John Sands

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John Sands
Born 1885
Died 1914 (aged 28–29)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality English
Occupation Miner

Early Life

Birth

Born 2/4 1885, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire

Parents

Married 1881 James H. Sands married Ann Winstanley 3/4 1881 Wigan Registration District, Lancashire.

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

  • Thomas Sands
  • Mary A. Sands
  • John Sands
  • William Sands
  • Sarah Sands
  • Arthur Sands
  • Alfred Sands
  • James Sands
  • Annie Sands
  • Emily Sands

Marriage

Single

Census Records

1901 Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, age 16
1911 Ashton in Makerfield, age 26, coal miner - hewer

Immigration to Canada

1913 Ship Victorian, age 27, had been a mine for 15 years, going to Coleman, Alberta

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

John is buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule E

Contact

Long Lane, Bryn near Wigan, Lancashire
Robert Oakes, Hillcrest

Interesting Facts

John came to Canada with Peter Ackers and William Moore who were also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.



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