My great, great grandfather Samuel Broome was born in Oldham in 1843 and spent all his working life as a miner.
On the 1881 Census we find him in Hasland, Derbyshire where he was a colliery manager.
His sons, my great grandfather, also Samuel Broome, his brothers Herbert and Joseph followed him down the mine, as did many of his grandsons.
On 27th February 1901, whilst colliery manager, at Amberswood No 1 Pit, Ince in Makerfield, Wigan, Lancs, great grandfather was injured from a fall of stone, he died on March 1st 1901 from his injuried aged 58 years.
The coroners inquest was on 4th March 1901, I would love to find out more about this accident and who was involved. As it involved less than 8 people it will not be classed as a disaster, there is little information about the pit itself, just that it was a privately owned pit and it was in Ince in Makerfield.
If anyone out there has any information on:
Amberswood Colliery, Ince in Makerfield
or how to obtain Coroners Inquest Reports from Lancashire 1901, I would be grateful to hear from them.
Linda.
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
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