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Offline corpust

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Re: Greenwell
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 28 December 13 13:47 GMT (UK) »
I think you have found the William Greenwell I have been looking for.Thankyou.My original post was based on only a hunch, plus relative`s memories of him.Apologies for sending everyone on the wrong path.William and Charlotte had no children,which made the research a more difficult task.

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« Reply #19 on: Thursday 26 August 21 14:30 BST (UK) »
The area at north Fatfield and Harraton colliery was called Nova Scotia. I was told that at one time a huge influx of Scottish miners came to work at the pit, which was one of the oldest in the country. The miner who worked at the pit called it Cotia not Harraton and  pronounced  it 'Cosha.'