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Surname
COWAN
Forename
William
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1931
Age
47
Occupation
Deputy
Mine/Quarry Name
Haig Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Whitehaven Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Whitehaven
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp in the No.3 North District caused by shot firing. 27 killed. Married of 6, Countess Terrace, Whitehaven. He left a widow and five children, George Parker (senior) 58. A widower who worked as a hewer of Middle Row, Newhouses, Whitehaven.