Ifton Colliery early 1900's

[jdavey]

  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

[Anniemort]

Hi Jayne,....again

Try this


http://shropshiremines.org.uk/misc/ifton.htm

There are a few more sites like this on Google

Cheers

Annie

[Gadget]

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

[jdavey]

  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   

[janetj]

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.

[jdavey]

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   

[JustLooking]

Hello Janet

I think that I recognise my 2nd cousin 


JL

[janetj]

Hello Janet

I think that I recognise my 2nd cousin


JL

[janetj]

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