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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lancashire => England => Lancashire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Doddie on Saturday 09 May 09 18:24 BST (UK)
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I am after a big favour in relation to a previous inquiry about finding details about the death of Robert Wilson on 9 December 1898 (originally aged 55 on his death certificate but then amended to 51). Robert died in a mining accident at Lower Florida mine, Wood Pit, Haydock in Warrington district. The coroner involved was S. Brighouse (?). As I live in Edinburgh I am hoping that a friendly rooschatter might be able to check if there was a death notice or even a news report covering the incident published in the local Warrington press. Robert was a drawer at the mine, somone whose job it was to move coal in a large wheeled tub apparently. He was killed as a result of a roof collapse. I know this is a big, big ask but as I am unfamiliar with local titles of newspapers as well as being far from a possible source for them I am hoping that somebody local might visit the library in Warrington Perhaps and check the archive. Address: Warrington Library, Cultural Quarter, Warrrington, WA1 1JB. I am hoping to find out more about Robert than is revealed by his death certificate in order to establish if he was my g.g. grandfather. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Doddie
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Have you tried this web site: The Coalmining History Rescource Centre. I have just a a quick look and found a Robert Wilson who might be the relative your looking for. There is a section covering mining accidents this is were I found him. Just type in Wilson Robert it will take you to alisting page of all Wilsons that had been injured in Mines.
Hope this helps
Regards
Geoff W
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What a fantastic site if you have mining ancestors
http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/
Doddie, I'm sure this is your man
Name ROBERT Wilson Colliery Newton (Wood) 55 Town Haydock Year 1898
Regards
Simon
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It is definately your Robert Wilson, the accident happened on 09/12/1898, he was employed by Richard Evans and Co Ltd at Newton (Wood), Haydock
"Inspection made and inquest attended. A fall of roof occurred capping two bars and crushing the deceased as he was passing through the drawing road with his empty tub. The place had been a little disturbed by a previous fall"
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Haydock is not in Warrington. Haydock is an area of St Helens which most certainly is not in Warrington either.
There is a book about the Wood Pit Disaster. don't know whether its out of print though.
This is a list and details of the men killed in that disaster.
This site won't let me post the link it is not in breach of copyright. Sorry
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cassandra123
Haydock comes under Warrington for BMD registers
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Thank you, Geoff, Simon & cassandra123. I will continue to dig around and see what more I can find about Robert.
Regards, Doddie
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Haydock BMD's are St Helens/ Lancashire based. As I live in the ****** place I think I should know where Haydock is. The whole St Helens area has a Warrington Post Code because that is where our post is generated for delivery. but we are not in Warrington.
The copy of the inquest as published in the local papers is available from St Helens Local History Library This Disaster took place in 1878 not in 1898. so you need to look for a separate incident.
There are books available with the full history of that disaster including all the names, the amount of money collect and allocated to each family.
One Book is Weep Mothers Weep and then there is The Wood Pit Disaster.
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This is the link
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Haydock/WoodPitExplosion.html
Celia
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cassandra123
Haydock comes under Warrington for BMD registers
Correct. At the time of the death of Robert Wilson in 1898 the civil registration district for Haydock, was Warrington (between 1837 and 1934). See http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/warrington.html
Susan :)