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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

Bennet, William

single

Blatworthy, Thomas

married

Cardon, William

single

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, George

aged 20, son

Peel, Robert

married, father

Spargoe, Thomas

married

Thomas, Thomas

married

Vanstone, John

married

Vanstone, Thomas

married

Waters, John

married

Williams, John

married

Williams, Thomas

married

Two 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