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cg fan
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Where would he work?
« on: Thursday 05 November 09 15:17 UTC (UK) »
I just found that my g,g,g, grandfather was a collier who was "killed in a coal pit" in 1840.
He lived in Hollingwood Common, Staveley.
Can anyone tell me which pit he would have worked in please?
Thanks, cg.
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Re: Where would he work?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 November 09 13:12 UTC (UK) »
It's hard to say, the whole area was covered in mines, there were lots of small drift mines in the area, probably the nearest large mine was renishaw Park but as I said there were so many at that time
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Re: Where would he work?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 November 09 15:06 UTC (UK) »
You could look on here  http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/
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Re: Where would he work?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 November 09 15:29 UTC (UK) »
It is busy on here today, I have been trying to get on for ages.
Thank you for your reply omskirk, I will take a look at the site.
I never realized there were so many mines in the area, I was thinking if he lived in Hollingwood, he would probably work in a local pit. maybe he worked futher afield.
It will certainly keep me busy, and maybe I will learn more about mining at the same time.
Regards, cg.
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