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Surname
RICHARDSON
Forename
John
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1931
Age
45
Occupation
Hewer
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. Single of Union Terrace, Whitehaven. James Richardson and John Richardson were father and son and both were well known cricketers in the area.