Letty Shenklin Explosion – Aberdare – 1860

LETTY SHANKLIN. Aberdare, Glamorganshire. 6th November 1860.

On the 6th of November 1860, an explosion of methane gas at this colliery killed twelve miners:

• Thomas Evans aged 31 years, collier.
• David Richards aged 25 years, collier
• John Rendle aged 25 years, collier.
• John Davies aged 33 years, collier.
• R. Williams aged 15 years, collier.
• George Morgan aged 11 years, doorboy.
• John Box aged 35 years, collier, left a wife and child.
• John Regan aged 62 years, collier, left a wife and three children.
• Evan Thomas aged 34 years, collier, left a wife and 4 children.
• Edward Jenkins aged 16 years, collier.
• Robert Lewis, aged 20 years, collier.
• James Lewis aged 12 years, collier.

Information supplied by Ray Lawrence and used here with his permission.