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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: bradelkington on Thursday 08 December 11 12:00 GMT (UK)
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Hi there just recieve death cert of my 3x great grandad Robert harper who died at heathfield colliery in west bromwich on 9th february 1848. I make out scorched and burnt by an explosion of sulpher in a coal pit but what does it say after that ??
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Scorched and burned by an explosion of sulphur in a coal pit Manslaughter against John Meck
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oh yeah of cause i see it now youve said it, i struggle reading this old writing. Very interested with this accident ive done abit of research on it, theres a old article about what happened when i searched on google, it was at heathfield colleiry at west bromwich but i cant find where its located on old maps and i would like to see a old photo of it ?? thanks for working out what it says for me :)
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Hi
I expect you have seen this
http://www.pdmhs.com/PDFs%5CNewspaperCuttings%5C1848%5CFebruary%201848.pdf
There is also a report in The Times on 11th Feb if you would like to see it you can pm me
Milly
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Yes, I can see manslaughter too. Pity they don't reinstitute such verdicts nowadays, it might give Network Rail food for thought!
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www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/database/result/14746.html
There should also be some old maps of the mine locations within the data base.
www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/maps/wm/index.html
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thanks for the replys yes i looked at those articles very very interesting i printed them out and put them in my port folio type family album ! I had a feeling he died in a coal mining accident before i recieved the cert as in the 1841 census he was a miner and in 1851 his wife was a widow he was only 30 years old when he died such a shame thanks for the help guys much appriciated
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John Meek.
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If you know the date and the name of a person who died in a coal-mining accident (in scotland), there is a website http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/332.html that tells you all about it, and the newspaper records :)