Westhoughton records feature one of
Britain's most tragic mining disasters
Britain's most tragic mining disasters
- Burial records for the 6th of Bolton Council's 7 cemeteries are now available on www.deceasedonline.com
- Westhoughton Cemetery dates back to 1858 and includes many interesting burials and memorials
- Its most famous feature is the memorial to the Pretoria Pit (Hulton) disasterof December 1910
- This was Britain's 3rd worst ever mining disaster when an underground explosion claimed the lives of 344 miners, most local to the area, leaving many families devastated
- The data for Westhoughton comprises:
- Details of all graves indicating those buried in each grave
- Scans of all burial registers
- Cemetery maps indicating grave locations
- For full details of Westhoughton and all of the Bolton cemeteries click here
- Records for Horwich Cemetery will be available very soon and Bolton'sOverdale Crematorium records will follow shortly
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