1900 - 1994
Dedicated to the Miners of Silverwood
History of the Mine
SIMPLY THE BEST
South Yorkshire England
Webmaster John Doxey
Main Photos Jonathan Dabbs.
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Dedicated to the Miners of Silverwood History of the Mine SIMPLY THE BEST |
South Yorkshire England Webmaster John Doxey Main Photos Jonathan Dabbs.
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THE ORIGINS OF SILVERWOOD MINERS MANVERS MAIN COLLIERY |
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Manvers Main Collieries Ltd., Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham, Yorks. owned the mine in 1945 prior to the mines being nationalized. Sunk to the Barnsley seam in 1868, under nationalization it also became a training ground for young miners.
The men below worked at Manvers Main Colliery before signing on at Silverwood. . 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 left Manvers Main and 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 |
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1924
B. Stead age 24 living at 19 Silver St Thrybergh signed on as a Collier March 1924 Manvers Tom Stead age 16 living at 19 Silver St Thrybergh signed on as a Driver November 1924
1925
William Hilton age 29 living at 17 Abell St Thrybergh signed on as a Collier September 1925 George Meggitt age 34 living at 54 South Terrace Kilnhurst signed on as a Collier November 1926
1927
J. Ball age 57 living at 16 Bramwell St signed on as a Collier May 1927 see above Sam Stead age 21 living at 47 West Crescent Sunnyside signed on as a Haulage worker May 1927 Walter Pashley age 27 living at 33 Flanderwell Ave Bramley signed on as a Stoneworker August 1927 G. W. Adams age 22 living at 1 Park Place signed on as a Stoneworker October 1927 see above Sydney Barker age 22 living at 26 Greens Rd signed on as a Stoneworker October 1927 see above W. Roebuck age 30 living at 65 College Rd Rotherham signed on as a Collier October 1927
1928
Amos
Short age 18 living at 22 Norwood St Dalton signed on as a Driver April
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SEARCH FOR YOUR MINER
b Three Steps Search A : Click on first letter of your miners surname below B: Locate your miner, if your miners name is underlined, click on the link C: Your miners name will appear at the top of the new page with details, if there is a link [ more ] then follow that link for more details of your miner. y surname |
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