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Quote from: stanmapstone on Monday 02 February 09 10:16 GMT (UK)

The Chamber Colliery Mining Company owned three pits; Oak Pit in Oldham, Wood Park Pit in Bardsley and the Ashton Moss Pit, Audenshaw, known as the Snipe Pit.
See http://www.tameside.gov.uk/audenshaw/history and http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/coal.htm

Stan

Hi stan, thankyou for your reply about coal Mines, I think they could have been at the snipe pit, I seem to remember my dad saying that name snipe pit, I cant ask him again he died 4 years ago, On my Grandad John Leah's marriage certifcate said he was a coal Miner (Hewer) he was then 41 date was 22nd October 1918, before that he had been  at war. On his marriage certifcate he was living at 33 Cross street stalybridge, this was his second marriage.  appreciate your help thanks.

Hi Stan its me again fishy, I dont know if you can elp me with this info I  have of my two brothers of my grandad John Leah, their names are william Leah b 1883  in Hyde cheshire, and Joseph  Leah born 1885 Hyde I have them on the 1901 census they were both living as boarders with  william and mary Walbank William was 16 and Joseph 18 they were both coal miners it said, but wonder if they may be on the next census perhaps, the 1911 they could even be married then, I dont think i can view the 1911 census as yet?  apapreciate any more help at all if possible. thanks.

Hello

There is a marriage registration in the second quarter of 1930 at Stockport for two people with those names. The GRO reference is 8a 272.

The marriage certificate should provide some helpful information about the groom such as his age, his job, his address at the time of the marriage and his father's name and occupation.

If you happen to know when he died it might be possible to find his age and birth date from his death registration which might, in turn, lead us to his birth registration.

posteria

Hi posteria, thanks for your reply  about my Grandmas husband william ford  yes that would be their marriage okay, perhaps I should get the marriage certificate l as like you say it should show what  his job description was.  I will also ask my Mum as william was a freind of the family, but Mum may not even remember as she is getting on now 85 and forgets things easily. but i will ask on saturday when I see here.  I looked in bmd's for a birth he may have been the william Humphries born Hyde 1908 thats the only one arround same age as gladys she was born in 1907 in Hyde. but of course its not definate.
appreciate the help will get back to you thanks.

I am trying to find any information on my Grandma's husband William Ford who was known as Bill , my Grandma was called Gladys Broadhurst before she married and after she married they lived at I think it was 93 Ashton Road  Newton  Hyde, they had no children. I  have no info on William Ford only that he was maybe a constable in Police force I  did see him once when I was a young girl I remember he had a loud deep voice.
appreciate any help, no matter how small thanks.