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Two extracts from Kingsley, Staffordshire, Burial Register.
1782
WILLIAM HILL, Collier, who by accident lost his life in one of the coalpits at the Hazel Cross Mine on the 11 January 1782, was buried by the Coroners Warrant on the 14th Janury 1782
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JOHN MOSS who by accident lost his life in one of the coalpits at Shaw Mine on the 17th and was buried by Coroners Warrant 21 Dec 1783
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Beard, Hobby, Tudor, Smith, Derret, Pratt, Short, Trotman All Gloucestershire
Beard & Hanson, Blackburn, Lancs
Beard & Rudman, Wiltshire
Loosemoore, Lusmore (Varients) Wales, Gloucestershire
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Alf,
My dad worked at Mossfield pit for about forty years,and his brothers also,I can remember taking his "snappin" to him on Saturday mornings.
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« Sent to: alf on: Yesterday at 21:18:18 »
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Hi Alf,
Interested to read your names of miners killed in mining accidents in North Staffs.
You have included my uncle Reg (Jackson). He was one of the rescue team that were killed at Brymbo, as named Harold John Finney later on in your list. What I didn't know was that his wife was named Sarah Ann. I remember my father (Charles [Charlie] Jackson) mentioning my aunt Sarah Ann, but I had forgotten until now who she was, and I see that they lived in High Street Chesterton.
Regards,
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Beard, Hobby, Tudor, Smith, Derret, Pratt, Short, Trotman All Gloucestershire
Beard & Hanson, Blackburn, Lancs
Beard & Rudman, Wiltshire
Loosemoore, Lusmore (Varients) Wales, Gloucestershire
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Newcastle-under Lyme Cemetery
James Alfred BLOOR late H M Inspector of Mines who lost his
life in the Brymbo Colliery Explosion 2 July 1937, age 51
Leaving his wife Eva and daughter Ivy
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Beard, Hobby, Tudor, Smith, Derret, Pratt, Short, Trotman All Gloucestershire
Beard & Hanson, Blackburn, Lancs
Beard & Rudman, Wiltshire
Loosemoore, Lusmore (Varients) Wales, Gloucestershire
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Elliebob
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Maggie Wright 1889-1949
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Thank you for posting all these Alf. It serves as a tribute to all those men who endured terrible work conditions on behalf of us all.
My grandfather was a miner in the N Staffs coalfield, latterly at Chatterly Whitfield. He was a shot fireman and a member of the pit rescue team. As far as I know none of my family lost their lives in accidents probably just luck!
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Ellen
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Jackson, Warwickshire/Isle of Wight/India/army
Keefe, Essex, Hampshire/Isle of Wight/army/india<br, Queensland aus. />Chatfield, Sussex
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Ellen
Thankyou
Alf
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Beard, Hobby, Tudor, Smith, Derret, Pratt, Short, Trotman All Gloucestershire
Beard & Hanson, Blackburn, Lancs
Beard & Rudman, Wiltshire
Loosemoore, Lusmore (Varients) Wales, Gloucestershire
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This is a fantastic site, I was born in Staffordshire a "Coal miners daughter".My grandparents and great-grandparents were coal miners too!!
It was not untill I was in my teen years that I realized how much of the war effort was dependant upon the miners.
However both my parents raised us [my brothers ]with the attitude that none of thier sons would "work in the mines".
They wanted a better working life for their children.
The coal miners seem to always have a tough life as I remember as a child!! 50 yrs ago.
Glenys -Queensland Aust
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Pit Boy's awful death.
The terrible death which befell a Cannock (Staffs) pit boy Jack Morris age 14 was described at the inquest at Cannock. Evidence showed that Morris was felled at Littleton Colliery by a quantity of falling rock. While he was conscious and efforts were being made an over-man named Thomas Moreton to release him, another fall weighing several tons occurred and completely buried him. Moreton had a miraculous escape from death and although slightly injured was able to be present at the inquest. He was praised by the coroner and the mines inspector for his bravery
Verdict of Accidental Death was returned
Cheadle Herald dated 1914.
I will try and find the date when he was killed.
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Beard & Hanson, Blackburn, Lancs
Beard & Rudman, Wiltshire
Loosemoore, Lusmore (Varients) Wales, Gloucestershire
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Thanks as always Alf,for providing yet another sad example of the terrible price that was paid.
Regards
William Russell Jones
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Wrexham.
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"Lest we forget" eh?
I went to school in Hucknall, a Nottinghamshire (ex) mining town. Many of my class mates went on to become miners themselves, following their dad's and grandads down t' pit. One class mate was involved in the rescue at the Bilsthorpe Colliery disaster in about 1994 (I think).
It was hard, thankless work especially in our ancestors time, crawling on their bellies in hot, dangerous and claustrophobic conditions. Apart from the obvious and often imminent dangers there are the long-term health risks of lung-disease and white-finger etc.
A place well worth a visit is Eastwood's (Nottinghamshire) Mining Museum. There are also links with DH Lawrence who ran to collect his dad's wages on pay day.
Thanks to miners for all their sacrifices.
Michelle 
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By the way the Eastwood Museum I referred to previously is known as Durban House Heritage Centre
Cheers
Michelle
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Hi Michelle Glenton and WRJones
Thank you very much for your e-mails and Michelle for the Heritage Centre address.
Alf
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Cheadle Herald dated 20 April 1878
Fatal Colliery Accident
On Wednesday last at Whitfield Colliery between Ford Green and Black Bull a man named JAMES SHAW a native of Cheadle (Staffs) met his death under the following circumstances. It appears that the unfortunate man was at work on Wednesday and had some suspicion that the roof was not safe and whilst in the act of examining it, a portion of it fell upon him killing him instantaneously. The deceased leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss
Cheadle Herald dated 9 November 1878
Shocking colliery fatality
An excursion of the North Staffordshire Institute of Mechanical Engineers to the Black Country had a tragically ending on Wednesday. Two well known residents in this district Mr WILLIAM ARNOLD of Cliffe Vale and Mr GEORGE BARKER of Kidsgrove had, with a large company of engineers descended and explored the Sandwell Park Colliery and were returning to the surface when Mr Arnold for some unexplained cause, fell from the cage dragging after him Mr Barker. Mr Arnold was killed instantaneously and Mr Barker survived only for a short time. Great sympathy will be felt for the families of these gentlemen who have thus met death in the pursuit of knowledge
Cheadle Herald dated 7 May 1881
Fatal accident at the Park Hall Colliery
A most melancholy accident occured at Park Hall Colliery on Thursday morning about eight o'clock whereby two workman THOMAS WETWOOD and 51 and THOMAS PLANT age age 38, lost their lives from a fall of a roof. It appears that on the morning of the sad occurance the fireman George Wright made an examination of the place where the men were working and found it safe, but shortly afterwards for some unforeseen cause or other a loud cracking noise was heard and a sudden fall of the roof took place, killing the two men istantaneously. Several others had narrows escapes from the falling debris. Both men were married and leave families to mourn their loss and we scarcely say the sad affair has cast a gloom over the town of Cheadle which they were natives. The inquest will be held this day (Sat) at the Police Court, Cheadle
Alf
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Cheadle Herald dated Sat 26 July 1884
Fatal Accident
At about halfpast eleven on Saturday morning last, George Fowell a miner of Adelaide Street Fenton was in the act of setting a post in the Folly Pit, Berryhill Colliery a fall of roof took place which killed him on the spot. Fowell a native of Cheadle (Staffs) and recently resided at Cheadle Mill Lane. He was 21 years of age and leaves a wife and two young children
Saturday 2nd July 1887
Inquest
On Tuesday morning an inquest was held at the Unicorn Inn, Cheadle (Staffs) before Mr A A Flint, Coroner, touching the death of James Barker, miner, aged 42 who resided at High Street, Cheadle (Staffs). Mr T Wynne, inspector and Mr A R Sawyer, deputy inspector of mines were present at the inquiry. It appeared from evidence that the deceased with several others were engaged as a sinker at Cheadle Park Colliery and that on Sunday morning last about 5-30 he went up the pit, contrary to orders, to fetch a tub to stand on, the scaffolding on which they were working was not quite high enough to enable them to finish the the brickwork. On descending the shaft and within about 35 yards from the bottom, Barker fell from the bowk and was killed. The jury after a lengthy hearing returned a verdict of "Accidental Death". The deceased who was quiet and steady man, leaves a widow and three children
Alf
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The Silverdale Memorial appears to start just too late to include this one...
(Taken from Times 8 July 1870)
EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP
About half past 1 yesterday an explosion of gas occurred in the Sheriff Pit, belonging to Messrs Stanier, Silverdale, Staffordshire. There were about 80 men at work in the pit, some thirty of them in one part called the eight-foot working, in which the explosion occurred. On hearing the noise, a body of explorers went down, and four men were soon sent up, two of them being dead, and another dying shortly afterwards. At 45 minutes past 8 the explorers were still working their way to the seen of the explosion, the roadway having been filled up in several places with the rubbish. The exact number of the dead was not then known, but it will amount to at least 20. Several men had very narrow escapes.
(Taken from Times 8 July)
The following were killed...
Thomas Wainwright, 12
George Wainwright, 40, married and family
Thomas Poole, 45, married and family
Edwin Lockett, 19
William Baggaley, 57, married and family
Thomas Jones, 25, single
Charles Wilshaw, 21 , single
George Mottram, 22, single
John Washington, 22, single
James Wagstaff, 29, married and family
George Moss, 34, married and family
William Madders, 22, single
John Dean, 55, married and family
Elisha Lovatt, 18
Joseph bailey, 17
Richard Tomkinson, 17
George Dobson, 19
George Blore, 28, married and family
Most of the deceased who were married leave their widows and families without provision except the allowance from a club connected with the works to which all the men belonged.
WR JONES.... I see you have Lovatt's in your list of names. There is an Elisha Lovatt here who is connected to my family. If your's are Audley & Alsager's Bank Lovatt's please let me know.
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McBride (Monaghan & Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancashire & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester & Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffordshire) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up in Ardwick, Manchester - in Cotton Mills, Iron Works, or running pubs and corner shops. Census informatio is Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.g |
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