Shropshire placenames

[silverleaf79]

Easington Colliery didn't open until 1899 (and sinking didn't begin until 1899 either) so he didn't die there. Now looking for nearby pits.

[Kay99]

Sorry - called away by visitor - I would  agree that the family were more likely to move as a unit to Thornley with the father alive and he died in the village.  They worked at Thornley Colliery

Unfortunately I keep coming back to this John in the same village in 1871
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZ1-M4V    I wonder if it is worth asking if someone has access to the marriage of this John and Elizabeth to check who his father was!!  Edit Married March Qtr 1865

[Kay99]

I can't see a John Roberts listed as dying at the colliery http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/t002.htm

[silverleaf79]

Sorry - called away by visitor - I would  agree that the family were more likely to move as a unit to Thornley with the father alive and he died in the village.  They worked at Thornley Colliery

Unfortunately I keep coming back to this John in the same village in 1871
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZ1-M4V    I wonder if it is worth asking if someone has access to the marriage of this John and Elizabeth to check who his father was!!  Edit Married March Qtr 1865

Are you thinking that this one might be the son of John and Maria?

[silverleaf79]

I can't see a John Roberts listed as dying at the colliery http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/t002.htm

No, I'm having no luck finding a colliery death either. It was worth a check though, a small but significant proportion of my mining ancestors died in pit accidents. Seems like it was a very dangerous job.

[Kay99]

Quite possibly the son of John and Maria

Found a useful site including parish records for Thornley http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/index.php?q=1&cookiecheck=1

Looks as though the 1867 death for John Senior is probably the right one http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/SearchResults.php

[Kay99]

The 1865 marriage sadly looks the right one for a son of John Snr

18 Feb 1865 - John Roberts (bachelor, coal miner), age 24, of Thornley, son of John Roberts (coal miner) married Elizabeth Clark (spinster), age 23, of Thornley, daughter of John Clark (coal miner)
Witnesses: Matthew Chalder, John Pollard

[silverleaf79]

Quite possibly the son of John and Maria

Found a useful site including parish records for Thornley http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/index.php?q=1&cookiecheck=1

Looks as though the 1867 death for John Senior is probably the right one http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/SearchResults.php

How confusing! Does it happen a lot, people making mistakes on their marriage cert?

There is also the 1865 death in Easingham which doesn't have an age.

[Kay99]

The John Roberts who died in 1865 was also born that year.