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:) Morning,
I am looking for information regarding the Ifton Colliery, my great grandfather Edwin (Edward) Holloway worked there around 1908 - 1913 as did his father William Holloway.
Many thanks
Jayne :D
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Hi Jayne,....again ;D
Try this
http://shropshiremines.org.uk/misc/ifton.htm
There are a few more sites like this on Google :)
Cheers
Annie 8)
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You might also find it under the Gertrude Mine
My Dad worked there until it closed and I didn't know that that was it's name until I started reading up on local history. It was always Ifton to me :)
Gadget
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:) :) Thank you Annie and Gadget :) :)
Many many thanks. will have a another surf through the internet under both names.
Much appreciated and have a great day.
Cheers
Jayne :) :)
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Hi Jayne,
My dad John brown worked in Ifton Pit briefly. However his father William Brown came from Scotland in early 1913 as engineer in charge of the sinking of Gertrude Pit.
My dad's mother - Grandpa Brown died during the war - lived in Mill Bank or 'Council Houses' as it was more usually called. Living in a house directly backing onto this house was a friend of my family's called Ned Holloway. He often visited. He had a daughter called Ann who was around my age (69 at moment) and we played together. He was hardly your great grandfather as he was still working in the early 1940s. I remember a caterpillar invasion which was centered around the area where the Holloways lived and Ned organised the eradication process. I remember chaos with buckets being knocked over everywhere. Perhaps he was an uncle of yours. Do let me know. Regards. janet.
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Hi Janet, :)
Lovely to hear from you, it is terrific hearing stories of the old days.
I am wondering whether the Ned Holloway you refer was inactual fact a great uncle. My great grandfather Edwin (Edward) did have a son Edward Holloway who married an Ellen nee Jones (I believe). Edward and Ellen married in 1927 and he was a miner @ Ifton also. They had a daughter Ann and a couple of sons Glyn & Gerald (I think their names were).
Siblings of Edward (Possible Ned) were Margaret, Edgar (my grandfather) and twins Cyril and Mancel Holloway.
Would any of this sound familiar ? :)
Cheers
Jayne :)
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Hello Janet
I think that I recognise my 2nd cousin :D
JL
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Hello Janet
I think that I recognise my 2nd cousin :D
JL
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Tell me more!
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I'll send you a personal message :)
JL
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http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Ifton-Colliery-Coal-Colliery/
have you seen the above?
s.g.d.
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Hi Jayne,
I emailed a cousin who lives in Chirk and whose father is 91 and asked him to ask his dad for any info about the Holloways. I don't know if he asked his father but he emailed me to tell me that he remembers Ned Holloway well, and that his two sons were called Gilbert and Gerald, and the Glyn whom you thought was a son is actually married to Ann, Ned's daughter. And the amazing part - wait for it - Ann and Glyn live opposite my cousin and he knows them very well and also her two brothers, now sadly passed away. If you want to contact Ann Holloway I can ask my cousin for contact details which I can post to you privately. Small world isn't it.
Janet.
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Those mine links are very interesting - I'll add them to the Shropshire Resources board!
Rambler 8)
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Hi Janet, :)
What a small world for sure! I would love to contact Ann.
Please ask Ann if she would be open to me emailing her, I would love to hear more information/stories/photos on my Holloway connection.
Many many thanks
Jayne ;D :)