The men and boys who died

Anderson, John of Ginns, age 23, married (only five weeks), driftsman, identified by William James Anderson, father, coalminer of Ginns, and Isaac McAllister, uncle, shiftsman, of Ellison Place. Armstrong, John, Newtown, 36, identified by his widow. Left seven children: Christina 15, John 13, James 11, Joseph 9, Mary Jane 5, Mary Ann 3, Ada 4 mths. Armstrong, George, High Row, Hensingham, 27, identified by Thomas Birkett, Back Ginns. Left widow, Nellie, one child, George 5.

Bell, William Christopher, Back Ginns, 30, identified by Isaac Allen, brother-in-law, Middle Row, Newhouses. Left widow and four children: Catherine 8, Lillie 5, William 3, Isaac 2. Benson, William, Sandhills Lane, 32, identified by Thomas Henry Benson, brother, coalhewer, Brackenthwaite and Dacre Tubman, fireman, brother-in-law, Brewery House, Irish Street. Widower, one child Jessie 7. Benson, William, Bell’s Lane, Newhouses, 52, identified by Henry Benson, father, Prospect. Left widow, Catherine and six children: John 12, Martha 10, William 7, Darcy 5, Joseph 3, Elizabeth one week. Boyd, George, Front Row, Newhouses, 21, single, haulage hand, identified by George Boyd (father). Branch, Daniel, Mid Street, Kells, 21, single, lived with widowed mother, identified by Samuel Branch, brother. Brannon, George, Mount Pleasant, 49, identified by Thomas Brannon, brother, Wellington Row. Left widow, Elizabeth and five children: George 15, Alexander 13, Samuel 11, Margaret 7, William 5. His elder sons, John 22 and Thomas 25, also died in the disaster.

Brannon, John, Back Row, Newhouses, 22, identified by Jonathan Curran, father-in-law, Back Row, Newhouses. Left widow, Mary and one child, George 1. Brannon, Thomas, Mount Pleasant, 25, married, left widow, Isabella, identified by John Miller, brother-in-law, Mount Pleasant. Brocklebank, Alfred, George-Street, 35, left widow, Martha and two children: Harold 12, Stanley 6; identified by aunt, Catherine Pattinson, Main-street, Hensingham. Butler, Edward, Bedford-Street, Hensingham, 37, identified by James Kenmore, Ribton Lane. Left widow, Elizabeth and six children: Eva 15, Albert Edward 11, John William 10, Joseph 7, Mary Lizzie 4, Hilda 1. Butler, Joseph, High Queen Street, 26, single, hewer; identified by Jessie McArdle, land-lady. Cooper, Richard George, Brackenthwaite, 22, single, haulage hand, identified by his father, William Neil Cooper, shiftsman, Brackenthwaite. Cooper, Robert, Newtown, 34, identified by his widow Mary Ann. Left four children: Elizabeth 8, John Robinson 7, Catherine 5, Sarah 2. Corkhill, Anthony, Queen Street, 29, hewer, identified by James Knowles, brother-in-law, hewer, Bardy Lane. Left widow Anne and five children: Anthony 8, Elizabeth 7, Jane 6, Thomas 4, Joseph 2. Cowie, Benjamin, Meadow View, 29, left widow and two children: Winifred 5, Benjamin 2. Davy, John, Strand Street, 24, single, shiftsman, lived with a married brother, identified by innkeeper, Ship Inn, Duke Street, brother-in-law,

Denvir, Edward, Newtown 20, single, haulage hand, lived with his parents. Identified by Elizabeth Denvir, mother, Newtown.

Dunn, William John, Newhouses, 21, single, hewer, identified by his mother Agnes Walker, Castle Row, Newhouses, and uncle William Walker, Front Row, Newhouses. Was about to marry Miss Atkinson, Bentinck Row. Elliott, William, Gores Buildings, 39, left widow, Elizabeth and seven children: Mary Ann 15, Joseph 14, Martha 12, Sarah 10, Maud 7, Jane 3, Elizabeth 1. Identified by Joseph Elliott, father, shiftsman, Chapel Street and James Kenmore, brother-in-law, coalhewer, Ribton Lane. (Mr Elliot was brother of Mrs John Reed, Birkett’s Court, Irish Street, who lost her husband in the pit.) Farrer, Joseph, North Row, Kells, 23, single, hewer, identified by William Hutchinson, cousin, North Row, Kells. Ferryman, James Oswald, Mid Street, Kells, 17, single, identified by Thomas Ferryman (father), check-weighman, Mid Street, Kells. Fidler, Joseph, South Row, Kells, 42. Left widow, Sarah Jane and four children: John 14, George 9, Christopher 5, Martha 2, identified by Isaac Fidler, elder son. (Mrs Fidler sister of Mrs Hugh McAllister. Both women lost their husbands in the pit.) Finn, Arthur John, Peter Street, 41, left widow, Elizabeth and seven children: Mary 15, Arthur John 13, Robert 9, Ellen 7, Patrick 5, William 3, Elizabeth 7 mths. Identified by Robert Finn, brother, hewer, Peter Street. Fisher, Mark, Howgill Street, 36, identified by his widow Mary Ellen. Left four children: Margret 6, Beatrice 5, John 2, Mary Ann 5 mths.

Garraway, Robert Little, Ginns, 15, single, shiftsman, identified by John Garraway, father, Ginns, innkeeper. Garroway, Alexander, Gores Buildings, 37, left widow, Martha, identified by James Garroway, brother, hewer, Lowther Row, Ginns, and Joseph Elliott, Chapel Street, fishmonger. Left six children: William 14, Isabella 12, Elizabeth 10, Mary 7, Josephine 3, Alice 4 months. Garroway, John, Williamson Lane, Tangier Street, 32, married, hewer, identified by Eleanor Garroway, widow, and James Garroway, brother, hewer, Lowther Row, Ginns. Left one child, Elsie 5. Glaister, Jacob, Back Row, Newhouses, 33, left widow, Mary and five children: John 10, Samuel 9, William 7, Mary Ellen 5, Mark 3. Identified by George Glaister, brother, High Street, railway shunter. Glave, Henry, Castle Row, Newhouses, 35, married, hewer, identified by Sarah Glave, widow, and James Glave, brother, Back Row, Newhouses. One child, Joseph Henry 12. Greenan, Peter, Quay Street, 34, married, hewer, identified by Mary Ann Greenan, widow, and J Toner, clogger, Market Place. Left five children: John Gale 11, Catherine 9, Bernard 7, Nellie 6, Sarah Hilda 4. Greig, Alexander, Sandhills Lane, 36. Left widow, Hannah, four children: Alexander Sinclair 6, Hannah 5, William 3, Edith Knox 1 and three step-children: Jane 15, Henry 12 and Margaret 9 Tomlinson. Identified by John Tomlinson, stepson, Sandhills Lane. (Mr Greig had been 11 years in India as a soldier and had served in the South African campaign.) Harrison, Henry, Front Row, Newhouses, 39, hewer. Identified by his widow Mabel and William Harrison, cousin, Front Row, Newhouses. Left three children: James 15, Ann Jane 7, Frances 1. Harrison, John, Back Row, Newhouses, 41, widower, hewer, identified by his married sister Rose Ann McAllister, Back Row, Newhouses, and John McAllister, coalminer, brother-in-law. (Mr Harrison provided his mother with a home.) Henderson, William, Mid Street, Kells, 32. Left widow, Betsy and six children: Ann Jane 14, Eveline 9, John 8, Susannah 6, Thomas 3, Caroline 1. Identified by Samuel Branch, brother-in-law, Mid Street, Kells.

Heslop, Christopher Ferguson, New Street, 30, left widow, Christina and one child Thomas 3. Identified by William George Heslop, brother, Newtown. Heslop, John William, Cummings Lane, Newhouses, 34, left widow, Sarah Jane. Identified by Edward McKenzie, brother-in-law, Hilton Terrace. Heslop, Joseph, Newtown, 28, hewer. Identified by his widow Sarah Jane Heslop. Left four children: Jane Ellen 7, Margaret 6, Ada 4, Annie 1. (John William Heslop and Joseph Heslop were full brothers.) Hutchinson, John, North Row, Kells, 52, left widow, Hannah and five children: Margaret 15, Ada 14, James 12, George 7, Rose Ann 1; identified by William Hutchinson, son, North Row, Kells. Irving, James, Middle Row, Newhouses, 21, single, brakesman, identified by his parents William and Ann Irving with whom he lived. Johnstone, Robert, Back Row, Newhouses, 41, left widow, Sarah and six children: Tom 13, Robert 11, George 7, James 5, William Henry 3, Mary Frances 1. Identified by his widow and his brother James Johnstone, labourer, Burnyeat’s Court, Tangier Street.

Joyce, John, South Row, Kells, 35, left widow, Mary Jane and four children: Mary Ann 12, Martha 5, Samuel 2, John 1; identified by his brother William Joyce, shiftsman, James Pit. Joyce, Thomas, Cross Green, Harras Moor, 33, left widow, Sarah Jane and three children: Walter 7, George 5, Ethel 1. Identified by brother William Joyce, shiftsman, James Pit. (John and Thomas Joyce were full brothers.) Kelly, William John, Bragg’s Court, Marlborough Street, 29, left widow, Margaret and four children: Ruth Ann 8, David 5, John 3, Margaret 1. Identified by John Agnew, Main Street, Parton. Kenmare, Thomas, Mount Pleasant, 27, left widow, Margaret and four children: Robert 5, Mona 4, Tom 2 and Henry Jackson 7mths. Identified by James Kenmare, brother, Ribton Lane. Kennedy, James Potts, Strand Street, 24, single, driftsman, identified by William Hill, brother-in-law, insurance agent, Gray Street, Workington, and Sarah Lambert, sister. Parents both dead. Lewthwaite, Daniel, Main Street, Hensingham, 27, hewer, left widow and four children: Florence 7, Agatha Maud 5, Eleanor Cregeen 2, Mary Ann 1; identified by John Lewthwaite, father, Scotch Street, stonemason, and Thompson Cregeen, Williamson’s Lane, Hensingham. (Mrs D Lewthwaite and Mrs G Armstrong were sisters who both lost their husbands in the disaster.) Lucas, John Dalton, Lowther Row, Ginns, 34, single, hewer, lived with widowed mother; identified by Joseph Lucas, brother, Lowther Row, Ginns, storekeeper at Wellington Pit. Lucas, John James, Back Row, Newhouses, 52, left widow, Ann; identified by Thomas William Lucas, son, Back Row, Newhouses.

Lynn, Edward, Bragg’s Court, Marlborough Street, 26, single, haulage hand, identified by Jane Lynn, aunt, High Mount. Left 14-year-old brother John Lynn. McAllister, Edward, Castle Row, Newhouses, 23, married, driftsman, identified by Elizabeth McAllister, widow and Thomas O’Hara, cousin, hewer, Granby Terrace, Michael Street. Left one child Thomas 4 mths. McAllister, Henry, Front Row, Newhouses, 22, single, shifthand; identified by Henry Weir, uncle, riveter, Sunny Hill. Henry, who provided a home for his widowed mother, is the brother of Mrs Robert Cooper who also lost her husband in the disaster. McAllister, Hugh, South Row, Kells, 50, left widow, Annie, and two children: Florence 13, James 12; identified by Christopher McAllister, son. McAllister, John, Burnyeat’s Court, High Scotch Street, 21, hewer, identified by his widow Sarah McAllister, and Hector McAllister, father, Lowther Row, Ginns. McAllister, Thomas, Ginns 44, married, driftsman, left three children: Willie 13, Mary 9, Ethel 4 and three step-children: Jane 13, Sarah 9 and Johnina Little 8; identified by Isaac McAllister, shiftsman, uncle, Ellison Place, Back Ginns, and William James Anderson, brother-in-law, coalminer, Ginns. His two unmarried sons, John, 15 and James, 18 McAllister perished with him. McAllister, James, Ginns, 18, single, haulage hand, son of Thomas McAllister, Ginns, identified by Isaac McAllister, Ellison Place, Back Ginns.

McAllister, John, Ginns, 15, single, haulage-hand, son of Thomas McAllister, Ginns, identified by Isaac McAllister, Ellison Place, Back Ginns. McBain, James, Mount Pleasant, 36, left widow, Marian, and five children: John Joseph 13, Elizabeth 11, Mary 10, Catherine 2, James 1; identified by Alexander McBain, brother, Mount Pleasant. McCluskey, Henry junior, Rosemary Lane, 26, left widow, Ann, identified by Thomas McCluskey, brother, Dickinson Court, Chapel Street. McCluskey, Henry senior, Dickinson Court, Chapel Street, 55, widower, hewer, left two children: Margaret 15 and Joseph 12; identified by Thomas McCluskey, son, Dickinson’s Court, Chapel Street. Two married sons (Henry and James) perished with him. McCluskey, James W junior, Reid’s Court, Scotch Street, 21, married, hewer, identified by Thomas McCluskey, brother. McCormick, James, senior, Middle Row, Newhouses, 58, married (only 11 days) left widow, Ann. Father of James McCormick, junior. McCormick, James junior, Middle Row, Newhouses, 15, single, lamp carrier, son of James McCormick sen, identified by John Lowrey, St Helen’s Place, Church Street, brother-in-law. McCourt, James, Mid Street, Kells, 36, left widow, Martha, identified by T McCourt, father, Mid Street, Kells. McCourt, Robert, Mid Street, Kells, 31, left widow, Mary Agnes, and one child Elizabeth 4 mths. Identified by Thomas McCourt, father, Mid Street, Kells.

McCourt, Thomas, Mid Street, Kells, 29, hewer, identified by T McCourt, father, Mid Street, Kells. Left widow Susannah and one child, James 1. These three McCourts were full brothers. Their parents were living at Kells. McCourt, Thomas, Newhouses, 29, single, bogie hand; identified by John McCourt, Quinn’s Terrace, Charles Street. Provided a home for his widowed mother. McCumiskey, George, James Place, off Quay Street, 41. Left widow, Catherine, and one child Bridget, 7 mths. Identified by Patrick McCumiskey, brother, James Place, hewer. McCumisky, Michael, Front Row, Newhouses, 44, widower, hewer, identified by James Blaney, brother-in-law, Back Row, Newhouses. Left four children: John 15, Mary Jane 13, Bridget 10, Margaret 6. Eldest daughter Dorothy Ann, 17, is left in charge of the family after five years as her father’s housekeeper. The two McCumiskeys were full brothers. McGarry, James, Castle Row, Newhouses, 44, hewer, left widow, Ellen and two children: James 12, Leonie 7. Identified by Francis McGarry, brother, Back Row, Newhouses. McGarry, John, Back Row, Newhouses, 27, single, hewer, identified by Francis McGarry, brother, Back Row, Newhouses. Provided home for his widowed mother. McGarry, Thomas, Granby Place, Michael Street, 31. Left widow, Margaret and two children: Catherine 3 and Francis 7 mths. Identified by Francis McGarry, brother, Back Row. The three McGarrys were full brothers. McGee, James, Court, Roper Street, 27, hewer, identified by William Curwen, Golden Fleece, Chapel Street. Left a widow. McLaughlin, Alexander Duncan, Front Row, Ginns, 16, single, haulage hand, lived with his widowed mother, identified by Jacob Postlethwaite, no relation, fireman.

McMullen, James, Quay Street, 44. Left widow, Alice, one child John 7. Identified by Patrick McMullen, brother, Quay-street. McQuillam, Joseph, Back Row, Newhouses, 34, left widow, Agnes Ann and three children: Sarah 9, Joseph 6, Eliza 1. Identified by John McQuillam, brother, hewer, Back Row, Newhouses. Mitchell, William, Hinds Court, Tangier Street, 25, single, haulage hand, identified by John Mitchell, brother, dock labourer, Bacon Court, Tangier Street, and his married sister Margaret Jane Skelly, Bacon Court. Lived with his parents. Moore, Henry, Senhouse Lane, Senhouse Street, 46, left widow, Isabella and one child, Annie Mary, who died a week after her father. Identified by John Moore, brother, hewer, Church Street. Moore, James, Dixon’s Place, Michael Street, 31, left widow, Catherine and two children: Rose Ann 3, James 8 mths. Identified by Richard Postlethwaite, Peter Street, uncle. Mossop, James Hawkins, Duke Street, 22, single, shifthand, identified by Joseph Mossop, father, Duke Street, stonemason. Lived with his parents. (A brother of James had died in William Pit roof fall in 1903, aged 22.) Mulholland, William, Back Row, Newhouses, 64, left widow, Elizabeth. (The oldest man working in the pit). Mullins, John jun, Lowther Row, Ginns, 23, single, shifthand, identified by John Mullins, sen, father, shifthand, Lowther Row. Lived with parents.

Nicholson, Edward, Schoolhouse Lane, 34. Left widow, Lillian Ismalia and six children: Henry 13, Annie 11, Lilian 8, Edward 5, William Sherwood 3, Janie 1. Identified by Thomas Nicholson, brother, Peter Street. O’Connor, John, Nicholson Lane, 43, left widow, Mary Ann and seven children: John 15, Francis 13, Mary Jane 9, Georgina 7, George 5, Theresa 3, Margaret Ann 1. Identified by Francis O’Connor, brother, hewer, Bardy Lane. O’Connor, Patrick, West Strand, 21, son of John O'Connor (above), left widow, Esther and one child John, 2 mths. O’Connor James, Winters Buildings, Ginns, 25, left widow, Margaret and two children: Margaret 3, Sarah 1. (His father, also James, was killed in a roof fall, Wellington Pit, January 25, 1895.) O’Fee, Edward, Back Row, Newhouses, 34, hewer, left widow, Jane and five children: Sarah 10, Isabella 8, Jane 6, Alexander 3, Mary 10 mths. Identified by James O’Fee, brother, Front Row, Newhouses. O’Hara, William John, Court, Low Church Street, 26, left widow, Elizabeth and one child, Mark 3. Identified by Henry Pearson, of the Jolly Sailor, Queen Street. (Four cousins of William: Daniel Branch, George Boyd, William Henderson and James Walker, were lost with him). O’Hara, Thomas, Mid Street, Kells, 16, single, brake top hand, identified by Mark O’Hara, shifthand, grandfather, Mid-street, Kells, and Christina George, aunt, South Row, Kells. O’Neil, Thomas, Peter’s Court, Low Church Street, 38, left widow, Sarah Jane and one child, David 8.

O’Pray, Henry jun, Back Row, Newhouses, 20, single, shiftsman, identified by Henry O’Pray, father, hewer, Lowther Row. O’Pray, Joseph, Back Row, Newhouses, 17, single. These two men, full brothers, lived with their grandmother, Mrs Johnston. Henry and Joseph O’Pray were brothers. Joseph was buried as unidentified. O’Pray, William, Front Row, Newhouses, 35, hewer, left widow Mary Jane and four children: William 8, James 6, Hilda 4 and Thomas 2. Identified by Thomas Rooney, Plumbland Lane, brother-in-law, hewer. Reed, Joseph, North Row, Kells, 55, married, hewer, identified by John Reed, son, Queen Street. Brother of John Reed, senior. Reed, John senior, Chapel Street, 47, married three times, hewer, identified by John Bell, step-son, shifthand, Chapel Street, and his widow Jane Emma Reed, Chapel Street. Leaves his third family, Nora 7 and a stepdaughter, Emma Bell, 15. His first family of two sons, both married, perished with him. Of his second family two were dead and two were alive. Reed, John jun, Birkett’s Court, Irish Street, 25, hewer, identified by his widow Annie and John Telford, brother-in-law,hewer, Catherine Place, West Strand. (Son of John Reed senior). Reed, Joseph, Marlborough Street, 25, married, hewer, identified by his widow Mary Catherine and John Morrison, father-in-law, Marlborough Street. (Son of John Reed senior). Reid, Thomas, Littledale Lane, off Quay Street, 23, hewer, left widow Maggie Ellen, identified by John Weir, brother-in-law, labourer, Mount Pleasant. Riley, James, Queen Street, 31, single, hewer, identified by Robert Riley, brother, Queen-street. Lived with his aunt, Miss Newall, who raised him. Ritson, George Matthew, senior, of 31 Ginns, 47, deputy, identified by his widow Mary Ritson, and Christopher Tatters, nephew, Lowther Row, Ginns. Left three children: Christopher 10, Dorothy 7 and Mary 4. Ritson, George, jun, 15, single, son of George Ritson, sen, lived with his parents at 31 Ginns. Robertson, William Henry, Plumblands Lane, 26, joiner; identified by Alfred Robertson, brother, Plumblands Lane. Left widow Mona and son William Henry 2.

Rogan, Henry, Back Row, Newhouses, 17, single, lamp carrier, idenified by his father Henry Rogan, hewer, of Back Row. Rooney, James, Walker’s Court, Newtown, 47, widower, hewer; identified by Edward Rooney, son, Gale Back Lane, Market Place. Smith, George, Bentinck Row, Back Ginns, 38, hewer, widower, identified by David Smith, brother, Bentinck Row, Back Ginns. Left six children: John 14, Mary 12, Ann Jane 10, George 8, Joseph 4, Henry 2, now in the care of an uncle Mr David Smith of Newtown and his wife. Smith, James, Bentinck Row, Back Ginns, 18, single, shifthand, identified by David Smith, uncle, hewer, Bentinck Row, Back Ginns. (Son of George Smith, above). Smith, Robert, Dixon’s Square, Ginns, 18, single, shiftsman, identified by Thomas Murrin, uncle, Ellison Place, Back Ginns. Southward, James, Back Row, Newhouses, 18, single, identified by James Southward, father, hewer, Back Row, Newhouses. Lived with his parents. Stephenson, Fred, George Street, 25, married, hewer, identified by his widow, Isabella and John Pattinson, father-in-law, clogger, George Street. Left two children: Mary Isabella 1 and Fred, one week. Stephenson, Joseph, Barker’s Buildings, off Rosemary Lane, 32, hewer, identified by his widow, Ann Jane and James McGuinness, brother-in-law, shifthand, Barker’s Buildings. Left five children: Rebecca 9, Joseph Martin 7, William 5, Margaret 3 and John 1. The two Stephensons were full brothers. Taggart, Edward, Arrowthwaite, 27, single, lived with his parents. Edward was buried as unidentified.

Taggart, James McKenzie, Schoolhouse Lane, 28, hewer, identified by his widow Margaret and John James Kermeen, father-in-law, James Pit. Left three children: Lillie 3, Sarah 2 and Florence 1. Taggart, John Brindle, Arrowthwaite 39, hewer, identified by his widow Margaret and David Moore, collier, King Pit. Left four children: Edward 7, Margaret 6, John 4, Mary 1, and three step-children: Florence 14, James 13 and Tom 10 Newton. The three Taggarts were full brothers. Taylor, James, Newtown, 31, single, brakesman, identified by Mary Stanley, sister, married, Newtown, and her husband, Robert Stanley, railway porter. He lived with his widowed mother who had lost her husband James Taylor in Wellington Pit in 1902 and another son, William in the same pit after he had been crushed between two bogies. Tinnion, Andrew, Front Row, Newhouses, 29, single, shiftsman, identified by Andrew Tinnion, father, Front Row, Newhouses. Lived with his parents. Todhunter, William, Gores Buildings, 33, married, hewer; identified by William Frederick Todhunter, Banks Lane, George Street. Toner, Edward, High Queen Street, 18, single, haulage hand, identified by Mary Joyce, no relation, with whom he lodged (parents lived in Liverpool). Trainor, Arthur, West Strand, 35, single, hewer, identified by James Mossop, brother-in-law, Moresby Parks. Lived with his widowed mother. Usher, Jonathon Gillman, Peet’s Court, Mark Lane, married, hewer, identified by Jane Usher, wife, and Edward Flynn, brother-in-law, shifthand, Queen Street. Vaughan, John James, Quin’s Terrace, Charles Street, 23, hewer, identified by his widow, Sarah and mother Mary Jane Vaughan, Senhouse Lane, Senhouse Street. Left one son, William James 5 mths.

Walker, Joseph Henry, Lowther Row, Ginns, 27, married, identified by Mrs Benson Walker, widow, the daughter of George Ritson who with his son, also George, were both lost in the disaster. Left one son, William John, 20 mths. Walker, Ralph, Middle Row, Newhouses, 44, hewer, identified by his widow, Agnes and William Walker, coalhewer, Front Row, Newhouses. Left six children: James 14, Henry 11, Edward 9, Hannah 7, Thomas 4 and Alice 8 wks. Walker, William, Howgill Street, 32, hewer, identified by Edward Walker, brother, Mount Pleasant. Left wife and two children: Violet 9, William 6. Mrs Walker the sister of Mrs Wright of Fisher’s Court who also lost her husband in the disaster. Walker, William, jun, Castle Row, Newhouses, 17, bogie hand, single, identified by Edward Walker, brother, Castle Row, Newhouses. Son of the above. Walker, William, sen, Castle Row, Newhouses, 57, shift hand, identified by Edward Walker, son, Castle Row, Newhouses. Left widow Isabella and two children: Agnes 15, Florence 13. Wear, Robert, Lowther Row, Ginns, 20, single, hewer; identified by John Wear, father, hewer, Lowther Row. Welsh, Isaac, Back Row, Newhouses, 21, single, haulage hand, identified by Richard Welsh, father, Back Row, Newhouses. Welsh, Matthew, Back Row, Newhouses, 17, single, identified by Richard Welsh, Back Row, Newhouses. Wilson, Jonathan, Middle Row, Newhouses, 15, single. Jonathan was buried as unidentified. Wilson, William, Castle Row, Newhouses, 18, single, haulage hand, identified by Edward Mason, Castle Row, Newhouses. Brother of Jonathan. Both lived with their mother Martha and step-father Patrick Roney.

Wren, Isaac, Front Row, Newhouses, 50, joiner, identified by James Wren, brother, Masonic Hall, College Street. Left a widow. Wren, John, Ginns, 38, married, hewer, identified by James Wren, brother, Masonic Hall, College Street. Left widow and two children: Thomas 3, John Grave 2. Wren, John Thomas, Front Row, Newhouses, 20, single, assistant deputy, identified by Henry Wren, uncle, shiftsman, Front Row. Lived with his parents. Wright, Jonathan, Fisher’s Court, Irish Street, 26, married, left widow, Annie Mary and two children: Violet 4, James 17 mths.

Only those children who were under 16 are mentioned.