From Info on the Net
The contemporary reports make harrowing reading, most of the victims were young girls &
women, many could only be identified by fragments of clothing, some were never traced and 2 lost the babies they were carrying.
These names are taken from the newspaper reports in the days
Explosion at Messrs Ludlow's Ammunition Works, Witton, December 9 1870
Dead, missing and injured
Allcock, Elizabeth 45 M - Summer Lane -
Deceased Anson, -------
Barcott, Mary
Bennett, Mary Ann 26 M - Moseley Street
Bradley/Bradeley, Mary Ann 17 - 14Ct 6House Princip Street -
Deceased
Bragg, Ann 40 M - Richard Street nr the Gas House -
Deceased
Brookes, Ann 32 M - Lawrence Street
Brown, Maria 23 M - lodged at 26 Thomas Street (MORE) -
Deceased
Brown, Eliza
Brown, Catherine 16 - Charles Arthur Street (MORE) -
Deceased
Bullivant, Selina 27 - 17 Lower Tower Street (MORE) -
Deceased
Burcott, Mary 14 - Lichfield Street
Burcott/Burkitt, Mary 40 M - 3Ct 2House New John Street -
Deceased
Burns, Margaret 18 - 23 London Prentice Street - dau. of Ann (MORE) -
Deceased
Burton, Jane 24 M - 12 Park Street Butler, Mary Ann - mother of 2 -
Deceased
Cannon, Mary Ann - Lichfield Street - Deceased
Carrol(l), Kate 16 - 44 Fox Street
Chaffe, Joyce 30 M - Smith Street
Clarke, Elizabeth - Park Lane
Clarke/Clarks, Fanny 17 - Park Lane -
Deceased
Conway, Annie 19 - 4Ct 5House Princess/Princip Street - was pregnant, lost child
Croshaw, Elizabeth 40 - Summer Lane
Cross, Mary Ann
Dollman, Sophia 18 - Short Heath -
Missing, presumed dead
Dunn/Durn, Caroline Eades, Ann 17
Frossart, Lizzie - Portland Street/Aston Road Grant, --------
Green, Selina 24 M
Hanson, Emma 28 M - 28 Francis Street
Hateley, Louisa 31 Widow - dau of Caroline Hodge (MORE)
- Deceased
Henson, Sarah 28 - Bloomsbury Street
Hickman, Jane - Deceased
Hilliard, Lucy
Johnson, Elizabeth
Johnson, Jane 17 - 9Ct 4House Great Brook Street
Jones, Louisa - Bloomsbury Street - Deceased
Jones,------
Kingston, Mary 16 - 2Ct 1House New Thomas Street
Kingston, Bridget 38 M - New Thomas Street
Logan, Mary
McGawn, Ann 16 - 113 Upper Windsor Street
McKenna, Sarah - London Prentice Street - Deceased
Morgan, Charlotte
Morris,-------
Newton, Harriet 16 - Brewery Street
Nicholls, Elizabeth 37 M - New John Street
Noakes, Elizabeth 25 - Park Street Aston - Deceased
Nutt, -------
Owen, Mary Ann 19 M - wife of William (MORE) -
Deceased
Ratchford, Mary Ann
Reeves, Mary Ann
Renshaw, Ann
Shaw, Catherine 22 M - Deceased
Shea, Catherine abt.22 M - wife of Martin Cassidy (MORE) - Deceased
Shelley, Emily Shelley, Maria 36 M - 19 Hyde/High Park Street - Deceased
Siviter, Clara
Smith, Polly 15 - 1 BrightonPlace, Garrison Road - Deceased
Smith, Mary - 1 Brighton Place, Garrison St - dau of William (MORE) - Deceased
Smith, Harriet 16 - Garrison Street - dau of David (MORE) - Deceased
Swinterton, Alice 19 - Aston Park
Tanley, Harriet - Saltley Road - Missing
Taylor, Elizabeth 34- mother of 6 inc. Sarah Jane. (MORE) -
Deceased
Turner, Rose(?) Ward, Jane 15 - Garrison Street - dau of Edward & Susannah -
Deceased
Warde, Alice 17 - Brook Street
Watson, -------
Welch, Mary Ann - Deceased
Wheat, Mary Ann - Deceased
White, George 16 - High Street, Aston New Town -
Missing
White, Ann 21 - Nechells Park Road
White, Mary Ann
Williams, Emma 18 Park Road
Williams, Sarah 19 - Lichfield Road
Woodman, Mary Ann 17 - 20 or 29 Inge Street
Woodman, Amelia (Snr) 39 m - Deceased
Woodman, Amelia (Jnr)
Also the following are mentioned in reports of the inquest:
Bridcut, John - foreman of the jury
Davis, Birt(?), Dr. - Borough Coroner
Fox, Mary wife of Thomas - 14 Weaman Street (MORE)
Hooper, Edwin - District Coroner
Morgan, Rose wife of ------ Winspear - Thomas Street (MORE)
Smith, Syviter - solicitor for Ludlow's
Starkey, John - works manager at Ludlow's (MORE)
Taylor, Sarah Jane (MORE)
Woollaston, Supt. - police officer giving evidence (MORE)
there seem to be a few new people on the list - here's that list
of names of dead/injured in the 1870 Witton munitions explosion
again. .
Explosion at Messrs Ludlow's Ammunition Works, Witton, December 9 1870
Dead, missing and injured
Allcock, Elizabeth 45 M - Summer Lane - Deceased
Anson, -------
Barcott, Mary
Bennett, Mary Ann 26 M - Moseley Street
Bradley/Bradeley, Mary Ann 17 - 14Ct 6House Princip Street - Deceased
Bragg, Ann 40 M - Richard Street nr the Gas House - Deceased
Brookes, Ann 32 M - Lawrence Street
Brown, Maria 23 M - lodged at 26 Thomas Street (MORE) - Deceased
Brown, Eliza Brown, Catherine 16 -
Charles Arthur Street (MORE) - Deceased
Bullivant, Selina 27 - 17 Lower Tower Street (MORE) - Deceased
Burcott, Mary 14 - Lichfield Street
Burcott/Burkitt, Mary 40 M - 3Ct 2House New John Street - Deceased
Burns, Margaret 18 - 23 London Prentice Street - dau. of Ann (MORE) - Deceased
Burton, Jane 24 M - 12 Park Street
Butler, Mary Ann - mother of 2 - Deceased
Cannon, Mary Ann - Lichfield Street - Deceased
Carrol(l), Kate 16 - 44 Fox Street
Chaffe, Joyce 30 M - Smith Street
Clarke, Elizabeth - Park Lane
Clarke/Clarks, Fanny 17 - Park Lane - Deceased
Conway, Annie 19 - 4Ct 5House Princess/Princip Street - was pregnant, lost child Crowshaw, Elizabeth 40 - Summer Lane
Cross, Mary Ann
Dollman, Sophia 18 - Short Heath - Missing, presumed dead
Dunn/Durn, Caroline
Eades, Ann 17
Frossart, Lizzie - Portland Street/Aston Road
Grant, --------
Green, Selina 24 M
Hanson, Emma 28 M - 28 Francis Street
Hateley, Louisa 31 Widow - dau of Caroline Hodge (MORE) - Deceased
Henson, Sarah 28 - Bloomsbury Street
Hickman, Jane - Deceased
Hilliard, Lucy
Johnson, Elizabeth
Johnson, Jane 17 - 9Ct 4House Great Brook Street
Jones, Louisa - Bloomsbury Street - Deceased
Jones,------
Kingston, Mary 16 - 2Ct 1House New Thomas Street
Kingston, Bridget 38 M - New Thomas Street
Logan, Mary
McGawn, Ann 16 - 113 Upper Windsor Street
McKenna, Sarah - London Prentice Street - Deceased
Morgan, Charlotte
Morris,-------
Newton, Harriet 16 - Brewery Street
Nicholls, Elizabeth 37 M - New John Street
Noakes, Elizabeth 25 - Park Street Aston - Deceased
Nutt, -------
Owen, Mary Ann 19 M - wife of William (MORE) - Deceased
Ratchford, Mary Ann
Reeves, Mary Ann
Renshaw, Ann
Shaw, Catherine 22 M - Deceased
Shea, Catherine abt.22 M - wife of Martin Cassidy (MORE) - Deceased
Shelley, Emily
Shelley, Maria 36 M - 19 Hyde/High Park Street - Deceased
Siviter, Clara
Smith, Polly 15 - 1 BrightonPlace, Garrison Road - Deceased
Smith, Mary - 1 Brighton Place, Garrison St - dau of William (MORE) - Deceased
Smith, Harriet 16 - Garrison Street - dau of David (MORE) - Deceased
Swinterton, Alice 19 - Aston Park
Tanley, Harriet - Saltley Road - Missing
Taylor, Elizabeth 34- mother of 6 inc. Sarah Jane. (MORE) - Deceased
Turner, Rose(?) Ward, Jane 15 - Garrison Street - dau of Edward & Susannah - Deceased Warde, Alice 17 - Brook Street
Watson, -------
Welch, Mary Ann - Deceased
Wheat, Mary Ann - Deceased
White, George 16 - High Street, Aston New Town - Missing
White, Ann 21 - Nechells Park Road
White, Mary Ann
Williams, Emma 18 Park Road
Williams, Sarah 19 - Lichfield Road
Woodman, Mary Ann 17 - 20 or 29 Inge Street
Woodman, Amelia (Snr) 39 M - Deceased Woodman, Amelia (Jnr)
Also the following are mentioned in reports of the inquest:
Bridcut, John - foreman of the jury
Davis, Birt(?), Dr. - Borough Coroner
Fox, Mary wife of Thomas - 14 Weaman Street (MORE)
Hooper, Edwin - District Coroner
Morgan, Rose wife of ------
All the people doing family research and get stuck,well things like this happened a lot in the Munitions factories.