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Surname
WELSH
Forename
Matthew
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1910
Age
17
Occupation
Lamp Carrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitehaven, Wellington Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Whitehaven Colliery Co.
Location
Whitehaven
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Killed by an explosion of firedamp and coal dust and underground fire caused thereby. 137 killed. Single: 7 Back Row Newhouses.