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Index of Deceased starting with ‘B’

 

This lists all known fatalities from the flood, by surname; some of these are mentioned in the claims, others are not. Links to the claims for loss of life are in red; supplementary references are in grey and based on current research on the Flood victims by Karen Lightowler.

 

Name Age Residence Found Interred Claim
             
Bagshaw, James 56 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Sheffield Wadsley
— Aged 45; buried General Cemetery.
             
Bagshaw, Mary 52 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Malin Bridge Stannington
— Aged 58; buried Wadsley
             
Barker, Joseph 27 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Sheffield Handsworth 70
             
Barratt, Emma 26 Malin Bridge Sheffield Sheffield
— Aged 21; taken from burial record. Buried Wardsend, not Sheffield.
             
Barratt, George 28 Malin Bridge
— Aged 24.
             
Barratt, William 2 Malin Bridge
— Various spellings of surname but Barrott confirmed on William's birth certificate and 1861 census. Aged 1 yr 11 months (taken from birth certificate).
             
Bates, George 19 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Green Lane Loxley Chapel 5980
             
Bates, Harriet 40 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Green Lane Loxley Chapel 108, 5980
             
Bates, Thomas 10 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Green Lane Loxley Chapel 5980
             
Bates, Thomas 42 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Green Lane Loxley Chapel 109, 5980
             
Bates, Walter 17 Malin Bridge 5980
— Aged 15; taken from headstone at Loxley. .
             
Bethel, William 32 Limerick Wheel 16 Apr 1864, Limerick Wheel
— Surname Bethell. Aged 36 and interred at Rotherham Moorgate (recorded by Jackson as being found but no burial place shown). Name recorded by Jackson as Bethel or Betnel and by Harrison as Bethel.
             
Bisby, Elizabeth 12 Malin Bridge
— Name is Eliza rather than Elizabeth; from 1861 census.
             
Bisby, George 44 Malin Bridge Sheffield Wadsley 23, 2756, 6136
— 42 in burial records and 44 on death certificate.
             
Bisby, Hannah 6 Malin Bridge
— Name is Ann rather than Hannah (1861 census).
             
Bisby, Hugh 4 Malin Bridge
             
Bisby, Sarah 43 Malin Bridge 16 Mar 1864
— Found and buried at Burngreave .
             
Bisby, Teresa 14 Malin Bridge Sheffield Wadsley
— Aged 13; buried at Burngreave, not Wadsley.
             
Bisby, Thomas 9 Malin Bridge
             
Bonser, William 62 Allen Street 12 Mar 1864, Neepsend Bridge Burngreave 46, 3619
— Difference in age between 1861 (58) census and burial record (62).
             
Booth, Walter 16 Little Matlock 16 Mar 1864 5227
             
Bower, John 17 Little Matlock 14 Mar 1864, Loxley Loxley 98
             
Bradbury, William 28 Rowell Bridge 92
             
Bright, Alfred 12 Neepsend Lane 12 Mar 1864, Neepsend Lane General Cemetery 49
             
Bright, Eliza 4 Neepsend Lane 12 Mar 1864, Neepsend Lane General Cemetery
— Eliza aged 4 using 1861 census, but 9 in burial record.
             
Bright, Mary 7 Neepsend Lane
— Mary aged 7 using 1861 census, but 9 in Flood Claim.
             
Bright, Mary 57 Neepsend Lane 12 Mar 1864, Neepsend Lane General Cemetery 55
             
Broughton, Charles 23 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Sheffield Barnby Dun 5813
             
Bullard, Sarah Ann 37 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Neepsend Owlerton Chapel 31
             
Bullard, Thomas 40 Malin Bridge 12 Mar 1864, Hillfoot Owlerton Chapel 2, 31
             
Burkinshaw, Henry 36 Loxley 12 Mar 1864, Loxley Bradfield
— Residence shown as Damflask not Loxley in burial record.

 

 
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