The Silverdale Memorial appears to start just too late to include this one...
(Taken from Times 8 July 1870)
EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP
About half past 1 yesterday an explosion of gas occurred in the Sheriff Pit, belonging to Messrs Stanier, Silverdale, Staffordshire. There were about 80 men at work in the pit, some thirty of them in one part called the eight-foot working, in which the explosion occurred. On hearing the noise, a body of explorers went down, and four men were soon sent up, two of them being dead, and another dying shortly afterwards. At 45 minutes past 8 the explorers were still working their way to the seen of the explosion, the roadway having been filled up in several places with the rubbish. The exact number of the dead was not then known, but it will amount to at least 20. Several men had very narrow escapes.
(Taken from Times 8 July)
The following were killed...
Thomas Wainwright, 12
George Wainwright, 40, married and family
Thomas Poole, 45, married and family
Edwin Lockett, 19
William Baggaley, 57, married and family
Thomas Jones, 25, single
Charles Wilshaw, 21 , single
George Mottram, 22, single
John Washington, 22, single
James Wagstaff, 29, married and family
George Moss, 34, married and family
William Madders, 22, single
John Dean, 55, married and family
Elisha Lovatt, 18
Joseph bailey, 17
Richard Tomkinson, 17
George Dobson, 19
George Blore, 28, married and family
Most of the deceased who were married leave their widows and families without provision except the allowance from a club connected with the works to which all the men belonged.
WR JONES.... I see you have Lovatt's in your list of names. There is an Elisha Lovatt here who is connected to my family. If your's are Audley & Alsager's Bank Lovatt's please let me know.