Staffordshire Colliery Deaths

[Prue]

Hi,
I am searching for the death of Thomas (Henry) Ashton Sims who was a collier and according to family story died in a mining accident. His son  born about 1864  and was married in 1885  and  his father was then deceased.  so his death occurred between 1864- 1885.
I have found a ref. to the death of a Thomas SIMMS ( 2 Ms in surname) in Wolstanton 1866 age 24 June qtr.1866   vol 6b  94 . Is there any way of finding out if this is my Sims without sending for the wrong certificate?
Any help would be appreciated.
Prue

[alf]

Hi Prue

I will have a look around the headstones to see if there is one for Thomas Simms/Sims
and trying to find what newspaper covered this death is anyones guess, failing that it will have to be the death cert.

Alf

[Prue]

Hello Alf,
Thank you for your kind offer.
Regards,
Prue

[whogan]

<img src="http://sherrattfamily.com/photos/details1.gif">

Not sure which paper this came from. My grandmother had this clipping, here in Canada, for many years. John (Jack) Sherratt was my  grandfather's brother. His death date was December 31, 1938.

[Prue]

Hi Prue

I will have a look around the headstones to see if there is one for Thomas Simms/Sims
and trying to find what newspaper covered this death is anyones guess, failing that it will have to be the death cert.

Alf

Hi Alf,

I have received the death certificate of Thomas Simms/Sims.   I think it is probably my Sims. Details are from  W. Harding Coroner for North Staffordshire.  12 April 1866,
Jackfield Colliery, By an explosion of fire-damp.
I shall now Google to find more information about Jackfield Colliery.
Regards,
Prue.

[alf]

Hi Prue

Many thanks for the info and update.

[sueky71]

My Great Grandfathers younger brother, Frederick William Cotton (known as William) also died in the Talke o'the Hill explosion, Dec 1866.
He is buried Christ Church, Alsager (his home parish)
He was only 13 years old. Its so sad.
I know lots of people who are currently moaning about how hard times are at the moment, but I don't think they realise just how lucky they really are.
Sueky

[wrjones]

Thats a fact Sueky.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[chuffinelle]

William James HARRIS died in Hammerwich Hospital on the 5th Feb 1925. Five months after he was injured in an accident on 27th September 1924 at the no. 2 Pit of the Coppice Collery.  His right thigh had to be amputated.     An inquest was held on the 10th Feb 1925.

Can anyone advise me where to find details of what happened?  Would a report of the inquest be in a local newspaper?  If so, which paper and where am I likely to find a copy?  Are any of the local newspaper archives on-line?

I live in south Bucks and am not familiar with the Hammerwich area.  Any help or advice would be appreciated.  I recently posted a similar request on the Staffordshire Resources page.