An entry in the index of the Probate Calender indicates that Jesse Coomb(e)s of 10 Bodringallt Tce, Ystrad Rhondda died on 11 Feb 1929 at North Rhondda Colliery, Glyncorrwg. According to the Coal Mining History Resource Centre, he only suffered an accident on that date.
The death was registered in Neath, suggesting that it occurred either at the mine or an adjacent hospital. If it had happened at his home I would have expected that it would have been registered in Pontypridd. I have not yet obtained a copy death certificate which, in any case, would only confirm details of his death, not the circumstances surrounding it.
Anthony Pritchard, of Treorchy Library, has searched for reference to the accident/death, or any subsequent inquest, in local newspaper archives, without success. I appreciate that in those times such an event was not so exceptional but surely it must have prompted some official reaction. Can anyone please suggest what I might now do to trace the relevant records?
I worked in North Rhondda from 1953 until its closure in 1960. I find it difficult to believe that someone from the Rhondda valley worked there due to the problem of transport on a daily basis.
The only link would be the Treorchy- Blaengwyni rail tunnel, then there would have to be further transportation to N.Rhondda,Glyncorrwg. It would seem impossible to do this on a daily basis.
The registrar of births, deaths & marriages was in Neath, so that part seems right, also mining accidents from Glyncorrwg were generally transported to Neath General Hospital.
