Mining accident in Bedworth - COMPLETE thanks :)

[PurpleCupcake]

Thanks Redroger

This is the next stage for me to find out what happened and if this young man was sent to prison.  Ill have a fettle around for the record!

EDIT: since found out he may be called dewis and there is one recorded on the census in 1871.  He would only have been 16, poor boy he is on subsequent censuses as well so Im assuming he did not suffer too harsh a punishment

Looking on ancestry, he was acquitted after a trial on the 25 Feb 1875.  THanks once again to everyone for their help

[Redroger]

Great, Seems as though justice got things right for once.

[PurpleCupcake]

Indeed, I cant imagine how traumatic it must have been for Dewis to think he was responsible when it was mainly down to the incompetence of the higher managers etc.  He had only been there two weeks prior to the accident. 

Many thanks once again folks, next stage is to visit the national archives when I have time!

[Redroger]

That sounds horribly familiar, some things never change, Senior management scimping on training. Why train properly when you can hire another if you lose the first one, labour was cheap then, and in my view still is!

[Lisajj]

you can always get in touch with the Bedworth Society if you are looking for specific things about the town
http://www.bedworth-society.co.uk/

[mark Ashwell]

Hi,

I am very interested in any information you have found on this accident - William Matthews is my 3xgreat-grandfather.

I found some details in the Warwick records office just before Christmas about William's widow (Mary Ann Matthews) and their children all receiving pensions following the accident. Unfortunately the printer was broken and I couldn't get a copy.

I plan to visit again next week.

Best regards,

Mark Ashwell

[PurpleCupcake]

Hi Mark

Great to hear from you! I have quite a few newspaper articles, would you like them? Afraid it does not make for easy reading but its fascinating