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durham miners
« on: Sunday 21 October 07 22:04 BST (UK) »
if there is anyone who had durham miners in their tree could you let me know, has i have family trees and some photo's of some families ;D
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Re: durham miners
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 21 October 07 22:20 BST (UK) »
Hi kerry1212

Could you be a bit more specific about place and time :)
Almost everyone living in Durham will have miners in their tree.
In the 1881 Census there were 59,282 coal miners n Durham. Numbers reached a peak in County Durham in 1923 when 170,000 miners were employed in the industry.

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Re: durham miners
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 21 October 07 22:41 BST (UK) »
sorry stan, these are the surnames i have trees for and some photos

RACE
GARSIDE
MADDISON
LUKE
CALVERT
HUGGINS
DENSHAM
SEATON
MARR
McKEOWN
CALLAN
 YOULL     
DOIDGE     
MORTON     
TURTON     
WORTHINGTON
BOWERBANK

 
 
 

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Re: durham miners
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 21 October 07 22:57 BST (UK) »
Hi

We have a number of miners / keelmen in our tree from both Northumberland and Durham.  One of those families is Morton from the Whickham area of Durham.

It would be nice if there were a link to the Morton on your list.
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Re: durham miners
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 21 October 07 23:03 BST (UK) »
hi charjack if you would like to give names i can check for you..
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Re: durham miners
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 October 07 23:14 BST (UK) »
Hi

The Morton name appears a fair way back in our history first appearing when Ann Morton marries Robert Fulthorp (Miner) in Whickham in 1786. Her father was Ralph Morton who we also believe was a miner but we dont have much more on him.

Obviously no pictures but it would be nice if they cropped up on another tree.

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 21 October 07 23:31 BST (UK) »
hi charjack sorry mine starts in 1840 in lumley durham with a george morton married a jemima.
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Re: durham miners
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 21 October 07 23:32 BST (UK) »
Hello kerry1212,
you havn't got mine listed,
I have some Durham miners, originating from a Welsh mining family, branching off to Yorkshire mines as well, I dont know if you know of this site but it is interesting and shows the large scale of workers down the mines back then.

http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm


regards IOW Maiden
All Lock/e's Isle of Wight
Hobbs, Brown, Jacobs and Payne,Isle of Wight
Haynes,Sharp,Moisey,Wood,Blackburn and Earnshaw in West Yorkshire
Denham and Claughton Leeds
Hanmer in Ruabon and Llansilin Wales,St Martins Shropshire,Durham,South and West Yorkshire.
Cox and Holmes Birmingham

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Re: durham miners
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 21 October 07 23:41 BST (UK) »
No problem thanks anyway