New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862

[Preshous]

Hi MrsDusty

Welcome to RootsChat. I am afraid you are member of an ever growing  band of people who are shocked and dismayed by what they see at St Albans. I am in the process of photographing and transcribing as many of the gravestones as possible in the churchyard. However it is a long slow process. I have tried for some time to find a burial plan but as yet no luck. If you post details of  a person that you are interested in I will check through transcripts that I have done so far.

Gay

[NEILKE]

hi all been keeping eye on this topic but what i wanted to say we have a very helpfull resercher in gary
neil P.S. gary i think you should have a look at the way you spelt your name on your last post

[Preshous]

Hi Neil

I guess thats what I get for posting replies on RC before the obligatory extra strong black coffee 

Gary

[NEILKE]

how true gary im drinking black coffee now
neil

[belhay]

Earsdon cemetery
Hi If you can get hold of the Vicar for Earsdon he has the burial plans
and can give you the plot direction. I phoned him to get my ancestor thomas langleys (the hartley hero) plot number.
I did suggest he keep a copy in the church and also perhaps have the church open to the public more often but the suggestion didnot go down well.  Perhaps when we get a  new vicar??
I live up in the borders and can pop into lots of church at anytime during daylight some churchs here have maps of the headstones in the churchyard

[Radcliff]

What a good suggestion,I drove for three hours to St Albans and indeed I would have loved to have been able to go into the church itself ,still it was worth the trip,
maybe we should all email the vicar and request he posts a little more information for visitors,

[mettle]

Hello
Elizabeth Wandless married Winship Jacks 21-05-1857 at Earsdon Parish Church. They had three children. Isabella born 25-11-1858. Ann born 13-07-1859. Elizabeth born 26-10-1861  Winship died 16--01-1862 Hartley pit disaster. Elizabeth also lost three brother's Christopher age 20.John age 14, Thomas age 19. Winship Jack ( Jacques) age 24. Elizabeth widow of Winship then married Thomas Legg. 01-04-1865. Earsdon Parish Church.  Elizabeth Wandles was my ggrandmother.

My father when to the Centenary Memorial Service for the victims of the Hartley Pit Disaster at Earsdon Parish Church on friday, 26th January, 1962.

I have never been able to find what happened to the three children.  near to the Monument is a grave for the Wandless's. and Windship's name is on the headstone.

[Bill_r]

I took these photo's a few years back.
Thought they be be of interest.

Bill_r

[2zpool]

A few years ago someone contacted me about a relative of mine that was killed in the New Hartley disaster.  This man was on a committee that was formed to plan a Memorial "celebration" on the 150th anniversary which will be in 2012.  They were looking for descendants.  I don't know the person's name and I had a computer problem some years ago and lost my emails but I don't think I was the only one contacted.

I suggested they look also at the Felling disaster of 1812--that would be 200 years--both mining disasters played a major role in changes to mining as it was known then. 

Janis