Hello
I have been trying to find my grandfather his name was Harry May and I believe he was a coalmine manager in the Derbyshire area. I think he died in 1918 in a coal mine accident to what I understand his body was taken to my grandmother on a wheelbarrow at that time they lived in Heanor on Cromford Road he had 3 children at that time daughter Sally, sons Harry and Jim. My grandmother was about to have my father William Edward, I think the whole family worked down the mines including my great grandfather Walter, my aunt Sally did not, she passed away when she was only 19 yrs old or perhaps younger.

Myself and my brother keep coming to a full stop with my fathers side of the family we have no-one to ask so at present are grasping at straws. Is there anyway you can help us with our quest to find out more about them? They all live, we understand, in the Derbyshire area, grandad Harry and Grandmother Mary got married in Codnor.

Any help would do just a start so we can locate their graves and find out more about them.

I hope I have come onto the correct sight for this information.

Many Thanks
Faye

Hi Fionn
Hope this helps Faye. If she wants to contact me I had an enquiry about the same person

  Cheers Alan Beales

For Leigh Pridmore searching for info. Isac Lebeter was my great grandfather. His son William moved to Gedling colliery and my family still live in the village.

Sue

From: Rebekahm28@aol.com

Sent: 02 March 2006

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To Leigh Pridmore and Sue, I have Lebeters from Derbys in my family tree. Email me on rebekahm28@aol.com and I'll give you what info I have.

Rebekah M.

My Granddad Horace Wilshaw worked at Chatterley Whitfield mine in 1950. I want to find anyone who worked with him or has any information about him

Amanda

Dear sir
Could you check for anyone with the name of MOULTON, Butcher or Bickerton.

Yours Thankfull
Andrew Stayt

Dear Sir

I am trying to get some information on my grandfather Harold Blaxland Atkinson and his father my great grandfather George Blaxland Atkinson. They were Timber Importers, and Ship Brokers based in the UK with contacts in New Brunswick Canada c/o H.B.Atkinson B.C.P. Ltd They both seem to of been involved with imports and exports of timber for the coal mines of the UK. Their business address was at Edinburgh Life Buildings, Mosley Street Newcastle From what I have found out they were both living in or at Long Benton Cottage, Long Benton, Tyneside, in the Parish of St Bartholomew. My Great grandfather also had a home at High Clear Slaley. My mother was at school Kings-Edghill in New Brunswick Canada between 1940 1944, but I can find no information from the address from where his base was in Canada. I do hope that you can help or steer me in the right direction.

Regards
Michael Fowler [eldest grandson]

7, Streather Drive,
Corby
Northants
NN17 1TN
Tele 01536 267415

My grandfather was a mine rescue worker at the central rescue station at Houghton-le-Spring. His name was Oswald Robinson. I don’t know when he worked there and I would like to find out. Is there an online list anywhere of employees at this station with dates? If not where could I find out such information?

Thank you

Philip H Robinson
Head of Religious Education

I am looking for some information on a family member John (Jack) Fowkes he worked and lost an arm at 14 years of age in headstock Shiplet Woodside Pit.

We are currently researching a bit of family history for a scrapbook / family tree project.

We believe the mine unions at the time took up the matter (many years later)and eventually got him a pension or compensation.

Any help would be great.

We have some old pictures of him should they be of any help to you (non of them have the mine in the background)

Regards

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