Noah Mandry collier 34 Cwmbrombil body not recovered
Thomas Mandry repairer 45 after damp
David Matthews collier 28 White Row body not recovered
Thomas Miles collier 47 Penycae fire damp, burns
Evan Morgan signalman 20 Brick Row fire damp, burns
Evan Morgan collier 33 Taibach body not recovered
John Morris overman 46 Morfa fire damp, burns
John Morris collier 46 Stone Row fire damp, burns
John Nicholas airwayman 65 Salt Lake body not recovered
John Henry Nicholas, jun. collier 29 Taibach fire damp
Thomas Oates collier 20 Brick Row fire damp, burns
Henry Parker labourer 44 body not recovered
Alfred Phillips collier 40 Brick Row body not recovered
John Peppin collier 34 Brick Row body not recovered
David Price haulier 31 Tanygroes fire damp, burns
John Ready repairer 58 Aberavon body not recovered
David Rees ostler 40 Groeswen fire damp, burns
Lewis Rees collier 40 Brick Row body not recovered
David Richards collier 35 Stone Row body not recovered
William Scott collier 29 Gibson Terrace fire damp, burns
William Taylor, jun. haulier 15 fire damp, burns
Evan Thomas collier 37 Cwmbrombil body not recovered
Joseph Thomas collier 50 Penycae fire damp, burns
William Thomas collier 30 Margam body not recovered
James Tippett haulier 17 Taibach fire damp, burns
William Vanstone collier 31 Penycae body not recovered
Isaac Walters fan driver 23 White Row fire damp, burns
Richard Walters collier 50 Taibach fire damp, burns
Joseph Weeks hitcher 26 Aberavon fire damp, burns
David Williams collier 49 Stone Row body not recovered
David Williams hitcher 19 Stone Row fire damp, burns
Henry Williams repairer 66 Aberavon body not recovered
Isaac Williams collier 47 Constant body not recovered
Joseph Williams repairer 32 Taibach fire damp, burns
Thomas Henry Williams collier 31 Brick Row fire damp, burns
David Wild roadman 40 fire damp, burns
Thomas Yorwerth haulier 33 Taibach body not recovered