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Link Cornish Mining
« on: Thursday 08 June 06 21:10 BST (UK) »
Geevor Mine
The UK's Best Preserved Tin Mine based in Penzance.

http://www.geevor.com
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Link: Tin Mining on Film
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 08 June 06 21:15 BST (UK) »
Nation on Film - Cornish Mining

3 Films to watch on Cornish Mining

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/tin-mining
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Bal Maidens- Web Site
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 09 April 08 14:40 BST (UK) »
This is a useful site if your female ancestors worked in the Cornish mines or you are interested in Mining in Cornwall.

Bal Maidens & Mining Woman
http://www.balmaiden.co.uk

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Joy, Larkin, Twort, Baker, Whibley - Brenchley and Horsmonden area Kent
Fewell and Speller - Essex and London
Headington and Bateman - London
Feltwell - Norfolk and London
Lewin - India and NZ
Evan-Thomas - Wales and London
Purser and Cook - Hunts

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History of Cornish Mining
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 04 January 09 07:56 GMT (UK) »
Here is an interesting site to read about Cornwall History and its Miners.

Cornish Mining
http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk

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DEWSTOWE/DUSTOW, WADE, REED, ROGERS, GARRETT, HAY, KERR, BAS-TED HUSBAND  COOKE/COOK, GOWER, JEFFREYS,DAVIES, OATES or OATS, , GREASLEY/GREASLY, BIRD, BOSWELL, WILLEY, WHEADON, PARKER, ABBOTT?(maybe not related), JONES, QUINN, SCOTT, ISBESTER or ISBISTER?, LLOYD, RICHARDS, WHETTALL
Names come from Redruth, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and possibly Ireland. And other parts of England.
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Cornish Mining Surname Database
« Reply #4 on: Friday 27 March 09 02:32 GMT (UK) »
If you have any Cornish Miners in your family you may find these databases useful

Hope this is not repeating resources available -

Cornish Mining Index
http://www.cornwall-online.co.uk/jumppage-cmi.htm

Mines and Miners of Cornwall
http://www.twelveheads.com/mjm/mmcnames.htm

Useful information on the subject and details of mines themselves

Mining in Cornwall
http://www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/history/mining.php

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Davies- Llandegly, Cefnllys
Lloyd, Old and New Radnor Glascwm
Holl, Radnor, Kington
Mannering(s), Chatham Hinckley
England & Iliffe in Hinckley
Whitlock, Wilts, Glos and Cardiff
Howell, Cardiff
Hoddinott, Sturminster Newton,  - Weston S Mare
Thymian Eiling, Rahmer, Heitmuller -Hanover and Braunchsweig Germany
Wellings- Shropshire
Weaver . Cinderford and Walford Herefordshire also Ross, Australia & Pontypridd
Thomas - Williamstown, Tonypandy
Trembath - Cornwall & Williamstown Wales
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