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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Worcestershire => Topic started by: Douce on Friday 01 November 19 15:50 GMT (UK)
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William born Kingswinford 1840 is my half ggt-uncle. His death cert shows he died as a result of an accident at what looks like "Wallace Pit" in the Dudley district. I have had a look for records of the death (newspapers) and coroner's report (without success) and cannot find any reference to a pit or pit owner of that name (elsewhere, yes, but not Dudley).
Any assistance on any of the questions will be gratefully received and shared with relations in Australia.
Andrew
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Could you maybe post a snippet of the part with Wallace Pit on just in case anyone interprets it differently and can help :)
Was he only 13 when he died (born 1840) or 23?
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What's the exact date of the death?
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William born Kingswinford 1840 is my half ggt-uncle.
You have said he was born in 1840, but the William Edge whose death was registered Dec qtr 1853 Dudley was 23 not 13 according to GRO Online.
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Senior. Moment. Yes, he was 23.
I will install new fingers!
Andrew
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I found a reference on http://www.antonymaitland.com/listapdx.htm to Wallows Pit, in the Dudley area owned by Garrett & Co in the mid nineteenth century.
There is a website for the Skidmore family which contains a pdf file of genealogy for this family. On page 44 of 74 in the pdf file there is a listing for a John Skidmore "killed at the Wallas Pitt [sic], presumably Wallows Pit in Locks Lane, Brierley Hill..."
Could this be your Wallace Pit?
Philip
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There is this:
Two Men Killed.—An inquest was held here on Monday last on the bodies of William Edge and George Holt, who, whilst working alone during the previous Wednesday night in a pit at Hart’s Hill colliery, the property ...”
December 17, 1853 - Staffordshire Advertiser - Stafford, Staffordshire
Maureen
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Thank you both. I will look into your info, but it looks very useful
Andrew
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I will also say there is a link to the Skidmore family from Susannah Edge marrying into the Skidmores (furnacemen of Brierley Hill fame) and she was a sister of my gggrandfather Joseph Edge (miner) who was father of William from his first marriage to Phoebe Whitaker.
William died 8 December 1853
Andrew
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Thank you all - I have the paper clipping. This says "a pit at Hart's Hill colliery, the property of Lord Ward". I don't know how to reconcile the "Wallace pit" note on the death cert, however!
Andrew
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Thank you all - I have the paper clipping. This says "a pit at Hart's Hill colliery, the property of Lord Ward". I don't know how to reconcile the "Wallace pit" note on the death cert, however!
Andrew
You would need to confirm this with somebody who has more expertise than me, but as far as I understand, "pit" is not exactly equivalent to "mine" (leaving aside "colliery") - there could be several mine shafts in one group.
Philip
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Hello Philip
Thank you for the reply. William was killed by the collapse of a heap of coal, so could be any of the pit/mine/colliery descriptions. I and my two Australian relations have done a lot of research from a distance (although they have both visited the area) and we rely on stalwarts like you to fill in the gaps!
We will continue to look into what happened and, should we find anything else, will update the thread
Andrew