SHEFFIELD FLOOD THE AFTERMATH [10th Anniverary Edition]

The Sheffield Flood is still the worst man-made disaster in English history and claimed the lives of 240 people when the embankment of the Dale Dyke Reservoir collapsed on 12th March 1864 but it is a disaster that has been virtually forgotten. I believe many more people died in the aftermath as a direct result of injury or disease but their deaths have never before been attributed to this terrible event. This book, originally printed in 2008, updated in 2011 and 2014 and finally rewritten in 2017, covers 60 different families sorted alphabetically by surname and has 534 pages. It is amply illustrated by census extracts and BMD certificates and, in some cases, with wonderful family photographs supplied by descendants. I am hoping this book will enable me to play my small part in helping to perpetuate the memory of these poor people. Please see the book preview for a list of surnames covered by this book. This book is non profit making for the author.