Genealogy Chat

Hello I have the death cert of my gggreatgrandfather, the death was a mining accident in 1853, the informant was the local coroner wold this mean there would have been an inquest? and if so would the news have been in the local paper? Thanks Sharmala.

Yes - it should be in the local press. In addition it should be catalogued as an accident by the authorities - similar to our Health and Safety. I seem to remember Kew has such records. The local press you can contact the Records Office who may even have some sort of catalogue themselves of mining accidents. Good luck.

Thankyou Heather Shall try to find what the paper was called. he was only 42 and left a wife and 7 children really sad.it says he survived for 30 hours.Hard times. Sharmala.

Heather ive tried the national archives no luck there, i shall try kew though. what i have found (dont know why i havent seen it before) is Earby lead mining museum, they now have a research group and they have extended their research as far as derbyshire and cornwall so thats worth a try. Thanks Sharmala.

Have you tried this site? http://www.pitwork.net/menu1.htm

The British Library will have a copy of the newspaper. Er eh-hem. Do you live close to the library? Clive

hello Janice thanks for that site its very good but a bit too late for my date of 1853.unfortunatley And Clive Er eh-hem i live nowhere near the british library wish i did!! its in collingdale, isnt it down sarf? Oh the tragedy in my fam, they dont make it easy for me to find! How do i get into the website for the times online, it sounds really interesting when i googled it says its part of Cambridgshire library? Thanks Sharmala.

Have you looked on the Black Sheep website (google for the address) to see if he is mentioned on the mining section of the site? Kath. x

Sharmala, Where was the disaster you are interested in? Janice

hi Janice Sorry not to reply to you question last night went to bed earley. Right the accident was in the village of Hebden, nr Skipton (not hebden bridge),Yorkshire. i dont know if it was just him or they were others more likley that they was On the death certificate it says 31st march 1853 in Hebden William Stackhouse age 42, (cause of death) rescued from a great fall of earth upon in a mine while working survived abt 30 hours (informant was) Robert Brown, Coroner, death was registred on the 2nd april 1853 i will see if there was local paper around that time to see if there was more. Thankyou Sharmala..