1900 - 1994

Silverwood Mine

THE ORIGINS OF SILVERWOOD MINERS

Army

The men below had all been in the Army before signing on at Silverwood.  It is possible some of them worked at Silverwood prior to enlistment in the army. Where a miners entry has a link [ more ] , that link will take you to further information on that miner.

Please note that some street names occurred in different localities, as in Doncaster Road which could be in Rotherham, Dalton, Thrybergh, or Hooton Roberts.

School Street can be Thrybergh or Eastwood Rotherham.

Where locality is known it will be recorded below. If you know of the locality of a street below that has no locality named please contact me so the list can be completed.  Some Street Locations are listed here [ This site ]

The list is in a timeframe format per month and year The month and year is when they signed on at Silverwood.

Please note there is a protection on these pages containing the list.

This site accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of information contained on the origin pages, but be assured that all information has been accepted  by this site as accurate on face value. Should you discover an inaccurate entry please inform me so that entry can be rectified.     Email John Doxey

1920

Albert Rowbotham age 21 living at 15 Monk St signed on as a Stoneworker January 1920 [ more]

1923

James Henry Woodcock age 21living at 55 Abell St Thrybergh was employed as a Stoneworker in September 1923

Albert Dean age 18 living at 18 Wadsworth Rd Bramley signed on as a Filler October 1923 he had worked at Silverwood previously

Owen Pursglove age 21 living at 39 Park Grove Bramley was employed as a Stoneworker in October 1923

G E Fullman ? age 24 living at 19 Doncaster Rd signed on as a Pit bottom worker November 1923 Army see above

W. Fritwell age 24 living at 7 Norwood St Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker December 1923 Army
Jack Monks age 29 living at 65 Kelvin St Dalton signed on as a Stoneworker December 1923 Army
George Barker age 21 living at 66 Selbourne St signed on as a Stoneworker December 1923 Army

1924

Samuel Finney ? age 22 living at 16 Wood St Whinney Hill Thrybergh signed on as a Driver January 1924 Army
J. Houghton age 27 living at 35 Doncaster Rd signed on as a Stoneworker February 1924 Army 8 years see above
FrankButler age 24 living at 16 Abell St Thrybergh signed on as a Stoneworker February 1924 Army 4 years
Gilbert? Brant age 22 living at 17 Monk St signed on as a Dayman February 1924 Army here before see above
Charles Oxley age 20 living at 6 Howard Rd Bramley signed on as a Corporal March 1924
Robert Harwood age 24 living at 3c3 16 Greasboro Rd signed on as a Stoneworker March 1924 see above
Charles Neville ? age 37 living at 197 Granville St Sheffield signed on as a Stoneworker March 1924 he had worked at Silverwood prior to being in the Army
W. Rodgers age 23 living at 12 Wadsworth Rd Bramley signed on as a Collier March 1924
T. Walker age 22 living at 13 Quinns ? Rd Eastdean signed on as a Stoneworker April 1924
J? T Booth age 26 living at 15 Whinney Hill Thrybergh signed on as a Stoneworker August 1924 Army since 1914
R. Yates  age 24 living at 11 Cross St Whinney Hill Thrybergh was employed as a Stoneworker in January 1924
S. Thorpe  age 19 living at 35 Selwyn St. Eastwood was employed as a Driver in January 1924
R. Emson age 22 living at 75 Kelvin St Dalton was employed as a Stoneworker in January1924
John Clifford? Wood age 24 living at 25 Kelvin St Dalton was employed as a Collier in January 1924
T.W . Brimley age 20 iving at 22 Norwood St  Dalton was employed as Collier in October1924
W. Lidsay age 36 living at 8 Cambridge Place East Dean was employed as a West Pit worker in December 1924
Tom White age 26 living at 23 Norwood St Dalton was employed as Stoneworker in December 1924
 

1925

Albert Sandford ? age 24 living at 106 Badsley Moore Lane Rotherham was employed as a Haulageman in February 1925
Wilfred James age 36 living at 124 Badsley Moor Lane Rotherham was employed as a Stoneworker in February 1925
G. Johnson age24 living at 28 Tu ? Rd was employed as a ? in March 1925 see above
G. Tiler age22 living at 7 Silver St Thrybergh was employed as a Fitter in March 1925
Charles Hartsthorn age 26 living at 1Dore ? View Cottage Eastwood was employed as a Stoneworker in June 1925
John Henry Leonard ? age24 living at 3 Wilfred St Rotherham was employed as a Stoneworker in July1925
P. Pearson age 23 living at ? Villa Thrybergh was employed as a Stoneworker in July 1925

1926

C. Buttle age 25  living at 44 Park Grove Bramley was employed as a West Pit Worker in January 1926
A E Jones age 20 living at 58 Norwood St Dalton was employed as a Haulageman in February1926      More
William F Connery age 37 living at 63 South Lane Kilnhurst was employed as a Collier in February 1926
John William Limb age 26 living at 30 South Vale Drive Thrybergh was employed as a Stoneworker in March 1926
W. Atherton age 18 living at 3 Osburton St Dalton was employed as a Fitter in March 1926
Thomas Newey age 29 living at 53 Osburton St Dalton was employed as a Stoneworker in October 1926
James Henry Whitaker age 26 living at 563 Fitzwilliam Rd Rotherham was employed as a Collier in December1926

1927

Sam Huckbody age 26 living at 317 Doncaster Rd Rotherham was employed as a ? in December 1927
H. A. Bailey age 23 living at 155 Brown St Sheffield ?was employed as a Fitter in October1927see above
Henry Leyland age 21 living at 74 Kelvin St Dalton was employed as a Collier in July1927
John Davies age 16? living at 56 Kelvin St Dalton was employed as a Driver in July 1927
B. Cutts age 17? living at 41 Kelvin St Dalton was employed as a Driver in February 1927
H. Durell age 25 living at 73 Charles St was employed as a Rope worker in January1927see above
W.Plant age 20 living at 18 Norwood St Dalton was employed as Rope worker in January 1927

Isaiah Goldburgh age 26 living at 11 Harper St signed on as a Collier January 1927

1928

Thomas Arthur Scott age 25 living at 6 Wadsworth Rd Bramley was employed as a Driver in July 1928
Fred Whitaker age 27 living at 106 Duncan St Brinsworth Rotherham was employed as a Haulageman in June1928
C. Edwards age 26 living at 24 Shaftsbury Ave was employed as a Stoneworker ;in June1928 see above
W. Sayles age 27 living at 24 Howard Rd Bramley was employed as a Stoneworker in June 1928
? Earp age 21 living at 34 Osburton St Dalton was employed as a Stoneworker in January1928
R. Seabrook age 26 living at 14 Norwood St Dalton was employed as a Stoneworker  in January 1928


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