Forum: Miners

I have George David Collins born 1868 Gamlingay Ag Lab who married 1889 Biggleswade Emma Jane Noble born 1864. The first two children were born 1890 and 1891 in Potton the youngest was 2wks as per census, the next two were born in Holbeck Leeds in 1892 and 1894. However George is not with the...

The 1910 U.S. Federal Census for Precinct 34, Silver Bow, Montana, lists a 55 year old man as a Timberman in a Copper Mine. In the 1900 census he was just listed as a Miner. Due to his age, I wonder if he was no longer 'fit' to work in the mine and was now used as a labourer to cut the timber...

My grandfather was a coal miner up until around the 1920s, I believe, where he left the Trehafod area for Somerset, after "trouble" with the union. At least that is the story, but I would like to know more. Can someone give me an idea which union he may have been a member of?

Hi Everyone My husbands great uncle - brother to my husbands grandad, Joseph Henry Straw, on his gravestone it says he was killed accidently in Denaby Main Coillery on Sept 2 1959 he was 46 years old, I cannot find any more information on this anywhere, I had a look on coalmining history...

On the 1881 Census there is an Alexander POTTER 16, a 'driver in iron mines', born Middlesbrough, a patient at the Miner's Accident Hospital, Guisbrough, Yorks. He is not mentioned on the Mining Disasters Index. I am wondering how he got to be a patient there - and if he survived. Can anyone...

I'm not sure if I've read this correctly - maybe not as I can't find anything when I've tried a general internet search. In the 1891 Wales Census RG12; 4451; 99; page 53 it looks like 15 year old Florance Horgan was employed as a 'doriboy' in a coalmine. What would his job have been?

Hoping someone can help. I am coming back to my family tree after a short break and now cant seem to tie up details for my g.g.grandad who worked as a manager of a ruby mine in Burma. The information I have noted down (But do not have any other proof such as death cert etc) is:- William George...

Researching the Graham family, miners at Chopwell circa 1910-20. Edward John George Charles Thomas

Any information on Manners Colliery colliery please. Granddad was a "butty" there but I know nothing about it Thanks

Thought this link may be of interest to others who had Miner's in the Durham Region. It lists names and is searchable. Has loads of information and very informative Durham Mining Museum www. dmm2.org.uk/census/name_hut.htm" May be worth a Sticky?? What do you think?

My great grandfather, John Cooper (1887 - 1953) was a colliery manager at a number of mines in the Durham area. I had always heard the family say that he was fairly well known, and had written a number of books/articles on mining, though I've never been able to prove/disprove that. His last...

Hello Does anyone have access to records of miners who worked in the Cowpen and Bedlington ares NBL during the early to mid 1800s? Looking for Robert Dryden and Thomas lee. Thank you Neil

Hello, my husband`s family originate from Somerset where they worked in mines Great grandad moved from here to Durham end of the 1800`s, why would that have been better prospects etc, it seemed a long way to travel, I have just spoken to someone from Crook, she says they probably walked would...

I have read that not all mine owners in County Durham locked their miners out at the start of the General Strike in 1926. Some collieries may have continued to work. My late grandfather worked as an "engineman" at West Stanley at that time. The pit was owned by the Burns family and was sometimes...

it looks like all my grandfathers forebears were coal miners in and around dudley, how do i find out more about where they ma have worked

Hi I am trying to trace a Nehemiah Smith whorked as an engine driver in the mines around the Chewtob Mendip/Midsomer Norton for some 30 years. Could anyone tell me if there are any records of miners who worked in the Somerset coalfields please. Many THanks David

My maiden name was Webb :) Married a miner from Goldthorpe - he was 14 when he went down in 1944- I am interested in finding information on the Colliery Brass Bands as his father William Merrill played the trombone- All Reg's brothers were miners. Brother in law Derke Hyde was also Colliery...

I have some ancesters that worked as coal miners in wales between 1794 and 1800's. What was the average age that boys entered the mines and did girls also enter the mines? At what age did miners typically retire or did they carry on until they were physically no longer able to do so? As in...

Many of my Ancestors and their rellies were tin miners as per the 1841 census records. Obviously they'd been involved in the field prior to census records. Where do I start to research - Location of Mines, Mine Owners, Employee Lists etc? . Please note that I am in Canada so access to such...