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Sue

Sue Report 12 Dec 2008 12:47

I have found a burial record for a relative that says "Died at Winter Pit (Coal); Buried on December 14, 1895 "I have never heard of Winter Pit in the local area (sheffield) and I have no reason to believe the relative ever moved away from Sheffield. I've tried Google and got no results. Does anybody have any idea where Winter Pit was or how to find out. I just wondered if he died as a result of some mining incident that might be recorded more fully elsewhere.

LD

LD Report 12 Dec 2008 13:57

Try this

: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancest...0.htm#YORKSHIRE

Winter Hill Coal Mine, Hoyland, Barnsley

(found on Google)

Researching:
Evans, Radnorshire, Herefordshire,Cheshire. Jones, Breconshire. Lewis, Herefordshire.

LD

LD Report 12 Dec 2008 14:01

http://www.diggingupthepast.org.uk/links.html

Researching:
Evans, Radnorshire, Herefordshire,Cheshire. Jones, Breconshire. Lewis, Herefordshire.

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 12 Dec 2008 14:07

LD, the link you posted in your first post did not work

try this one

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cmhrc/list80.htm#YORKSHIRE

Roy

Sue

Sue Report 12 Dec 2008 14:39

Thanks

Found the mine. I still don't know why he died there, but this is a start.

Sue

SimonSez

SimonSez Report 12 Dec 2008 17:44

Hi Sue

Try putting your relations name in the Accident/disaster section of this site.

I have found a few of my rellies mining deaths and an explaination of the cause.

http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/

Simon