question to any Cumbria experts out there

[RedFox]

Thanks for the website, wodell.  The only Cumberland mine I found was in Workington.  There was one man killed in that flood incident, but not sure if he fits in my family tree or not.

The street you said is Lawson I figure used to be called Newtown in the census and parish records.  I was going through some research a relative did in 1992 when his family went over to visit Aspatria.  That was what the man who lived on that street told them.  I was also on that street in 2005 - I didn't know it was called that.  The man working in his garage there said the houses across the way were probably built about 1840.  I had to wonder if my ancestor hadnn't lived there.   

The women I met in Carlisle told me then to pronounce Aspatria - speetree - like you did.  One of the women said that is how the train conducter pronounced it.

[kena]

Hi Wodell, Thanks for that.

Anna

[bobgraham]

Hi, there were loads of pits (sorry coalmines) in west cumbria. My ggf blew himself up at dearham pit. There was a huge disaster at one of the whitehaven pits I think in the 30's. I remember the spoil heaps at salterbeck, flimby (at least 2 pits there) and 1 at northside workington  that when they removed the spoilheap in the 60's the tides scoured the bay of all the sand and we were left with practically no beach and the coastal railway needs constant protection there now. Ggf is on the dmm site (henry graham).
bob

[RedFox]

That DMM site is very interesting even though it only has Workington pits on it.  I did see a Graham.  Also saw some who might have been my ancestors, both Wilkinson.  Two had last names I recognized from people I've chatted with on  the Cumberland list - Sandwith and Oglanby. 

It's a site worth looking at  for several counties, mostly around Durham - Yorkshire, Northumberland, etc.  But also other areas.  RedFox

[GeoffE]

That DMM site is very interesting even though it only has Workington pits on it.

I have answered this on the Cumb List, but will repeat my reply here

Only Workington pits?
 
I suggest you take another look - there are over 60 named fatalities at Aspatria.
 
http://www.dmm.org.uk/lom/1888_301.htm
 
http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/b030.htm

[LizzieW]

My g.g.grandfather lived in Dalton, Ulverstone and was an iron ore miner in 1861.  Anyone know anything about that?

Liz

[LizzieW]

Just had a look on google and found a site all about Iron Ore Mining in the Dalton area.  Apparently it was the principal mining town of Furness.  There are also some reports of deaths down the mines.  One is of a man with the same surname as my g.g.grandfather although as the death was in 1828 and my g.g.grandfather wasn't born until 1835 it obviously wasn't his father.  It is a common surname in the town, but might have been some relative.

Liz

[GeoffE]

Lizzie

You might find something here about a specific mine

http://www.dmm.org.uk/lom/1902_305.htm

[LizzieW]

Geoff

Thanks for that.  I don't know which mine my g.g.grandfather worked in.  I do know by 1871 he had taken his family to Hull.  Perhaps he felt being a dock labourer was safer than an iron ore miner.

Liz